Saturday, May 21, 2011

Smooth Sailing


Even housekeeping is talented

At the end of a hard day.
I enjoyed the galley tour and a cooking demonstration with the Executive chef who is French. His technique for parmesan risotto was lots of work but the most delicious.  Also, the Pots de Creme was wonderful. 
We had a rough day at sea the first day only. There is truly an international feeling on board with 34 nationalities working here.  The majority are talented young people and they have all kinds of arrangements such as a 4 to 7 month contract.  This young waiter/bartender reminds us of Charlie Pankey.  We attended the welcome cocktail and met new people.  There are passengers from all over the world.  Americans on board are probably the minority.  There is more to do than we have time to enjoy.  Phil met a fellow Rotarian from Tasmania at the service club meeting.  The restaurants are excellent and we continue to meet interesting people at dinner.  Everyday offers something new.  This is a totally different experience than our other trip four years ago that we traveled by train and stayed in B & B s.  We actually lost weight the first two weeks but that is not the case this time. 
Welcome Cocktail Party with the Capitan


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