Dave's Live from Eurodam Trans-Atlantic, Aug. 27 - Sept. 12, 2013

[Lovely other]

loving the towel animals pool party, especially the elephant with his drink. cheered me up on a blue day ...thanks dave x

[RetiredMustang]

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

[Lovely other]

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

[JamesEM]

Thanks for the info about photo bucket.

[kazu]

Following along and very much enjoying your pics and posts:D

 

I have never seen a towel animal pool party before - really incredible:D

[Krazy Kruizers]

How did you like the No Sugar Added dessert Dave?

[Krazy Kruizers]

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.

[whogo]

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.

[RetiredMustang]

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

[RetiredMustang]

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

[bcd2010]

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

[kazu]

Thanks Dave - too bad it's ending so soon.

 

Disembarkation talks have been eliminated so I don't think you will see one announced.

[innlady1]

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!

[Hockeytaxi]

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.

[MrFunInTheSun]

Great "Live" report! Thanks for bringing us along with you!

 

 

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk. Please excuse any typographical errors.

[RuthC]

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.

[GmaPajama]

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!

[Copper10-8]

Enjoy your last EUDM day Dave, and safe travels home!:)

[Krazy Kruizers]

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.

[Krazy Kruizers]

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.

[cruz chic]

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.

[jaspersmycat]

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.

[CoronaCRZR]

Dave, thanks for a GREAT review. Somehow the HAL board does not have enough picture reviews.

Wonderfull job !!

 

Ted

[sppunk]

Dave, enjoy your last evening aboard and thank you again for sharing your time with us so we could follow this amazing voyage!

[Irish Eyes Are Sailing]

Thanks for all your efforts in posting Dave.....I've really enjoyed it.

Have a safe trip home!:)