NCL Dinner Buffet 150+ Food Items from Garden Cafe

[@TravelTouristVideos]

What is the best buffet food you have eaten on an NCL cruise?

[@mackspears5794]

you guys are excellent. showing great buffet on the ship.

[@TravelTouristVideos]

Thanks for the nice comment and viewing the video!

[@JackC11111]

I would always bring these foods/drinks back to my room: a huge plate of fries and pretzel rolls from the garden café, ice cream from the garden café, shirley temples from the mixx bar.

[@TravelTouristVideos]

I've seen you in the elevator huh? ;-) That's a nice way to enjoy the good stuff!

[@aracelisoyola7166]

TravelTouristVideos is ok to bring food back to your room? Other free buffets? Great video... much appreciated

[@rohittewari6391]

Finally I see lots of vegetarian food, thank you soo much for uploading.

[@TravelTouristVideos]

You bet- thanks for watching and commenting!

[@susanyeadon6657]

That’s what I was looking for too 😀

[@nag_food]

Nice authentic simple buffet...

[@TravelTouristVideos]

That was pretty good! 😋

[@AuthorAngieWinters]

I was recently on the Escape and, to be honest, I found the buffet to be better than the main dining rooms. But the restaurants are where it's at on the Escape. They are very good and worth it.

[@TravelTouristVideos]

Fore sure we were really impressed by the buffet selection on the Escape and other NCL ships (other than the Spirit). Thanks for watching & commenting!

[@MurvinRichardson]

Me to I loved their red potatoes.

[@aneiciaw2888]

NCL has the BEST buffet at sea!!!

[@superdave292]

Best buffet for the dogs!

[@FeeFee7769]

Thanks for posting planning my first trip and wanted to see what is served. Very helpful! I'm also hungry now 😂

[@TravelTouristVideos]

For sure there are some yummy offerings! Thanks for watching & commenting- have a wonderful cruise!

[@charlesbyers6911]

Love me some NCL. 60 days until we cruise out of New Orleans. We tried Royal and Carnival. Now back home. We are confirmed Norwegians.

[@TravelTouristVideos]

We really like NCL as also- great memories! Thanks for watching!

[@NikkiNineDesigns]

drooling, way too excited for my cruise haha.

[@TravelTouristVideos]

For sure there were so many yummy offerings. Have a great time and thanks for watching!

[@patelharsh950]

Hope you had fun

[@nasserbougonou4418]

Same!

[@mariaeugenialuchetti1443]

Really great video!! we are travelling february with my family!!!!!congratulations

[@TravelTouristVideos]

Thank you so much! Have an amazing cruise!

[@stuffnva]

I've Been on many NCL ships including Breakaway. Note that not all those food items are on the buffet at the same time, although there is always a wide variety of choices. My preference is their dining rooms for dinner.

[@jamesl3973]

any lobster night ? or you have to pay extra?

[@lancerobinson8484]

This is just what i was looking for...I was thinking of dining more for dinner at the Garden Buffet...and this to convinced me! Time to go raid my pathetic refrigerator and watch it again!

[@TravelTouristVideos]

Yeah there were some very good food there. You can also check the main dining room menu ahead of time, and if it looks very good to you, eat there early and then head on up to the buffet to "sample" the best offerings there. That's what we do sometimes :-). Thanks for watching & commenting!

[@smb2a587]

I can not believe that I read criticism of NCL buffet! It looks very good to me!

[@TravelTouristVideos]

It was very good- really nice variety as well!

[@charlesjohnson9249]

Great video! Will take the Alaska cruise with the NCL Bliss in August. Geez this is a lot of food!! Since I am an early riser, what are the best times for breakfast/lunch/dinner to prevent standing in line?

[@TravelTouristVideos]

In the morning, the buffet will not be busy from around when it’s opened (6 or 6:30 am) till about an hour after. You can also eat breakfast at the main dining room, or at OSheehan’s which people usually don’t realize serves breakfast. For lunch or dinner at the buffet, to avoid the crowd, you want to go right when it opens. This goes for dinner at the main dining room as well- though you’ll want to be outside waiting 15 minutes before opening (typically at 5:30pm) to get the fastest service. Have a great cruise!

[@charlesjohnson9249]

@@TravelTouristVideos thank you SO much!! I will report after my trip!! :)

[@TravelTouristVideos]

Look forward to hearing about it- have fun!

[@johnbostrovas3018]

we going to be on that cruise soon all looks good

[@TravelTouristVideos]

Have a great time and thanks for watching!

[@Podgey25]

Wonder if a year on, it's still as good? I'm on ncl spirit. 3rd time. And the foods DRAMATICALLY changed in variety and quality since last year.For the worse.

[@TravelTouristVideos]

We were on the Spirit a couple years ago- great Mediterranean ports, but the buffet food quality & selection were not as good as the other NCL ships we've been on. Sounds like it's even worse now- wow. Thanks for taking time to share your experience!

[@Podgey25]

@@TravelTouristVideos Yep! I told our head maitre . As one night I had to leave a meal I had ordered. It was terrible. I said it's the first time in my 18th cruise, that I've EVER rejected a dish. I said I had noticed a huge change in the food quality. He said in September of last year, head office did a change round. I said I can tell. He reported back our dissapointment. We got 12$ each o.b.c. as an apology next night. It might be in USA and just for us on NCL in Europe? But if I was a U.S. citizen, paying for a trip of a lifetime to Europe, I would be EVEN MORE dissatisfied.

[@sharolynwells]

I will definitely have to lose weight before I go on the cruise. If I didn't, I would weigh a million pounds before I got home!! 😍😍😍

[@TravelTouristVideos]

+Sharolyn Wells lol that's pretty much what we try to do before a cruise as well, though occasionally we go on back to back cruises so it's a double whammy 😄

[@ajeenamoto]

Great video! Can't wait! Do you have any videos on Norwegian Escape's other complimentary eateries. ie, Savor, Taste, and Manhattan? Specialty restaurants?

[@TravelTouristVideos]

We are working on main dining room food video (Savor/Taste/Manhattan Room)- should be out in the next few days. Same with an OSheehan's video (highly recommend that place). On the Escape we did try the improved La Cucina (Italian) & Le Bistro (French) and will have those videos as well. Both of those specialty restaurants are now a la carte. Thanks for watching!

[@ajeenamoto]

Thank you! That's awesome. I'll be on the look out. We will be a party of 8. Do you recommend making reservations to the main dining rooms? Specialty restaurants? We chose the dining package free at sea option.

[@TravelTouristVideos]

You're very welcome! Definitely you should make reservations early for the specialty restaurants to get the time you want- otherwise you may be left with 9:30 PM and later times only. That is especially the case since you have the dining package. For the main dining rooms you would usually just show up, but they also do take reservations as well. If you want a good seat next to the dance floor at the Manhattan Room Main Dining Room, be sure to do reservations or show up 15 minutes before they open.

[@ajeenamoto]

Thanks for the tip. Looking forward to seeing your videos. I hope you will post videos on the entertainment onboard as well. Did you go on a Western or Eastern Caribbean cruise on the Escape? We're going on the Western. There doesn't seem to be enough posted videos on Western Caribbean excursions. :/

[@TravelTouristVideos]

We went on the Eastern Caribbean (St Thomas, Tortola, Nassau). As for the Western itinerary, as you probably know Cozumel is a really common port. We've been there numerous times- Chankanaab National Park was probably the best excursion. You can take a $10 taxi to get there from port. We've been to Roatan twice. First time we just had a local taxi gives us a 2 hour tour of the island ($25?). Second time we were with Carnival and we just hung out at Mahogany Bay which was where the ship docked. Harvest Caye is a new port and I've heard nice things about it!

[@ajeenamoto]

Watching your videos again. :)

[@TravelTouristVideos]

+PERLYSHELL 👍☺️

[@mapleLIFE]

OMG I will be on Norwegian Epic coming APRIL 2018. 15 days Transatlantic cruise 😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@TravelTouristVideos]

Awesome- it’s going to be so much fun!!

[@didierroux4596]

next year we are going to travel with NCL from Hong Kong to Singapore. Have some tips or suggestions ? please

[@TravelTouristVideos]

Of course- which ship will you be sailing on?

[@didierroux4596]

Ncl Jewel

[@TravelTouristVideos]

Dinner time is 5:30 I believe, so I would line up 10 minutes beforehand for the main dining room to get the fastest service and be able to watch the 7:00 PM show. Breakfast can be very busy at times, but note that O'Sheehan's (the 24/7 casual eatery) also serves breakfast so you could have a less stressful and quicker eat in the morning. Also on embarkation day everyone will likely be rushing to the buffet for lunch, making things possibly very crowded and a table difficult to find- try asking if the main dining room is open (it usually is) for lunch and go there instead for a nice and relaxed meal after coming aboard. Most of all- have fun and enjoy yourselves!

[@Ahuntsicspotter]

The food on this video was it free or no?

[@TravelTouristVideos]

Yes everything is free at the buffet for sure!

[@Ahuntsicspotter]

Oh Thanks and I never cruised with NCL but cruised with MSC cruises and Royal Caribbean.

[@Historical_Jalapeno]

Went on this cruise and miss the food 🤤🥺

[@TravelTouristVideos]

Same here- hopefully cruises will be back sooner than later!

[@wesballard7602]

thank you!

[@TravelTouristVideos]

You're welcome- thanks for watching!

[@petergosinya9742]

Wow!!!

[@sherrylewis4565]

OMG! I am about to loose my mind! I never realized all the good things at the buffet before for dinner! I always eat at the restaurants because I like being served. LOL I love the no sugar desert section! I do need low sugar orange juice to mix a powdered medication (ex. Trop 50). Do they have that available?

[@TravelTouristVideos]

For sure lots of great selection of yummy food at the buffet! I did not see low-sugar OJ but you can always ask the crew members and they might be able to find some for you. Thanks for watching & commenting!

[@mar7dong]

is NCL are there offering a free buffet it comes with cruise itterinary? Let me know please..

[@TravelTouristVideos]

Yup it is free- this is true with all other cruise line buffets as well.

[@jamesl3973]

@@TravelTouristVideos any lobster night in the restaurant or you have to pay extra?

[@TravelTouristVideos]

Last we were on board with NCL in 2017, they no longer had lobster in the main dining room for free. I think you can pay extra for it, or eat it at a specialty restaurant (extra $ of course). Royal Caribbean, Princess & Holland America still have the free lobster night.

[@damianbradley6225]

Does getaway have all this too

[@TravelTouristVideos]

Sure does- very similar selection.

[@Lelebaby]

can't wait

[@xxtr0llsxxxxpeoplexx128]

Have you went on any other Cruise Lines Travel Tourist Videos?

[@TravelTouristVideos]

Yes- we have been on nearly 30 cruises with various lines.

[@xxtr0llsxxxxpeoplexx128]

Wow the only cruise lines I have been on was Norwegian and Carnival and i went on 1 cruise each, so I hope to be doing a Disney Cruise

[@TravelTouristVideos]

We liked Disney as well- the cabin was fantastic. Although dining-wise the service was slower than other cruise lines, and the buffet closed way too early. It does offer lots of other cool perks such as Disney shows and taking photos with characters (though you do have to spend a lot of time waiting in line). So if you have kids, it'd be a lot of fun for them.

[@raulfranco9964]

very great video first of all . second do you have to pay for the magarita ville. food ?

[@TravelTouristVideos]

+Raul Franco I don't believe food there was free. Thanks for watching!

[@randomgamer2352]

Who else is going to Norwegian blitz in June to Atlaska

[@TravelTouristVideos]

That’s going to a big party in the North, lol. Have a great time on the Bliss!

[@MurvinRichardson]

I ate hell out of burgers and hot dogs. They tasted better when you were drunk.

[@rgruenhaus]

Now show it with food being served

[@jamescho481]

What! No lobster!

[@TravelTouristVideos]

You are right no lobster at the NCL buffet, though they did have Prime Rib one of the nights, and shrimp here and there.

[@sharolynwells]

TravelTouristVideos absolutely LOVE all the seafood!! Cannot wait! We haven't planned ours yet-- but it will be a tossup between Hawaii, Alaska, or Panama Canal. I've been to Alaska (my first husband worked the Trans-Alaskan pipeline). My present husband went to Hawaii. And he and I really want to go thru the Canal.

[@chefrob9183]

lobsters are only in specialty restaurant on the ship.

[@zkore20]

This is 5 years ago know is completely different they just put Cheap food ..

[@drakadog6041]

Desserts looked small I'm fat I'll get six .

[@TravelTouristVideos]

Lots of good stuff to try! 😋

[@AlanahBellydance]

a gastronomic, gluttony nightmare....hopefully there's a heart surgeon on board.

[@rgruenhaus]

Loud

[@normb28]

food looks YUK! I get better food at all you can eat Chinese for $7.99 for lunch