May the force be with you
Ah, what a day for a fangirl--the whole ship is on Star Wars mode. So many guests and crew members in costume, so many Star Wars themed activies--and even the food!
Our dinner last night at Palo was very elegant. I'd forgotten that it was a set price of thirty dollars each because the service, food and ambiance was so lovely I suspect we would have paid far more in a California restaurant. The hostess even changed the white napkins to black ones because we both had on black leggings! We started with antipasto the waiter just served up--no ordering. The pizza bread with parmesaen cheese was awesome. Then Demelza had her second plate of fried calamari for the day. (the first was at a restaurant on St. Thomas, but Palo's was fresher and less rubbery.) I had buffalo mozzerella cheese and tomatoes--tasty cheese, the tomatoes a little too hot house flavourless. (Demelza and I once visited the only farm in California that makes actual cheese from water buffalo.) There was even a teeny serving of lemon sorbet for a palate cleanser! Her main course was lobster on pasta, and I had grilled mushroom on spinach and polenta. Excellent, but we were both full by then! I did eat a bit more than she did for once. We'd both ordered chocolate souffle which was tasty although--for moi, I could use less of the multi-flavour thing so popular lately. Just the souffle was great, it didn't really need chocolate sauce, vanilla sauce and vanilla gelato. They gave us a lemon cordial thing at the end which was really sour, so we didn't drink much. Staggered to our stateroom, stuffed to the gills.
For Star Wars day, Demelza wore her stormtrooper costume. For those who don't know, she bears a striking resemblance to the actor who plays Finn--particularly in costume. One of the waiters even called her Finn! We had fun seeing all the costumes and t-shirts from tiny baby Yodas to adult Leias and Hans. Lots and lots of costumes. I felt proud that my t-shirt of Han and Chewie piloting the Millenium Falcon toward the Tardis was the only one on board. Although many had unusual t-shirts, just as many had bought the Star Wars Day at Sea shirt sold in the gift shop here.
We had our pictures taken with C3PO and R2D2, attended a fun history of Star Wars (which actually had a few facts I didn't know), met a family who had never seen any Star Wars movies. (quelle horrors!) and I ate a brownie with Darth vader in chocolate. My chai latte had the Rebel symbol on the foam in cinnamon.
We're going to see The Last Jedi again in about an hour.
Our dinner last night at Palo was very elegant. I'd forgotten that it was a set price of thirty dollars each because the service, food and ambiance was so lovely I suspect we would have paid far more in a California restaurant. The hostess even changed the white napkins to black ones because we both had on black leggings! We started with antipasto the waiter just served up--no ordering. The pizza bread with parmesaen cheese was awesome. Then Demelza had her second plate of fried calamari for the day. (the first was at a restaurant on St. Thomas, but Palo's was fresher and less rubbery.) I had buffalo mozzerella cheese and tomatoes--tasty cheese, the tomatoes a little too hot house flavourless. (Demelza and I once visited the only farm in California that makes actual cheese from water buffalo.) There was even a teeny serving of lemon sorbet for a palate cleanser! Her main course was lobster on pasta, and I had grilled mushroom on spinach and polenta. Excellent, but we were both full by then! I did eat a bit more than she did for once. We'd both ordered chocolate souffle which was tasty although--for moi, I could use less of the multi-flavour thing so popular lately. Just the souffle was great, it didn't really need chocolate sauce, vanilla sauce and vanilla gelato. They gave us a lemon cordial thing at the end which was really sour, so we didn't drink much. Staggered to our stateroom, stuffed to the gills.
For Star Wars day, Demelza wore her stormtrooper costume. For those who don't know, she bears a striking resemblance to the actor who plays Finn--particularly in costume. One of the waiters even called her Finn! We had fun seeing all the costumes and t-shirts from tiny baby Yodas to adult Leias and Hans. Lots and lots of costumes. I felt proud that my t-shirt of Han and Chewie piloting the Millenium Falcon toward the Tardis was the only one on board. Although many had unusual t-shirts, just as many had bought the Star Wars Day at Sea shirt sold in the gift shop here.
We had our pictures taken with C3PO and R2D2, attended a fun history of Star Wars (which actually had a few facts I didn't know), met a family who had never seen any Star Wars movies. (quelle horrors!) and I ate a brownie with Darth vader in chocolate. My chai latte had the Rebel symbol on the foam in cinnamon.
We're going to see The Last Jedi again in about an hour.