My husband and I are taking our family on the Voyager Thanksgiving cruise - total of 10 in all - 8 adults and 2 children (2 1/2 and 5 1/2 years old). Is Compass Rose the only restaurant suitable for the children? I want the entire family to eat together on Thanksgiving. Sometimes we may split up and someone eat with the children while others have a later more relaxing meal. The children are usually good at the dinner table but do not like to hang out long after they are finished. My husband and I plan to help out with the kiddies and I am sure their uncles will take a turn also so everyone can have an adult meal. If I have only one chance to try an alternate restaurant, which one would you recommend? What are the strengths and weaknesses of each restaurant. My daughter would probably also like to have some guidance about the restaurants for her "nights out"! My husband and I have never sailed on the Voyager, but have been on the Diamond and the Navigator. This is the first RSSC cruise for the rest of the family. Are there any particular nights of a 7 night cruise that would be better to stay in the Compass Rose restaurant. Any nights that would be better in Latitudes or Signatures? Do any of the restaurants serve caviar?

Thanks for your help. Good food, drink and companionship are important components of a vacation for all of us.

Adelle

Hi Adelle,
I think if I were to pick one night to make sure I was in Compass Rose, it would be formal night. I just love formal night in the main dining room, for some reason!
As for the other restaurants, our absolute favorite was La Veranda, which is billed as an "Italian Steakhouse". The meal we had there was the absolute best of the week. You choose your entrees from their menu but your appetizers and deserts, you choose from a buffet, which might be good for the kids, they can see what they want beforehand instead of ordering sight unseen.

The best place for an adult night out would be Signatures, the fanciest restaurant of the 4 choices. Our meal there was very good but I think we all agreed that our La Veranda meal was the best, hands down.


The last restaurant, which we did not try is Latitudes, I would describe it as Asian themed.

While dining in Compass Rose one night, we saw a family that had a great idea. There was a toddler a few tables from us and they had set a portable dvd player playing what appeared to be something Disney like, on the table in front of the child. We never heard a peep from that table!

Hi Adelle:

I know caviar is available from Room Service. There is a fee of $25 for a one ounce portion and it is served with blinis and traditional garnishes. I'm not sure if it is served in the dining rooms with the additional fee.

There are many appetizers and some main courses that have caviar with them but for traditional caviar servings their is a caviar bar set up in front of the Voyager lounge, one evening.

R - I'm getting such a kick out of the fact that you haven't sailed RSSC yet and you've been hanging around here so long that you can answer questions about RSSC room service, LOL! ;)

Masaki

Masaki, we are working on that! I am twisting R's arm, trying to talk him into MUSH!

Thank you all for the good information. I will try to eat at Signatures one night and I will spend my shipboard credit on caviar and champagne!

Karen - twist harder!! :D

Masaki

I would second what Karen said about Compass Rose for formal night. I just don't think it would be as much fun to spend that evening in Signatures, which is much smaller with far fewer people. I mean, if you're going to go to all the trouble to get decked out to the nines, go see and be seen! :)

I would agree that La Veranda would be a great choice for the kids. It's more informal than Compass Rose, and you can get in and out quicker. Compass Rose does have a tendency to drag the experience out...which we never minded, but I'm sure that could be somewhat problematic with kids.

Signatures would be a great romantic evening for the parents -- more intimate, more formal. The food (in my opinion) isn't any better than Compass Rose, but the ambiance is definitely special.

Like Karen, I never tried Latittudes.