23/04/2026
PART 2 - The Pantry
Buffet style is always daunting. For embarkation day lunch, it is also all that is available. For this reason, we got the earliest boarding time we could, and the pantry was pretty much empty when we arrived (roast of the day wasn't even cut up yet, so Miss got the first serving of that).
GF items were clearly marked, however there were a few items that I suspect were GF that weren't labelled as such (but wasn't the meals she wanted, so we didn't worry about querying this).
Roast, mashed potato, steamed veges, hot chips, grilled fish and salads were all options for lunch on day 1.
The dessert buffet also had 2 GF options (you needed to know to ask for these as there was no signage). The GF options were chocolate mousse and tiramisu.
Because it is self serve, there is also the risk of others contaminating food (later in the trip I did see a woman put some roast chicken on her plate, then put it back on the buffet). That being said, at busy times, the turnover of food is quite a lot, and based on how good the staff were, I think if you were to ask for fresh items from the kitchen due to dietary requirements, I suspect they would be more than happy to accommodate.
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