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Given that Beefbar's menu is heavily weighted towards beef, I suspect that the surviving Tastes dinner dishes might be gambas al ajillo, hamachi crudo, and/or ahi tuna poke. There's no need to keep chimichurri steak on the menu. Looking forward to finding out in person!

"APT...is eyeing an expansion of the alliance into Seabourn’s legacy ocean vessels." First the Odyssey (to a Japanese company), now the expedition vessels, and soon perhaps the remainder of Seabourn's fleet...feels as though the brand is being nibbled away. Could it be that APT is using the expedition ships as a lease-to-own trial with regards to the entirety of Seabourn's fleet?

Unfortunately, "elegant" is subjective and will always be disputable. I would suggest that an objective measure of jeans be employed, and what better objective measure is there than price? In order to gain access to The Restaurant if wearing jeans, you would need to bring a receipt for your jeans that shows them to have cost at least $149.95 USD (tax not included).

The ability to book Keller reservations online closes 15 days prior to the cruise, so that is why you can't make reservations currently for your March 2 cruise.

So help me on this, Nancy (or anyone else): we have a 24-day cruise coming up, which is actually two 12-day cruises back-to-back. On the website I'm only able to select one Solis reservation per each 12-day cruise. If it were considered one 24-day cruise, we could get three reservations. What do you think?

...but good luck finding the place to do so on the website

My in-suite vodka bottles have always been 1.0 Liters, which is a size I don't usually see at local stores, which usually sell 0.75L or 1.75L bottles. In general, standard spirit bottles are 0.75L, so the size I usually receive on SB is 1/3 larger than that.

In my opinion, the marginal utility of upgrading from a standard room with veranda to an aquamarine suite is minimal compared to the ability to double the number of days you get to spend on the ship. I don't like to use the term "no-brainer," but it's the best description for this choice. Enjoy Alaska!

His lectures were always outstanding, even when I heard them for the second time. His encyclopedic memory of history was phenomenal. We purchased a full set of his lectures on a thumb drive, which as of several years ago included more than one hundred talks. Always enjoyed chatting with him and his wife, Carol, and sharing a meal with them. Very much hope he finds his way back to Crystal

I remember him well from Crystal Mahler. He was a talented performer and a great guy.

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@CLOU Thank you for your thoughts. Please bring us up to date after your next SB cruise. Hopefully it will be longer than one week this time.

This appears to be the menu for the second day of Solis on Quest. There are some new and interesting daily specials in addition to the signature dishes. Even the spelling has improved...somewhat. solis_menu_day_2.pdf

Looks great, I can't wait to try the many interesting dishes and concoctions. But my offer to Seabourn is still open, I'll be glad to proof read their menus and other publications pro bono (of the spelling mistakes, "Snack River Farm" and "RIP EYE STEAK" are especially egregious).

It also shows up on your Seabourn Source app under the "Account" tab, so you can save yourself a trip to the Square

They only allow pre-booking for a relatively small percentage of the available spaces (well less than 50%). You can book your reservations once onboard (you should do so on the day of embarkation). Most likely, you will be able to make several reservations for your cruise.

According to my Seabourn Source app, it’s “Hickory Smoked BBQ Baby Back Ribs” night in Colonnade on the Quest. If that’s true, then that should be the last go around for that Keller favorite on Quest.

Who cares...high-end hotels do this routinely. You get your money back, so no big deal.

The Quest's TKG menu still shows up on my app today. Is your next SB cruise on Quest? I believe that's the only way to view Quest's menus on the app.

I can't believe that a cabin attendant would be allowed to return to work within two days of being diagnosed with Covid. That would violate every standard of care (on ship and on land) that I've ever seen. Additionally, Seabourn certainly wouldn't want her to be spreading Covid to all of the other passengers if for no other reason than it's not in their best interest. Her being out two days sounds as though she was suspected of having Covid, had a negative initial test, was retested 24-48 hours later, and that test was also negative. However, what you describe sure sounds like a strong circumstantial case for her having Covid. Perhaps she was tested and had a false negative result.

Let me split the baby in half: there will be new ships, but they will be expedition ships. I believe this decision will be short-sighted, but these ships are smaller and command a higher premium, so for a small company it might make sense in the short run. Hope I'm wrong!

This sample menu shows some of the standard dishes and some of the rotating dishes.

I would take a screenshot of this just in case it "disappears" from your itinerary.

That is covered in the cruise contract (Booking Terms and Conditions) that we all sign (but don't necessarily read): "Crystal may in its sole discretion and without prior notice change, substitute, postpone, cancel or deviate from any scheduled sailing, itinerary or call at any port, and may substitute another vessel for the ship, and shall not be liable for any loss or damage incurred by a Guest as a result of any such change, substitution, postponement, cancellation or deviation."

This is the piano from last year's NYE dinner on Sojourn.