Cruising Fruit and Veggie Art

As my family prepares for another cruise next week, I’m reminded of certain things I look forward to when cruising.  Food is one of them and there are few places that come close to putting on extravagant displays.  One of those things that always amazed us and fascinated the kids were the various fruits and vegetables carved and assembled to look like marvelous art pieces.   This was the centerpiece of an Island theme buffet on a Princess Ship.

These impressive displays are usually integrated into the food stations throughout the buffet.  We have seen demonstrations with the talented staff only using carving knives to create these impressive displays.  It resulted in a parade of animals shown below.

The watermelon is the chosen fruit for carving faces.   It’s amazing to see the creative things they can do with them.

Some are little masterpieces and some are a bit obscure.  After seeing these, I’ve never been able to look at watermelons the same way again.

The animals displays are, of course, very popular with kids and the young at heart.

If only I can create these works of art, I may be able to get my kids to eat a bit more fruits and vegetables.

 There were also different variations of fish carved into the watermelon.

We’ve seen this monkey fruit display on two different cruise lines and always brings a smile to onlookers.

There are also those that look like floral bouquet centerpieces.  With this much creativity, it looks like flowers are sometimes not necessary.

I like how this one looks small and simple compared to the rest but still beautiful.  Who knew carrots and beets could look like roses?

Then, there’s one of my favorite pieces which I call the “Geisha Fruit Lady”.

Of course, a ship of some sort must also be on display.

I hope you enjoyed this gallery of fruit and vegetable art.  Which one is your favorite?  Wishing you all a wonderful New Year!

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