We recently went on a 9-Night Southern Caribbean Cruise on the Disney Fantasy. While on board, we went to the Remy Dessert Experience on one of our sea days. Here is our review of the experience.
Disney Cruise Line describes the Pompidou Remy Dessert experience as “Treat your taste buds to a delectable 5-course dessert menu served with coffee. This adults-only event features an in-depth discussion with Remy’s Executive Chef and Pastry Chef, who will take turns explaining the history and evolution of each sweet selection.” Since we had never done this before on our previous cruises, we decided to try it. We booked it for our second sea day.
The experience was $60 per person (there was an optional wine pairing for $28 that we decided to skip) and is designed to last an hour. I don’t recall if this was offered at any other time other than in the afternoon (although I doubt it was, probably placed between the Champagne Brunch and Remy Dinner). We arrived a few minutes before 3:15 pm and were seated in the Meridian bar until everyone had arrived. At that point, everyone was led to their tables.
The dessert chef (who’s name I didn’t write down) came out to explain how the tasting would work. Six different courses would be brought out. The dessert would be explained, served and then we would be able to enjoy it.
The first course was the Crème Brûlée Vanille. The chef described the ingredients and how the dessert was invented. I am not normally a Crème Brûlée fan (although my wife is), but I really enjoyed this dessert.
The second course was the Forêt Noire, which was a rendition of Black Forest cake. This one was a favorite of the table between the cherry and chocolate flavors.
The third dessert was Paris Brest, which is a classic French Pastry made to celebrate a bike race that happened between Paris and Brest. This is an almond flavored cake with praline flavored cream.
Our fourth corse was the Fraise Calamansi. This was a pinwheel type dessert with sponge cake and strawberry jelly, then it was served with syrup made from Calmansi, which is a lime that grows in the Philippines. It was really light and refreshing.
The fifth course was a Chocolat Croquant. This was a dessert that is made from a chocolate egg mixture that was almost like an overcooked crepe. Having said that, it was amazing. There was a peanut or hazelnut cream sauce in the middle of it that was delicious.
The last course (thank goodness, we were really full at this point) was the Citron. The chef described the hours it took to construct this dessert, including all the steps it took all the way down to making the “skin” of the lemon look correct. Inside the lemon shell (which was some sort of edible chocolate or candied lemon), was a lemon mouse. I loved the presentation of the dessert, but I’m not a huge fan of lemon overall.
By the end of the tasting, we were quite full. The tasting was expensive at $60 a person, but it was a fun experience. I don’t know that I would repeat it on every cruise, but it might be nice to do it every few years as I’ve read that the menu does change.
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