DAY 8 - May 21st, 2011 - Day At Sea #6
I look at the clock and its about 11:00. Wow! Another day of sleeping in fairly late! I crawl out of bed and start to get ready for the day. Unfortunately my scratchy throat got worse, so I knew it was time for me to pop pills every 4 hours! I wasnt going to let it get the best of me!
As we were getting ready, I decided to snap a picture of our voyage across the Atlantic! Were almost there!!!
At about 12:15, the four of us head up to Topsider for lunch. The theme today was Tex-Mex. We actually didnt know that until pretty much after we ate. As we were eating, we werent too excited about the meal though. (I guess we learned our lesson...check the board outside to see the theme before going inside!) Anyway, heres my scrumptious plate of food:
I just HAD to take a picture of this section of the dessert area:
I was amused by the fact that for the Jell-O it said Jelly and then the brownie wasnt just any ol brownie...it was an American Brownie! Hahaha...its the little things in life that amuse me I guess!
After spending 30 minutes in Topsider, we went down to the Promenade Lounge for...wait for it...more Phase 10! While in there, they were having a tote bag making session and a Spanish class. After a few hands of Phase 10, we decided to get the drink of the day! Todays drink? Land Ahoy! How fitting...we would be on land again the next day! We werent sure what was in the drink, so we asked before getting it. The drink consisted of tequila, Chambord, orange juice, pineapple juice, and Sprite. I dont enjoy tequila, so Im not sure why I got this drink, haha.
At about 3:15, Mom and James head to Rockin Bar D for Mega Jackpot Bingo (oh boy...knowing our streak, Im not sure if this was going to be a good idea...) and Dad and I go to our rooms to drop stuff off before our beer tasting! (Happy Belated Birthday, Dad!)
On our way to Diversions for the tasting, we stop by Rockin Bar D to wish Mom and James luck. At 3:45, we entered Diversions and grabbed a seat. There were only 8 place settings! At 4:00, the bartenders begin, and invite us to come up to the bar for a more intimate experience (since there were truly only 8 of us in the tasting, and after we started, 2 more joined). The tasting consisted of 5 different beers: Stella Artois, Sam Adams Boston Lager, New Castle, Blue Moon, and Guinness. I really enjoyed this tasting, and Dad did too. I hadnt experienced much beer before this, so I was loving deciding what was more my cup of tea by doing this tasting. I hadnt had this much beer before, so I was definitely feeling quite good by the end. And, though I really didnt enjoy some of the beers, I sure did drink every last drop! At the end, they were refilling glasses from the left over open cans they used. So, I got a refill of the Sam Adams (dont remember what extra one Dad got). Ok...enough description of the tasting...how about some pictures!
The bartender showed how you could do half and half with beers! This is Guinness on the bottom and dont remember whats on top. Im also sure this had a term or name, but of course I dont remember that either:
The whole tasting lasted about 45 minutes. Once again, I REALLY enjoyed this tasting. The bartenders were phenomenal and I learned a lot of fun information! As were were finishing up, I was definitely feeling REALLY good (I mean, I had 6 glasses full in that time frame) and Mom and James entered as their Bingo fun had ended. Guess what? They didnt win a thing. Boo!
Standing up from the bar to leave was quite humorous. We decided getting some food in our system would be wise. So, up to the top deck we went! We got pizza, burgers, and chicken fingers, and kinda just ate a culmination of that to help soak up the alcohol. Afterwards, we go to our favorite spot: the Promenade Lounge! At this point, its about 5:30. We play some Phase 10, listen to Midtown, and spend a few minutes on the Internet checking our e-mail. Once 6:45 rolls around, we decide to head back to the room to start getting ready for tonights semi-formal dinner!
At 8:10, were on our way downstairs to Parrot Cay for the Transatlantic dinner. Just before 8:30, the doors open up and off to our table we go!
The menu:
Cheese and bacon tartlet:
Crab legs:
James Asian salad:
Marianne posing for us:
Mushroom pasta with chicken:
LOBSTER!:
Pork:
Dessert menu:
Mom didnt like the dessert choices, so Marianne brought out a Mickey Bar!:
Dads butter pecan sundae:
My cannoli (YUM!):
James trio:
At about 9:45, we were leaving the restaurant and heading back to the room.
Tomorrow, we would be in Funchal, Madeira! LAND! So, we needed to make sure we were well rested (especially since we were going to be up early)! By 11:00, the TV was off, our breakfast room service selection was hanging on the door, and the lights were off! We were all VERY excited for our first European port! Just a fair warning before the next installment: there will be LOTS and LOTS of pictures! I apologize in advance. I just wanted you to be prepared! I mean, come on...how could I not take a bazillion pictures?! You have been warned...