LAFFNVEGAS Live from the Nieuw Statendam December 10, 2023

[LAFFNVEGAS]

Caribbean Brunch day

What would you order?

 

[Navybikermom]

I would have mimosas, goat cheese/berries, and eggs Benedict! I dearly love biscuits and gravy, but the ones I’ve had at their brunch are just not right… 😣

[BetsyS.]

I'll have a signature bloody Mary (or two), banana French toast, class egg benedict,

pineapple crisp, and coffee.  Thanks!! 🥂😊

        I wonder why mimosas are bottomless and bloody Marys are not.

[Haljo1935]

Fresh squeezed juice (hope it's back in stock, lol), banana pancakes, Cuban sandwich and hummingbird cake. 

Now I'm hungry.

[Haljo1935]

13 minutes ago, BetsyS. said:

I'll have a signature bloody Mary (or two), banana French toast, class egg benedict,

pineapple crisp, and coffee.  Thanks!! 🥂😊

        I wonder why mimosas are bottomless and bloody Marys are not.

We noticed that, too. Very curious. 🤔

[LAFFNVEGAS]

Tom had the Biscuits and Gravy and I had the Cuban sandwich and Hummingbird Cake.

There are also picks of what others had .

 

[Dismomx5]

2 hours ago, Navybikermom said:

I would have mimosas, goat cheese/berries, and eggs Benedict! I dearly love biscuits and gravy, but the ones I’ve had at their brunch are just not right… 😣

Exactly my choices as well.

[Cruise Suzy]

Cranberry/apple juice combination, Tropical Breakfast Smoothie, Cuban Pork & Cheese Sandwich, Hummingbird Cake

[SUESEABE]

Mimosa, yogurt parfait and eggs Benedict

[ger_77]

Bottomless mimosas because I like to drink healthy - can't skimp on Vitamin C!  Banana French toast, Jamaican fried chicken and coffee to end this amazing repast.

[LAFFNVEGAS]

It’s that time of day, What would you order for dinner this evening?

oddly there is NO Club Orange special this evening. On our last time when HAL had this exact same menu the Club Orange special was Short Ribs.

[ger_77]

Dutch 150th - lemon juice, more Vitamin C.  Crab & artichoke dip, Rack of lamb, and the Flourless chocolate cake.  Yum!

[waiting2retire]

Crab & artichoke dip to start, followed by Glazed filet with shrimp Newberg, finishing up with the Dutch apple pie and a cappuccino.  Please tell me the banana is not in the flourless chocolate cake so I can request it without the banana in the future. 

[nw gardener]

Gin and tonic , shrimp cocktail,  rack of lamb and the pinot noir with my main, flour less chocolate cake. Somehow my Costco rotisserie chicken tonight is not going to measure up.😂

[Haljo1935]

9 minutes ago, waiting2retire said:

Crab & artichoke dip to start, followed by Glazed filet with shrimp Newberg, finishing up with the Dutch apple pie and a cappuccino.  Please tell me the banana is not in the flourless chocolate cake so I can request it without the banana in the future. 

Unable to locate the picture, but when we had it last week, there was no banana on the side, so I think it was in the cake.

[BetsyS.]

I'll have 2 glasses of Chateau Ste. Michelle chardonnay, tomato and potato-chive dumpling soup, sole, and chocolate cake with tea. That's a great menu! Thanks! 🥂😊

[waiting2retire]

2 minutes ago, Haljo1935 said:

Unable to locate the picture, but when we had it last week, there was no banana on the side, so I think it was in the cake.

Thanks @Haljo1935  Then it will have to be a hard pass for me!

[*Miss G*]

11 hours ago, LAFFNVEGAS said:

I had preordered a topper for the mattress and it was perfect. 

 

May I ask how you pre-ordered the topper?  Did you contact Ship Services?  I always hate asking the stewards for one as they’re so busy already.

[Dismomx5]

I'll have my usual moscato (a double tonight please), the shrimp cocktail AND the soup (I LOVE HAL's soups), followed by the filet with shrimp Newburg, and a fruit plate for dessert please-heavy on berries and watermelon. Sleepytime Tea, and I'm off to the World Stage to see. . . .

[AroundWithMAPTravels]

Unfortunately nothing listed as GF on that menu.. so I may be having salad… or dining elsewhere. 

 Now , if I was a vegetarian, saw LOTS of options😉

As I have posted before, would be nice if all of the menus between ships were consistent…

not a “complaint”… more of an observation…

 

[momatibm]

Lisa, as I  said in Poa1's thread, I've been sailing HAL since 1988, Rotterdam V.  Thanks for taking us along.

[BetsyS.]

Dismomx5 - I agree with you about HAL's soups - they're delicious! 😊

[momatibm]

6 hours ago, Haljo1935 said:

We noticed that, too. Very curious. 🤔

The 'sparkling wine' is generic. The gin is more expensive as is the vodka.

[SusieKIslandGirl]

Late for lunch and time for dinner-I'd try the bloody Maria because I've never had it and the banana pancakes without nuts. Now dinner, cosmo, shrimp cocktail, filet without shrimp, steamed vegetables and apple pie w/double ice cream and Bailey's of course.

[SUESEABE]

I'll have a pre-dinner Negroni. Crab & artichoke dip, Filet with Shrimp Newberg, glass of Melbec with meal, scoop of vanilla ice cream with a shot of Baileys poured on top.