Today is 2 days mashed into one, we didn’t really sleep.
Because of the time difference, flight time and layover I wasn’t
going to get much sleep during the trip out to Florida. I’ve come to realize
that sometimes the first day out is the hardest.
We are on our way out to the Caribbean and our journey starts
out in Miami. I’m a big fan of Burn Notice (currently on Netflix for those who are
interested) and it was kind of cool to be in the same city the show takes place
in… Even though I didn’t recognize any of the sights from the show.
Our flight arrived early in the morning and we had to wait in
the port lobby until we boarded the ship. It was a good time to catch up with social
media and email. We’ve never had to wait to board because we always arrived
after boarding has begun.
After boarding we had to wait a few more hours until our rooms
were ready. We used that time to eat, book excursions and make dining arrangements
for the rest of the trip. Look for a blog entry about us drifting
through caves in the next couple of days. I’m exhausted! We’ve had bits of down
time here and there but never enough to take a nap.
The buffet on this ship is very similar to the
buffet on our cruise to Europe. Almost identical. It was missing the sushi bar! How disappointing.
We’re traveling with the same cruise company
that took us along the Mediterranean and around China.
Back at our room we had time to unpack, order a snack from
room service and lounge around before our safety drill. We haven’t spent much
time on this ship and I’m already eating too much! After our safety drill we had a little more down time. I
ended up taking a shower and worked on my blog. Nothing too eventful.
Earlier today we made reservations for one of the specialty
restaurants here. Tonight’s set menu consisted of gourmet Asian food. This is
something we wanted to try on our last trip. We were served king crab, lobster
and chicken shu mai, a lemongrass and red chili palate cleanser, Peking duck
and an Asian trilogy desert. Each course was served with a wine pairing.
The gourmet Asian food was different than I expected. I might
not have a taste for this kind of food. The king crab was served with a coconut
milk foam that I didn’t care for too much. the lobster and chicken would have
been really good but they put ginger in it. I’m not a fan of ginger at all. The
red chili in the lemongrass chili palate cleanser stood out more than I thought
it would but the lychee foam that it was served with was good. The Peking duck
was served in a crepe with egg pancakes on the side and a hoisin sauce. The hoisin
sauce was more of an orange sauce and there was just too much egg in the dish. I
liked the Asian trilogy desert for the most part. It had a banana spring roll, crème
brûlée and a green tea cheesecake. I think I might prefer traditional Asian food
After our dinner we went up to the buffet because we found
out that they had sushi there. SCORE! They do have sushi on this ship! While we
were up there my mom reminded me that we didn’t have to eat everything in one
day.
What a day!
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