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A night with TWO special requests.

But first, the Menu:

And the appetizer pics for tonight.

Bing Cherry Soup:

Caramelized onions, mushroom, ricotta flatbread:

Caribbean Bouilliabaisse (I believe this is also served at the Fish and Chips):

Fried Shrimp:

Next, the first Special Request.

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I had a burrito for lunch, here's a few dessert options:

Then, I got a few shots of the other ships in port with us; including the Allure of the Seas. This ship is, by weight, twice the size of the Liberty. Look at the width of that thing!

And, one last pic of Phillipsburg, the Dutch Capital, as we're leaving Sint Maarten:

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We did an island tour today. The island is 1/2 Dutch and 1/2 French. The French side is pretty run down, unless you are going to Orient Beach.

The French side is "Saint Martin", while the Dutch side is "Sint Maarten". Having seen both sides of the island; I prefer the Dutch side and have thus been using "Sint Maarten" as my preferred spelling and pronunciation of this beautiful island.

Here are a few pics:

Maho Beach:

Marigot, the French Capital:

Orient Beach:

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This is the 2nd year in a row I've noticed they placed towel animals at the Lido Pool on the morning of the last port.

These guys don't run in from the rain like us humans do. LOL

Yeah - I went there. I rearranged the animals so I could get this "Three Bears" pic. :D

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Thursday, September 18th: Sint Maarten

I went visiting and got a pic of these guys:

And, this was my room mate for the night:

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Chocolate Panna Cotta:

The Pie a la Mode option tonight is Strawberry Rhubarb:

Here is the cheesecake:

I was curious about the Buttered Popcorn Pot de Creme:

As you can see, there's not much popcorn. LOL It was good and very rich. But in combination with the WCMC, I wasn't able to finish either one.

We made a special request with our wait staff for tomorrow night. With 24 hours notice, many things can be requested. Keep in mind to ask nicely and that not all requests can be honored. It doesn't hurt to ask. :D

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Only two entree pics tonight.

Beef Lasagna:

Penne Mariscos:

Here's the dessert menu:

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Some appetizers.

Asparagus Vichyssoise:

Roasted Pumpkin Soup:

Shrimp Cake:

And, finally - Escargot. I got two orders. One for me and one to share with a few that hadn't tried them before. I may have won a few people over!

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This morning was a repeat visit to the Blue Iguana:

Lunch was from the Mongolian Wok. I really enjoyed the muscles:

The desserts. I LOVE pineapple upside down cake:

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A few of us took an Island Tour. Here's a few pics.

Megan's Bay, where our van dropped some people off:

Megan's Bay from Mountain Top:

The ship. Not to bad consider it's taken from inside a moving van:

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Wednesday, September 17th: St. Thomas

The Menu:

The S'more Parfait was VERY popular with our gang tonight. It was quite good:

The pie tonight was also popular, Blueberry:

Finally, the Sticky Toffee Brioche:

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The spare ribs have been moved from Formal night to a Casual Night. I'd not tried them before. They were GREAT:

From the Port of Call Menu, Pescado Ascada

Beef Tenderloin:

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And some appetizers:

Peach Soup:

Oysters Rockefeller:

Canneloni:

Grilled Vegetable salad:

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We made it to Castillo de Christobal and did a lot of walking around Old San Juan. here's just a few pics:

We basically walked around the perimeter of Old San Juan. The Cruise Terminal is #4. The fort is #24. The green outer line is what we covered. We figure it was around 3 miles with the extra walking at the fort:

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So, I've got cut things short and make this a mostly food review the rest of the way. :D

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I had the Fried Oysters and Calamari Fritters. Both were good, but the fritters were exceptional. They had calamari, shrimp, onions and zucchini.

Here’s a happy server at The Sweet Spot:

And my choices for today:

Here is Black Forest Cake, Lemon Chocolate cake (I didn't taste any lemon), and orange cake. I don’t remember what the cake was with the cream cheese frosting. I don't think it was carrot cake, but it might have been. :)

Here's a view from the ship from the Lido Buffet:

We'll be getting off to explore soon.

Bye for now, everybody!

Old San Juan is a peninsula that you go around to get to the Cruise Terminal. Here’s a few pics going around the El Morro Fort:

This is near the fort:

As we close in on the Cruise Terminal, this fort is my hopeful destination of the day:

As mentioned, we don’t like to be with the rush getting off; so lunch comes first!

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Today, I headed to the Omelet Station.

They have lots of goodies to choose from:

The crew is happy to make whatever you want. I tried a new combination this week; I had it three times it was so good: ham, cheese, onions, mushrooms, spinach and mozzarella cheese. See the making of the omelet:

And Viola!

The finished omelet with fruit and another favorite: banana bread.

We didn’t arrive in San Juan until noon, so there was time to visit with the family at the back adult pool area. I love this area as you can swim or get in the hot tub and still visit with those that don’t want to be in the sun. Tthough there is sun for the sun worshippers as well.

Next: Arrival in San Juan

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I was up for the sunrise again and walking on the jogging track:

I’ve never taken a Selfie before. I don’t quite get the craze. But hey; it’s vacation time, let's try new things. Here’s the first one that came out decent:

Time for more walking around the ship. One more chance to see the lights change colors. These are the walls in the Atrium Lobby

Next: Time for Breakfast

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Tuesday, September 16th: San Juan

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LOVE LOVE LOVE Grand Turk. Thanks for taking me back! :D:p:cool:;)

Glad you enjoyed; it's fun re-living it myself. :):D

When dining in the Golden Dining room, it’s nice if the shows you are attending are in the Venetian. You just stroll across the Atrium and take in a few minutes of the LIVE music playing there and, Viola! – you’re there.

Our Bingo players first settled in for a chance at tonight’s big pot. No luck…oh well.

Tonight's show was a hypnotist. I don't have the Fun Times in front of me, you'll see it listed when I post that.

I don't know if you believe it's real or fake; but I've seen these shows before, including this gentleman last year on the Dream. We had believers and non-believers in our group; we all had a good time.

So, after a fun evening; it’s time to move on to the rear Lido Deck for some ice cream:

And, we can’t end the night without seeing who my roommate is for the night:

I'll post today's Fun Times soon.

Bye for now, everybody!

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