Britannia Galley

On the last day of our cruise, they advertised a tour of the Britannia Galley, the biggest galley on the ship.  This was not to be missed!  I arrived fifteen minutes early and the queue was already half way down the deck 2 main corridor.  At 10:30 they let us into the restaurant to sit down.  They gave us a little bit of a talk, then let people go a table at a time into the galley, so it was just a continuous single file stream of people walking through the galley.  Unfortunately with such a spread out group of people there wasn't really much in the way of explanations (although some chefs were standing around directing traffic and people were asking them questions).  The galley is *huge* - as big as the restaurant itself.  There's sections for washing up, food preparation, desserts, coffee etc etc.  It was pretty quiet because we were between meals, but it was still amazing to see.

Walking through the Britannia Galley
Walking through the Britannia Galley

Britannia Galley
Britannia Galley

Britannia Galley
Britannia Galley

Britannia Galley
Britannia Galley

Britannia Galley
Britannia Galley

Bulk plate holding trolleys
Bulk plate holding trolleys

Plate covers
Plate covers

Cold storage for prepared meals
Cold storage for prepared meals

Laying out plates
Laying out plates

Preparation areas
Preparation areas

Meals ready for service
Meals ready for service

Britannia Galley
Britannia Galley

Britannia Galley
Britannia Galley

Britannia Galley
Britannia Galley

Posters showing how meals should be plated
Posters showing how meals should be plated

Station for chicken breast
Station for chicken breast

Barista station
Barista station

Moulds for desserts
Moulds for desserts

Moulds for desserts
Moulds for desserts

Moulds for desserts
Moulds for desserts

Moulds for desserts
Moulds for desserts

Food preparation
Food preparation

Britannia Galley
Britannia Galley

Food prep
Food prep

Warm apple and apricot tart station
Warm apple and apricot tart station

Trays of desserts
Trays of desserts

Dessert plating
Dessert plating

Britannia Galley
Britannia Galley

It was a long conga line of people walking in single file through the galley
It was a long conga line of people walking in single file through the galley

Britannia Galley
Britannia Galley

Corner of the Britannia Galley
Corner of the Britannia Galley

Escalators are to go up to deck 3 of the restaurant
Escalators are to go up to deck 3 of the restaurant

Britannia Galley
Britannia Galley