Lovely other Posted September 10, 2013 #401 Share Posted September 10, 2013 loving the towel animals pool party, especially the elephant with his drink. cheered me up on a blue day ...thanks dave x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetiredMustang Posted September 10, 2013 Author #402 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Tues., Sept. 10, 2013, Halifax (Cont.) If anything, the weather got better as the afternoon wore on. We sailed while we were having dinner, casting off a few minutes after 6 p.m., which means we missed the pipers. Dinner was a repeat of many items; such as the prime rib, photos of which I have already posted, so no new photo of that tonight. Here are the dinner and dessert menus: I did have a new dessert, the chocolate éclair, which came with vanilla instead of chocolate filling; the ice cream was an inspired suggestion of our dining steward: We set the clocks back one more hour tonight, which will bring us into the Eastern time zone before arriving in New York Thursday. More later, Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovely other Posted September 10, 2013 #403 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Tues., Sept. 10, 2013, Halifax (Cont.) If anything, the weather got better as the afternoon wore on. We sailed while we were having dinner, casting off a few minutes after 6 p.m., which means we missed the pipers. Dinner was a repeat of many items; such as the prime rib, photos of which I have already posted, so no new photo of that tonight. Here are the dinner and dessert menus: I did have a new dessert, the chocolate éclair, which came with vanilla instead of chocolate filling; the ice cream was an inspired suggestion of our dining steward: We set the clocks back one more hour tonight, which will bring us into the Eastern time zone before arriving in New York Thursday. More later, Dave i was wondering about the sugar free deserts ...do they taste nice? as many sugar free things have that odd chemical aftertaste from sugar substitutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JamesEM Posted September 11, 2013 #404 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Thanks for the info about photo bucket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kazu Posted September 11, 2013 #405 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Following along and very much enjoying your pics and posts:D I have never seen a towel animal pool party before - really incredible:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted September 11, 2013 #406 Share Posted September 11, 2013 How did you like the No Sugar Added dessert Dave? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted September 11, 2013 #407 Share Posted September 11, 2013 i was wondering about the sugar free deserts ...do they taste nice? as many sugar free things have that odd chemical aftertaste from sugar substitutes A couple of times I have tried HAL's "No Sugar Added" desserts -- did not care for them. There is a difference between Sugar Free and No Sugar Added desserts. I don't know what the difference is between them. Maybe someone can explain it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare whogo Posted September 11, 2013 #408 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Tues., Sept. 10, 2013, Halifax (Cont.)... I did have a new dessert, the chocolate éclair, which came with vanilla instead of chocolate filling... On our last cruise I noticed that meals did not always match the menu description. I never kept photographic proof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetiredMustang Posted September 11, 2013 Author #409 Share Posted September 11, 2013 How did you like the No Sugar Added dessert Dave? Yonnie, It was great. Frankly I couldn't tell the difference, if there was one, between it and a regular éclair. It had the choux pastry, the ganache topping and the custard crème filling. The ice cream helped, too! Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetiredMustang Posted September 11, 2013 Author #410 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Wednesday, September 11, 2013, at sea Well, we begin our final day of the cruise. There are a lot of activities around the ship, including one of my favorite, the ice carving. What I don’t see is the usual disembarkation talk. Is this new I wonder, or did somebody forget to list it and JT will announce it later? We had one in February on Noordam. They are not all that useful for Mariners, but first-time HAL cruisers could benefit. Today is also the day for packing (boo!) and getting ready to leave. Here are photos with today’s program: More later, Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcd2010 Posted September 11, 2013 #411 Share Posted September 11, 2013 (edited) There is a difference between Sugar Free and No Sugar Added desserts. I don't know what the difference is between them. Maybe someone can explain it. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) defined "sugar free" and "no sugar added". "Sugar-free" means there must be less than 0.5 grams of sugar per serving after it is prepared/processed. "No sugar added" means no sugar or sugar-containing ingredient was added during processing. Some things contain a natural sugar (fruit sugar, fructose, milk sugar or lactose) so it cannot be called sugar free - it is called "no sugar added" instead. However, there is a way to remove the natural sugars so they can be called "sugar free" - I suspect these are the ones whose flavor would be most affected, especially if they put sugar substitutes (i.e., chemicals) in. Edited September 11, 2013 by bcd2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kazu Posted September 11, 2013 #412 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Thanks Dave - too bad it's ending so soon. Disembarkation talks have been eliminated so I don't think you will see one announced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innlady1 Posted September 11, 2013 #413 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Thanks, Dave. Enjoy your last day. I often have the "no sugar added" desserts as too much sugar at night cause sleeplessness for me...same as caffeine. I've enjoyed each and every one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeytaxi Posted September 11, 2013 #414 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Dave, Thank you so much for the wonderful live report. After following you since Bergen (one of my favorite cities), I just found out that my boss and his wife were on board. It truly is a small world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrFunInTheSun Posted September 11, 2013 #415 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Great "Live" report! Thanks for bringing us along with you! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk. Please excuse any typographical errors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthC Posted September 11, 2013 #416 Share Posted September 11, 2013 I can hardly believe that this wonderful cruise is coming to an end already. It seems like you just boarded. Have great day sailing down the coast. It's going to be a hot one here on land; hope there's some breezes at sea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GmaPajama Posted September 11, 2013 #417 Share Posted September 11, 2013 I haven't posted along the way, Dave, but want to be sure you know I've savored every word and photo. Thanks so much for bringing us all along! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Copper10-8 Posted September 11, 2013 #418 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Enjoy your last EUDM day Dave, and safe travels home!:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted September 11, 2013 #419 Share Posted September 11, 2013 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) defined "sugar free" and "no sugar added". "Sugar-free" means there must be less than 0.5 grams of sugar per serving after it is prepared/processed. "No sugar added" means no sugar or sugar-containing ingredient was added during processing. Some things contain a natural sugar (fruit sugar, fructose, milk sugar or lactose) so it cannot be called sugar free - it is called "no sugar added" instead. However, there is a way to remove the natural sugars so they can be called "sugar free" - I suspect these are the ones whose flavor would be most affected, especially if they put sugar substitutes (i.e., chemicals) in. Thank you for the explanation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted September 11, 2013 #420 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Yonnie, It was great. Frankly I couldn't tell the difference, if there was one, between it and a regular éclair. It had the choux pastry, the ganache topping and the custard crème filling. The ice cream helped, too! Dave Thank you Dave. As I said -- I tried a couple of No Sugar Added desserts -- one was Tiramisu -- it was awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruz chic Posted September 11, 2013 #421 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Sorry to hear your cruise is almost over but it's one day closer to mine:D. Thanks so much for the time and effort you put into this. I'll be following until the bitter end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaspersmycat Posted September 11, 2013 #422 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Thanks for sharing your cruise with us. I read it every day while eating breakfast. It has definitely has me more excited about getting on the Eurodam on October 12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoronaCRZR Posted September 11, 2013 #423 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Dave, thanks for a GREAT review. Somehow the HAL board does not have enough picture reviews. Wonderfull job !! Ted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sppunk Posted September 11, 2013 #424 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Dave, enjoy your last evening aboard and thank you again for sharing your time with us so we could follow this amazing voyage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Eyes Are Sailing Posted September 11, 2013 #425 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Thanks for all your efforts in posting Dave.....I've really enjoyed it. Have a safe trip home!:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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