jam19872016

Someone here please teach the other cruise lines how to get the food out so hot still. I'm usually happy if it's warm but my croquettes were still burn your mouth hot. Hot and a very nice flavor. My mom's pasta salad with mackerel Beef and noodle chow mein.

My mom's melon salad. My croquettes

Lunch menu.

Just attended a port talk that was actually a port talk not a jewelry store sales pitch. Very refreshing. Heading now for lunch in the dining room.

Noon update 112 miles sailed from Barcelona 160 to go to toulon 2490m sea depth Traveling at 9knots 79 Fahrenheit air temperature

At the fruit and vegetables carving and curry club with chef de cuisine. My m doesn't know how to hold a seat so sitting far away from her in a corner.

Grabbed a little breakfast from the buffet. I didn't want to comment on it until I could see it in action. The buffet is very poorly designed and has very limited seating. The buffet starts at the end of the line with a sign asking you to please go around (walking through the crowded seating area). Nobody does that, instead we walk the narrow path inbetween the two buffet lines creating a bottle neck for those trying to use the buffet. Then it is just two long lines on each side of the walkway but different items on each so you have to play frogger across everyone entering the wrong way. Of course this also ensures there is not an orderly line along the buffet but instead a dart in and dart out method that feels like the buffet equivalent of driving in Miami. Then there is the seating. It is extremely limited for the number of passengers on-board. I had to circle nearly the entire seating area before I could find a single opening. Not trying to be negative I'm of course still having a great time it just struck me odd how poorly designed the buffet is on an otherwise beautiful ship.

Yesterday I lost another 2.0 lbs bringing my total loss to 6.4 during my stay in Barcelona. Today I lost another 0.4. Skeptical I am but I got the same reading twice which I couldn't do while sailing on the crossing. My 7 day average came down from the 18k it was running obviously but I'm keeping my 6 month average over 10k. I've started my walking back at the starting point of two miles and will do a little more each day as before. I was at almost 5 miles when I left Freedom.

Thanks for following along. Enjoy your cruise, I loved Horizon!

Your welcome 😀 Tonight is red and gold. I may rent a suit but only if my mom pushes me. It won't be tonight but perhaps by tje end of the trip. I am looking forward to seeing the ship decorated. Yesterday was the half way point. Twenty eight down 28 to go. Hard to believe this trip is almost over 😆.

Thanks for following. I think she is enjoying it in her own way. She doesn't really show excitement very much. The food is way over my head too 😆 . I have no idea what to except with what I'm ordering. Tasted like the sauce from a beet to me but smeared along the plate for presentation. Perhaps a little more acidic like it was thickened with a tomato sauce base. Reminds me of Celebrity where every dish came with hericot verts. Finally I Googled it to see what the heck this fancy sounding side was. Turns out it was the French word for green beans. Their hericot verts tasted like they came from a bag of bird's eye.

The board over there feels pretty stiff, and not very active. The reality so far has been quite different. Thank you! The food has been a real treat so far.

Thank you 🙂 Only the plate of petit fours were both of ours. The rest was all me 🤣. I suspect I won't be laughing when I get on the scale today.

Good morning. I didn't think I was going to ever fall asleep last night. I suppose after my time walking the streets of Barcelona that my body wasn't tired. Then there are the pillows. They don't like you to lay on them and you kind of slide off them unless you force your body weight onto them. I plopped down on my bed at one point yesterday and actually bounced off the pillows like a trampoline, I had to catch myself from falling onto the floor. There are a lot of things I'm interested in checking out today not sure how many I can get to but I'm getting up now to see what I can get up to.

What an amazing first day. If I had one complaint it is that I don't believe I can access the wifi from my computer. If I can I can't seem to figure it out. For longer posts with a lot of typing I really prefer my computer. I'll ask reception tomorrow. They also mean it when they say video streaming is blocked. Speeds are fine so far although I lose my connection as I move around the ship and have to reconnect. That's the same issue I have on every royal ship. Snapchat also doesn't work. Even a basic social plan on Carnival is compatible with that app. But for $5 less per day, I'll live. Thanks everyone for continuing to follow along even though this has nothing at all to do with Carnival I appreciate the commentary and sharing my trip with people and I just don't think the audience size is there on Cunard to facilitate that so I truly appreciate everyone who is still reading for some reason 😀 😊. Two weeks from now, normal broadcasting will resume 🤣. Goodnight everyone, next up a sea day as we travel from Spain to France.

So far it's not been bad. Tonight was "smart attire" which asks for a collared dress shirt and long pants for men. It was like elegant night on Carnival but following the dress code, not simply what you can get by with. It also extends to most areas of the ship, not just the dining room. It sounds off putting and it certainly made me nervous but I did not feel out of place in my "Carnival best" and so far I have not noticed any snobbery. In fact people have been extremely extremely nice. Tomorrow is dressy night, and unfortunately I will not be able to have access to the dining room, suit and tie required but I knew that going in.

I've never been a coffee with dessert guy. But it's never been included. This was a nice treat. Might do it nightly while enjoying my dessert.

I didn't get any casino action for the crossing over and probably not for the crossing back so I'm used to no casino by now 😅. The food has indeed been amazing so far. Thanks for following along. Cunard was surprisingly affordable. Fourteen days for $799. Even if you could only do seven days it was $599. I had no idea the fares on here would be so low. Might be time to make your dream a reality 😀

Very tasty and very generous portions. Cappuccino included at mealtime. Italian hazelnut cake. Chocolate cheesecake Petite fours

That was a tasty little bite. The waiter seemed confused when I ordered two entrées but with these portion sizes I don't think that's out of line. That said, it was very very good although I had no idea what to expect when ordering I can't say I've ever had beetroot ketchup before now 😆. Mustard crusted roast sirloin of beef and pink roasted breast of duck 822

Turkey and apricot wellington 755.

The menu.

Checked in for dinner at 729 with 4 guests ahead of me in queue. They don't list time, just people. Cunard doesn't have an app but rather a web page that acts like the app. It's a bit strange but functional the only downside I see is it will not work off the ship for keeping track of all aboard or emergency contact information.

Got mustard in English and German. Glad we were seated inside for the double speech.

Yes. They were available and roaming waiters were actively pushing them HARD. Be prepared to say no another ten times after you have purchased one.