A Night of Bad Decisions
When I returned from Bingo, we got ready for Palo.
My husband mentioned that he wasnt feeling well & took some seasickness medicine. Shortly before 6PM, we arrived upstairs & hung out in Meridian until it was time for Palo to open.
We were seated at the same table as our last cruise next to the window so we would be able to see the sunset as the evening would go.
When we got our menus for review, I could tell my husband was not feeling well. He didnt look good in the face & didnt want anything to drink outside of water. I ended up ordering a ginger ale for me (well really him
) which he stole as soon as it came to the table. He was hoping his medicine would kick in soon.
The server presented us with the antipasto cart & we only requested the meats & cheese.
Where my husband didnt eat a bite except some of the crackers. I loved the balsamic on the parmigiano-reggiano!
We both got the same appetizer:
Fresh Arugula Salad with choice of Palos Dressing
This was fresh for me. My husband didnt eat it. He actually said he needed to get back to the room & told me to just enjoy the meal on my own as he wouldnt be able to eat anything. He asked if I could bring back something bland whenever I get done. When the server came back to pick up the plates, I told him that my husband would not be returning as he was not feeling well. I could tell by the reaction of the server, this wasnt something he had dealt with before or often & it became a bit strange for our meal.
The sorbet was served to clean my palette prior to the main course. I love it as it was refreshing.
My main course was served.
Beef Tenderloin Palo w/ Barolo Red Wine Sauce
I also had a half order of:
Chianti Braised Beef Ravioli w/ a rich Red Wine Reduction
The raviolis were awesome as they were very rich & only having 2 was enough for me! The steak was cooked exactly as I requested, a perfect medium rare. Their steak wasnt the best steak I have on the ship but it was still flavorful. At this point, the manager noticed I was also taking pictures & stole my camera from me (after asking permission) Here is what he came back with:
For dessert, I went with the Palo Signature Souffle.
I do love their souffle especially with the 2 different sauces. They totally do push this as the option over the other desserts though but Im happy with it!
At the end, the server presented me with the check but I was expecting there to be a charge for both my husband & I as that is what the reservation was for & he was served one of the courses. I was only charge for myself. The manager came back up to me & said that if later on the cruise, we could come back up & get served a souffle on the house since my husband didnt get a chance to complete his meal. We never did end up taking them up on that deal as my husband felt it would awkward.
When I left Palo, I walked downstairs to Cabanas & was able to get a basket of bread to bring back to the room. I figured it was a safe bland option as if my husband was having seasickness it should work on filling his stomach well. I was also able to get some more bread from the lounge for him. When I was approaching the room, our room steward approached me saying that he thinks my husband placed the do not disturb sign on wrong as it said service please but when they opened, he was asleep in bed. He was asleep still when I got inside but he ate some of the bread but wanted something else to eat. I remembered that outside the movie theater they had the popcorn cart, so I bought a refillable bucket of popcorn & brought it back upstairs. (Figured we would use it again whenever we went to the movies) This worked wonders! It seems his medicine was finally kicking in along with filling his stomach. Looking back, he was also probably dehydrated from the day as we didnt really drink enough water during the day compared to how we already do. He eventually felt better.
At 9PM, we headed to OGills as there was Monday Night Football he wanted to watch the game. He enjoyed some peanuts while I had a Shipbuilders Wife. This is how I enjoyed the football time:
He left me slightly before it was time for me to move to The Tube for Ice Breakers & headed back to bed.
During Icebreakers, Tisa played a fun joke on the couple where she asked the girl to identify the guy in a lineup that was her man but her man wasnt actually in the line up. She guessed correctly as she couldnt feel her mans skin tags on anyone. We were rolling at that!
Afterwards, it was pretty much an adult game of Never Have I Ever. Apparently, Im more adventurous than many of those going to nightlife on
DCL as I made it to the last round where they call you to the stage but well, I think I can say Im glad I didnt win
After this, I headed to my Whiskey Tasting, except I first headed to the wrong place at the Cove Cafe so I booked it to Meridian. This whiskey tasting was much better attended than the last one I attended where there were only 2 other people there with me.
5 Initial Tastes
Whiskeys!
This tasting is a lot of fun. You could tell the host, Tea, was very passionate about his whiskeys and scotch. First up was an Irish Whiskey, then a Scotch, a Kentucky Bourbon, a Puerto Rican Naval Rum that is strong, and a higher end Irish Whiskey. Not many people enjoyed the bourbon so I ended up with a few extras at the end, along with many thinking the last whiskey was too strong so I ended up with some more of that. Here is the picture of my aftermath:
Now when I drink, I get chatty. Other people got chatty too. I think I was chatty until about 1AM talking to this other lady who was in concierge sailing on her DVC points along with a newly wed couple on their honeymoon. I was still tipsy when I ended up walking back to the room where I apparently got to see a dress rehearsal for some new deck show they are working on but I got yelled at for watching too much as it isnt live yet. I think had to play limbo against some robes through the cleaning area as there was no way for me to get back into Deck 11 or Deck 12 Forward without doing so unless I backtracked & went down to Deck 10. I was not going to do so. When I got back to the room, I passed out & my husband didnt even wake when I got back to the room.
