Caribbean Princess Galley Information

The Caribbean Princess has two main galleys one for each specialty restaurant.   There's also one fully equipped Lido Galley which produces the variety of offerings in the Horizon Court (buffet).

The food comes from all over the world.  Fine cheeses come from Italy, England, US, Scandinavia, and France.  Selected beef, fresh fruit and vegetables from California and Florida.  For each cruise, the ship's shopping list consists of 110 to 115 tons of food that's delivered to the ship.

There are storekeepers, butchers, and fish and vegetable preparation specialists use their skills to ensure that the proper items and amounts are prepared and transported to the galley on time.

In the galleys, teams of chefs, cooks, and pantrymen use their skills to turn the raw food into some beautiful and delicious meals.

Here are the different areas and their stats.  Enjoy!

Fish Preparations:  there are three butchers
- Avg amount of fish prepared daily:  1,700

Meat Preparation:  five butchers and three assistants slice and portion beef and poultry.  Team of twelve complete the preparation
- Avg amounts of meats cooked daily:
  -  Poultry:  1,400 lbs
  -  Beef:  1,700 lbs
  -  Pork/Pork Products:  1,400 lbs
  -  Veal:  300 lbs
  -  Lamb:  200 lbs

Garde Manger (cold kitchen):  eleven crew members work in this area
- Avg amount of salad served daily:  1,600 lbs
- Avg amount of shrimps used daily:  400 lbs
- Avg amount of mayonnaise used daily:  13 gallons
- Avg amount of sandwiches made daily:  1,500 each

Soups, Pastas, and Vegetables:  thirteen members of the galley crew work to prepare in this area
- Avg amount of pastas made daily:  500 lbs
- Avg amount of potatoes cooked daily:  2,700 lbs
- Avg amount of vegetables cooked daily:  2,500 lbs
- Avg amount of soups made daily:  550 gallons

Bakery:  ten bakers produce the following from scratch daily
- Sweet rolls
- Croissants
- Bread sticks
- Pizzas
- Bread rolls
- Vol-au-Vents
- Biscuits
- Avg amount of flour used daily:  1,500 lbs

Pastry shop:  thirteen people during the day and four during the night work in this area
- Avg amount of assorted pastries prepared daily:  6,000
- Avg amount of ice cream prepared daily:  100 gallons
- Avg amount of cakes and pies served daily:  300

Fruit and Cheese Pantry:  six members of the galley crew prepare in this area
- Avg amount of cheese used daily:  400 lbs
- Avg amount of fresh fruits served daily:  6,000 lbs

Coffee Pantry:  team of three keeps the automatic coffee and expresso machines working during the meal times
- Avg amount of coffee consumed daily:  470 gallons
- Avg amount of coffee cream consumed daily:  62 gallons
- Avg amount of sugar consumed daily:  400 lbs

Dishwashing:  fifty-seven people working continuously throughout the ship's galley pre-washing, sorting, and feeding a constant stream of china, glasses, silver, pots and pans into the dishwashing machines
- Avg amount of dishes washed daily:  70,000
- Avg amount of glasses washed daily:  21,500


Whew!  What do you think of these amazing stats?