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Okey, this has been a day to relax. Norwaylady went for a good walk on deck. 2h power walk. (If you ask the crew, they can tell how many rounds😜) Mr attended Ocean’s ahead. Captain George is very welcome and a great speaker. So a happy camper arrived on deck to watch my last laps around the track😎 Lunch was a picnic from Aqua Spa Café. Mozzarella tomato salad and salmon mousse. It was delicious👏🏻 Dessert was melon from ocean view. Then it was time to walk down for a shower and a little downtime on the bed. Today’s canapés had arrived.

She deserves it❤️ She had a big birthday in September that year and my father just wants to stay home during holidays…. As a professor in the university, he’s always occupied on a science project, a new article to finish…. So he prefers to stay home in the home office😝 So he can work anytime🙈 He has turned into a an “grumpy old man” in some issues😅😜 So I decided it was time to take her on a cruise! She had a great time🤩 She was on Voyager in the Baltic last May by me. She had a great time again ❤️ I will bring my mother on Infinity soon⚓️🥂❤️ She knows she’s going on a cruise , but she doesn’t know I booked AQ…. And she loves saunas🙃 So she will be very pleased❤️

@DaKahuna @Barwick Cruiser thank you😂😂😂❤️ i blame fresh air, fish and good 🧬 a not so polished Mr joining me in Cairo, Egypt 🇪🇬 2008 this is from February 2009, it was the first time I took Mr to Thailand 🇹🇭 My favourite ❤️ From our wedding day 16.October 2010 my insta celebration for our 10years wedding anniversary in 2020🥳🥰🥂 Mr & Mrs JA is changing during the years😅🙃 If it is for the better or worse is hard to say…..

We have 15years wedding anniversary in 2025…. Our 10years celebration in 2020 was nothing as planned🙈 our 16n Asian cruise was down the drain and all restaurants etc closed🙈🙈🙈 So it was a good dinner at home alone celebration by our cats 🐈 🍾 So we have booked a Galapagos cruise for October 2025🥳🥳🥳

Rise & Shine😎 Sun is shining, I took it slowly in bed. Reading the newspaper and just waiting for Mr to wake up….. We had a great news waiting on our voice mail yesterday evening🙃 Our special request will happen🥳🤩🎁 So I’m very happy for it and our nephew will have a real treat on his gift table on his confirmation in May…..(it will be fun see how long it takes before our nephew understands the gift or rest of the family😅🤩⚓️) Mr knows that if you receive a gift from me, you need to check it or study it carefully….. The details will probably give you a hint or two….. When my mother was given a cruise from us. ( I took her on Jewel in Dubai) She had a water bottle for Christmas….. (it was a bottle mail) but she didn’t open the bottle or check it out further…. She just read the card on the gift saying she was occupied from then to then…. (We celebrated Christmas by Mr’s family) So she didn’t find the packing list… She called me a few days before departure and asked if smart casual was okay. (I didn’t think about it, to ask if she had opened the bottle) So we left for Dubai, she was super happy for warm weather and a fancy hotel on the palm pre cruise🥰 In the morning I told her, we need to pack up… we are leaving for next part of our adventure….. I gave her an envelope holding the luggage tags. (She’s seen them before when we cruise)…….. IMG_4041.MOV She was so happy🥹🥹🥹 My father is very homey… and when you mention cruises for him… he’s bringing out all prejudices he can find….. So then the girls can have fun together🥰🤩🥳😎 Back to our day😎 Breakfast in Tuscan. Mini bagels, fruit etc. Happy Mr😘 At 11.00 the captain will speak in the theatre. It’s the ocean ahead talk+ Q/A after. Mr always enjoy this. I’m preparing for a walk on deck💪🏻

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Tonight’s show is CeCe Teneal. Portrait of Aretha. We kicked off the evening by a cocktail in Craft Social before the show. Tonight’s show was great. The orchestra was on fire and this lady is a very talented singer 🎶🎶🎶 So really my cup of tea🥰 Again, the officers and captain was in gran foyer. I have never seen them all so often. They are all out and about. The Martini Bar did a martini flight tonight before dinner. It’s the first we actually seen on this cruise. (Can’t say we have hang around here…) But it’s always fun🤩👏🏻 IMG_6085.MOV Mr had one of the glasses from the flight Tonight’s dinner is the famous lobster 🦞 day…. As everyone knows, you must pay for your 2. Lobster 🦞. But here’s where things get a bit weird or just idiotic for me… I’m really happy for lobster 🦞 but I prefer a Norwegian lobster 🦞 ( they are really good and size is much bigger) So we always order 2, one for mr and one for me. Then we order a 3 dinner. (Mine dinner, typically the duck) at the same time. Mr gets his lobster 🦞 and I get my dinner…… Great, everything is good and all are happy🥰 (we are 2 guests and we are eating 2 lobsters 🦞, so no bonanza for more than people in our booking) BUT Wait a second…… (I’m sorry to inform you that they can’t order 3 dinners from start…. They must order 2 AND then you need to ask/return plate for a new order) So that means, one can have dinner and one must wait for a new dish. This was not our dining staff, but supervisor decided…. And they were walking around like eagles 🦅overlooking this process….. Come on guys😳🙄🫤 So the rice pilaff is decent when it has some drops of soy sauce. (It’s almost a fried rice😋) Happy Cruising⚓️ Tonight’s menu: Kale salad Salmon tartare ( usually very good, but this was so salty🫥) Lobster (supervisors job tonight was to take them out and have full control of plates matching guests…) Cheese soufflé (don’t serve this to a French guest…..) Mr had a pice and said no🙈 Apple pie Baked Alaska After dinner…. Well you know. Good Night 😴

New paperwork from Future cruises on the bed. It only had 1 side, not the 2.page Galapagos

What a lovely meeting❤️ lovely couple from US is booked on Viking in July from Reykjavik to Bergen. It’s a really good itinerary that goes to Longyearbyen, Spitzbergen- Honningsvåg-Tromsø-Narvik-Leknes-Geiranger-Bergen. It’s a home run for Mr😂😍 So they will enjoy a lot of 🇳🇴. Very happy to answer their questions and packing tips. ( remember I/we go there often) So very happy for them🥰 I’m very happy to be asked🙃 Now it’s time to get dressed for evening chic. Tonight is lobster night.

I didn’t take a picture of it🙄 -but it was the usual OBC an reduced deposit. and side number 2 was for Galapagos. 11-days Quito or 16-days Peru. For us/can they offer 750$ for airfare voucher to use on flights by X(this is not available for Nordic guests) And they are offering a discount up to 1500$ and if you are elite or higher you get a loyalty discount. And they are all good together. I will see if I can get a new paperwork.

they gave me an almond croissant this morning☺️ I asked for a plain. it was good to be onboard. I’m a bit picky on the croissants… but this was very tasty and delicious🥰

Pedicure✔️ Melissa did a good job and my toenails are looking good again🤩 Breakfast together by Mr✔️ B2B meeting ✔️ Uneventful. Alex, document officer went thru the process step-by-step. And transit cards delivered out. No promotional offers as of now for dining/beverage. (They would notify later) After the must-do list it was time to walk outside. Pink lightning was walking for 1.5h It was chair hogs today…. So they left notifications and cleared out if nobody came😜🤣 Well done pool team👏🏻👏🏻 (Lots of grumpy faces, but they had been gone for over 2h on returning…) I picked up some pizza and melon for a quick lunch on the sun bed together by Mr. Mr do not walk as I do…. So a quick change and fresh up is needed now 😅 At 15.00 I have a meeting in Al Bacio. Someone on FB asked if we could meet for coffee and a talk about cruises in Norway 🇳🇴.

So today’s plan is: Sneak out of the room. Don’t wake up Mr sleepyhead…. (Told the spa NOT to call to remind me of my appointment at 08.00) Sneak out✔️ Coffee in Al Bacio✔️ Did they run out of plates😜 I’m not a 🦆… I prefer a plate under my croissant. (They drizzle) Manicure Breakfast by Mr B2B meeting at 11.00. The rest of the day is open🙃

Yes, they have a black belt in time travel😂😂 That’s why I wrote they have timed them self out🤣🤣🤣 (plus’s everything happens at the same time🫥) It was a new invitation on the bed last night, highlighting it is today 4.APRIL🙃

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Tonight’s show is a production show, Life. We have seated us strategically, so we can sneak out quickly. To attend the senior officer party. Show was good, some elements are very good others could be better. Captain’s club party was as scheduled. Presentation of officers and drinks. Dinner tonight was: Asparagus salad Cobb salad Shrimp cocktail Lamb Tiramisu Ice cream Mr had a “small” glass of Sambuca for dessert😜 Then it was off to bed😴

We have stayed in concierge before covid and we have never ever had so many events going on when things were normal….. The concierge here is on the ball 24/7. So it depends on the ship and team.

So, lunch was on the later side… We just made the cutoff time for lunch service in ocean view. Mr was happy for buffet. (I stick to my go-to lunch… 🥗 salad) We shared some ice cream for dessert. After the lunch, I walked by the spa. My toes feel naked…. I always have nail polish on them but last time I went to the foot therapist I didn’t put on new nail colour😶 (winter boots, -15c, it’s not practical) So tomorrow they will be all good again. I stopped by Future cruises to confirm our plan…. So now we have something booked for 2025…. Unless something more tempting shows up. (It needs to be a very good itinerary in Asia) then we might change our mind. Today’s canapés arrived just before we rushed upstairs to OceanView. Afternoon has flown away on our balcony. Reading and sipping a glass of wine. (Must admit, this magazine is perfect for me😂😂😂) And so happy to see 🇳🇴 Norway mentioned… Mr lived in Longyearbyen for 2 years and we have stayed at Juvet. ( really a great experience if you do a land holiday in Norway) It’s captain’s club senior officers party tonight. So time to get dressed and look respectable😅

St Maartin We started the day in Tuscan for breakfast. We are the only ship in port today. It’s very strange🤩🤣 Normally it’s a full house every time we arrive😎 Today’s activity was the beach. (Can’t go on a college party every day😅) Grand Case. I had booked a shuttle from home. Tour departure is 09.00 and they delivered us back 13.00. So 3-3,5h on the beach. Since we were the only ship in port, we were the only guests booked❤️ So a private tour/taxi ride. Grand Case is very French style. You have the beach clubs like in Nice. It’s hidden away from the road, due to the house’s. It’s a nice location and it’s a great walking beach up and down. Safe for children, not to much waves and current. We found a good spot for us and took a dip in ocean. ( one great thing on the French side is that our phone can be used as home😁) So what do you do to be evil🤔🤔🤔 You call your family members on FaceTime🌴🏖️🤣🤣🤣😜😎 Ohhh, did I see ❄️ ⛄️ ❄️ behind you? Very sorry to report that we are swimming in the ocean and enjoying the ☀️ sun. All in all a good time and a lovely day for us. We had mail on the bed on arrival. This time I think they “timed themselves out” 🤣🤣🤣 The b2b meeting is at the same time as the concierge event… and I know that the future cruise presentation is on the same time…. So 11.00 o’clock is a popular time😅 (let’s hope for a good raffle or something on the b2b event) Well, we will survive🙃 Time to shower off some sand and find some lunch☺️

We eat a lot of this types of salad. It’s perfect for the fish and it’s also a good combination for grilled meats in the summer.

Fennel Cucumber salad Perfect for fatty fish. Salmon, Australian sea bass, mackerel etc. Portions: 4 You need: 1 cucumber 1 fennel 150ml sour cream 1-2 tbsp white wine vinegar 1 tbs sugar Salt / pepper for seasoning Fresh Dill for decoration on top Cut the cucumber in two pieces on the long side. Use a spoon to take away the small seeds inside Cut the cucumber into slices Cut the fennel into thin slices. ( a mandolin is very useful) Put the fennel and cucumber in a bowl Mix the vinaigrette together. Sour cream, sugar, vinegar and salt/pepper. Mix the vegetables and vinaigrette together. Put it nicely on a plate and put on easy chopped Dill. This salad is good and ready for eating immediately. But it’s even better if it stands in fridge for 2-3 h before serving.

Cucumber salad Perfect for fatty fish. Salmon, Australian sea bass, mackerel etc. Portions: 4 (it’s possible to use a half/full cucumber extra in the marinade, deepening on the size of the cucumber) You need: 1 cucumber 1 dl water 2 dl sugar 2 dl vinegar 7% clear 1 tsp salt 1 tsp grinned pepper (black or rose pepper mix) Put water, sugar and vinegar in a small casserole. Let it heat up, stir until the sugar has melted in. Put the vinegar in a bowl and add the pepper. Let it cool down. Cucumber 🥒 needs to be cut into thin slices. So I use a Norwegian cheese cutter. A mandolin is also possible to use. And on a grater, it’s often a cutting edge that works perfectly. Place the sliced cucumber on a plate an drizzle the salt over it. Blend it in. Let it rest for 20.min. (The water in the cucumber will come out, so make sure you use a plate that has some edges) After 20.mins it’s time to squeeze the cucumber. Use your hand. (We want all of the water out) Put the squeezed cucumber in the vinaigrette. Let the cucumber rest in the vinegar for at least 2.h before serving. Let it rest in the fridge. (You can make this salad 1 day in advance before you serve it. It’s best if it has been standing for minimum 10h) Before serving you can fine chop parsley and drizzle over.

it’s as you say🍺 they have some more options in the premium package. Mr uses Untapped app when we travel. So he has a “radar” to find locations for local beers 🍻 or bars that has a great selection of beers 🍻 Mr loves IPAs

Fun fact What do Norwaylady value the most on a cruise vs Mr? Norwaylady Someone is making my bed I don’t need to cook, I’m being served Laundry is taken care off Mr What beer can I have today? Can I find a sun bed in the shade? What’s today’s flavour of ice cream?

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