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FOOD

Cruise lines aren't exactly known for their culinary experiences, but Moshe Wealcatch's story takes the cake, as they say.

Served expired food on my honeymoon cruise – am I owed anything?

January 26, 2024February 25, 2014 by Christopher Elliott

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Categories Should I Take The Case?
Monhegan Island, Me., is almost too pretty for words. That’s probably how the problem started; everyone wanted to go there.

Who’s to blame for this tourist trap?

January 22, 2024June 24, 2012 by Christopher Elliott

Monhegan Island, Me., is almost too pretty for words. That’s probably how the problem started; everyone wanted to go there.

Categories Commentary
When Marilyn Sweeney bit into a serving of sweet potato casserole during her seven-day Eastern Caribbean cruise on the Carnival Valor.

Yuck! Carnival served me dinner with a side order of chewing gum

January 22, 2024April 10, 2012 by Christopher Elliott

When Marilyn Sweeney bit into a serving of sweet potato casserole during her seven-day Eastern Caribbean cruise on the Carnival Valor she tasted something unusual. It was rubbery, with a faint mint flavor.

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They had hoped for a week of R&R at the Riu Tequila, an all-inclusive resort in Mexico. She ended up with apparent food poisoning.

“My wife got salmonella poisoning at a Mexican resort”

January 20, 2024August 15, 2011 by Christopher Elliott

Chris and Shelley Harper had hoped for a week of R&R with their two young children at the Riu Tequila, an all-inclusive resort in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. But instead, Shelley ended up in the emergency room with apparent food poisoning.

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Air carriers serve meals, and where there's food, there can't be a restaurant critic too far behind. Just in time for the holiday season

Southwest Airlines strikes out in airline food survey; Continental tops the list

January 19, 2024November 25, 2009 by Christopher Elliott

Airline food. No, that’s not the punchline to a joke.

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