time to get the day started
good morning from somewhere in the middle of the Pacific Ocean I have no idea where
we are I'm Andie he's Stephen we have a full day at sea today on our way to Alaska
and we are going to take the time to check out all the food options here onboard the ship we
started out with some room service coffee this morning essential and now we're going
to go get ourselves some breakfast let's eat we started sampling the food options the day
before this when we first boarded the ship our first meal predictably was Alfredo's for pizza
we also enjoyed some veggie ramen from the noodle bar and of course we paid a visit to the
ice cream counter by the pool then we enjoyed an elegant dinner in the Concerto dining room
which offers a new menu daily today we're starting in the Concerto dining room for breakfast
all right we got the Alaskan scramble and it's got asparagus and Swiss cheese in it
feeling the ship no kidding we are wobbly today dropping out from under us a little bit
we just came from breakfast and it was pretty good yeah i think the
food was a little bit better at dinner last night the quality but it was really nice
I love that they have small portions because the inclination with this 24/7 food situation
is to try everything which of course we're gonna do today so it's nice that the portions are small
totally manageable that way makes it a lot more easy to do that and I gotta say also every person
we have met on board the staff crew they are so friendly so helpful the service here is incredible
one of the downsides to breakfast in the dining room is that it's over at nine o'clock but we
really wanted to try it so we got up early the upside to that is it's 10:30 now we've got room in
our stomachs to try another little snack so we're gonna head to the bakery and see what they have
when we went in for our mid-morning pastry we saw that they were starting to put out
some desserts for lunch so we had to make a second trip back to try some of that this is
a dark chocolate shoe and this is sticky toffee pudding with caramel sauce on top
cheers Bloody Mary time so we're at the wake view bar once the ship got moving it got really
windy up on the outer decks so we haven't really been able to enjoy as much of the outdoor spaces
but it occurred to us that maybe at the very back of the ship might not be so windy right
and we were right it's actually pretty nice back here so we're enjoying some alcoholic beverages
while we're here because we got a drink package I wouldn't recommend it for people if they're
casual drinkers like we are I mean normally we wouldn't even have a drink every single day but
we got it as a perk when we booked the trip it was added on for free so we figured
I'm gonna take advantage yeah and the package by the way also includes any specialty coffees juices
um bottled water bottled water which we're not really taking advantage of because we
have our filtered water bottles but um it is nice because that really takes some
of the math out of it for you if you know you're worried about your expenses running
absolutely and I have a feeling we're really going to take advantage of the coffee situation huh yeah
absolutely so Stephen and I have never done high tea before "afternoon tea" thanks for catching
that, Dara but it's something we always thought we'd do sometime when we got back to England right
yeah however they're offering it here on the ship apparently it's quite common and we figured well
why not when you're on a Chinese-themed ship going from Seattle to Alaska, makes perfect sense right?
cheers!
you can really feel the boat rocking now I didn't take anything for it today it's been making me
just a little bit queasy but not so bad so I think I'm gonna be fine but it's interesting to
see these paintings behind us just rocking against the wall we're definitely feeling it getting our
sea legs we were quickly running out of room in our tummies but another great stop for mid-morning
or afternoon snacks is the international cafe this was a regular spot for specialty coffees each day
but they also had a beautiful assortment of baked goods sandwiches salads and even cheese
boards but since we needed a break from food we opted for a fun option at one of the bars
[bartender] good evening everybody and welcome to
Good Spirits At Sea - interactive cocktail experience, YEAH! [applause. cheering.]
Good Spirits At Sea is a live program based on the tv series Good Spirits where cocktail chef
Matthew Biancanello cruises to exotic locations and develops cocktails from
local ingredients at each destination I ordered a spicy watermelon tequila cocktail called
Sandia En Fuego which was inspired by the Yucatan
Stephen went for a Butterfly tea and gin concoction that changes color
when a little lemon juice is added
alright thank you magic
alright after our little appetizer at the bar we're heading into the buffet now to check out
what we have for dinner options there are specialty dining options as well a fancy
steakhouse style area a French bistro a gourmet Mandarin restaurant but those are all available
for an additional charge and we wanted to focus on the dining options that were included in the basic
reservation of which there were an abundance so it's really awesome here one of the things we love
about the buffet is you have to wash your hands before you come in so we really appreciate that
all right so as we mentioned we're going pescatarian this week and we both went for
the shrimp cocktail and then otherwise we have very brown meals today but it smells really good
so don't be too thrown off by the way it looks I got the um baked leek dish that
looked really yummy and then some potatoes au gratin and Stephen got the grilled cheese
cheese and garlic fries yeah oh and tomato basil gazpacho yes looking forward to that a
little bit of color between this and the shrimp so uh we're gonna give this a try and enjoy our
ocean view I mean I could get so used to eating like this every day all right round two I went
back through the line got some seconds and uh got something a little more healthy and
colorful this time some steamed veggies and a fried rice option see mom I'm eating my veggies
we're in the Hollywood Conservatory right now which is at the very top and very front of the
ship we've got this amazing panoramic view of the ocean straight ahead and to each side a
little bit it's fantastic up here I think this is probably my favorite spot on the ship and
they have this amazing feature where you can order food and have it delivered to you
anywhere on track they know where we are because of these medallions that we wear all day these
unlock our room door they charge stuff to our room it's basically the equivalent of a room
key only it's much more high-tech so they can find us anywhere on the boat with these things
we can place our delivery order they're gonna find us they'll track us down and they will
make sure we get our order yeah and we got some dessert coming uh Andie went for some
chocolate cake and I got some key lime pie looking forward to that arriving any minute
these people in the cabanas next to us are talking pretty loud
otherwise it's usually really peaceful in here
enjoy your dessert yes thank you awesome thank you so much so I have a chocolate
cake and a key lime pie beautiful thank you so much thank do you want us to take it off
the tray or no that's okay where do we leave the tray when we're done yeah just leave it
here or any of the tables then they will get it for you thank you so much thank you
that's awesome
check it out
ooh look at that little key lime it's so cute I know
aw this is gonna be good
this was a really fun way to get to know the ship a bit better and the food's really good
it just felt like something hit the boat I don't know if you saw us shake but that was a little
bit crazy anyway back to the food it felt just a little short of expectations but I'd
give it a solid B that's fair thank you for watching we really appreciate you coming along
on this little foodie adventure and can't wait to take you on the next one see you next time