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Hi Everyone,

 

DW and I boarded the SotS about 90 minutes ago and just finished lunch in the Windjammer. Didn't take pictures, but I'll try to take and post pics from future meals.

 

They had steamship roast beef at the carving station and I was the first one to indulge. The chef carved me a nice fatty end slice, which turned out to be tender and tasty.

 

The mashed potatoes and gravy were close by and found their way onto my plate right next to the roast beef.

 

Next was the honey stung fried chicken and my first plate was complete. All delicious!

 

It was DW's turn. She came back with cold steamed shrimp and calamari with cocktail sauce. Also Mexican corn salad. She said the corn salad was OK and finished all the cold seafood and gave it the thumbs up.

 

My seconds and thirds consisted of more RB and MP and then a hot dog and sausage. All good.

 

I was too full, but DW had some dolce de leche cheesecake and liked it a lot.

 

More later,

 

Harvey

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We have MTD. Our plan is to see the welcome aboard show at 7:15. What's that 1/2 hour - 40 minutes? Then dinner. Then probably back to the cabin.

 

I'll try to add my next entry after that. Maybe even a little during dinner, (if my boss lets me). :halo:

 

Harvey

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We have MTD. Our plan is to see the welcome aboard show at 7:15. What's that 1/2 hour - 40 minutes? Then dinner. Then probably back to the cabin.

 

 

 

I'll try to add my next entry after that. Maybe even a little during dinner, (if my boss lets me). :halo:

 

 

 

Harvey

 

 

Harvey if you get the chance could you take menu pics too please?

 

 

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So we made it to the MDR around 8ish. Requested and received our own table. Welkin and Henry were terrific.

 

For apps Welkin recommended the smoked fish rillettes. Superb! And Sharon had the Caesar salad, which she approved of.

 

Right now we had intended to post the app pics. However, DW and I are both technically challenged.

 

From the menus I've seen here on CC, prime rib was going to be on tonight's menu, and it was. My favorite. The first piece he brought me was unacceptable. On the second try he was right on. Very tasty, tender, a good chew.

 

Sharon had the horseradish crusted salmon. She said it was a touch over cooked, but not dry. "It was alright" she just told me.

 

We took the desserts back to the room. They brought this chocolate cake thing that was very tasty. We haven't tried the carrot cake yet and the cheese plate was a nice nosh.

 

Good first day. Lots of tasty things.

 

More tomorrow,

 

Harvey

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Even on our days off at home we're usually up pretty early. Not today. After turning the clocks forward overnight, we didn't get up 'til after 9:00.

 

We never got a notification of the Meet & Mingle, but it's usually day two @10:00am. I called the ships operator and she confirmed I was right. We didn't make it.

 

As a rule, we're not big on breakfast, but we love our morning coffee. Only took about 1/2 hr. to get it delivered by room service. And yes, we tipped him a couple bucks.

 

It resembled mud more than coffee, but since there's no other choice from room service, we made do.

 

The plan for lunch is the MDR, but if nothing on the menu looks appealing, we'll truck up to the Windjammer.

 

More later,

 

Harvey

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So we showed up on deck four for MDR lunch. Saw a copy of the lunch menu at the host/hostess stand and neither of us cared for what we saw. So, up to the Windjammer we went.

 

For my first plateful I had a slice of the carved turkey breast, some more of those delicious mashed potatoes and gravy. Also took some braised beef w/mushrooms.

 

The turkey was delish and I'm considering having that mashed and gravy every time I eat in the WJ. The braised beef didn't do anything for me, so I abandoned it after the one and only bite.

 

For seconds, more turkey and mashed w/gravy. Also added a burger (no roll) and a slice of pepperoni pizza. Surprisingly, both the burger and the pizza were good!

 

So, like the glutton that I am, I opted for a third plate, another burger (still no roll) and another slice of pepperoni pizza.

 

 

That finished me off and probably put me in a position for another late dinner.

 

 

Sharon started with seafood pasta salad, seafood flatbread and tomato mozzarella salad. The tomato/mozzarella salad was the only thing she cared for out of those three. The rest went uneaten.

 

 

For seconds, after seeing me rave about the burger and pizza, she had one of each and liked them as well. For dessert, she had some kind of strawberry mousse. She reported it light, fluffy, and very good.

 

 

More later,

 

 

Harvey

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As a rule, we're not big on breakfast, but we love our morning coffee. Only took about 1/2 hr. to get it delivered by room service. And yes, we tipped him a couple bucks.

 

It resembled mud more than coffee, but since there's no other choice from room service, we made do.

 

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Whenever we order room service coffee we also order hot water (or tea). Cut the coffee in half or so with the hot water - much more to the liking of our pallets. Your mileage may vary.

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So we went to the MDR for dinner again tonight. We asked for and received a two top in Welkin's section. The wait was less than 5 minutes to get seated and it was prime time (6:30ish).

 

Welkin recommended the sirloin roast and the bay scallops au gratin. DW got lobster bisque and shrimp ravioli. she gave the bisque and the ravioli a 7/10.

 

I got a tossed salad off the menu. Welkin brought me a mini wedge along side tomato slices cuke slices and some red onion I had it with ranch and blue cheese dressings.

 

For my main I got duck l'orange. Roast duck is a treat for me. I'd give the salad maybe a 7.5. The veggies and the lettuce were not cold and crisp. The dressings were, well I've had better.

 

The duck was tasty. I'd go with an 8. It was satisfying. We had dessert in the MDR tonight. My sugar free pot-o-crew was fair. Didn't finish it.

 

On the other hand, Sharon's chocolate soufflé was delish. I finished the last half of that soufflé. Yum!

 

More tomorrow,

 

Harvey

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The room service coffee was pretty good this morning. I had a second cup and even a third.

The plan for today was to take a nature cruise here in Halifax, meeting at 11:45 in the terminal.

To accommodate the timing, we chose to eat a late breakfast in the Windjammer. We got there about 10:15.

We both had made to order cheese omelettes. And to accompany we had some ham , bacon, hash brown rounds, an English muffin and a croissant.

Everything was good enough. It was a standard breakfast buffet, with tons more items we didn't sample. But assuredly there was something for everyone.

By the time we return from this mini harbor cruise, we will have missed lunch, but may grab a snack from the Cafe Latte-tudes after our side by side manicures.

More later,

 

Harvey

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We made it to our nail appointments just in the nick of time. Excursion was late and not that good.

 

We did, in fact, have a snack and a coffee at Cafe Latte-tudes. Sharon said the cheesecake was not creamy enough. The smoked salmon open face sandwich was the perfect snack for me.

 

After donating a few bucks to the casino we headed to the MDR. We again requested Welkin’s section. They said they could accommodate us in 15 minutes.

 

So we showed ourselves the Diamond Lounge on the 13th deck, donated a little more to the casino, and then back to the MDR. And we were seated immediately.

 

Welkin recommended the mushroom soup and the crab cake. And the chicken cordon bleu for the main.

 

We both got the mushroom soup and both give it high praise. DW got shrimp cocktail and spaghetti pomodoro, both off of the classic menu. She reported they were both OK.

 

I got the crab cake on Welkin’s recommendation. Being fron Maryland, I knew what not to expect and I wasn’t disappointed. I had two meat braised dish. Short rib and shoulder. Very good! I was satisfied.

 

Sharon ate her creme brûlée at the dinner table (well we did). And I brought my chocolate cake back to the cabin. Which I’m about to devour. So,

 

More tomorrow,

 

Harvey

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