Live from the Prinsendam - 28 day Azores and Celtic Explorer - May 5th, 2018

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Our lovely little ship.

 

 

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The landscape is so pretty here.

 

 

 

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It's always nice to be "welcomed home".

 

 

 

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As you can see from the When and Where’s for this cruise, there has been Bridge get togethers for both beginners and regular players along with MahJong & Chess among other things.

 

The Captain has generously put on tours of the Bridge for three consecutive days so that everyone who wants can see the bridge and go on the wings. There was lots of security to make sure that no one pushed the “wrong” button. LOL.

 

We met up with our friends Jose and Frances when we got back and sat on the verandah looking for whales. They had never done Canaletto so, I headed there to see if they could get us in and we got a lovely table looking at the aft.

 

I really like this Canaletto as they draw the curtains so it is separated from the Lido and very private.

 

Canaletto got two thumbs up from all of us. It was delish. I still say it is the best Canaletto in the fleet.

 

Here is the menu for it.

 

 

 

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[Krazy Kruizers]

Love your pictures of Horta.

Prinsendam's Canaletto does sound much better than what is offered on the other ships. I like the idea that there are daily specials.

[kazu]

Another busy sea day. There is a medallion ceremony this morning and a Mariner’s brunch (the first of a couple). And, then this afternoon our roll call has it’s photo scavenger hunt. (They’ll get hints where to find things and must bring back pics on their phones, cameras, whatever).

And of course the winning team will get a nice prize. Can’t reveal it yet in case one of the roll call members is reading the Live thread.

 

 

A great suggestion by Sue (Rockers2). I think it should be fun.

 

Of course there are the usual sea day activities as well.

 

Here is today’s When and Where….

 

 

 

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Here is the Mariner's brunch menu from today.

 

They were VERY generous with the sparkling wine/wine.

 

Medallion ceremony had lots of munchies and refills too!

 

 

 

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[Krazy Kruizers]

Menu looks much better than what has been offered on our cruises.

[St Pete Cruiser]

Thanks for the nice pics of the Prinsendam and now Horta. The Koningsdam couldn't make its port call there last month as it was to tender and the seas/winds were too much. We were able to dock at Praia de Vitoria instead.

[ski ww]

Missed Horta on our last cruise. Went to Funachel instead, which kind of reminds me of the pictures you posted of Horta. Funachel also has the pictures painted by sailors doing TA on the harbor walls.

Allan

[ON cruiser]

Kazu, am so enjoying all posts and photos! Glad you and all are having such a nice cruise. Also glad to see that food and service quality is high.

 

Keep having fun!

 

ON Cruiser

[bennybear]

Oh the cellar master dinner looked great! The lobster salad, oh my! I couldn’t read the wine label that you liked so well. Was that the Groovy? Gruner veltliner.

 

And octopus can be so good! The Canaletto looks great!

[kazu]

Oh the cellar master dinner looked great! The lobster salad, oh my! I couldn’t read the wine label that you liked so well. Was that the Groovy? Gruner veltliner.

 

 

 

And octopus can be so good! The Canaletto looks great!

 

 

 

It was the second wine on the cellar master listing - from Austria.

 

AndreaB kindly ordered it for our table last night and there were only two bottles left on the ship so we got them both!

 

 

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Here is today's When and Where:

 

 

 

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Today is the first time 2 pm hasn't become 3 pm in a long time.

 

So, today at 3 pm we have the Indonesian Crew show.

 

 

 

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We went to our second Sel de Mer last night with Jose & Frances and Andrea.

 

Had a great time.

 

 

 

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Had a different plate again.

 

 

 

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Escargots. Yum....

 

 

 

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Steak Tartare - way too much to eat but really good.

 

 

 

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