South Hampton, England - Embark Royal Caribbean Voyager Day 1, At Sea Day 2

From London Victoria Station we took a bus to the South Hampton embarkation port. The biggest surprise for us is that when we handed our luggage over, we weren't expected to nor did we tip the baggage handlers.  What a refreshing change from the lazy ass entitle minded baggage handlers back in at the Florida embarkation ports. 

We may not know all the cruise tricks but we know enough, especially when it comes to food, regardless of the cruise line. This would be our first time with Royal Caribbean.

The first thing we do after finding our stateroom is go for food. The cafeteria or buffet place without fail has been located on the swimming pool deck on the ships. Our mission was to find the Windjammer cafeteria on the Voyager of the Seas.

My first impression of the food with Royal Caribbean was that it wasn't on par with the food of other cruise lines like Costa, Carnival, and Norwegian. Day 1 and 2 at sea eating like a horse at both the buffet and the sit down dinners would prove my impression. Another disappointing aspect was that the Voyager of the Seas had only one specialty dining option.


Dessert. As with much of the food on the cruise, I don't recall the names. This one had a crunchy exterior. It looked pretty but it had a crumbly texture that wasn't appealing.

Escargot. Buttery good.

Duck Canard. Very good.

Beef something? Tender but not flavorful.

Fish. Grouper? It was flavorful and flaky.

Souffle. Average.


Cherry Jubilee. Probably my favorite dessert from Day 1 and 2.

There was much more food but I didn't feel motivated to take photos or names.