Day 3 Aug 24
Our stateroom awoke about 8 AM and hit the showers (which only come equipped with soap and shampoo in a dispenser (no bars or sample-size bottles). Following that, we headed out to the Seven Sea Dining Room for breakfast. The breakfast menu contained a good assortment of traditional favourites, including any-style eggs and made to order omelettes, waffles, pancakes, and French toast. There was also a very impressive pastry tray, including cinnamon buns (Claire’s favourite). We wound up seated at the same area as we were seated at during dinner the prior evening, with the same waiter.
Following breakfast we headed up to the pool deck. We waited an eternity for an elevator (a problem on this ship, they are scarce with only six in total—two each located aft, forward and midships). We arrived on deck to find the lounge chairs wet from a rain shower. Gary had secured seating and a covered table and we sat there for a period before heading up to the upper deck. The sun did break thru the overcast sky until after 1 PM. We went for afternoon tea/coffee at the café on deck 5. Claire & I had a cappuccino (her’s de-caf) and Ryan had a hot chocolate. The days programming seemed to focus mainly on drinking… featuring smoothie tasting, martini tasting, wine tasting and pub crawls sessioins all for $15 each.
Our evening’s entertainment featured two shows at the Palace theatre. The first was a live song and dance revue featuring the Majesty Productions singers/dancers and showband. The featured numbers were Broadway showtunes (from Les Miz, Cats, Wicked, Chicago, Guys and Dolls, Hairspray, West Side Story). Yours truly also wound up being a featured performer when I was pulled from my comfortable seat by one of the showgirls to play a guest role in their “Hey Big Spender” number (much to the amusement of everyone except moi!)
Following the musical revue, John the cruise director (an Aussie fond of describing everything as “smashing” hosted a Newlywed and not so newlywed game show featuring married couples of varying lengths of relationships. It was mildly amusing but not as uproarious as versions I have seen on other ships (the questions, in particular, were entirely predictable and unoriginal). We left for dinner at the conclusion of the gameshow.
It was nearly 9:30 by the time we reported to the Seven Seas for dinner and that dining room closing at 10:00 PM. Perhaps for that reason, dinner service was not as impressive as on the night prior, as we got the impression that the wait staff just wanted rid of us. The popular entrée at the table was Beef Wellington, which was finely prepared. Gary was feeling a bit under the weather at dinner (cold/flu symptoms) so we decided to pass on further after-dinner entertainment and retire for the evening.
Our stateroom awoke about 8 AM and hit the showers (which only come equipped with soap and shampoo in a dispenser (no bars or sample-size bottles). Following that, we headed out to the Seven Sea Dining Room for breakfast. The breakfast menu contained a good assortment of traditional favourites, including any-style eggs and made to order omelettes, waffles, pancakes, and French toast. There was also a very impressive pastry tray, including cinnamon buns (Claire’s favourite). We wound up seated at the same area as we were seated at during dinner the prior evening, with the same waiter.
Following breakfast we headed up to the pool deck. We waited an eternity for an elevator (a problem on this ship, they are scarce with only six in total—two each located aft, forward and midships). We arrived on deck to find the lounge chairs wet from a rain shower. Gary had secured seating and a covered table and we sat there for a period before heading up to the upper deck. The sun did break thru the overcast sky until after 1 PM. We went for afternoon tea/coffee at the café on deck 5. Claire & I had a cappuccino (her’s de-caf) and Ryan had a hot chocolate. The days programming seemed to focus mainly on drinking… featuring smoothie tasting, martini tasting, wine tasting and pub crawls sessioins all for $15 each.
Our evening’s entertainment featured two shows at the Palace theatre. The first was a live song and dance revue featuring the Majesty Productions singers/dancers and showband. The featured numbers were Broadway showtunes (from Les Miz, Cats, Wicked, Chicago, Guys and Dolls, Hairspray, West Side Story). Yours truly also wound up being a featured performer when I was pulled from my comfortable seat by one of the showgirls to play a guest role in their “Hey Big Spender” number (much to the amusement of everyone except moi!)
Following the musical revue, John the cruise director (an Aussie fond of describing everything as “smashing” hosted a Newlywed and not so newlywed game show featuring married couples of varying lengths of relationships. It was mildly amusing but not as uproarious as versions I have seen on other ships (the questions, in particular, were entirely predictable and unoriginal). We left for dinner at the conclusion of the gameshow.
It was nearly 9:30 by the time we reported to the Seven Seas for dinner and that dining room closing at 10:00 PM. Perhaps for that reason, dinner service was not as impressive as on the night prior, as we got the impression that the wait staff just wanted rid of us. The popular entrée at the table was Beef Wellington, which was finely prepared. Gary was feeling a bit under the weather at dinner (cold/flu symptoms) so we decided to pass on further after-dinner entertainment and retire for the evening.
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