Garden Cafe Buffet, NCL ESCAPE. (2/8) Norwegian Cruise Line.

On the NCL Escape "Free" casino cruise, the Garden Cafe BUFFET is open all day!
The NCL Escape "Free" Casino Cruise Series: New York - Bermuda (November 2023)
Episode 1: Free Casino Cruise! • "FREE" Casino Cruise o...
Episode 2: Garden Buffet Dinner • Garden Cafe Buffet, NC...
Episode 3: American Diner Breakfast • Free Breakfast at the ...
Episode 4: Taste Restaurant Lunch • Lunch at Taste Restaur...
Episode 5: O’Sheehan’s Pub Lunch • Arrived at Bermuda, Lu...
Episode 6: Cagney’s Steakhouse Dinner • Steak Dinner at the CA...
Episode 7: Manhattan Room Dinner • Dinner at the Manhatta...
Episode 8: Seared Atlantic Scallops and final thoughts • Video
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Subjective Rating 5-10 (Personal Opinion)
Objective Rating: 1-5 (Based on Evidence)
10 - The best I had in a very long time.
9 - Excellent.
8 - Good.
7 - Satisfactory.
6 - Mediocre.
5 - Not for me, but nothing technically wrong about it.
4 - Something is slightly wrong.
3 - Something is moderately wrong.
2 - Something is very wrong.
1 - Someone should call the health department.
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[@form76]

The food and service on board the Buffet is just awesome, especially Mr Johnson,an awesome guy

[@carolpray9816]

The prime rib looked purple in the middle. I prefer my prime rib to have ceased mooing.

[@TheSpritz0]

DANNY THE MEDIC- ROTI is made with whole wheat flour, while NAAN is made with white flour. You are not supposed to eat it alone, it is supposed to be torn in pieces to scoop your lamb or butter chicken and eaten in one bite, just like you would eat Mexican Food "FAJITAS" with a Tortilla...

[@dannythemedic]

I guess I was expecting the asian Roti Canai type thing, I liked those much better

[@TheSpritz0]

@@dannythemedic Roti Canai is made with white flour and is meant to be stuffed with egg onion and chilies, and is from Malaysia...

[@steveyu9888]

Buffet looks good with plenty of selections. Prime rib should be on the grill for 30 seconds each side.

[@dougmilesmedia]

Enjoying the "Danny the Medic" 8 part cruise series! 🤣🚢

[@tammywatkins4464]

Yeah that prime rib needed a little more cook time. Thank you for your time and effort informing us on this cruise line. I plan to someday take the steps to do so myself and now I will know what to expect. 😊

[@tossedsalad5532]

Yes they could have even Grille the Prime Rib on 1 side to cook it a little extra

[@johnkim163]

Next time ask the chef to put the prime rib on the grill for a minute or so to get char marks.

[@wsjackson3958]

So glad you're doing cruise videos :)

[@gailsfoodandstuff]

oooo oooo, i cant wait to watch it but im going to wait on the hubby to get home, and after dinner he will see the first one, that i already saw but am happy to watch again, and then we will watch part 2 here. danny, this is so much fun and such a great idea!!

[@DaveSParty]

Glad you enjoyed the meal Danny. I enjoyed watching you eat and the review.

[@user-nu3hz7vf7f]

My cat loves your voice. She comes running when I start your videos. Purring and bumping my phone with her head😊

[@MzLena2You]

I live in CT and I am so tempted to just book a cruise that leaves from the West Side/ Hudson. Looking forward to seeing the rest of your experience.

[@csmarsh1957]

It must be nice to be able to go on a cruise.

[@LValways]

NCL Alaskan cruise was the 1st cruise 🛳. A lot of Indian foods served daily.

[@timothywon8963]

Hey Danny, hope you are enjoying your first cruise! We love O'Sheehan's Bar and Grill a free venue open 24hrs for their Reuben sandwich and chicken wings. Hope you have time to try it and how's the casino treating you.

[@dannythemedic]

the chicken wings were not fried, and were like eating wet soggy mini dolphins.

[@neilward8059]

Danny is right about the "wings" at O'Sheehan's. It was like boiled wings with tomato sauce over it. The cook had no concept.

[@timothywon8963]

sorry to hear that, guess they're going downhill@@dannythemedic

[@sbloome77]

Sweet! Enjoy!!❤

[@titasmom678]

Hope you enjoyed yourself. NCL has a pretty nice food selection, but after 3-4 days it can be pretty monotonous. Hope you tried ALL the free things on the ship!

[@dannythemedic]

All I tried was free, Some free things I did not try.

[@neilward8059]

Danny's impression of NCL food matches mine exactly. There should be a Starbucks, but it is extra.

[@gregdrivesdriver5104]

What an exciting video series. We've been thinking about cruising with the high cost of gas and everything else.

[@KarD818]

The coffee is freshly brewed Italian Lavazza beans. You can get your prime rib cooked more. Tell the server & he/she will throw it on the grill behind them. My fav is the noodle soup station where I have at least 1 bowl of noodle soup daily. You should have a casino comp drink card. Don’t have to wait for servers to come around. Go to Sky bar & get your drinks there with your card. Tip the bartender/server and he'll won't mind that you are ordering comp drinks at the bar. As long as the casino is open, you can get comp drinks from the bar, including water bottles. Limit is 2 drinks per order, up to $10 max (or $12 max, I can't remember).

[@dannythemedic]

I did have such a card. I sure wish I'd known about this whole bar thing.

[@kevinmendy7254]

You can get a free cruise if you gamble in the casino and get about 12,000 points. The higher the points the better cabin you can get like ocean view or Veranda with terrace.

[@dannythemedic]

I really like the inside cabin because it is the cheapest.. they also have a solo cabin, built for a solo traveler that is even smaller, but that actually costs more than this inside due to a promo of some kind.. i like cheap...

[@kevinmendy7254]

Yes. If you think about it , less than $100 a day for room, food, transportation, entertainment, casino, going to a new place is a pretty good deal for cheap guys like us. lol. I only started cruising a few years ago. I have been to numerous places in Caribbean. I also went on Alaska cruise, a great place if you decide you like cruising. But cruises have become so popular they are getting more expensive.

[@TheSpritz0]

DANNY THE MEDIC- WOW there is FAR more food than one would imagine! I am glad they didn't entice you into paying extra money for premium items, they variety they offer is pretty cool!! The lift up cabinet for the desert is the SAME we had in the Army, except all we had was Apples or Green Jello with Whipped Cream... the only things the Government would pay for!🤪

[@dannythemedic]

they had upsale items on the menu, I triple asked if things were FREE!

[@patpassi2730]

Enjoy your cruise….I haven’t been on one since 2017 😳

[@Zip22Zip]

What most big buffets use for coffee is a liquid coffee concentrate. The concentrate comes in plastic container that is approximately 9" x 12" x 3" and is frozen. One is kept in a refrigerator, thawed ready to use. It is placed in a machine that produces hot water to mix with the concentrate. The frozen concentrates are also available in hot chocolate, cappacino, chicken broth and other flavors. They have made a shelf stable concentrate that doesn't need to be refrigerated but the frozen concentrate when dispensed tastes more like fresh brewed.

[@mysteriesuntold3393]

Wow Danny you're living your best life👍👏👏👏🎉🎉

[@dannythemedic]

It felt so GOOD to be able to wake up, and know there is a buffet there waiting!

[@mysteriesuntold3393]

@@dannythemedic 👍👏👏🤗

[@offhamsterwheel2789]

Cruise Line food reminds me of B rate Buffet food

[@gailsfoodandstuff]

bryan and i just watched, loved it, you make us giggle, even if you dont mean to. looking forward to the next one. dont forget, you can ask them to cook your steak a bit more, on the grill or in their oven.

[@dkgong]

Nice! I remember when I asked if you would do a cruise in one of your Q&A's. Hope you enjoyed the trip!

[@charliedurham4248]

Very excited about the cruise series. There is a big cruise KZbin market and you will be very unique in it. Don't sleep on the cruise vlog potential!

[@dannythemedic]

I think I will include cruise videos from time to time in the future, depending on how many free ones I get from the casinos mua haha

[@kevwwong]

"In between good and bad" is just about the perfect description of cruise coffee. It's not so bad that you'll refuse to drink it, but it's not so good that you're constantly going back for more. It's right up there with another KZbinr's description of Red Bull: "Why does it taste like this?"

[@jb-sm1kx]

Great you are!

[@jamesedmonds6526]

Have a good time Danny. You deserve a vacation.

[@jiggajackstrac5361]

I think you were supposed to put the lamb inside the roti Like a taco

[@dannythemedic]

I had no clue

[@rockinmel1]

That's just about how I feel about cruise line coffee - it's good enough to drink for the caffeine, but not good enough to drink for pleasure. I would treat myself to an occasional espresso (usually an extra charge). Looking forward to seeing what you think of the main dining room!

[@lfauver6965]

The buffet looks better than the one at the luxor in Vegas and it's $28.99 cheaper

[@dannythemedic]

it was pretty good overall! better than most!

[@0125Dako]

Please upload your journey everyday 🛳️

[@lilbaby9863]

DTM when you were cutting the prime rib I thought it was going to "mooo". At least it wasn't bloody rare. I hate when you go to a lobster/prime rib buffet and the best thing is either the spaghetti, desserts or sometimes salad (sorry DTM).

[@MarciaW.]

That prime rib was pure red lol. U know it's bad when the spaghetti is better than the prime rib lol.

[@dlu81]

Oh my heavens that prime rib looks umm raaaaare 😂

[@baruchbenyaakov]

Usually very easy to meet single ladies on a cruise. You have a “captive audience”.👍

[@ohdogwow2]

I hope we get a ship's casino review. :)

[@dannythemedic]

its okay, the odds are like tourist traps on the strip... 6/5 blackjack, low paytable vp

[@dannythemedic]

clean enough, but drink servers are few

[@charliedurham4248]

​@@dannythemedic, I was just on the Escape. The $100 table had decent rules and was 3:2. Video poker sucked at every denominaton. Please do some follow up videos on the casino play specifically. How many player points you got on the cruise and then any follow up on what comps they send you. I have also been told that NCL is not big on mailers or emails, that you actually have to call in to the Casino at Sea department with a specific cruise you are interested in and see what they can offer you.

[@KarD818]

The coffee is freshly brewed Italian Lavazza beans. You can get your prime rib cooked more. Tell the server & he/she will throw it on the grill behind them. My fav is the noodle soup station where I have at least 1 bowl of noodle soup daily. You should have a casino comp drink card. Don’t have to wait for servers to come around. Go to Sky bar & get your drinks there with your card.

[@charliedurham4248]

@@KarD818 , noodle soup station is excellent for hangovers

[@greenQT]

DTM, wow that was very rare prime rib! I hope you will try some other stuff on another vid. Didn't see much asian food there? So far so, so good. What are you doing for your relaxing time? Karla in Cali.

[@dannythemedic]

greyhound

[@LValways]

Roti & curry eaten together not separate. 😅

[@joseph6948]

Cool video, Danny!

[@dannythemedic]

Thanks!

[@PatriotChick]

Was that cheesecake 🍰

[@scottsteepleton]

Undercooked=understatement!

[@LValways]

😅 The cow is still moooing for prime rib.

[@mingmingleow8992]

Hi Danny , today no drink ice water

[@goldenwest8493]

@dannythemedic Did you feel scammed after the "FREE Cruise" was $358? Did it include complimentary meals?

[@dannythemedic]

I felt it was a scam from the FIRST TIME I ever looked into cruises, they advertise a price, then you find out it is for 2 people in a tiny room... ever since then I felt like they were a big scam and avoid them... LONG AGO, I got casino cruises but avoided them because of the FEES... but this time I bit the bullet and paid the darn fees... and it was a good deal at 358. 5 days of food plus that tiny room included.

[@LValways]

Daily post for duration of cruise?

[@mikeunconfirmed1489]

Danny, you forgot to tell us what flavor the cake was!!

[@dannythemedic]

the thing with the dot on it? it tasted sweet, like a cheese danish, but oddly without the cheese taste

[@easystreetwithjen]

It doesn't look bad for "free" food.

[@PatriotChick]

🧡 India cuisine

[@petepeabody8905]

Looks ok, but there's nothing like a home cooked meal

[@bricksnjoysticks]

Did you feel prepared for your cruise?

[@dannythemedic]

It was my first cruise, as much reading as I had done, there were times I found that I did not know what was going on, and the staff isnt very helpful at all...

[@bricksnjoysticks]

@@dannythemedic i feel thats how it would be for me as well ! You are not alone !

[@PatriotChick]

Loleta that prime rib 🤮

[@haunted5594]

Out of all my cruises, Norwegian had the worst food.

[@dannythemedic]

u been on msc ?

[@haunted5594]

@@dannythemedic no.

[@dannythemedic]

darn....

[@haunted5594]

@@dannythemedic if you are interested in what I know and how to do it, I will send my contact info and walk you through how to cruise cheaply and well. Who's the best and who isn't.

[@dannythemedic]

I wont be going on another cruise but thank you

[@LValways]

Did you bought the WIFI package?

[@dannythemedic]

I did not. I read that NCL wifi sucks

[@tedislookin]

TUNG is too boring for a cruise

[@sha-boom9567]

Was so excited about you taking a break from work, but when I saw you in your work clothes😢...come on please step up your game same old hat at the dinner table and why oh why the poofy vest and work shirt🤔, you're a very handsome fellow let's see some va-ca swag🏝🏖🌈🛳🌞ALL LUV❤

[@dannythemedic]

alllllll my clothes are the same!

[@sha-boom9567]

Come on out of your COMFORT ZONE especially when you're on vacation🌞