Great food starts with a shopping list. A shopping list to service 3080 passengers and almost 1200 crew (on the Emerald Princess) is a little intimidating to the average shopper. Between 110-115 tons of food is delivered to the ship and loaded on the turn around day.
There are eight food preparation stations onboard each with their own team of experts:
- Fish Preparation
- Meat Preparation
- Cold Kitchen (Salads, Specialty Creations)
- Soups, Pastas and Vegetables
- Bakery
- Pastry Shop
- Fruit and Cheese Pantry
- Coffee Pantry
Average amounts of food prepared daily:
- Fish - 1500 pounds
- Poultry - 1800 pounds
- Beef - 2100 pounds
- Veal - 400 pounds
- Lamb - 460 pounds
- Pork - 1000 pounds
- Salads - 1600 pounds
- Sandwiches - 1500 each day
- Pasta - 500 pounds
- Vegetables - 2500 pounds
- Potatoes - 2000 pounds
- Soups - 550 gallons
- Pastries - 6000 each day
- Cakes - 300 each day
- Fresh Fruits - 7000 each day
- Coffee - 470 gallons
We were told that the Emerald Princess serves an average of 20,000 meals a day! Let us not forget that those meals produce about 70,000 dishes and 21,500 glasses to be washed daily as well! That takes a crew of 52 working around the clock.
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