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[jam19872016]

Time for dinner!!

[jam19872016]

Tonight's menu is my least favorite but I need to eat small tonight so it's for the best.

 

 

 

 

 

For my starter I ordered the alligator beignets.

 

 

I did not like that at all the first time I got it bit it was better this time although still not a favorite. Needs less breading.

 

For my main I had lasagna bolognese.

 

 

My mom's dinner- shrimp creole.

 

 

[jam19872016]

Some lunch time Lido photos from today.

 

 

 

 

 

[jam19872016]

Time for bed. Tomorrow we reach the final stop on this leg of our journey- cartagena.

[jam19872016]

Good morning. 

 

Today we are in cartagena which is my last  new port for probably about a year when I do the freedom transatlantic.

 

The plan today is to take the free shuttle to downtown and wander around a bit. I also heard there may be a free zoo nearby I'm hoping to be able to take a quick look at that.

 

 

[jam19872016]

Today was a good day. Slight change to the plans but only because I was told slightly wrong facts. 

 

The shuttle is not to downtown. It was to the port shopping area. It was complementary but not needed if you are mobile. It was about a three minute walk. The pier in amber cove is longer.

 

I also wouldn't call it a zoo. It was an aviary but it was very fascinating. After my mom did her shopping for some souvenirs we walked through it.

 

BTW, none of the aggressive vendors you have in downtown cartagena exist here. The salespeople were polite and helpful and in no way pushy. Very refreshing.

 

 

[jam19872016]

Entering the aviary.

 

 

 

 

 

[jam19872016]

Lots of pretty plant life.

 

 

They even had a couple pigs.

 

The birds were used to people. If you dared, you could even pick them up and hold them.

 

 

[jam19872016]

 

 

I spotted a deer.

 

 

 

Trivia starting now. 

[jam19872016]

Yikes I really bombed on that trivia.

 

We spent a little longer than usual in port admiring the wildlife so I missed all the trivia this morning.

 

Made it back in plenty of time for lunch though 😋. 

 

 

 

 

[jam19872016]

Cartagena looking to the port side.

 

 

 

 

 

[jam19872016]

And from the starboard side.

 

 

Where the white buses are is the port shopping area and aviary. Very walkable.

 

 

[jam19872016]

Tonight is the final new MDR menu and then it's back to the standard 8 rotating menus.

 

 

 

[natefish95]

Great pictures! I have my eye on a 9 day on the Conquest next year that goes to Cartagena. Or maybe the Freedom transatlantic back form Barcelona. So many choices. 

 

Can't wait to board on Saturday!

[jam19872016]

For my starters I had the fried wild boar and crab melt brioche.

 

 

 

The boar was just a tad salty bit still good. The brioche was fantastic. Yummy.

 

For mains I had beef and broccoli and honey glazed pork loin.

 

 

 

These were also good. The pork was a little hard to chew bit otherwise good. 

 

Dessert was the pineapple upside-down.

 

 

This was s slice of warm dessert heaven.

[jam19872016]

Some Lido options for dinner.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[jam19872016]

We've got a lot of distance to cover to get back to Miami in two days. Ship is sailing at 20.8 knots which has us rocking a little.

[jam19872016]

24 minutes ago, natefish95 said:

Great pictures! I have my eye on a 9 day on the Conquest next year that goes to Cartagena. Or maybe the Freedom transatlantic back form Barcelona. So many choices. 

 

Can't wait to board on Saturday!

I'll be on both freedom transatlantics I think it would be a great choice. I did like cartagena too though.  Maybe do both. Yes that's it, both 😁

[natefish95]

5 minutes ago, jam19872016 said:

I'll be on both freedom transatlantics I think it would be a great choice. I did like cartagena too though.  Maybe do both. Yes that's it, both 😁

I wish I could get away from work for that long! I was on the first restart cruise of Freedom last year and had such a great time. 

[jam19872016]

1 hour ago, natefish95 said:

I wish I could get away from work for that long! I was on the first restart cruise of Freedom last year and had such a great time. 

I'm looking forward to trying out the freedom. It's one of two Conquest class I haven't been on yet. 

[jam19872016]

Another day in the history books.

 

Next up two days at sea on the way to Miami.

[jam19872016]

Good morning. We lost another hour last night and we are now back on Eastern time. 

 

It's kind of a bummer losing three hours on your cruise but I think i like this direction better.

 

There seems to be less enthusiasm around the ship now that we have crossed the canal. It's like the cruise was building towards something and now that we've done it, people seem ready to go.

 

I think going the other direction that enthusiasm would be over pretty quick with a lot of time still to go before Seattle.

 

Also the best ports were the last two. The first two were not worth the stop. 

 

 

[jam19872016]

The hub app did not survive the time change. It's back on Seattle time and will not let me check in for brunch since it thinks it's after 130. Going to go check in in person and hope it's not a complete zoo up there.

[jam19872016]

Idk what the app was doing. Seattle time is 3 behind not ahead. But it fixed itself before i got to brunch.

 

I decided to get the last pay item today, lobster Benedict.

 

 

This was a messy delicious treat and they were very generous with the lobster. But at $19 it's just priced too high and I probably wouldn't get it again.

 

For dessert I went up to Lido for a slice of key lime cheesecake.

 

Edited October 4, 2022 by jam19872016

[pirate4me2]

4 minutes ago, jam19872016 said:

Idk what the app was doing. Seattle time is 3 behind not ahead. But it fixed itself before i got to brunch.

 

I decided to get the last phone item today, lobster Benedict.

 

 

This was a messy delicious treat and they were very generous with the lobster. But at $19 it's just priced too high and I probably wouldn't get it again.

 

For dessert I went up to Lido for a slice of key lime cheesecake.

 

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Oh my gosh, lobster Benedict?? Be still my heart! I'm too much of a cheap-o to pay that for it tho, lol.