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Does Baked Alaska Taste as Good WITHOUT the Parade?
I use to think, "Oh No, yet another Baked Alaska Parade!" In AnyTime Dining there is no parade and I sort of miss it. Never thought I would. On the last formal night we were offered Baked Alaska on the regular dessert menu but I had no desire to order it. What do the rest of you think? Do you order it WITHOUT the parade?
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Ah, one of the last grand traditions of sailing still being observed by
some cruiselines.
It's a grand sight when the lights dim and the waiters march in to the strains of "When the Saints Go Marching In" with their Baked Alaskas held high, flaming or sparkling on top. (Celebrity still flames the Alaska while Carnival and others light sparklers on top) The crowd goes wild waving white napkins above their heads and clapping and screaming when their waitstaff pass by their tables!
How could Baked Alaska taste the same without the hoopla?
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I agree, Baked Alaska would not be the same without the parade.
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I love a parade
I love the parade, I just can't imagine baked Alaska with-out it. I've loved it since I was a kid and still love it. Please don't take away the parade.
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Oh, Hell no, Lulu. Gotta have a parade!
Otherwise might as well just have a sundae.
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This is how they used to do it on QE2
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I enjoyed watching the flaming baked Alaska for many years. It just wasn't the same when they switched to sparklers. Sparklers are however, better than activating the sprinkler systems.
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You can't miss the parade.
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I agree, what is baked alaska without the parade? there are some traditions that shouldn't be changed or done away with.
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MOST lines still have the Baked Alaska Parade in Traditional Dining ... BUT not in Anytime Dining ....
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Does Baked Alaska Taste as Good WITHOUT the Parade?
I use to think, "Oh No, yet another Baked Alaska Parade!"
Otherwise might as well just have a sundae.
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