Part 11 Day 5 - Palo Night
The first day on the ship, right after lunch we ran down to the side of the Royal Palace to make our reservation at Palo for the last night. Though they didn't have any openings online before the trip, they had an 8:00 opening when we boarded. Perfect!
We had heard both on these boards as well as on the ship how great this dinner was, and it didnt disappoint. So after a full day at
Castaway Cay, we came back to the ship and begin the sad task of packing AND dressing up for our nice dinner.
The place is beautiful all deep wood accents and low lighting up. The restaurant is high in the aft of the ship, so this particular evening we were able to see the lights of Freeport off in the distance through the windows.
We started with the antipasti. Its served tableside from a showcase I enjoyed, but my DW, with a less adventurous pallet just nibbled.
I had the fried calamari WONDERFUL!
DW had the tomato and mozzarella cheese. Fresh and light.
Pallet cleanser! A lemon ice thing with strawberries.
DW had the penne and shrimp a bit spicy for her taste, but the shrimp were huge (oxymoron alert)!
I had the tenderloin BEST ENTRAY THE WHOLE WEEK!!!! Not kidding it was flavorful and melt-in-your mouth on top of mashed potatoes. DW lusted after mine after I gave her a bite I had to guard it the rest of the evening.
Dessert was the chocolate soufflé OMG, you guys! They pour a cream and chocolate sauce into the middle. The egg-looking thing is vanilla gelato. Wonderful!
Our waitress, Jamie Lee, was from Enfield, England we had a great conversation with her about her life on the ship, her home town (which Ive visited), and all the while she kept us updated with information on each item we were served.
(Yes, we kept the anniversary thing going all week!)
And, if that wasnt enough they end your meal with this cream/cheesecake thing with fruit and a sorbet.
It was a wonderful evening!
and I must say my lady sparkled this evening,
as she has all 30 years!
Since it was the last night and we didnt want to go to sleep and wake up with the week over, we changed into civilized clothes and ran around the ship. First, we saw the Sailing Away show it was sad, in a happy Disney way.
We then went to Shutters and ordered the dang electronic files. Yeah, I caved.
And we ended the night taking photos around the ship and playing mid-ship detectives until after midnight. We went with our video camera to record little antidotes about what happened in different locations the last 5 days. Finally, we were worn out and needed to end our last full day!
Next is the sad-bad day as we disembark.