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Guys thank you so much for doing this. I was about to book Chops Grill for my cruise that is coming up until I saw this video for my 10 year wedding anniversary as a surprise!! as hubby and I love Steak & Seafood. Now I am thinking of booking The chef's table instead. The food looks amazing!! love all your videos thank you

Love you guys...you do a fantastic job of being real in your videos..big fan from Australia

We are on Anthem of the seas right now as I write this and we just booked Jaime's Italian. Loved it the first time we were in Anthem but it's very expensive. 47 bucks a person and our 6 year old son is 10 bucks. On Oasis next May we will get a dining package. Great video as always guys, great. Love your channel.

I am totally agreed !!! thank you for sharing your experience!

Love you guys! We have gone to Chops on Harmony and Oasis and it was our favorite. Jamie’s was great too! Great tips! Thank you!

Agreed! On our last cruise on Ovation we chose Jamie’s over Chops Grille and did not regret it. We’ve been to Jamie’s on land too and always enjoy it. The sharing planks are a great way to start your meal and the pasta is flavourful. Wonderland was a fantastic special experience as it was about more than just the food. Thanks for your thoughts guys 😁

@heatherinnaples1521

4 жыл бұрын

We went to Jamie’s on navigator of the seas a few weeks ago and thought it was the best meal we had on the ship!

Great tips! It's been 15 years since my last cruise. The ships I was on, didn't have specialty restaurants yet. They were just adding the to the ships when I moved north. I'm looking forward to cruising on Celebrity Equinox this November. We've reserved a night at La Petite Chef at Qsine. We also reserved a spot for my husband and I to try our hand at glass blowing. This will be his first cruise. We've heard that Sushi on Five is another spot to hit, so we plan on checking them out as well.

Jamie's is FANTASTIC. We never miss it - went twice on our last cruise. The crispy squid is a favorite, so is the meat plank, pasta vongole, steak, lamb chops, I could go on...we've never had a bad dish there.

Love you guys and your sign. i knew a couple in college that had a sign with their initials. S & M they failed to see why everyone was laughing!! I want a glowy neon sign too!!

I love the Crown Grill on princess ships! Amazing meal!

My sister and I are going on Harmony at Christmas 2020. We are so hoping to get into Wonderland. Every video I see just makes me want to try it more and more. I hope we get in.

I had Jamie's for lunch on Symphony-of-the-Seas as part of my room package. It was sooo good. And the waiter could really tell we had never been before and helped us pick options as well as bringing us some things he thought we would like.

@deborahpreston4878

2 жыл бұрын

We had the lunch on Symphony of the Seas and we went to Jamie's and oh garlic bread was best taste.

I agree with Wonderland food and experience was wonderful, the main dining room for dinner was OMG, the 1st Italian restaurant you mentioned stayed booked so we could not try it. The pizzeria Sorrento's is amazing. My daughter and I was on Harmony of the Sea

Hi. Enjoyed your videos so much. Bubbly, unpretentious but always informative with nuggets of treasure tips. Have been to a couple of RC vacations but not been on the speciality restaurants. Thought of giving it a try on our next one after watching this video. Which of your recommended restaurant have a la carte pricing? Does the $35 credit given for Ultimate Dining package covers the full course meal? Thank you in advance. 🙏

This Aussie loves you both. First RC cruise for new years this year and our 30 strong family watch your videos in unison. Well done legends 👍

@Cruisewith

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Douglas 👍

great video boys, very interesting :) i was interested to hear your review for chops grille as we are booked on our first RCCL cruise in nov 2023 and had been considering booking for dinner one night here, but have been tossing the idea around because its very expensive $94 AUD. each person. we have never ever paid that much money for a meal each, but i think we will give it a miss this time around. thx for your advice :)

I like the sound of Sorrento yum and the main dining room as I haven’t been on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship yet? It will be interesting when I get to go on there.

I agree with your reviews. On our cruise on Explorer of the Seas we were very impressed with Giovanni's Table and Izumi, less so with Chops and Johnny Rockets. We also were not impressed with the service in the main dining room for breakfast and lunch.

I’m going on my first cruise ever in a few weeks, Odyssey, and I booked nearly all the dining options Wonderland, Royal Taste,, Tepanaki and 3 night dinner package. I probably went overboard because I only have one or 2 nights in main dining. Looking forward to Wonderland!

Thanks ☺️ 😊. Help a lot

We ve tried several of them n have eaten many times at some of them thank you again for great blog ps it’s always a hit n miss depending on what ship you r on

Agree with chops grill. Went there for my birthday lunch and was very disappointed. Loved Jamie’s! And can’t wait to try Giovannis, Wonderland and Izumi on my next cruise.

Just got off of my first Royal cruise yesterday. We did Chops twice and were totally not impressed overall, I'm glad to see I'm not the only one! Biggest letdown was the Bearnaise sauce which was not at all flavorful. 150 Central Park was great, Giovanni's was amazing, Sabor for lunch was like a mid-range mexican restaurant.

Thanks guys I know this video was probably made before covid but it’s very helpful. Since this video I believe you have tried Jaime’s on Odyssey. So how does it compare to Giovanni’s?

Totally agree with you guys about chops grille . I've cruised on RCI many times & always made a point of going to chops . But I'd say on the last 3 occasions have been disappointed with the quality of food for the steep price . My last chops experience on Harmony of the seas was the worst service I've had on any of my previous 20 cruises . On the same b2b cruise I went to 150 Central Park & without doubt that was the best speciality meal I've ever had , 1st class service & amazing food .

Great video guys! Favorite specialty restaurants Wonderland my wife and I enjoyed it on Anthem of the Seas, Izumi was excellent on Granduer of the Seas in fact probably my favorite. Sorrentos can't go wrong who doesn't want pizza as an option for 24hours? Johnny Rockets I agree I get why Royal Caribbean has them they first appeared on Voyager class ships and were one of the first specialty restaurants, but now pretty irrelevant. In fact I wouldn't be surprised if Royal drops them in the near future. Chops is okay I had chops on Mariner and Empress and it was really good on Empress. But on a larger ship with more options I wouldn't go out of my way to go to Chops. Also don't forget the food in the main dining room is usually excellent and you can't go wrong!

I am sailing on the Independence of the Seas in January 2024. I am so excited and this video made me even more excited. Adding photos of the food really helped. I could honestly see how dry that macaroni and cheese was. Good looking out and great video!!!😀

@nettabet2413

7 ай бұрын

Me too!! Are you going Jan 6th???

I agree with your review of Johnny Rockets and there breakfast is as equally as blah. However, I did enjoy chops on Symphony of the seas.

The lemon meringue cheesecake at Jamie’s is fantastic. Ordered it at Chops on the Symphony, which was accommodated by our waiter.

We loved Sorrentos too! Paul was in there so often he told them he had a twin lol. They had cheesecake lollies which were so good and fab pies too!

Last cruise we did Chops and Giovanni’s. Loved Giovanni’s but chops was only ok. We cruise Ovation of the seas next year and can’t wait to try Wonderland.

Jamie’s Italian is one of our favorite the food is so fresh and delicious

We loved Chops on Voyager and are keen to try it again on Quantum in late 2021. We found Giovanni's over salted for our tastes so will ask for the low salt option in future everywhere.

I just watched another video of some folks who got the unlimited dining package and we’re glad they did because they didn’t have to pay the cover at Chops Grill. They said it was underwhelming as well. I think they were on the navigator of the seas.

I do believe that the Chops experience varies by ship from reviews and personal experience. RCCL must have seen a decline in reservations for CG since they replaced the BOGO with Chops plus 1; now you're forced to go to Chops with their least expensive package. I am looking forward to another attempt at Giovanni's on my upcoming Indy cruise, since I tried it on Jewel and seasickness took over. What I tasted was great, but I did not dare swallow lol.

I agree 100% regarding Johnny Rockets. I have eaten on the Independence and Oasis. Both were dripping with grease and nothing special. The burgers are the same as the Windjammer albeit slightly larger or small (can never remember which). The shakes are really tasty and one of the main reasons we go there. I didnt realise it was part of the drinks package ??? I really didnt rate Giovannis and found the food to be bland and boring. However the menu has shrunk so much in the MDR and the Wind Jammer gets very busy; very clever RCL. We are cruising with RCL once more this Dec and then trying MSC next July to experience something different.

I have agree about Chops. We had dinner there and at Jaime Oliver's restaurant. The steak was actually better at Jaime's. Also the appetizer at Jaime's was so wonderful.

Thanks again Ben&David my fav place if you go back on Oviation is cafe 360 great food, the 😍☕️solarium Bistro 🙌 and there newest offering called Fish&Ships, ✅replacing the noodle 🍜 bar⭐️ keep up the great work 🚢🙌🚢🙌

@Cruisewith

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ann for you all your support.

I agree with you about Johnny Rockets and Chops. I would rather have Guy's Burgers on Carnival over Johnny Rockets anyday - much tastier plus no cover charge. I thought the filet at Chops was better than Cagney's but the appetizers and sides were better at Cagney's. I also preferred Izumi Hibachi over NCL's Teppinyaki.

We loved wonderland! Johnny rockets was okay it was greasy but I thought it was tasty but the only thing you can't get on the rest of the ship for free is those onion rings and it doesn't seem like it's worth $12 just for the onion rings so you're probably right on that one. I found the main dining room choices to be outstanding and very little reason to pay extra to go someplace else other than someplace like wonderland which you can't do on shore and it was fabulous it was visually spectacular and it was also tasty!

My wife and I sailed on Allure recently. Johnny Rockets staff was incredible, food was good too, especially for breakfast. We loved Izumi (we did it twice). We did Chops maybe 3 times and the Filet was so tender, Giovanni's was pretty good, there was one pasta dish that we didn't care for and I think our server agreed with our assessment. Sabor was great food, but the staff was lackluster. We did not like 150 Central Park at all, best part was the bread at the start of the meal. We also didn't like the main dining room for breakfast (they put a buffet in the middle of it and it just feels like you're in a fancy version of the Windjammer) Also didn't care to much for Samba Grill. We're interested in trying Wonderland on a future cruise!

Hey Guys, I agree with you about Chops Grille, whilst the food has been ok there, I find its so similar to the menu in the main dining room, it’s not worth it. I have given it a couple of goes on Symphony, but I don’t think I will again.

Your videos just keep getting better x

Main dining room and Giovannis were my favorite!!! Going on another cruise in September going to try the sushi restaurant.

Love your t-shirts guys, so cool. Question, is the Wonderland restaurant pricey? I guess its not for free...Sending some love from Sweden, hope to see you onboard soon.

i totally agree with you on Chops, we finally tried Cagneys for our first sailing with NCL on the Joy and it was much much better than Chops. We'll never eat at Chops again. Cagneys all the way now

I agree with your thoughts on Chops.....we were really disappointed and wouldn't go there again.

G'day from Melbourne, Australia, oh my god, Jamie's Italian is, was ABSOLUTE HEAVEN on my November 2018 cruise to Hobart, Tasmania, the best ever lamb chop I've ever had. I ABSOLUTELY had to have Tiramisu, and it was explained that the chef had dramas serving it in individual servings, "the serving was so heavy it collapsed under it's own weight", and it was ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS, highly recommend, on Ovation OTS. As for Chops Grille, oh my god, the best ever steak I've ever had...

Jamie Oliver's on Ovation of the Seas is fabulous. We made it for. night 2 on an Alaskan cruise. So good we booked it again night 5. OMG.... great dishes!

@realpauldano

4 жыл бұрын

it’s Jamie Oliver how good can it be he just went bankrupt

Holland America Tamarind is out of this world delicious and the Dive-In burger place is amazing as well.

@arleneadams5879

4 жыл бұрын

Dive in is great,love the fries!!

Ty for this

When we went to Chops on Anthem I stupidly "snacked" while feeding my son at the Windjammer so I wasn't that hungry. I ended up getting the salmon which was nice but not worth the price. I loved Wonderland but not everyone's cuppa tea.

Chops Grille on Allure of the Seas was superb in every way..sorry to see you didn't get the same experience. Definitely not a restaurant we would avoid. The steak in Giovanni's was good, though was no match for the one in Chops Grille. Give it a try on another of their ships!

Jamie’s Italian is our favorite restaurant on anthem of the seas great restaurant to try!

We loved Wonderland! ❤️ We had a really nice lunch at Chops on embarkation day (on Ovation) that was included with The Key 🔑. I personally have never like Johnny Rockets on land and wouldn’t be interested in eating there on a cruise ship either. We want to try Izumi if available on our next cruise, also plan to try Giovanni’s on Explorer next summer.

I've eaten at Chops, Giovanni ,Izumi,and Jamie's . I prefer Giovanni over Jamie's, though the food is very fresh at Jamie's, I'm more into Mediterranean type Italian food. I'm in the food industry and a butcher/chef and former Director of Quality Assurance. Giovanni's full fills all of what I like including having my favorite Cabernet, Caymus!

lmao *eating all that food for research purposes. lmao - loved it! I subscribed just for that comment alone! lmao. Great job you two!

We have been to both Giovanni’s and Jamie’s- love them both!

I’ve been on the Allure of the Seas and Anthem of the Seas so far, totally agree about Johnny Rockets I was not impressed at all and the service wasn’t great but it was very busy when we were there, still won’t recommend it, windjammer is better and free. Jamie’s Italian was amazing the service was great food was fantastic. I hate to disagree with you guys (Ben and David) but I love Chops Grill I’ve had dinner twice and lunch once there and it was amazing, but that was my experience. Fingers crossed 🤞🏻 we will be on another cruise soon. Also a bit of advice if some people want to save money but still get to enjoy the food at the speciality restaurants they do lunch deals too, pretty much the same menu but cheaper than the evening dinner options. 😉🚢🇮🇪⚓️

My sister is cruising on Royal Caribbean soon--I'm going to share this video with her!!

@Cruisewith

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. We have loads of Royal Caribbean stuff.

I'm considering Teppnyaki on Odyssey of the Seas and purchasing a three night dining package. My question is there a surcharge for this restaurant?

Brill great info just need to win the lotto so can go on all these ships what’s your personal favourite

A good restaurant for embarkation day is park cafe as it usually not to busy and always nice for what it is

I’ve heard the same thing about chops from Pete Werner at the DIS (they mostly cover Disney, but they’ve reviewed RC ships also).

@Cruisewith

4 жыл бұрын

Ah we love the Dis. Listen every week! 😄

I agree with the ones to miss. I think a burger joint should be included with the cruise and I can get fantastic fire grilled steak on land

I would avoid Johnny Rockets and Izumi's hibachi, Izumi restaurant with the sushi was amazing, we enjoyed all the rest. It's really a hit or miss it truly depends on the ship. Symphony was amazing all around!

I would live for you to try Johnny Rockets with us in Atlanta. I’m wondering if the cruise ship missed the mark? Also perhaps our LOVE for Johnny Rockets is our nostalgia for 1950’s America? We’d love to know what you think

If you have a drink package. Can it be used in a speciality restaurant?

Did they remove the special menu from wonderland? I heard its just the same menu and the other dining rooms because people didn't like it or something.

Chops and Jamie’s are great also Wonderland

Purchased the Unlimited Dining Package but was told I can't book reservations at specialty restaurants until I board. Is this true?

Jamie's was awesome on the Harmony last December. Agree on Johnny Rockets - did not enjoy Savor either. We loved Chops. Ate at all the specialty restaurants. So so on Wonderland, eh on 150, Loved Jamie's for lunch & dinner. Savor was a disappointment. Will be trying Hooked in December onboard the Symphony and of course Chops and Jamie's.

I have heard you can eat lunch in Giovanni's Table. Is it true and what does it cost?

My Chops steak was neglected cause I think I could’ve played hockey with it. Thank goodness for my sides. Nice couple next to me was nice part of my dinner. Just one so-so experience. Not deterred. It was a very good cruise. 👍🏼

@chuckoneill2023

4 жыл бұрын

When the steak gets over cooked you should always send it back.

@belindan4974

4 жыл бұрын

Chuck Oneill I’m just a little afraid of what might happen to my new steak 🥩!! You hear the horror stories so I dare not. 😆

We are at chops and we liked it so it might have came down to the ship. Your preference could be that as well.

hey guys if you ever go on carnival you need to try guys burger joint have heard that they are the best at sea by far

I know this video is over a year old, but, i was on the Oasis of the Seas, Chops wasn't that great there either. Mine was a Dec. 8th 2019 trip. Steaks were over cooked vegetables were also over cooked. Fish was also overcooked Only good thing i had there was the shrimp cocktail

I love Chops and have tried it on several Royal Caribbean ships so I think all food is subjective and you need to try it for yourself.

I'm not surprised that Johnny Rockets isn't that good on a cruise ship since it sucks as a standalone restaurant as well.

Johnny Rockets is not that special. I totally agree with you.

@tidaltown

3 жыл бұрын

I wonder if it's a cruise thing. I've never had JR on a cruise but their brick and mortar spots in the U.S. I generally think are pretty good.

I thought Chops Grille was amazing. I had never had a steak or salmon that good before (they gave me both). I don't remember the sides though, but I remember leaving there thinking that was the best restaurant on the ship. Johnny Rockets is supposed to be greasy. It's like an old fashioned burger dive in the heartland of America. We don't eat sushi so we skipped that place. Giovanni's table was great. Honestly, with two kids (they were 12 and 7 at the time), we spent a lot of time at Sorrentos and the Windjammer. Wonderland wasn't on our ship, we were on Allure of the Seas. October '17

I have read Park Cafe, I believe it is called, has a good roast beef sandwich included.

@arleneadams5879

4 жыл бұрын

The roast beef is delicious at park cafe

I will try most of these and report back in February.

@Cruisewith

4 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to your report. :-D

There are a couple ships that have a noodle place instead of Johnny Rockets and I've heard it's much better than Johnny's. Can anyone confirm or is it also just meh?

1:43 yo $10 says that dining room was somewhat based on the 1st class dining room of the Lusitania What ship is that?

We sailed on Symphony of the Seas the first week of November 2021. We purchased the unlimited dining package and ate at a different speciality restaurant each of the seven nights. While we found each one to be superb, by far the best was Hooked Seafood. There was a relatively minor incident where we were seated, but had to wait 40 minutes for someone to come over and take our order. We mentioned it to a manager who promptly treated us like royalty through the meal. He began by giving us a complimentary bottle of champagne, not a glass or two, but the whole bottle. In addition to what we ordered, the waitress kept brining us other items from the menu throughout the meal including two different types of whole lobsters! There was so much food that we couldn't possibly finish it all. The waitress packed up all the leftovers to take back to our cabin. The waitress, by the way, was delightful and she serenaded us with a song in a voice so lovely she should have been singing in a show. All in all, it was the best night of the cruise. I reccomend adding Hooked as a requirement when selecting your next cruise ship.

I can't believe you choose Sorento. Our favorite are Hooked Seafood, 150 Central Park and Samba Grill

Gents…greasy burgers are tasty burgers 😃. Thank you for the video!

I agree about Johnny Rockets.

Just watched this video. Not been on royal yet, so booked the wonder of the seas. Would you recommend the unlimited dining package?

@Cruisewith

2 жыл бұрын

100% for us yes. If you have not done royal before, try the regular dining first. But if you want something different its nice to try lots of different places. We talk about it in our latest vlog.

What do you think about chops now? Not sure if I should buy a package for chops

@Cruisewith

2 жыл бұрын

We have had good meals in chops.!

We tried Chops. Good service. But better food in the main dining room.

Could not agree more about Chops Grille. The service we had was lacking, and left me wishing I had just gone to the main dining room for dinner instead. I felt like a station some cooking game where literally the bare minimum was being accomplished. The other grievance I had with Chops is that I found a wine I really enjoyed and was having all over the ship, but when I went to order it at Chops, I was told I could not get it as they have their own bar; which turned out to be just a medium size cooler with like 8 bottles of wine. So I spent extra for the opportunity of great food and amazing service, but got borderline poor service and decent food. 2/10 would not eat again.

How is chops grill on M avigator of the seas!

We too love Giovanni Table! It got better steak and better value then Chops Grille! It’s also better then Jamie’s Italian, and we are disappointed as Royal Caribbean have replaced it with Jamie’s in some of their ships. We find Wonderland a little gimmicky. Izumi was “meh” for us. Johnny Rockets used to be better (perhaps depend on ship?).

I don’t know, you can get steak anywhere and usually I’d rather just make it myself for far cheaper at home since that’s one if the few things I make well. Steak restaurants for me are really about the bread service and sides, not the steak itself.

Sorrento's do pies as well, you have to try them. Some of the best pies I've ever had.

@TravelWithCesarin

4 жыл бұрын

How do you ask for them? been once in the Oasis and one in the Allure. No pies.

I always need food after I watch your food reviews.

I agree about Johnny rocket's , I tried it on the Allure and it was terrible. I had the crispy chicken sandwich and it had a large gristle type thing right through the middle, very poor quality chicken. My family had the burger and said it was awful. We were one of 2 tables dining at the time and service was so slow. Fries were bland. They should remove this dining option for their ships. It's a 0 out of 10 and Guy's on Carnival is a 10.