Day 6: Palo and The Lost Dinner
Heres how this evening was laid out planning-wise: tonight was Palo night for my wife and I. Our regular dining rotation put us in Animators Palette this evening which we totally did not mind missing for Palo. My daughter had planned for days that she was going to go ahead and eat at Animators Palette with a few of her friends from The Stack who would take the empty seats at the table. We were also going to see the early performance of Disney Dreams before dinner. This plan had already been cleared by our servers and everyone was looking forward to the evening. Well
At 5:00 pm my wife and I returned to the room from the pool to find our daughter there laying down watching TV. She told us that she wasnt really feeling all that well, and it was now obvious that the plague was jumping between the three of us this week. We told her to rest and relax while we got showered and dressed for dinner. When we were all ready to head upstairs we somehow managed to talk her into coming to see Disney Dreams with us (which shed never seen before) although she wasnt feeling any better.
Just a quick note about the show
this is my all time favorite show on
DCL, but I noticed a few minor changes during this performance. I dont want to give anything away to those who have yet to see this spectacular show, but THE MOMENT near the end when Ann Marie finally finds her magic
it just isnt the same as I remember it. In my opinion, the way it was before
everything was right
all of the elements mixed together, the lighting and the effects and the music and the window and everything was perfect to evoke this deep emotion and this magic, but
its different now, and although it is still impressive, it just isnt the same. It doesnt ruin the show for me by any means, but I liked it much better in its original state. This show totally deserves to own best show in the cruise line industry!
After the show we reevaluated the situation, and unfortunately our daughter wasnt feeling any better. She was hungry, but didnt feel like going to dinner in the dining room. She just wanted to go back to the room and lie down. But she was struggling with this decision because also this was the one night that Animators Palette has something on the menu that she really wanted: a fettuccini dish. So on the way back to the room we swung by Animators Palette and spoke with Yolande, our Head Server. We explained the situation and explained that my wife and I were going to Palo, and we wondered if there was any way that we could possibly have an entrée sent to our room for our daughter. She said of course, no problem, and was very cordial and concerned, and asked us if 8:30 pm would be alright for delivery. We said that was fine
our daughter was pleased, we were pleased, it was good. She went back to the room, and my wife and I went up to Palo.
We love Palo! This was our third dinner at Palo in our cruising history. Last cruise we did Palo brunch for the first time and while it was outstanding, we enjoy dinner more. Ciao Rinaldo was our server, and of course he was excellent.
Heres the food.
This dessert was the shock of the meal... upon reading about this on the menu curiosity overtook me and I just had to try it out. This is a pineapple ravioli. It's a thinly shaved slice of pineapple wrapped around an almond custard and then fried slightly. Oh. My. Heavens. BLISS!!
Do not adjust your monitors... yes, we had three desserts on our table!
We were done at Palo at about 10:00 pm so we went back down to the room to check on my daughter, and we found the room empty with a note from her. The note said that she was feeling better, she was in The Stack, and the food never came. My wife was LIVID. Livid with a capital F-U-R-I-O-U-S. It was curious and unfortunate that somehow the food had either not gotten ordered or not made it to the room, but I just dont get mad all that often. I was unhappy that my daughter hadnt gotten what she wanted, but my wife does not contain her anger well and she was fired up about the situation. Well what better way to abate fury than to be submerged in water, so I dragged her up to the pool and threw her in. I told her that we would talk to Yolande at dinner the next night and see what happened. The pool seemed to tame her some, then it was time for bed
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