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Another thing that seemed out of sorts - all cabins seem to get the same small fridge from what we saw. Would expect a nicer bigger fridge to go along with the better seating and dining space in the Residences.

While I am a fan of The Restaurant being open every day for breakfast and lunch, at least they seem to be keeping their word (on current and recent previous voyage) to have it open on sea days.

Another way to address that is to improve the caliber of the non-alcoholic offerings. The “Zero at Sea” program is a great step in that direction, but needs to have higher quality non-alcoholic wines and beers added to the offering (and make it all bars, not just The Club).

Holland handling the IT side of Seabourn has lead to many website and email issues that are just embarrassing. No updated list of Conversation speakers since last year, the form for choosing suite bar preferences has not worked for years, and searches for some topics bring up pages that are way out of date. My impression is that no one at Seabourn has really looked at their site or communications in a while (or maybe they spent all their budget on their "This is Your Moment" PR campaign and have no resources left for maintaining website).

No, it was a regular night. If dh is not wanting to wear a collared shirt to dinner (formal or non-formal) he will have a problem.

They are used to policing it and try to be gentle about it. Our son was with us onboard in October, and one night looked great in blazer, slacks, and collar-less shirt. He got the "excuse me sir..." from the maitre d' and was able to change quick, but they were nice about it.

As long as you follow the dress code you'll be fine (and sounds like you plan to and will have a great time). There are other options (Colonnade or Sushi) where you don't have dress up on formal night. You'll see a variety of opinions because of how it has changed over time, and also because the dress code is a minimum level and some prefer to be dressed above that. Here's what it is from the website: Evening (after 6pm): Elegant Casual. The following is the nightly dress standard for all dining venues: Men: Slacks with a collared dress shirt or sweater; Jacket Optional. Ladies: Slacks / skirt, blouse, pant suit or dress. Elegant jeans are welcome in all dining venues.

I've got an upcoming Ovation booking and in the Source app it still shows The Grill on the main screen - but if you click on "view more" it shows the current restaurants and their daily menus, including Solis (no TK Grill).

What a great way to celebrate a special anniversary - congratulations! No real “pearls of wisdom“, but in case it helps here is what came to mind: 1. Relax and enjoy; Seabourn and other smaller ship lines have the advantage of it being personal and friendly. We’ve had a number of “Seabourn moments” where they’ve gone above and beyond to make our time away special, and I hope you find the same. 2. Don’t be shy to ask. You want caviar on your Eggs Benedict, just ask. A special menu for your anniversary night? Meet with the maitre d’ at least a day ahead and it will be all taken care of. 3. Assuming you like it and plan to come back to Seabourn, the onboard “future cruise deposit” is a good deal; $500pp and it gives you 5% off whatever cruise you use it on, and it’s good for 4 years. Can only be purchased onboard. And if you do come back to Seabourn, unlike big ships you will usually recognize both crew and passengers you’ve sailed with before (much smaller community than big ships, with relatively loyal guests). 4. If you have special items that you need/want provisioned let them know as far in advance as you can and they will try to do it for you.

@Vineyard View I’ve been given a FlightEase direct phone number before and I just called it tonight. It connects to “Enroute Travel Services” (or so the voice recording said) and after punching a couple buttons was connected to a real human. That’s at 10:30pm Pacific. My assumption is they have a 24/7 operation given the global nature of the flight arrangements and ship departures.

FWIW, here are some menus from other days showing how they rotate "daily" menu items in addition to the standard Solis offerings. solis_menu_day_2.pdf solis_menu_day_4.pdf solis_menu_day_5.pdf solis_menu_day_7.pdf

We've got an upcoming Ovation booking, and here is what is posted in the Source app for today's Solis menu. Solis_menu_day_3.pdf

Flashbacks every time I recreate the white tomato soup I first had there…the picture you posted is pretty hideous and accurate, but some of the food was pretty good.

Jeff, as a long-ish time lurker here in the Cooler I have to say your baguette is one of the most impressive things I have come across <swoon>. I’m also a home baguette maker, and am still working towards the perfection that you have achieved. Deep appreciation for previous posts where you’ve gone into your process and method - the result is incredible.

In that specific case it was right before the Christmas holiday (Dec 22nd) and the only first class MIA-SFO available was on the 8pm flight at a great price, and we thought why not enjoy some of the day in Miami. We definitely could have chosen earlier. Overall we've found FlightEase to be very flexible in letting us choose the flights, even with choosing business one way and economy the other way. If you've got a booking on hold you can access FlightEase, so even before committing to a deposit you can get a sense of what flights might be available. Most of the time we've found FlightEase to be less expensive than booking directly, but sometimes it is more.