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1 hour ago, JAGR said:

Have your butler deliver you a Bailey's the night before

We have the butler bring it in the morning so it doesn't tempt us all night in the room. 🙂

1 minute ago, DaKahuna said:

I am almost afraid to post anything of my own. 

You simply must!! We have to have differing opinions -- if only slightly different. We must show the world that we are not part of a YC conspiracy. LOL

Just now, MonsterJoe said:

Similar tastes. 🙂

I couldn't "Like" more than once -- but I do, I do, I do!!

Just now, morpheusofthesea said:

We should be hiding bottles of liquor and Venchi chocolates around the ship for future CC afficionados to find.

Yes! In the words of Doc Brown from Back to the Future -- "That's brilliant!!" Forget the ducks and let's hide Venchi and liquor!!

1 minute ago, morpheusofthesea said:

"The more the merrier."

Indeed! One thing we always seem to agree on is that YC is the only way to cruise. So let the haters hate, we'll have a great cruise and try to leave some good food and drink for @DaKahuna! 😁

3 minutes ago, DaKahuna said:

I had planned to do exactly that with the Crabcake

Oh, how I miss crab cakes since I had to become gluten free. Love it when I can find a menu with lump crab meat or lobster -- so easy to eat and no messy fingers. 🙂

2 minutes ago, DaKahuna said:

Just hope someone starts a live review

I planned to do one, but I did not want to step on @morpheusofthesea's toes. Mine might be a bit different though, since we're in a "regular" YC stateroom and we're not much for the pool deck.

7 hours ago, pirate4me2 said:

he saw no starter that appealed to him

We love the octopus carpaccio -- it's a don't miss item for us!

10 hours ago, Moparfiend said:

YC Sun Deck
Reserved Private Cabana on YC Sun Deck
 - Seashore/Seascape have this
 - Other ships may be a YMMV 

Seaside has this as well. (We had made friends with someone who had this provided on Seaside. We were able to reserve non-RS/OS cabanas at the YC Concierge Desk for no charge.)

9 hours ago, morpheusofthesea said:

10 hours ago, Moparfiend said:

Private Golf cart for RS/OS, likely YMMV [Unconfirmed]

It  really depends on who the YC director is.

Exactly! We had missed the 'regular' YC shuttle once by just a few seconds and the YC Director took us by golf cart for an "us only" ride back to the ship. We were in a standard YC1 Deluxe Suite, not an RS or OS.

On embarkation day, the main YC restaurant is open for seated dining. You should peruse the menu that is displayed in Top Sail Lounge and see if the items are of interest to you. We love the beef tournedos on the first day's lunch -- it's a filet mignon lunch portion and we never want to miss it.

1 minute ago, DaKahuna said:

Looking over what I have for the latest YC Day 1 - 7 menu's  Day 3 and Day 5, attached, do not really appeal to us.  If what we have is the current sequence then we'll make our reservations for those two nights.

I understand that everyone has their own likes and dislikes. For example, I know a lot of people like the flavor of pumpkin, but the pumpkin risotto on Day 5 is something we would NEVER, EVER order. However, we do love the vitello tonnato and duck breast on that day's menu.

As for Day 3, the beef tartare is a no-to-be-missed item for us. Love it and the quail eggs that come with it. In fact, Glenn brought me an accompanying side dish of extra quail eggs on one of our cruises. Me, being the brat that I am, asked something like, "Who has the tiny hands to shell all those quail eggs?"

Keep in mind that you could have a starter that intrigues you in the Top Sail Restaurant and then go to your specialty dinner. Or ask them to save you some for the next day. The excellent service makes it so that you can probably have it all! 🙂

7 hours ago, DaKahuna said:

My current challenge is deciding which to nights to dine in the specialty restaurants.)

We usually have lunch so we don't miss a Yacht Club dinner. If we time it right, i can have lamb for both lunch and dinner. 🙂

Oberon is a Cabernet Sauvignon, kinda heavy on the tannins. NF is Nicolas Feuillatte champagne (French, so 'real' champagne). If they run out of NF, they bump up to a better brand, so drink up! 😁

3 minutes ago, DaKahuna said:

It's just hard picking a time that we'll be awake

We usually pick one time as our "usual" once we see the closing time for YC restaurant breakfast. Then, on days when things need to change, we'll stop by the concierge desk on the way back to the room after our rounds of nightcaps and give them an adjusted time for the next morning. They've always been able to accommodate.

Just now, DaKahuna said:

 Another reason we seldom have room service -- my DW has to 'hide' in the bathroom when it's delivered and set out in the room.

That's me every morning when the coffee and Baileys arrives -- but that does not stop the standing order, of course. (And on Divina, the walk-in closet works equally well!)

59 minutes ago, DaKahuna said:

Once the bartender refused to give it to me but had one of the wait staff carry it back to the room for me. 

This has happened to BCD many times. He always tries to "warn me" that he is not alone as he opens the stateroom door.

37 minutes ago, MonsterJoe said:

The one night I took a break from Oberon - we did NF

We find that the NF is very helpful while perusing the menu to decide upon food and then the corresponding wine. 🙂

1 hour ago, chrisgp999 said:

Try chocolate ice cream topped with Bailey's and whipped cream.

Plus some Kahlua or Amaretto -- or both! 😁

13 hours ago, pirate4me2 said:

this little fuzzy vampire is making it hard to get going, and making me feel guilty for leaving her

Always the most difficult part of leaving for a cruise, but also the greatest part of coming home!

Thanks for the perspective. I guess we'll stick with the land holidays that we're accustomed to in Europe. A river cruise really seemed like an easier itinerary, with none of the intense planning that I've had to do in the past. We're not land tours people (and is probably obvious from what I've mentioned so far). I guess my days of planning are not quite done yet. LOL Luckily, most hotels will have staff to help coordinate transfers, etc. Thanks again!!

Ah, yes -- we also enjoy the YC restaurant. And pizza in the cabin is a rite of passage in YC. Thanks!! 🙂

@morpheusofthesea Have you ever had dinner in your suite? I know that MSC states that they won't do this and definitely won't do course-by-course dining (ala NCL Haven) but I thought that perhaps this was something you might have successfully tried, especially having YC crew that knows you so well.

Just now, CDNPolar said:

there is not room service on most river lines

I clearly have to do more research. Grazie, danke, and thank you so much!! 😁

Are you able to dine in your cabin with course-by-course Butler service on most river cruise lines? That might take care of us most evenings instead of the cattle call that the dining room sounds to be. 😞

PS: I think this question belongs in another thread. My apologies...