jam19872016

Wifi being weird this morning. It keeps kicking me off and making me log back in, except it says I am logged in when it kicks me off. And asks me to login when I am connected. If I dissappear it's due to more wifi woes.

Thanks 😊 Trees and decorations everywhere and Christmas music on the overhead. Christmas events too, I missed the tree lighting ceremony last night.

Good morning everyone. I'm always amazed at tje differences between the beds between cabins. Last week the bed was perfect. The kind you lay in and it feels like the bed is giving you a hug. This one is like a piece of plywood. I slept out of pure exhaustion but I don't feel rested. Diamond lunch is at noon. I think it is a lunch, the wording is the same as the platinum party except for the event name and location so it just says drinks. I think they just used the wrong form letter, we'll see.

Tonight was a great night I really didn't think I was going to make it past dinner after the day I had and the night of light sleep but I ended up pulling through and having a great night, even with my mobile bartender trying to sabotage me! I'm back in the room a little earlier than I would have liked, but I made it until midnight. Two sea days until we reach our first port which will be St. Thomas. Good night everyone.

Late night snacks has changed slightly.

Got me a chicken salad sandwich just before the deli closed.

I forgot today's weigh in, not good +1.8 Steps

Great time at Ocean Plaza. At the nightclub for 90s hour now. Still quiet but it's early and comedy is in the theater at 11. Don't go chasing waterfalls 🎶

Air guitar contest.

Think the rock the promenade is walking through just gained a ton of people. Uptown funk 🎶

How is this my first Abba of the cruise. Dancing queen 🎶

I present the only dish I could not eat on my cruise on Queen Elizabeth And I didn't show the other side, the eye balls were intact.

Back to the Freedom Rockband Get lucky 🎶

End of the set..moved to Red Frog for solo guitar with Alex Mel Interstate love song 🎵

Sending out an sos 🎶 Song is appropriate with whatever happened with my mobile bar bartender.

Price increases confirmed.

Dancing through the decades with Freedom rockband. Something has gone very wrong with my mix ratio. Way too strong 😐 . Can't take my eyes off you 🎶

Heading out. Shot glass for accurate pours...don't need a repeat of last week 😵‍💫

I didn't think I was going to rally tonight but I am catching a second wind. Dinner ran long, won't make the 90's music trivia again unless I run there now, but I still need to prepare the mobile bar. I may go for the end, I don't need to play I just want to hear the songs. Piano lady is off again. They don't typically get the first night of the cruise off, so she must be sick again even though she made it out last night. I'll find some music somewhere to keep me going as long as my second wind holds out!

The crawfish strudel was very good. It was very flaky with a nice crunch when you bite into it. It was also piping hot inside. We are reaching Cunard levels of food temperature here. The sauce was spicy with a very good kick. I think if you don't like spicy, I would stay away from this one, or enjoy it without the sauce. The duck rolls were another winner. I can't say that I really tasted the duck, was just a very nice spring chilled spring roll. Reminds me of the old app from night one, that was always a favorite, the Vietnamese spring roll. The sauce was another spicy one, although not as intense but just as delicious. The short rib was what I wanted from my short rib at Cucina last week. Moist and full of flavor. Notice it also came with a starch! The potato it was served with was great. The green beans in it were just kind of there, they did not really add anything to the dish, but I enjoyed them still. The gravy it was served in was better in Cucina, but this one did not need a gravy, and it still had a nice flavor. Would pick this over Cucina any day! The salmon was what I have come to love from these new dishes, as a seafood lover I feel like these menus were designed with me in mind. This is the second fish with a BBQ glaze, and just like the last one, it paired unexpectedly well with the fish. The onion rings on top provided a nice crunch and had great flavor. An odd combination with salmon, but a delicious one . I had low expectations for the navel cake, but it turned out to be really good. The orange flavor was popping in my mouth (in a good way) giving it a nice citrus zing that I enjoyed. It was moist and not too sweet. Another great dinner and it's too bad I missed this menu last week as there are still a number of items I want to try out on this menu, while I could still easily do some repeats from this one! Service was a bit slow. It is the first night so I understand that is part of it. Part of it is the practice of seating everyone in a section at the same time, and then serving everyone at the pace of the slowest diner. Drives me insane.

Navel orange cake 730

Short rib and BBQ salmon 705.

One of my favorites. I love a sweet and spicy drink. Royal used to have a habenero grapefruit daiquiri I enjoyed. Then it was always out of stock. Now it's off the menu. Hope I never lose this one it is delicious. Good point. And I bet they cost me more in the long run than the chef's table they buy me.