**Live** MSC Seascape 9/21-9/28 & 9/28-10/5 Caribbean Cruise

[Mommapadraig]

8 hours ago, DaKahuna said:

 

 

That was my hope as well.

 

In all my years of sailing I have only seen it once and that was in 1971 while the ship was off the coast of Viet Nam.

 

I only saw it once in Jamaica. We are on board the Meraviglia. Lovely lunch in YC. Unpacked. We may see a show tonight buf then early to bed! 

[Best Cat Mom]

5 minutes ago, Mommapadraig said:

We are on board the Meraviglia. Lovely lunch in YC.

Buon viaggio! Post some pictures if you can. We haven't had the pleasure of sailing Meraviglia... yet. 😉

[DaKahuna]

3 hours ago, erikb923 said:

Do they have an actual list of available wines in YC? 

 

 If there is such a thing I have not asked nor seen it.  I know last February on Divina there was a wine list for Le Muse. 

 

 I will try and ask tomorrow and if there is I’ll take a picture.  I’ve just been going with the sommelier recommendations as he’s been spot on. 

 

3 hours ago, erikb923 said:

 

I prefer French Chardonnay, can you simply ask for something like that?  

 

I prefer red wines but had a California Chardonnay tonight that was excellent in my untalented opinion. 

[DaKahuna]

Tonight was gala night.

 

My DW started with French Onion Soup followed by the Wellness Salad

 

 

 

and I had the Escargo followed by the lobster bisque

 

 

 

Our sommelier, Rodin talked me into deviating from my usual Champagne / Red wine regimen and brought me a very nice Chardonnay 

 

 

it went very well with the snails and the bisque.

 

For our main courses my DW had the beef tenderloin and I had the surf and turf.

 

I had talked wiih Suzette, our waiter at breakfast and asked for rice for my wife.

 

 

Rodin paired my surf and turf with a nice Bordeaux- it was delicious

 

 

For her dessert my wife decided she was having only the vanilla ice cream.

 

 

 I splurged and went with the crepe Suzette 

 

 

Rodin stopped by as we were finishing our dessert and offered a dessert wine.  I noamally do not partake but have a difficult time saying no to him.

 

I am glad I listened to him.

 

Now to put my phone down relax and listen to Bernard. 

p.s. @Best cat Dad we are both having an Ultimate Pina Colada.  No offense but i am going back to Zacapa New Fashioned 

 

 

[DaKahuna]

6 hours ago, Mommapadraig said:

I only saw it once in Jamaica. We are on board the Meraviglia. Lovely lunch in YC. Unpacked. We may see a show tonight buf then early to bed! 

 

Yes, pictures would be greatly appreciated.  We have talked about Meraviglia as NY is a little more convenient to DC than Miami is and flights are almost hourly from Dulles so we would risk it and fly up the morning of the cruise if we choose to do so. 

 

@JamieLogical talks about Meraviglia all the time and I am only saddened that the itineraries are not more interesting. 

 

[DaKahuna]

I do not know whether to be happy or said that we were the last to leave the TSL tonight.  

 

I had this for my last drink of the night

 

 

Bernard finished his last set and the other two couples in the lounge left so it was just us two.   I finished my espresso martini and my wife informed me it was time to leave.  I said “yes dear” and stood up and followed her out the lounge. 

 

Tomorrow is Puerto Plata where we were last Tuesday so don’t know if we will sleep in or not but I think we are both convinced it will be a shipboard day for us.   

 

Who knows, we might even visit the Spa for a little sauna — definitely not for the ‘snow room, at least for me.  Snow is a four letter word in my opinion. 

 

 

Edited yesterday at 04:29 AM by DaKahuna

[DaKahuna]

We are still here but absolutely nothing new to report. 
 

We woke up around 0700 and made ready for breakfast.  We had the same meal we have had most days so no new pictures to post.

 

After breakfast we went to the TSL and enjoyed a couple of Holiday Coffee’s while watching the other guests leave as their tour groups were called. 
 

We stayed in the lounge until noon when we went back to the room, put our electronics away, and made ready for lunch. 
 

We are now sitting in the air conditioned comfort of the YC restaurant and about to have lunch.

 

[Mommapadraig]

13 hours ago, DaKahuna said:

 

Yes, pictures would be greatly appreciated.  We have talked about Meraviglia as NY is a little more convenient to DC than Miami is and flights are almost hourly from Dulles so we would risk it and fly up the morning of the cruise if we choose to do so. 

 

@JamieLogical talks about Meraviglia all the time and I am only saddened that the itineraries are not more interesting. 

 

You probably won’t get any photos from me. We loved the Seashore. I’m unsure about the Meraviglia over all but we love the YC. Great staff. Wonderful Concierge Raj. We had a wonderful lunch with too much Chardonnay.

[DaKahuna]

We had another excellent lunch in the YC restaurant.  Since @Best cat Dad is no longer aboard I decided to forgo my usual pre meal champagne and asked the assistant waiter for a Chardonnay to go with my Carsar Salad with shrimp tails.

 

 

 

My wife went with the Wellness salad that I had last week 

 

 

We both went with the fish & chips and encountered our first case of ‘ketchup gate’

 

 

Turns out that unlike last week where we were served Heinz 57 every time we asked for ketchup, today it was the English Wilkins & Sons Tiptree brand.  I had to ask for Heinz.

 

Unbeknownst to my my DW prefers the sweeter English stuff.  

 

 

In either case both are available.

 

I asked for a pinot noir to go with my fish & chips.

 

 

This is the same pinot noir that was the default on Divina and it’s okay but not the best I’ve had on this or last werk’s cruise.

 

For our desserts we both went simple and ordered ice cream, vanilla for the wife and pistachio for me.  I came very close to asking for a second helping.

 

 

We’re now relaxing on our balcony where the breeze is making it quite bearable, unlike the heat of last week.

 

 

[DaKahuna]

10 minutes ago, Mommapadraig said:

We had a wonderful lunch with too much Chardonnay.

There are some that I know that would tell you there is no such thing as ‘too much <insert wine name>’

 

It’s okay about the picture.  They would have been wonderful but as long as you are enjoying yourself that the important thing.

 

[morpheusofthesea]

3 hours ago, DaKahuna said:

We are still here but absolutely nothing new to report.

Then do what I do, make something up.

[DaKahuna]

27 minutes ago, morpheusofthesea said:

Then do what I do, make something up.

 

Oh that i had your skill with a turn of a phrase I might just do that.  Unfortunately, I am not as gifted a scrivener as you sir. 

 

 

[chrisgp999]

20 hours ago, DaKahuna said:

 

 If there is such a thing I have not asked nor seen it.  I know last February on Divina there was a wine list for Le Muse. 

 

 I will try and ask tomorrow and if there is I’ll take a picture.  I’ve just been going with the sommelier recommendations as he’s been spot on. 

 

 

I prefer red wines but had a California Chardonnay tonight that was excellent in my untalented opinion. 

There was a YC wine list available on our recent Meraviglia and Seascape cruises.

[DaKahuna]

The best thing about revisiting a port you were at just a week ago is that you do not feel at all guilty when you lay down and take a nice two hour nap after a great lunch.  That’s two days in a row and it’s becoming habit forming.  

 

Tomorrow is San Juan, Puerto Rica and we been there multiple times before.  However, I have been informed that we will be going ashore to get a souvenir t-shirt for our son in law.  

Edited yesterday at 09:30 PM by DaKahuna

[DaKahuna]

1 minute ago, chrisgp999 said:

There was a YC wine list available on our recent Meraviglia and Seascape cruises.

 

I will ask Rodin or Edison tonight if I can see it and take a picture and post. 

 

[Best Cat Mom]

3 hours ago, Mommapadraig said:

Wonderful Concierge Raj

Raj was Head Concierge for us last year on Seaside. Totally agree -- he was great!

[DaKahuna]

 

 

 

 

very windy on the balcony but not nearly as hot as earlier.

 

[morpheusofthesea]

44 minutes ago, chrisgp999 said:

20 hours ago, DaKahuna said:

There was a YC wine list available on our recent Meraviglia and Seascape cruises.

Here is the wine list from July Seascape.

[morpheusofthesea]

49 minutes ago, DaKahuna said:

 

Oh that i had your skill with a turn of a phrase I might just do that.  Unfortunately, I am not as gifted a scrivener as you sir. 

 

 

Is that akin to conniver?

[morpheusofthesea]

50 minutes ago, DaKahuna said:

The best thing about revisiting a port you were at just a week ago is that you do not feel at all guilty

I feel the same way whether it is a week, a month or even a year.

[DaKahuna]

Here is the wine list for wines included in the Yacht Club

 

 

 

Additionally there is a wine list of wines available by the bottle for an extra charge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You will note that I have been served wines that are not on either list.  So do not consider this all inclusive.  It pays to make friends with the sommelier’s!! 

 

 

[DaKahuna]

While waiting for a table to open up in our ‘section’ tonight I stepped out on the patio outside the TSL and snapped these photo’s .. i think they turned out well. 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I hope you like them! 
 

 

[Best cat Dad]

6 hours ago, DaKahuna said:.  Since @Best cat Dad is no longer aboard I decided to forgo my usual pre meal champagne

Actually all the credit of Champagne before each meal as an appetizer of sorts belongs to @Best Cat Mom. Wisely, I always defer to her excellent judgement. She feels that it adds

clairity when choosing the meal. 

[DaKahuna]

2 minutes ago, Best cat Dad said:

Actually all the credit of Champagne before each meal as an appetizer of sorts belongs to @Best Cat Mom. Wisely, I always defer to her excellent judgement. She feels that it adds

clairity when choosing the meal. 

Missing you guys.  Rodin and Anikin (Edison) have been taking very good care of us.

 

i have even started drinking white wine!  
 

[Best cat Dad]

4 minutes ago, DaKahuna said:

Missing you guys

I think it’s time to head to the TSL for an old fashioned or few. @Best Cat Mom needs a side car! Lol…