Celebrity Cruises: 7 more menus from the main dining room

Celebrity Cruises fruit phyllo dessert

Is cruise food from the Main Dining Room any good? If you’re on a Celebrity cruise, the short answer is: BIG YES.

I recently went on my second Celebrity cruise in 11 months (Vancouver to Alaska, round-trip on the Eclipse) and happily discovered that the food was every bit as good as I remembered.

(In between my two Celebrity cruises I went on a Princess cruise (Ruby, Mexican Riviera) but I still need to blog those menus. Frankly, Princess' buffet was lacking, IMO, but its main dining room menu was nearly as good as Celebrity's.)

Here are 7 more menus from Celebrity's main dining room ... more specifically, this is what I ate for supper while on my cruise. The items marked Timeless Starters and Timeless Entrees were available every night; the rest of the menu changed nightly.

Before we get to the food, though, let's take a moment to talk about the dress code in the main dining room. Celebrity has relaxed its code and the two dress-up evenings on a seven-night cruise call for Evening Chic wear.

Now, there seems to always be a lot of discussion about what constitutes "Evening Chic." My advice is, don't stress about it. Dress like you're going to have supper at a nice restaurant. Bring a pair of black pants (I like to bring my stretchiest pants), black sparkly top, dangly earrings and blingy sandals, and you're set. Wear the same outfit both nights; no one will notice!

And just in case you're still worried about the dress code, here is the description straight from Celebrity:

On Celebrity Cruises, this is "evening chic"


Now, on to the food.

Day 1


Celebrity Cruises main dining room menu

Celebrity Cruises Organic Red Roasted Beets
Organic Roasted Red Beets


Celebrity Cruises oven roasted jerk chicken
Oven Roasted Jerk Spiced Chicken

Celebrity Cruises dessert menu

Celebrity Cruises banana blueberry crumble
Warm Banana Blueberry Crumble


Day 2

Celebrity Cruises main dining room menu Day 2

Celebrity Cruises smoked seafood cake
Smoked Seafood Cake

Celebrity Cruises roasted Colorado rack of lamb
Roasted Colorado Rack of Lamb

Celebrity Cruises dessert menu

Celebrity Cruises phyllo dough tulip
Phyllo Dough Tulip


Day 3

Celebrity Cruises main dining room menu Day 3

Celebrity Cruises shrimp cocktail
Chilled Shrimp Cocktail

Celebrity Cruises: Mediterranean seafood orzo
Mediterranean Seafood Orzo

Celebrity Cruises dessert menu

Celebrity Cruises cherries jubilee
Cherries Jubilee

Day 4

Celebrity Cruises main dining room menu Day 4

Celebrity Cruises wedge salad
Wedge Salad

Celebrity Cruises crab crusted cape hake
Crab Crusted Cape Hake

Celebrity Cruises: 7 more menus from the main dining room
My husband had the Slow Braised Lamb Wrapped in Phyllo.


Celebrity Cruises dessert menu

Celebrity Cruises: 7 more menus from the main dining room
Peach Clafoutis


Day 5

Celebrity Cruises: 7 more menus from the main dining room

Celebrity Cruises: 7 more menus from the main dining room
Seafood Rockefeller

Celebrity Cruises: 7 more menus from the main dining room
Broiled Lobster Tail

Celebrity Cruises: 7 more menus from the main dining room

Celebrity Cruises: 7 more menus from the main dining room
Celebrity Signature Baked Alaska

Day 6

I had supper at Qsine on this night BUT I still went by the main dining room to take a photo of the menu. No MDR food photos for this night, though, obviously. (However, more to come of my Le Petit Chef supper later.)

Celebrity Cruises: 7 more menus from the main dining room


Day 7

Celebrity Cruises: 7 more menus from the main dining room

Celebrity Cruises: 7 more menus from the main dining room
Baked French Onion Soup

Celebrity Cruises: 7 more menus from the main dining room
Barolo Braised Beef Short Ribs

Celebrity Cruises: 7 more menus from the main dining room


Sadly, I was so excited to dig into my Creme Brulee that I didn't take a photo! But it was superb.

So, if you've wondered what cruise food is like ... well, as you can clearly see, on a Celebrity ship, it's fabulous. 

If you're a frequent cruiser, lucky you. If you're thinking about going on your first cruise, go! And enjoy your suppers.


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