M&PGermany

Silver Note

Atlantide

S.A.L.T. (plus bar & lab)

The Pool Grill and Spaccanapoli

The Arts Café

Amuse your bouches, cleanse your palates and app your tisers! 😉

For all you foodies out there I have taken a lot of food and drinks photos on our Greek islands cruise.

Needless to say, we are currently writing from our local branch of the Betty Ford Clinic where our next fat fighters class is about to start.

11 hours ago, Lois R said:

Loving that picture of the Martini.......is it an Espresso?🙂

Hi Lois,

yes! 😃 Made by Carlos in SALT bar. He is definately an artist. I could watch him all night. And the good thing is he doesn’t need a menu. You tell him what u like or which food u had and he will pair it. 

Also may I say how much I like Arts Café. The design is beautiful. So many different kind of snacks during the day. Perfect breakfast venue before the excursions. And Caviar to go! 😃👍🏻

Here are some photos of the suite and last night‘s dinner at SALT. It was excellent with some lovely Greek wines and a super cocktail by the Spanish bartender at the SALT bar who used to work in London. 

17 hours ago, Lois R said:

Thanks for sharing the photos😃 hope you are having a good time!!!!

Hi Lous,

yes it was and still is a very good time. 
Dinner (same in main venues all over the ship) was superb. The wine served was, however, extremely special: The Gaja Barbaresco red (Gaia Gaja, the Godmother of the Moon) is normally 500,00 Euros a bottle. The white Alteni is 96,00 Euros a bottle. So we got a very special treat. Hapag-Lloyd‘s CEO Julian Pfitzner was also on board. As are a couple of Youtubers. 

48 minutes ago, rkacruiser said:

I have much difficulty justifying spending thousands of dollars on a "vacation" just because it is currently "now the new normal" which I believe would adversely impact the enjoyment of my vacation.  

Freedom of choice. Stay home, book a different cruise line, book a different kind of holiday, or do it the Emerson-way ("Life in the woods"). You choose.

NOW BACK TO LOIS R.

Can't wait to hear more from your cruise experience on the Moon. It's certainly building up my excitement. 2 more days before boarding the Moon... 😎

15 hours ago, rkacruiser said:

 

Wearing a mask is not "normal". 

Welcome to the "New Normal" 🥳

All true. It would a great a idea to see bowls and main course salads on the menu more often.

On all cruise lines.

1 hour ago, Lois R said:

Good morning, hope you are having a wonderful time😃

Thank you ☺️

But let's just hope for a negative Covid-test first ... crazy times...

The event will take place in Athens on 28 July. All passengers are invited to join in the festivities.

I shall be posting some photos for those who are interested... Covid test result permitting 😉

May God bless her ... 🥳

To be honest, I'm not a big fan of molecular cuisine or too-much-over-the-top-three-michelin-star restaurants, either. I prefer restaurants from the "Bib Gourmand" - those who are close to receiving their first Michelin star.

But, let's not forget, it's an art form. It's not only about "getting fed". If you go to a restaurant like the above mentioned places, you should know what to expect and to be able to enjoy the amount of work that has been put into these dishes by mostly young people who are trying to create something really amazing with good products. 

Having travelled all over the U.S. for the past 30 years I can say that the "food culture" there, is in my view: problematic.

I would love to try the S.A.L.T. dishes that have been posted above and will certainly do so on my upcoming voyage.

There can be issues on all cruise lines. On Regent Seven Seas Explorer I once tried to get a decent burger or ANY OTHER KIND of hot food at their coffee store after an excursion around 4pm. We had met a nice couple and were having a chat sitting down. No chance. I was told off. When I asked why, the F&B manager (stiff as a rock) told me it was not their "service standard" to serve burgers or anything else there. I should call room service and have it delivered to my suite.

Needless to say, because of this experience (and quite a few other service faults and the general stiffness of service staff onboard) we have never returned to RSSC.

True. I've never had a Marina Day on Encore or Ovation. Only on the Odyclass ones.

On 7/9/2021 at 3:39 PM, fudgbug said:

Not that I've noticed nor is there any announcement in "The Herald".  Snorkel gear has been out.

That's disappointing.

They shouldn't advertise the marina any more as they hardly ever make use of it.

Wow! Thank you all and especially FLRI and spinnaker2 for so much information. 🙏
It sounds and looks great!

Can‘t wait to try all of it on my upcoming cruise. 

Thank you, frantic ! 🙏

47 minutes ago, Emtbsam said:

I am assuming you are from the US.  Did you need to do a covid test in order to transit through Germany?  We will be stopping in Frankfurt on our way to Venice in September, and I want to make sure I do everything necessary.

As I just had 2 dear friends from Dallas as guests in my beautiful city of Frankfurt (yes, there is much more to it than the airport), if you are staying LESS THAN 24 HOURS in Germany there is NO REQUIREMENT to take a test or to register online. 

Are there any cruisers on the Moon reporting live?

What can you tell us about the new S.A.L.T. restaurant?

... also, it's not only about the site being very slow.

It's very basic when I talk about content (again, see Hapag-Lloyd for a comparison), it's not interactive, without any clear structure. It looks like a website from 20 years ago.

Well, they SHOULD add something because slowly the Club benefits are getting a bit sad.