Monday, December 9, 2013

Sailing to New Zealand

For the next two days, we would be at sea, sailing to New Zealand.

The weather was rainy and cool, so I was a bit disappointed that we couldn't sit on our balcony and enjoy the ocean.  But there was plenty to do on the ship.

The first day at sea we went to a bracelet sale, a Pearl seminar, a talk in the theater titled Fire and Ice, and a show on the history of song writers with two outstanding musicians.  And after a fabulous dinner ( Cream of Broccoli Soup, Roasted chicken Saltimboca, and Olive Oil Strawberry Cremeau) we went to another performance in the theater to see a one-of-a-kind electronic Xylo-synth player. He was a fantastic musician.  After that, in one of the lounge areas we listened to a group play 60's tunes; they really rocked it, and we stayed up late! 
Here's an example of how artistically beautiful the desserts were presented.

We had chocolate-dipped strawberries in our room when we went back to retire.  Wow.  Also, we were hitting rough water, and the ship was rocking and rolling like we'd not yet experienced.

4 comments:

  1. THat's just what I fear,….I get so seasick so easily

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  2. Even though it was too cool to sit on the balcony, the view was great.

    All the activities on board sound interesting. Did you purchase a bracelet or two?

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  3. So, how'd you weather the rough water? I wonder how many hours it takes to make food look like that? Sounds like an interesting cruise.

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  4. The ocean was inspired by the 60s music. It was rockin' and rollin'!

    Your food looks almost too beautiful to eat. You'll notice I said ALMOST.

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