SO NOT BOOK THIS TOUR IF YOU ARE A VEGETARIAN!! They will not feed you an equatable meal as the rest of the group!
I was told that as a vegetarian I would be accommodated, just that there was no substitution for the fish during the fish and chips portion of the tour. However, instead of being accommodated with similar options as my fellow guests, I feel like instead I was just omitted from being fed. During the clam chowder meal, I was given bar fruit garnishes. For the spam/musubi roll, I was told I could peel the spam off and eat the rice (ew!). Then for the “famous pizza” portion of the tour, I was given sautéed pizza toppings. Lastly, during the fish and chips portion, I was told I would get “extra chips” just to find out the whole table was given food to share family style, making it impossible for me to take a larger portion of fries given the table did not know I was told that would be my meal. At this point we had been on the tour for almost 3 hours and I was starving. When I realized I would not be fed during our last meal, I ordered myself some food since the heat/hunger was starting to take its toll, at which point I was told by the tour guide that I should get it to go in order to not hold up the group.
This was super embarrassing for me and completely made our group feel put on the spot and uncomfortable, AND it made the other guests uncomfortable with me not being fed (it was talked about at the table at the last meal). The only reason I didn’t say something from the very beginning is I didn’t want to ruin the experience for the whole group - the experience I feel I did NOT get.
I think in the future they should state that vegetarians should not attend this tour. For $149, I should have received a equatable item at every location. The tour was great, but the experience for me was a huge disappointment.
Also, when I reached out to let the company know about my disappointment, Kai, the tour guide, was rude and implied I was being unreasonable because I wouldn’t “pick” the meat out of my food. I have included a picture of my first “course” as everyone else was served their famous clam chowder.