Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas is the largest cruise ship ever built. At nearly 230,000 gross tons, the cruise ship carries over 6,000 passengers.
How much food is prepared for each week long sailing on Symphony of the Seas to feed all 6,000 passengers? Royal Caribbean released an interesting infographic detailing exactly what is need to keep everyone fed for each cruise.
Symphony of the Seas has 14 specialty restaurants, this is in addition to the main dining room and Windjammer buffet. These specialty restaurants give guests the choice of over 350 different dishes each day. Even the pickiest of eaters will have no problem having more choices than they will ever need.
The cruise ship prepares more than 40 types of freshly baked breads and over 100 kinds of pastries each day. There are also over 40 different varieties of fruit and 80 kinds of vegetables served on every cruise.
Each 7 night cruise, Symphony of the Seas Serves Guests:
- 6 million coffee beans for the 1,500 lbs of coffee needed each week
- 9,700 lbs of chicken
- 60,000 eggs
- 15,000 lbs of beef
- 700 lbs of ice cream
- 20,000 lbs of potatoes
- 2,100 lbs of lobster tails
- 12,600 lbs of flour
- 2,500 lbs of salmon
- 5,000 lbs of french fries
- 5,300 lbs of bacon
- 12,000 lbs of flour tortillas
- 2,000 lbs of wings
In addition to the weekly amounts, 479,314 gallons of fresh water are consumed each day on the ship. Since everyone likes their drinks cold, 110,000 lbs of ice cubes are made each day.
The complete infographic from Royal Caribbean can be seen below:
