Removing Italy on Silversea?

[spinnaker2]

1 hour ago, nfcu said:

Thanks, you made me smile.  Many great memories of him.  He was La Terrazzo to us!

Yes i miss him too. I believe he is happily retired. This photo is from 2015. Long ago and far away. It was a lunch and learn with Chef David.

 

Edited April 17, 2023 by spinnaker2

[Rothko1]

I still enjoy the little Italian touches:  the daily fresh made pasta, for example, at the buffet.  

 

It's those bloody Americans that are ruining everything, with the baseball caps and wads of money.

[Gourmet Gal]

7 minutes ago, Rothko1 said:

I still enjoy the little Italian touches:  the daily fresh made pasta, for example, at the buffet.  

 

It's those bloody Americans that are ruining everything, with the baseball caps and wads of money.

Wow.  What does that really mean?

[Daveywavey70]

10 minutes ago, Gourmet Gal said:

Wow.  What does that really mean?

I Took it as tongue in cheek.

[Gourmet Gal]

9 minutes ago, Daveywavey70 said:

I Took it as tongue in cheek.

Let’s hope! Not that I’m fan of baseball caps or wads of money unless it’s my own. 🤪

Edited April 17, 2023 by Gourmet Gal

[Rothko1]

19 minutes ago, Daveywavey70 said:

I Took it as tongue in cheek.

 

I'm glad someone did!

[drron29]

4 hours ago, Rothko1 said:

I still enjoy the little Italian touches:  the daily fresh made pasta, for example, at the buffet.  

 

It's those bloody Americans that are ruining everything, with the baseball caps and wads of money.

Although now the Chinese have bigger wads of money which scares me.

Pre Covid I worked in Tasmania. A few of my favourite restaurants completely changed as they sought to chase those Chinese wads of cash.

[Rothko1]

22 minutes ago, drron29 said:

Although now the Chinese have bigger wads of money which scares me.

Pre Covid I worked in Tasmania. A few of my favourite restaurants completely changed as they sought to chase those Chinese wads of cash.

 

There are various articles that do suggest the "Ugly Chinese" is taking over the "Ugly American".

[Daveywavey70]

At the risk of speaking out of turn, I do tend to find that they make for slightly less than considerate travel companions. 

[tscoffey]

As a kid I watched Bugs Bunny remove Florida from the US. But he was really mad, and also had a big saw.

 

Removing Italy might be more problematic, as you’d be slicing through those very tough Alps and Dolomites. (As a comparison, north Florida in much flatter).

Anyway - blog it, or let us know how it works out.

 

[QueSeraSera]

30 minutes ago, tscoffey said:

As a kid I watched Bugs Bunny remove Florida from the US

I remember that cartoon!  I'm thinking @tscoffey you were another geography / maps nerd as a kid.

However, I've completely forgotten Bugs' motive....

[taxatty]

2 hours ago, tscoffey said:

As a kid I watched Bugs Bunny remove Florida from the US. But he was really mad, and also had a big saw.

 

Don't give anyone any ideas--there are a lot of people who'd like to see that right now. 😥

 

If you must have Italian, there's always Costa, but my guess is that ain't happening with SS aficionados. 

Edited April 18, 2023 by taxatty

[Mahogany]

On 4/16/2023 at 9:41 AM, dawntrdr said:

I don't think that "Atlantide" is an Italian word; therefore any acceptable English pronunciation would do, including "Atlant-EYEd."  My first SS cruise was on the Cloud in 2018, and the main eating venue there (as on the Wind) is still called "The Restaurant", not the Ristorante, and that ship goes back to 1994.  

 

That said, an Italian Christmas Eve dinner, or any specialty cultural meal such as a St. Joseph's table, would be a great idea.

I always thought it was Atlantide as in Atlantic ocean and tide, no?

[MBP&O2/O]

Atlantides, plural.... is defined in various place as a feminine noun referring to Atlantis but elsewhere is a name given to the Pleiades, which were fabled to be the seven daughters of Atlas who were translated to heaven, viewed as the nearest star cluster to earth . They were the inhabitants of the legendary island of Atlantis.

 

Perhaps it refers to just one of the sisters ... 🙂

[erikzen]

The Atlantides were the daughters of Atlantis. It's not Italian, it's ancient Greek and would be pronounced at-LAN-ta-dees,

[spinnaker2]

19 hours ago, QueSeraSera said:

I remember that cartoon!  I'm thinking @tscoffey you were another geography / maps nerd as a kid.

However, I've completely forgotten Bugs' motive....

Wabbits are harmless…No bounty on them

 

[tscoffey]

See, I’m thinkin’ there’s no way Florida can float like that with that big ol’ hole right in the middle of it.

 

Calling a foul on Warner Brothers here.

[Rothko1]

That wouldn't happen because we'd go down and run into Cuba and stop.

[spinnaker2]

That wabbit also stopped Niagara Falls in the same cartoon

[Host Jazzbeau]

But he never remembered to take that left toin in Albequoikee.

[Silver Spectre]

On 4/17/2023 at 4:55 PM, Rothko1 said:

I still enjoy the little Italian touches:  the daily fresh made pasta, for example, at the buffet.  

 

It's those bloody Americans that are ruining everything, with the baseball caps and wads of money.

Especially the baseball caps, welded on at birth!

[FlyerTalker]

Some of us wear caps because we don't want to overcharge the smooth solar panel at the top of our skull.

 

But we do take the cover off, when we come indoors.  Need to give it some ventilation.  🙂

 

 

[Rothko1]

2 hours ago, Silver Spectre said:

Especially the baseball caps, welded on at birth!

Where is Tony when you need him?

 

 

[Unibok]

I think I’ll have my final answer if they change the name of the Venetian Society to the Newark Club.

 

And substitute Voce del’Opera with Jersey Boys.

 

Thanks for the fun,

[Gourmet Gal]

On 4/19/2023 at 11:20 AM, Rothko1 said:

Where is Tony when you need him?

 

 

Yeah, that Tony.  Such a classy guy. He would have fit right in on an SS cruise, being such a stickler for proper attire.