Voyage of the Delawareans: November 8-12 4-Night cruise (W/ PICS) NOW COMPLETE (12/3)

[mmackeymouse]

Okay, sorry this is so long. I am reviewing your entire trip report in one post. You and I have very, very similar tastes when it comes to food, so I really appreciate your reviews and descriptions on that.

Chick-fil-a ROCKS.

This was done for our daughter, an avowed dinosaur nerd. This is a kid who dreams of spending all day at the Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C., and refuses to leave the dinosaur bones whenever we take a day trip there. We knew she'd love the place.

As we walked into the entrance and got in line, the sheer size and amount of detail in the place overwhelmed us. To our left was a giant octopus, waving his arms and hanging over a huge fish tank. We could see a massive ice cave, several robotic dinosaurs, and flames from the grill area. To our right was a room made to look like the solar system, with planets and stars overhead. And looming in the center was the moving, growling, snarling daddy of them all, the T-Rex.

David took it all in, slapped his hands over his ears, and began to cry.

He refused to budge from the doorway. Upon seeing my 5-year-old son in abject terror, I did what any compassionate and sensitive father would do: I turned on my video camera. We had a home movie to make later on, you know.

We pleaded with Dave, explaining that the dinosaurs weren't real, and the T-Rex was just here at the entrance and we wouldn't be sitting near him anyway. No dice. Then, suddenly, the heavens opened up. Great streaks of flame shot across the ceiling, and the roar of impact could be heard all around. Lights flashed and thunder rumbled. We were caught in the meteor shower. Dave closed his eyes and shouted, "Now I REALLY DON'T WANT TO EAT HERE!"

Julie and I exchanged a glance, and silently agreed it was time for plan B.

Your Sarah is a much more gracious girl than I would be, even at the age I am now. Call it oldest child syndrome. I would be royally ticked, and tell my brother to suck it up. Then, I would sulk the rest of the day. Like I said, she is much better than I.

FOODIES: my selection for an appetizer was the Taleggio Cheese Flatbread, and my main course was the Lemon-Thyme Marinated Chicken Breast, served on top of Sour Cream Mashed Potatoes, Roasted Root Vegetables, and Grain Mustard Jus. Double Fudge Chocolate cake for dessert.

NON-GOURMET ENGLISH TRANSLATION: Some kind of pizza thing with potatoes and bacon on it that wasn't half bad, chicken and potatoes with some frou-frou stuff I ignored, and chocolate cake. On the whole, everything tasted great. My wife got a beef dish, however, that I wish I had ordered myself.

I saw the flatbread has some sort of thing on it called microgreens and a balsamic drizzle on it. You didn't mention it in your description. Would you say those things are minimal? Could you taste them?

Also, how sour creamy was the sour cream mashed potatoes? I do not mind a hint of sour cream. But, don't like it overwhelming my dish either.

FOODIES: I chose the Buccaneer's Sun-Ripened Pineapple (with a coconut-crusted banana and orange glaze) for the appetizer, and the main course was Jack Sparrow's Barbecue Marinated Beef Short Ribs (with Tamarind Barbecue Sauce, Onion Red Bliss Mashed Potatoes and a Plantain Chip). Dessert was Walk the Triple Layered Chocolate Gangplank Cake (and fall into a rich Dark Chocolate Sauce).

NON-GOURMET ENGLISH TRANSLATION: Sweet, juicy, tender and heavenly pineapple. I did not touch the coconut banana thing. Ribs, bbq sauce and mashed potatoes: fantastic. Ribs fell right off the bone. I have no idea what a plantain chip is, so I left it alone. Chocolate cake, which was terrific. This was my favorite meal of the cruise.

How would you describe Tamarind barbecue sauce? By the way, plantains are a cousin to a banana, so I assume a plantain chip would be quite similar to those dried banana chips you find in the supermarket.

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

Your Sarah is a much more gracious girl than I would be, even at the age I am now. Call it oldest child syndrome. I would be royally ticked, and tell my brother to suck it up. Then, I would sulk the rest of the day. Like I said, she is much better than I.

Well, thank you. She's a sweetheart. We hope we're raising her right!

I saw the flatbread has some sort of thing on it called microgreens and a balsamic drizzle on it. You didn't mention it in your description. Would you say those things are minimal? Could you taste them?

Also, how sour creamy was the sour cream mashed potatoes? I do not mind a hint of sour cream. But, don't like it overwhelming my dish either.

The microgreens were basically a couple tiny strips of lettuce or spinach, I think. And the drizzle was a dressing that tasted slightly sweet. I didn't notice the taste of the greens at all, and the sweet sauce didn't bother me. As far as the mashed potatoes go, I didn't think they were particularly overpowered by sour cream. They seemed like decent mashed potatoes. But then again, I like sour cream and potatoes together.

How would you describe Tamarind barbecue sauce? By the way, plantains are a cousin to a banana, so I assume a plantain chip would be quite similar to those dried banana chips you find in the supermarket.

Honestly? It tasted like barbecue sauce. I wouldn't know a Tamarind if it smacked me upside the head and stole my wallet, but it just tasted like good barbecue sauce to me.

I believe you are correct about the plantain chip. In any case, I don't regret leaving it on the plate.

 

[that's nice]

Mark.. Better late than never i guess.

I just read through your report.....What a great report!!!!

You guys seemed to have a great time on the ship. I don't know what to comment on since its over and there is so much. LOL

 

[SmallWorld71]

I enjoyed reading your report - thans for taking the time to write it!

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

Mark.. Better late than never i guess.

I just read through your report.....What a great report!!!!

You guys seemed to have a great time on the ship. I don't know what to comment on since its over and there is so much. LOL

Thanks for stopping by! Try and show up on time for the next one, ok?

I enjoyed reading your report - thans for taking the time to write it!

Thanks for taking the time to read it!

 

[paulimapi]

Awesome report.
Me and my family went on the same cruise, as well, but three years ago.
Odd thing, the same day your Dave got sick was the same day my little sister got sick. We think it was because she had too much to eat for her size at the time, so she puked a lot and then was perfect the next day. But yeah, it was the Castaway Cay day as well.

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

Awesome report.
Me and my family went on the same cruise, as well, but three years ago.
Odd thing, the same day your Dave got sick was the same day my little sister got sick. We think it was because she had too much to eat for her size at the time, so she puked a lot and then was perfect the next day. But yeah, it was the Castaway Cay day as well.

Hey, I just found this response here (I'd stopped the subscription on this thread a while ago). Thanks for reading it! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

I refuse to believe anyplace as wonderful as Castaway Cay would make our kids sick. It must have been a random virus. Yeah, that's it.