The Food Supply Onboard Is Astounding

As you’d expect, the amount of food brought onboard and consumed for a cruise of any length is quite impressive — but seeing it represented in actual statistics is shocking. Here’s a sample of some cruise ship food stats: On Holland America’s Eurodam, 2,550 fresh eggs are eaten each day. On the Carnival Dream, 28,730 shrimp are consumed each week. On the MSC Fantasia, 2,000 recipes are used on a seven-day cruise. The weight of Crystal Symphony’s 10-day food supply? 60 tons, all of which are delivered to the dock in just a few hours in between cruises on turnaround day. Speaking of weight, Seabourn’s luxury cruises will serve 10 pounds of caviar on a seven-day trip. And these are just for shorter cruises. On the P&O Ventura’s 14-day voyage, a total of 171,840 meals will be served. This might be the first time that reading about delicious food actually made me less hungry.