Holiday Enchantment of the Seas - Live 12/23/2022 to 12/30/2022

[GW248]

4 hours ago, Rubyfisch said:

It's not too bad. I sat in the hot tub for a bit after I unpacked. It's very windy, so anywhere there is glass it's pretty cold ...

Thanks!  Do you know if the band Rockport is still on board?

[Rubyfisch]

5 hours ago, Rubyfisch said:

It's not too bad. I sat in the hot tub for a bit after I unpacked. It's very windy, so anywhere there is glass it's pretty cold ...

I take that it ... I went up to Park Cafe in search of tea around 9:45 ... It's is freezing, like steam off the hot tubs, I'm cold while fully dressed cold ...

[BND]

1 hour ago, GW248 said:

Thanks!  Do you know if the band Rockport is still on board?

I thought they had left but are coming back in the future after a lot of requests.

[Rubyfisch]

Last night I went up to Windjammer when it opened to look around and grab a few pictures and a snack. It looked like they had most of the MDR options for mains as well (although I didn't grab a photo.

 

They had salads both in large bowls and single serving cups:

 

 

And various other things:

 

 

And desserts:

 

 

And my random assortment of cheese, watermelon, and chickpeas:

 

[Rubyfisch]

After my Windjammer recon, I went back to my cabin and relaxed with Netflix (trying to finish Instant Hotel before they take it off Netflix). I then got dressed for the show and dinner. I never cruises during the glamorous days of old when there were eight courses and tuxedos, so I don't have the strong feelings some folks do about MDR clothes.  But my first cruise was a Baltic one, when folks did get quite dressed up. I feel more comfortable being slightly dressed up, so that's what I do. I draw the line at dress shoes. I have Flintstone feet and there is no such thing as comfortable dress shoes for me. So I rocked my Allbird slip ons with a skirt and stockings ... 

[Rubyfisch]

I went to the Welcome Aboard Show - it was your typical mix of a first night show.

 

First the house band played:

 

 

Then the singers sang carols:

 

 

Then the comedian did a quick set - he got a lot of audience involvement:

 

[Rubyfisch]

Okay ... I'm getting behind ... 

 

Dinner last night. First night in the MDR means packing your patience. I had the second seating and it had a bit of a madhouse feel. And a lot of people seemed to have messed up table locations, where linked reservations became unlinked ... Including three teenage cousins at my table for eight that were nowhere near their families ....

 

The service was slow (approaching two hours), but I thought everything was good.

 

Butternut squash soup from the vegan menu:

 

 

Polenta:

 

 

Vegan Banana Chocolate Soft Serve:

 

[Rubyfisch]

So, the ship was pretty darn cold last night. And by cold, I mean pipes burst, water on the Solarium floor turning to ice, cold. My room was chilly, but I slept in a sweatshirt and long pants and was fine.  Apparently, we could only run engine while docked, so there wasn't much that could be done.

 

The beds are firm, but I didn't find them as uncomfortable as others seem to ... 

 

I got room service tea and pastries to start my day. They were good, but the water tea wasn't quite as warm as I would liked. I asked for 6:30 to 7:00 and they showed up promptly at 6:27 ....

 

[Rubyfisch]

As a theme of this morning, Windjammer was freezing ... Like ice on the windows ... The food was piping hot and good, though, so I ate and went in search of warmth ... Around 7:30, it wasn't crowded, but it was getting crowded by the time I left.

 

[Merion_Mom]

1 hour ago, Rubyfisch said:

 

Polenta:

 

 

 

 

They call that polenta?

[Rubyfisch]

Our much delayed sail away happened around 9:30 this morning. I watched through the Key Bridge up in the Viking Crown Lounge.

 

 

 

[Rubyfisch]

1 minute ago, Merion_Mom said:

 

They call that polenta?

It's a polenta cake under some unspecified cheese and veggies... It tasted way better than it looks, I swear ...

[Merion_Mom]

4 minutes ago, Rubyfisch said:

It's a polenta cake under some unspecified cheese and veggies... It tasted way better than it looks, I swear ...

I'll take your word for it.  😄 

[Rubyfisch]

I had lunch in the main dining room - it was really quite good:

 

Menu:

 

 

Wedge salad:

 

 

Royal Chicken Sandwich without the bun:

 

 

Key lime pie:

 

 

View:

 

[Merion_Mom]

Do you mind sharing your cabin number?

[shipgeeks]

1 hour ago, Rubyfisch said:

It's a polenta cake under some unspecified cheese and veggies... It tasted way better than it looks, I swear ...

I've had it; it's good.

[Rubyfisch]

18 minutes ago, Merion_Mom said:

Do you mind sharing your cabin number?

Of course - 3560. I'm really happy with it. I can post more pictures if there is anything you are curious about.

[Rubyfisch]

Tea time from Park Cafe - the pistachio pound cake is lovely:

 

 

I also got some mystery chocolate covered strawberries ... Unclear why ...

 

[Rubyfisch]

I am really terrible at ABBA music trivia... But the non-alcoholic mojitos from Boleros are really good. I asked for it with just a tiny bit of sugar, and I highly recommend it.

 

[Rubyfisch]

Sunset from my cabin:

 

[Rubyfisch]

Tonight is the first formal night and there is a lot of holiday finery. I've seen more men in tuxes than I can ever recall ...

[shipgeeks]

2 minutes ago, Rubyfisch said:

Tonight is the first formal night and there is a lot of holiday finery. I've seen more men in tuxes than I can ever recall ...

I'm so happy to hear that!  Wish we were there.....but we have to wait for a couple more months.

[Rubyfisch]

The show tonight was Frankie and the Dreamers. It was so, so good. They did a what I assume was a hybrid of their normal music and Christmas carols. Probably the best show I've seen on ship.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Rubyfisch]

Tonight was the holiday menu. I apparently neglected to take pictures of anything but the menu and the soup. I had the butternut squash soup, the turkey, and spice cake. It was all excellent. And was super fast - it was maybe an hour in total.

 

Menu:

 

 

Soup:

 

[Rubyfisch]

After dinner was the silent disco - so much fun, but I am beat ... Tomorrow is apparently another formal night ... I am not sure if we are having three or just doing two back to back ...