Inside the 24/7 Operation to Feed the World's Largest Cruise Ship | WSJ Booked
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- Опубликовано: 6 июн 2024
- Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas carries up to 7,600 passengers and more than 2,300 crew. The world’s largest cruise ship is nearly as long as the Empire State Building is tall and even has a water park on board. But its main amenity is its food; so how does the company plan meals and maintain its 40 restaurants for 10,000 people?
WSJ goes behind the scenes on the Icon of the Seas to see how employees stock, prepare and serve so much food so guests can have an all-you-can-eat experience while minimizing waste.
Chapters:
0:00 Icon of the Seas
0:50 Loading the ship
2:17 Prep and cooking
3:30 Serving and waste
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Respect to the workers who make these trip special
Most of the crew are Filipino, whenever the ship docks, they shop at Ross, things they bought are ramen noodles and shoes
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@@___beyondhorizon4664 Filipinos should consume the leftovers
@@EldenLord413 u should consume the leftovers
@@EldenLord413 this comment gave me a good laugh
Absolutely right. Food is the #1 thing guests care about in cruises. 24/7 food is amazing
yup and that executive chef isnt diabetic for no reason
Don't know if you are being sarcastic or actually telling the truth.
@@NotKing-md8wzbeing truth
I need 3 hours video on this.
say that DocuSeries
then go pay for it
To see how they cook and people it or waste it?
I just wish Royal would relax on their staff about the surveys. Getting begged to give them a 10 every sailing is crazy. Sometimes, servers are a 9 or an 8 but Royal sees that as an F.
nice pics walther
For them, staff is like tissues, if they're not perfect they can fire them and get new hires from developing countries
I agree with this. Did my first cruise with royal on wonder last year and my main dining room waiter really pushed the survey. I’m an experienced cruiser and told them we would do the survey and give them good scores and all, but they kept pushing it to the point that it really annoyed me and made me feel uncomfortable. Having said that, my second royal cruise on Oasis I didn’t face this issue. Have also not faced it with Celebrity or Holland. Hopefully it’s not a common issue.
@@wifisaysbye I would give them a low score for that.
This actually shows a leadership issue imho, rather then a staff issue.
Especially if a 1-10 score is read as black and white. That reflects poor imagination
As a food scientist I think it’s incredible the amount of logistics that goes to providing food for consumers. Definitely a subject that’s not talked about enough!
Even after the whole explanation it is hard to truly believe the magnitude of this operation. Congrats to the team who makes it all possible!! 🏆
Food waste is from people who want everything and then throw half of it away because they are full. Always undertake and you can get more if you need be.
I am so happy, was waiting for a video like this ever since Icon was finished!
Great reporting job. Keep up the great content.
content for all
Seemlingly simple thing, yet so many things need to be considered. Amazing to have a glimpse into how it all works z!
Super interesting and well done video. Keep it coming
Kudos to the employees that is incredible 🙌🏻
This Wall-E prequel video was great!
Weak joke.
Mmmmm
Incredible logistics, I'd love to dine on that ship! 🚢
Simply amazing.
Great the analysis of what comes back and the reduction in waste.. I think the best way to reduce this is by letting people order what they want in advance and if they don't consume it, charging them.
cruise ships and the military camp videos are the best
Going on Icon next year , so excited. Was on Wonderer of the Seas last year and it was incredible. The ship, the staff, the food , everything is jaw dropping and elegant.
Hope you have an amazing cruise when the time comes!
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@@Trey4x4You’re being paid by Norwegian to comment on every Icon of the Seas video. What’s the difference?
@cwg73160 I'm not tho. I'm a drunk observing comments that have very correlating chemistry between one another. You don't see it
@@Trey4x4 You are. I said it, so you are.
The scale that these ships are working to is absolutely remarkable. I spent about 10 months last year cruising across 19 ships, and it wasn't just the huge ships that were impressive. It always blows my mind that these ships are getting through so much food - it's amazing how they can do it!
19 month and 19 ships? So you are not cruising, you live on ships and took 2 month shore vacation.
I just wish that the mandatory gratuities on royal are included in the fare makes it easier to budget a cruise
I love royal carribean- but also behind the scenes. I hope the discovery channel brings back a new season of mighty cruise ships
Insane operation.
Hard work for food staff
Looking forward to booking this cruise ship once the prices are reasonable.
Can’t wait to see this ship docking in Jamaica peer have to go and take a look at it when it does.
Food looks great, one day I'll take a cruise!
Amazing period
I need a 9hr video of this
Mmm, this made me hungry. Such an interesting well-produced video! 😁
Cruise ships are absolutely amazing to be a passenger. Such luxury is such a treat. In the same respect. I wouldn’t mind having the chance to be able to work in the belly of the ship seeing feeling the stress, the success, and all that goes with this kind of volume.
I'm hungry now. 😅
Well... not just you my brother, not just you! 😂😂😂
Wow!
I wish the kitchen I work at ran like this !
Fellow truckers making all this happen! Keep America running! 🦅🇺🇸🚛🫡
Nice room 👑
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🛳🍽 Fascinating glimpse into the logistics of feeding 10,000 people aboard the world's largest cruise ship! The coordination and efficiency required are truly impressive. Bon appétit, cruisers! 🌊🍴
Neat.
Neat that they actually bake bread fresh. I always figured they'd bring that in frozen or pre-formed/pre-baked such that it only needs 5 - 10 minutes in an oven to crisp up.
It’s not neat. It’s necessary.
Downside is cruise durations for this ship are extremely short, three days max. There is a much longer documentary that was done about 1 year ago.
I’m hungry just watching the first 30 seconds of this video. 😂
Could WSJ cover Houthi problem as I just left a story out of New Zealand 🇳🇿, where they are experiencing 2 week shipping delays? Thank you very much beforehand...
Feels like a video that Business Insider made a while back, hearing some word-by-word repetition here ;D
really interesting it made me want
Mad world. This exactly what people need to be doing now
I wonder if the food leftovers can be use as an animal feed instead send it to the land field, or incinerator?
And the norovirus comments, 'I love big ships, the bigger the better. Well said Mr. Norovirus.
Curious how much waste they make compared to a standard restaurant on a per person that uses count. Buffets are notorious for having lots of wasted food... at least the good ones, the bad ones re-serve it the next day... and while yeah they mentioned measures to reduce waste I gotta imagine they end up wasting considerably more than a restaurant who's only income is said customers who eat food.
Also would be nice to ban dumping at sea, but I guess once you hit international waters all bets are off as far as laws go.
fun to watch
Looking very nice.
What's the best cruise if I'm from Chicago?
Executive Chef got a promotion from Symphony of the Seas - saw him in another video.
How to apply their?
A Food lovers dream
It's been years since I've been on a cruise😍
God loves you and hasn’t forgotten about you. Please don’t forget about him and let him in.
Who?
@@cwg73160 God
@@cwg73160 “Who” as in “who” God or “who” you?
Cruise ships + indoor vertical farming = quality controlled farm to port/table
The size of these ships is staggering. I’m constantly amazed how efficiently they run.
Being able to hit up room service at any time of the day for whatever meal you’re looking for is god tier
“God tier”? Cringe.
Room service has been around forever. Welcome to Earth.
@@cwg73160😹😹
Getting sick from the food or just germs in general is why I'll never go on one of these
is there a time zone they stick to if they were to travel over certain zones?
Have observed that Royal don’t change time zones if it’s only one time zone change. However if it’s over more time zones, then they would likely change to that zone. The crew are great to let you know if there is a time zone change, or if you are to stay on ‘ship’ time when going ashore.
At what stage does it just become a fun park on the water and the cruising experience just disappears.
More interesting is how do they deal with the waste ?
Dayum. My mind is blown.
Just came off today 🥺
For the price they charge for this ship cruise cabins. I could go on three cruises on Liberty of the Seas from Tampa to Key West to Cozumel.
Then go.
@@cwg73160 you talked me into it I’m going. Happy crusin ‘ 🚢
@@cwg73160 You come with me.
Give it a couple years. It’ll drop in price
@@cwg73160 ok, you come with me.
Sounds like Non Stop Dan got a new gig ??
It's been years since I've been on a cruise
and while you pay thousands of dollar for the cruise, depending on your "level", you still gotta pay ridicoulus amounts extra for these foods and drinks...
Hold on you’re telling me cruise ships are just dumping the sewage in the ocean?!
Yes, once at a specific distance from the shore it is allowed.
Treated sewage is allowed to release to the ocean just like sewage treatment facilities on land. They are not allowed to release untreated sewages.
@@bluenycomis it really sewage if its been treated?
@@heyyou031 That's is true but treated sewage water still has negative view so many water municipalities won't let it mixed back to 'regular' water supply. My city uses treated water to water city parks only. I believe there is a new law mandating to use treated water as normal drinking water.
All vessels discharge treated sewage overboard. Ships are required to follow Marpol legislation on pollution when discharging anything overboard.
I want to join!!!!!!!
Greatttt
how? wsj booked all of ship for this video
i could never do logistics with food
Why would you go on vacation in such a crowded place?
Because kids. You can let them roam free and parents can finally have a few hours of rest and entertainment
@@chiluco2000because you can only do that on a cruise ship......... 🤔
@@method341yes. You can't visit say Bahamas and let your kids roam by themselves. On a cruise you can let them go and explore. I've seen kids as young as 8 allowed to roam with other kids. Allow kids to be kids.
Do passengers weight themselves before and after the trip?😅 Do they sell Ozempic?
If i have 3 buffet a day, i will feel like a giant balloon 🎈 and sick😅
I would love to be the taster 😮💨
Reducing food waste is good for the environment AND the company's bottom line. Perfect example of why being ecologically responsible translates into economic benefits.
a cruise ship is the prime example of waste and ecological disaster. trying to greenwashing by reducing food waste is irrelevant
@LG-jb9zs: I fail to see food waste as bad for the environment. It all breaks down and is consumed by animals and worms which help soil development. If anything, food waste is a positive for the environment. Look at how popular food composts are in home gardens these days. However, the concern for waste is indeed all about the company's bottom line. They just throw in that they are "green' to pretend they are progressive....and probably get carbon tax credits.
@@riskinhos So tired of this played out narrative. Cruises are one of the last unique experiences left for middle class Americans to participate in..
You think by getting rid of cruises you're somehow hurting rich people who will charter out a yacht and not count towards any of these negative statistics?
that was a way too short video. 🤨
Some people on there should definitely not be near all-you-can-eat buffets...
The only reason there’s food waste,is cause the guests take more than they can eat🤣
Can we get some story about WORKING PEOPLE
I’ve never been on a cruise. Two months ago I watched the movie called Triangle of Sadness and decided I would never be on one😅
You can see a lot of Filipinos in those Cruise Ships because they are hard working and have good palettes!!! Mabuhay Philippines
I’m 100% positive you don’t understand the things you commented.
Im 100% positive and sure that one of the chef that got interview is a Filipino!
A-MAY-ZING 👀
Bill Burr has a solution for cruise ships lol
100 chefs EASY!
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Big up Mr Cole can here the Jamaican 💪🇯🇲
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Google isn’t translating this comment. Which language is it?
Lots of Filipino in the crew.
They installed food factory itself in a ship 😅
Time to buy cruise ship firm stocks.
Chef's job is mainly tasting food...
...and here I thought being a MS on a carrier was brutal! 😳 😩
I don’t want to know what will happen in case of accident!
Imagine paying money to be surrounded by 10,000 people on a ship for 7 days to visit the poorest countries in the world
Then complain about the issues on those islands......
These ships will be the icons of the age of excessiveness. Repulsive.
You don't have to participate if you don't like. For most people, we have one life and intend to enjoy it.
Fun fact: Most people think I-95 is named after the highway but it’s really the number of the immigration/customs form for the US (or it used to be).
That doesn't really make sense. Wouldn't it be named after the highway given that it is a long stretch of "road" that takes employees from one end of the ship to the other? What does the immigration form have to do with a long hallway?
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Modern Day Titanic.