Live from Noordam - Alaska May 26 - June 9

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To add the space after a photo, tap to the right of the image and hit the Enter or Return key twice.

 

It takes a little while to get used to it. I use the Microsoft SwiftKey keyboard, which has little arrow keys. That makes it easier.  However, you add space with any keyboard. You just need to practice.

 

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Well it looks like I got the space, not sure how but will keep practising!

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Oversized Timbit! Nice and chewy, cinammon . Special coffee of the day is cinammon too.

 

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DH is in the spa getting a haircut. First time getting one on board. We are swaying quite a bit right now so hopefully that won't make the scissors slip....

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4 hours ago, SilvertoGold said:

Thanks for all the photos and info.  SO glad the Pinancle scallops were good. I order them most times, but the last order on this ship I think they were cooked from frozen: tough, undercooked. Really not up to par at all!

Yes scallops can vary widely! The waiter recommended the halibut over the scallops, and DH wasn't impressed with the halibut. So you never know!

[canadianbear]

19 minutes ago, QuattroRomeo said:

Yes scallops can vary widely! The waiter recommended the halibut over the scallops, and DH wasn't impressed with the halibut. So you never know!

I had the scallops on the Koningsdam recently and was not impressed.  It was a 35 day cruise so wanted something different but wouldn’t try them again sadly. 
 

[SilvertoGold]

26 minutes ago, QuattroRomeo said:

Yes scallops can vary widely! The waiter recommended the halibut over the scallops, and DH wasn't impressed with the halibut. So you never know!

I have had rather mushy halibut as well. The Pinnacle can be good, great or so- so.

 

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Handy carpeting!

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The Lewie lineup!

 

 

 

 

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Pinnacle lunch.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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11 minutes ago, QuattroRomeo said:

The Lewie lineup!

 

 

 

 

I was SO tempted to buy one of these …but didn’t.  So cute. 

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I had the tomato/lemongrass soup, which I usually get. It was very tasty, but could have been hotter. We shared a grilled shrimp bruschetta. It was okay. Not as nice as on Rotterdam. Main entree was the mushroom ravioli- quite enjoyable. DH had spinach&arugula salad, which he said was good, but only had 2 pieces of blue cheese. Next time he would ask for extra. His entree was the seafood cioppino, which he enjoyed, as messy as it was! He did not care for the bread strip on it because it had too-strong tasting fish seasoning on it. We both had berries sabayon for dessert. I've always thought it would present better without the cookie on top! Service was very slow. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Library is on deck 3 by the Explorations Cafe. 

 

 

 

 

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4 hours ago, canadianbear said:

I was SO tempted to buy one of these …but didn’t.  So cute. 

Good way to spend OBC, especially if it’s a special occasion cruise.  The expensive Lewie has clothes and a year for remembering the date.

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35 minutes ago, oaktreerb said:

Good way to spend OBC, especially if it’s a special occasion cruise.  The expensive Lewie has clothes and a year for remembering the date.

We did have a lot of OBC but have 3 young grandkids so chose not to buy one for all.  Maybe I should  have purchased just one for myself!

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We ate in MDR this evening, it is the Gala night menu. CO special is Shrimp Jambalaya. The entrance is on deck 2 in the line to the right. There is no set section for CO; just any free table. They called over some guy to look at the tables available. He was going to seat us in the path of traffic and noise. DH said no, and looked for a better section, which we eventually got. There were plenty of spaces so it was kind of annoying. Anyway we ended up with really good waiters, Endri and Bambang. 

 

 

 

 

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We had the escargot and soups for starters.Best escargot we ever had on a ship! Tender and hot.DH even got a second one. He also had the French onion soup and I had the artichoke carrot one.Both were tasty, but should be hotter. We also ordered the fish- yellow fin sole. It was a very nice entree, not overcooked and the veggies were just right. Service was terrific.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The rave review stops at dessert. I ordered the creme brule. It was not good. The custard was broken, and the sugar topping was wet. Definitely not worth the calories!!