Dinner, Friday, September 23, 2016

Friday, September 23, 2016

Day begins with sunrise viewing at 6:15AM. Room stewards displayed towel animals in all the Lido pool area chairs. Our third and final port of the cruise is today at Cozumel.

Sunrise

Frog on lily pad: towel animal on display on Lido pool area

Breakfast: Bluelguana on Lido Deck 10 entrance to Marketplace ***

Lunch: Lido Marketplace buffet, Tandoor, and Deli (made to order sandwiches) ***

Dinner in the Sapphire Dining Room

The dining room was not busy on this evening so our waiter, Arsana, from Bali, Indonesia, spent time telling us stories from his 22 years of working on cruise ships. We found his stories informative and insightful.

Appetizers:

1. Rare Find: Oyster Rockefeller with spinach, cheese sauce **** (tasty, good flavor)
2. Baked Meat balls, smokey tomato sauce ***
3. Flatbread Cajun Shrimp, corn, pineapple ***
4. Gazpacho Andalouise Chilled Tomato with Peppers ***
5. Vegetable Spring Rolls *** (tasty, not greasy, nice Asian fillings, didn't care for soy sauce)
6. Greek Salad ** ( not Greek dressing, ingredients were fresh)

Appetizer Menu

Flatbread

Oyster Rockefeller

Vegetable Spring Rolls

Entrees:

1. Crisp Portobello Mushrooms filled with spinach, butternut squash **** (tasty, good flavors)
2. Veal Parmesan-** (generous portion, bland, blah)
3. Rosemary Lamb Shank *** ( tender meat, tasted like roast beef because of brown gravy, gravy did not help the lamb flavor, good root vegetables)

Entree Menu

Port of Call Menu

Crisp Portobello Mushroom

Veal Parmesan

Rosemary Lamb Shank

Desserts:

1. Strawberry Almond Financier-Chilled Rhubarb Soup **
2. Coconut Lime Cake **** (toasted coconut, lime jam)
3. Passion Fruit Flan *** (coconut, tapioca drops)

Coconut Lime Cake

Passion Fruit Flan