Moon over the Azores 18th to 30th October

[saminina]

On 10/21/2022 at 3:48 PM, Silver Spectre said:

On the deck for a wet grill and some

 

Is this included, or premium?  

[Silver Spectre]

2 hours ago, saminina said:

 

Is this included, or premium?  

Included.

[Silver Spectre]

After last night's disaster in S.A.L.T. kitchen we managed to find some some local hot food

 

[DCCruiser57]

What happened last night in SALT?

[Mr Luxury]

6 hours ago, Silver Spectre said:

After last night's disaster in S.A.L.T. kitchen we managed to find some some local hot food

 

Looks dreadful

[Catlover54]

50 minutes ago, Mr Luxury said:

Looks dreadful

 

For a change, we agree on something 😳

 

Maybe the bread is good (crisp on outside and fluffy on inside?)

 

Perhaps Silver Spectre was trying to be funny

[Silver Spectre]

3 hours ago, Mr Luxury said:

Looks dreadful

Really?, it was hot, tasty and way better than SS cold crap.

[Silver Spectre]

4 hours ago, DCCruiser57 said:

What happened last night in SALT?

It’s on the other thread.

[lincslady]

To be fair, Silver, it did not look too good - but no doubt looked much better before you started demolishing it - and I can relate to something simple but tasty after disappointment with what should be lovely fairly complicated dishes which are not up to snuff.  There are times when onion rings and breaded mushrooms etc. with bbq or garlic dips are just what is called for.

 

Lola

[Mr Luxury]

6 hours ago, Silver Spectre said:

Really?, it was hot, tasty and way better than SS cold crap.

I'm sure 

[Silver Spectre]

9 hours ago, lincslady said:

To be fair, Silver, it did not look too good - but no doubt looked much better before you started demolishing it - and I can relate to something simple but tasty after disappointment with what should be lovely fairly complicated dishes which are not up to snuff.  There are times when onion rings and breaded mushrooms etc. with bbq or garlic dips are just what is called for.

 

Lola

Exactly, the posting was to make point. Most of the time things are good to very good at the moment on here, but not as good as they used to be. This is not 6* luxury anymore. It’s 5* and struggling to maintain that at times.

[Silver Spectre]

We had an interesting day in Fuerteventura yesterday. Having originally decided to do nothing The Boss spotted a Jeep tour and joined the wait list. She thought we would be off at 9:15. SS obviously had enough interest to run it twice and we lucked out with the 2:15 departure.

 

As we were about to leave the ship at 2pm all the morning tours returned and with the gangway on 5 there was a long wait for people to clamber up the steep incline from the dock. We and other like minded individuals waited patiently at the top as people made their way up. At 2:05 there was a sudden commotion as 6 guests barrelled past us shouting in some strange Eastern European sounding language and forced their way down the gangway, manhandling upcoming guests out of the way. 
 

Shortly after the security officer at the bottom held the guests up and allowed us to descend, and as we passed the queue we heard a loud American voice complaining about why they were being held up to allow us off. A British voice replied that maybe a little patience was in order.
 

The Jeep tour was great fun, with no more than 3 or 4 guests in the 6 seater Landy’s and Toyotas, except for the 6 who all crammed into one. As usual we had a couple of no shows, which seems to be par for the course with included excursions, but still left within 5 mins of the advertised time.

 

The 3 original COVID guests have now been released from quarantine in their suites, however 2 more guests and a crew member are now infected. From the appearance of officers and crew over the last 2 days it would appear that masking is now optional, although there has been no announcement.

Edited October 28, 2022 by Silver Spectre

[Silver Spectre]

Canary sunset

[Silver Spectre]

More wine

 

 

Edited October 28, 2022 by Silver Spectre

[ClefsDor]

Is this an included wine? And if so is it usual for a whole bottle of included wine to be left on the table, or do they serve it by the glass? 

[Silver Spectre]

40 minutes ago, ClefsDor said:

Is this an included wine? And if so is it usual for a whole bottle of included wine to be left on the table, or do they serve it by the glass? 

It's also included, and it's not unusual to be Tom Jones 😁

[ClefsDor]

1 minute ago, Silver Spectre said:

It's also included, and it's not unusual to be Tom Jones 😁

Thanks, Silver Spectre. That's not a bad drop for an included wine. 

[Stumblefoot]

2 hours ago, ClefsDor said:

That's not a bad drop for an included wine. 

A good included wine for sure.  I can't remember the last time I saw it in the U.S., but it's probably a $25 or $30 bottle these days.

[Silver Spectre]

For most of the last week the main shows have been at 6:15 ( 5 out of 7 days) so missed the Queen show for the second time in 11 days. Apparently too many complaints from those who wish to be in bed by 9pm! IMHO SS is turning into an unadvertised version of SAGA.

[Daveywavey70]

2 hours ago, Silver Spectre said:

For most of the last week the main shows have been at 6:15 ( 5 out of 7 days) so missed the Queen show for the second time in 11 days. Apparently too many complaints from those who wish to be in bed by 9pm! IMHO SS is turning into an unadvertised version of SAGA.

We missed the Queen show too on our last SS cruise. It was the only show we wanted to see on our 10 night cruise, nothing else appealed. Went to check the time before going to Dinner and then realised we’d missed it. I’m sorry for your experience so far. Hopefully things will improve. 

[Tothesunset]

6 hours ago, Silver Spectre said:

For most of the last week the main shows have been at 6:15 ( 5 out of 7 days) so missed the Queen show for the second time in 11 days. Apparently too many complaints from those who wish to be in bed by 9pm! IMHO SS is turning into an unadvertised version of SAGA.

If only their prices were similar. 

[Stumblefoot]

7 hours ago, Silver Spectre said:

For most of the last week the main shows have been at 6:15 ( 5 out of 7 days) so missed the Queen show for the second time in 11 days. Apparently too many complaints from those who wish to be in bed by 9pm!

My goodness.  Is SS so short staffed that they need to get the performance over before the dinner prime time because they need the singers and crew members who support them to work in the kitchen or dining venues? The longer your cruise goes on, the more comical it seems to get.

[les37b]

10 hours ago, Silver Spectre said:

For most of the last week the main shows have been at 6:15 ( 5 out of 7 days) so missed the Queen show for the second time in 11 days. Apparently too many complaints from those who wish to be in bed by 9pm! IMHO SS is turning into an unadvertised version of SAGA.

 

Good grief. We'd have just back back in getting ready to get to the bar before heading to Dinner for 8 to 8.30. 

 

Luckily the shows and entertainment are not a factor for me (I think Ive been to 2 shows on any SS sailing Ive done), but I'd not be impressed with that if I did.

[Silver Spectre]

Lunch in Atlantide 

[Silver Spectre]

All done and on our way home.