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Dinner…. I was still fully loaded of food since lunchtime. I had some warm food and cheese 🧀…. So a dinner in my mind😆 Today’s menu: Really nothing special…. What I notice is that they are repetitive🤔 I went for salad. Non of the mains are appealing to me. The Queen had salad, shrimp cocktail and she ordered fish fingers from the children menu accompanied by broccoli 🥦. Dessert menu: We didn’t try ice cream tonight…. We decided they needed to “eat down” the stock before we try it again🫣🤭 So the Queen went for the Pernod cake and I tried the biscuit cake. The Queen said the Pernod cake was good. The biscuit cake was really powerful. Dark chocolate and cream. So really delicious but should be half the size for serving😅 We can’t get over the fact that they have silence disco 🪩 in the martini bar tonight and not a Eurovision party…. My friend is on Anthem and Royal Caribbean is a main sponsor for Eurovision this year… So on Anthem the party started before dinner….. So we went to the stateroom for a “private” party 🥳 Ding-dong what is that tower on our coffee table😅 It was a delivery from the chef🥰 Really a surprise 🍓🍓🍓🍓

Mr is sending me pictures and updates from he’s miserable life home🤣🤣🤣 He is doing the empty freezer shows for dinner😅😆 (he should be happy I made lots of food earlier and freeze away) He has different soups to choose from and an assortment of Indian curry. But the hardest part is the cats 🐈‍⬛ 🐈‍⬛ They miss me❤️ They are both voluntary staying on Mr laps and sleep closely together…. Mr say he can’t go to 🚽 alone🤣🤣❤️

After the captain’s club meeting the Queen wanted some coffee to wake up😝 We had a double espresso in Al Bacio and went to the show. Tonight’s show was Broadway cabaret from the vocal cast. It’s their last show before they leave for holiday. It’s a potpourri of broadway and movie music. Very well performed🎶🎶 After the show it was officers meet & greeting in Grand Foyer.

The captain’s senior officer party was at 17.15. The ladies attended👍🏻 See my new shoes🤩 It was live 🎵 music. Canapés, drinks etc. captain Ioannis was talkative 🗣️ and very on stage. He presented the senior officer team. So a very well done performance by him and crew. They do take their time to be present and they seem comfortable with the situation.

Pool deck sorbet 🍧 is out & about…. and it tastes good 👍🏻

I started the day out on deck. Both the front and aft section was closed off for maintenance when I arrived for my walking trip…. So for the first 35 minutes of walking, I was only able to walk the running track around deck 11. Then they opened up the rest of the way😎 It was a bit windy and chilly outside. But a perfect time to go walking. We where sailing in the strait⚓️💙🤩 So a lovely view and a great way to enjoy both sides🙂 After an hour the Queen texted me… I’m downstairs on the terrace for breakfast… So I walked the final round and went downstairs to her🙃 She had picked up her preferred breakfast and was eating. I went inside to get some breakfast for myself. It had just turned 10 and they were closed in many sections already. So I was ready for a poached egg 🥚 but NO, they had closed already…. Then it was yogurt and muesli…. Another day….😇 it will be poached eggs 🥚 After my quick breakfast, the Queen walked off to find a sun lounger. I told her, you must find one in a place that have shade from the wind 💨😉 I went downstairs to change out of my walking clothes. You know the Queen are not properly trained🤪😜😝 When I returned to our cabin, the sign deep sleep was still up🫡 YEP, she’s not trained yet🤭🤔 Sorry Lerma❤️ I went downstairs to get some coffee for me on the way upstairs to the pool deck. I arrived 30.seconds before the beyond the podium guests arrived😅 They were armed and ready to fight them🤣🤣🤣 One officer was ready marking cups and collecting cards and then they were making coffee in full speed😅 It works well to keep control of the line🤓 I did also see a very friendly face of walking service (yes I have looked for her🥰 in Al Bacio) Maria our very friendly face from last year is onboard🙂 She was very busy as everyone serving tables. So I didn’t approach her to say hello 👋🏻. I told the Queen when I arrived upstairs🥰 She was SO happy! The sun had arrived outside😎😎 the temperature in the sun is much better than cloudy and windy😝

Cruise Compass Day 6 Sea Day

Today is Senior Officer Party this was on our bed last night They have invited the Queen to come with me🥰 that’s nice of them to put her onto the invitation. (Otherwise I would have “sneaked” her inside😂😂) It’s nice to bring her as my + one to the event. (Since it’s only us travelling together)

Dinner…. Tonight’s menu: Our waiter had arranged a chef’s special for dinner…. So we only had the spring rolls for starters. They were okay. Earlier on the sailing it was the vegetarian korma on the menu. I asked him if it was “tourist” edition or Indian version…. Our Indian waiter said, more of the tourist experience…. (Also my experience from earlier sailings) And I said to him that it’s okay, but a bit sad. Because Indian food is very good and is complex in flavour and taste. That’s why it’s very good 😊 So he was on fire happy when I told him that we do enjoy Indian food🤩 So tonight he had asked for something for us….. it’s was vegetarian chickpeas, (I do make this at home often) they were delicious and creamy. And lamb chops in sauce. This was not a spicy dish but a very tasty combination of spices. It had a very wide range of different flavours when you had a bite. When you took a bite the first impression was a tingling touch of spicy, but not strong just a careful touch. As you processed your bite, the flavour of the lamb was calling, then a touch of cinnamon, cumin, anise and Bay leaf. So a very nice treat for us😋😋😋 The Queen really enjoyed it🥰 Dessert menu: Just an observation…. The lava cake is on for several days😇 (not bad for me😂😂) But usually one night only! We had a little visit to our table…. Before dinner I dropped off an attention to details card…. I said that our housekeeper Lerma is doing a great service. Cabin is spotless 24/7 and she’s very attentive and friendly. Our night light in the bathroom is not functioning, is it completely out or is it just the lightbulb that has died? (We will see if it suddenly goes on😇) The food has until now tasted good and presentation is good. But the ice cream has really gone downhill and you need to work on it. The after eight, chocolate and vanilla ice cream was really not okay. It was wrong taste and the texture is just not right. It’s completely lacking the texture of velvet and a “body”. The supervisor is a familiar face from last year. He is very friendly, perhaps the dessert/ ice cream chef will listen? Fingers crossed that they will get back on track on the ice cream 🍨 We received ice cream today 😅 This was not from the MDR ice cream station….. It was vanilla and raspberry sorbet. That vanilla was Mmmm and the raspberry sorbet was just as delicious as always😋😛😛😛 So yes, someone on the ship can definitely make ice cream! The texture was 👍🏻👍🏻 certainly creamy and it had a full body texture of velvet and vanilla. The sorbet was light refreshing and had the full body texture of velvet. So you can make it! As the “weak” spot of desserts was on the menu today (again) I had to accompany the ice cream to a lava cake😆😅😋 ( I had logged 18.500 steps on my Istanbul walk, I had earned it😝) The lava cake was delicious again tonight. They really do make it good 👍🏻 After dinner, the ladies were of to 🛌

This is the only place in the newspaper that Eurovision is mentioned😳 We have lots of European guests onboard and Australians guests. Really strange, they could definitely have made a ABBA & Eurovision party tonight. And as you say, it’s 50 years anniversary for ABBA…. Waterloo. We are also very excited and hoping for an appearance of them live. The timing of 🇸🇪 Sweden and Malmø as location couldn’t be more perfect than this! Time will tell if they decide to speed up the Eurovision final party 🎉 (CD Ernest is from USA 🇺🇸 so I don’t know how much he is interested in Eurovision (yet) since he lives in 🇩🇪) But as a LGBT 🏳️‍🌈 friendly cruise line, I know from my LGBT friends that Eurovision is as Christmas+New Year and birthday celebration for them🥳🥳 Its THE party week of the year🥳🥳🥳

Star Factory production show is a great show. Aerial performance and singer/dancers can really show off. CD Ernest said something about tomorrow’s sea day… There are plenty of things to do😝 Our “friend” Dominic Allan has arrived onboard as a podium speaker…. Yep, it seems like me and him almost cruise identically😅😝 The house band are playing in the grand foyer, martini bar is alive and the acoustic guitar player is in Cellar Master. Everyone has something they like onboard 💙⚓️💙

If it’s hot… take the tram 2 stops(end stop) and the funicular up. Follow signs F1. It takes 15.minutes up from Galataport this way. And walk downhill🙃 You will understand when you are getting close to the tower😉

After a little coffee stop in Al Bacio together by the Queen I was ready for a jacuzzi session. YES, you are seeing correct ☑️ it’s a lemon 🍋 tart The Queen had a great day, she had used the heated indoor pool and jacuzzi. So she was defrosted from the cold 🥶 Istanbul weather 🤣🤣 I went for an outdoor jacuzzi. It’s really not cold for a Viking😝 So I had the pool deck all private to me😅😎 After a good soak into the jacuzzi, it was time to go downstairs and get ready for the evening🙃 The Queen was talking to the king 👑 when I arrived back. He was on his way to the grocery store😝 No one did refill the fridge and make him dinner🤣🤣 Tonight’s show is Star Factory, Production Show.

It’s not warm…. wind jacket, long sleeve shirt and long pants… it’s no sun and windy 🌬️

@DaKahuna that ice cream looks really nice 👌🏻 it’s dark and looks good 👍🏻 Our has a pale colour of chocolate and it’s just not as velvet as your looking like ❤️