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Your meal at Remy sounds lovely, and from the pictures, I think I might actually be okay with most of that food (except maybe the pigeon... doesn't sound appealing to me). Vincent sounds like a wonderful server. I would have been very uncomfortable with the sommelier as well.
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Remy sounded, and looked, great! We really enjoyed it when we went. I'm sure the server can make all the difference, though, in putting you at ease. Glad the sommelier wasn't your server!
Wow! That dinner looked amazing! I would have been nervous too though, I enjoy fine dining, but get nervous when I have no clue what some of the items even are, let alone what wine goes with what!!! . Just give me the food and the wine I like and call it good!
Next update sounds unnerving
Dinner was amazing and Vincent made it all so much better.
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You looked gorgeous at dinner and I'm so glad your worries were put to ease and you had a wonderful evening! The food looks so tasty and Remy looks so beautiful
Thank you. We had a wonderful evening. Something I hope to repeat very soon.
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You and Dan looked perfect for dinner. Vincent sounds like a fantastic server-- I love the easy way he set your mind at rest about the evening. That sommelier could take a lesson or two from him. The meal and the fine-dining experience look just amazing.
We had a memorable evening and still talk about it while waiting for our next.
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Oh I'm so glad you enjoyed your dinner at Remy. I know what you mean about looking forward to it and dreading it at the same time. We've dined in some top restaurants and the first time we went to Remy, I really worried that it might not live up to the hype, but thankfully we weren't disappointed.
I think I have been viewing Remy as a once in a life time experience but I can't wait to go back.
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Dinner looked great and so did you and Dan! Sounds like a very nice evening.
Thank you. It was!
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Remy sounds like our dinner at V&A's. Fancy but not stuffy. They (at V&A's) actually said that they train the staff for Remy. I'd love to try it when we go but we won't this time as it's our first cruise and we just did V&A last December. Looks like a perfect evening!
I've heard and read about that. Now I would love to convince Dan that a ressie at V&A is needed in the future.
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Now that is the right way to celebrate an anniversary. You both look very nice and the meal sure looked very tasty and VERY filling. (Lots of food.)
It was quite the celebration. I think that was what concerned Dan. Would there be enough food. Though courses are small they are plentiful. We we're actually full before dessert.
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I cannot think of a better way to celebrate your Anniversary! You & Dan looked great (& so did the food!!! )
It made our 24th so special. Now to top it for this years 25th.
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Your meal at Remy sounds lovely, and from the pictures, I think I might actually be okay with most of that food (except maybe the pigeon... doesn't sound appealing to me). Vincent sounds like a wonderful server. I would have been very uncomfortable with the sommelier as well.
That pigeon was so tiny. Dan said it was very good. My lack of knowledge about wines seemed to turn her off. I thought she was there to help. Maybe she was just having a bad night.
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Remy sounded, and looked, great! We really enjoyed it when we went. I'm sure the server can make all the difference, though, in putting you at ease. Glad the sommelier wasn't your server!
Thank you. You and me both. I thought I was going to get a few good options. Oh well the Tattinger was very good.
For those of you who have been following my situation with my mom I thought I'd give you a little update. She's been home for a little more than 5 weeks. Congestive Heart Failure seems to be controlled for now but...she hurt her back about 3 weeks ago just be turning over in bed. Now she is on her back more than 90% of the time. She needs to go to the hospital but so far I've had no luck convincing her. All in all...she is better and doing well. We just need to get this latest issue taken care of. Now if it would just stop snowing. We're expecting 12 to 16 inches tomorrow.
We slept in this morning since nothing was really planned until 5 pm for another meet to reveal our Secret Mickey’s. Dan and I just took our time but then a message came over the speakers in the hallway looking for a gentlemen to join the rest of his family. This message started in the common areas, then in the hallways, finally repeating in the staterooms, each message the same and the tone sounding more urgent. When we left our room we heard that we were stopping at Grand Turks for yet another emergency. We went up to deck 12 and watched as we slowly pulled in to the same island as we previously did just a couple of days ago. View from our porthole
To think we could have been closer to this had I not agreed to switch rooms when DCL asked. Hey...we got a $25 OBC. whoop! Grand Turks
I don’t know what kind of emergency it was but a family of seven disembarked via lifeboat to the island where the ill person would be airlifted to the nearest hospital. Dan ordered us a drink as I took some shots of this different port of call I had to wonder. What exactly is there to see at Grand Turks? Just my opinion. Oh well and some others. Soon we were headed back on course to Castaway Cay, leaving the Fantasy shy one family. So sad. Dan surprised me so I don't know what it was...but it was good!
I think it was a Captains MaiTai and a Banana something. Lol! Someone was there Life boat returning
Since we were on deck 12 we decided to travel one deck down and try out Cabanas for lunch. They had the usual smorgasbord buffet with lots of things to choose from. Dan and I had similar plates so I just snapped a quick photo of my own. Lots to choose from Freshly carved corned beef…with horseradish and Parsnip puree soup…very good A few desserts…shared by two Sticky toffee bread pudding…Not a pretty looking dish but I could have easily gone back for seconds!
With lunch out of the way we decided to try our luck at the Future Sailing desk. We waited barely two minutes and were soon booking our next cruise. We chose another Western Caribbean but this time on the Magic and booked around the same time as this one and in a dreaded forward room. The itinerary was a bit different because instead of Cozumel we would we headed to Falmouth Jamaica. Something different and now we can say we have sailed all four Disney ships.
We returned to our room to find more Fe goodies so I arranged them on the bed and took a shot. At this point I began packing a few more things that I knew we wouldn’t be using while Dan watched some TV. Later we took a walk and ended up at the Cove Café and another amazing latte! We hung around for a while and then returned to our room. We asked our stateroom hostess to refill our ice bucket so we could chill our ignored bottle of Asti and slowly enjoyed it while watching Pirates on the tube and getting ready for dinner at Animator’s Palate. FE goodies Latte and snack
Dressed in our semi-formal attire we saw Kris and Larry as soon as we approached out table. They were busy crating their works of art for the Animation Magic Show and soon we were right behind them with crayon in hand. With our art projects collected it was time to have another enjoyable meal and wait for the show. Sour Dough bread with Roasted Red Pepper Dip AP Menu Tuxedo…Sparkling wine, Ketel One Vodka and Chambord Appetizer Trio…This was a new combination and I’m not sure what the first one was. I want to say Duck breast, prosciutto and cranberries, mini buffalo salad and shrimp with Aioli sauce. This was very good. Also the Popcorn soup is no longer on the menu. Wild Forest Mushroom soup…now on the kids menu. Ask and you shall receive. Oven-baked Lobster Tail…served in the shell with lemon butter, bean casserole, and saffron rice
Larry took a picture of me taking a picture of my food I did the same Larry and his camera
While we were finishing up our entrees the Animation Magic Show began. The show is always cute and it was fun to see our drawings come to life on the screens around us. Our drawings come to life! Created by: The perfect finish…dessert! Banana Crčme Brulee…with caramelized bananas. I missed out on this on our Remy night. So I asked for it.
Our night ended with a celebration and a rousing chorus of Happy Birthday to Dan along with a special dessert and pin for the occasion. Dan took his dessert to go and we were greeted by this big fellow. Throw snake Dessert for breakfast Our stateroom hostess put my rose in a vase
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Good grief, you certainly had your fair share of medical emergencies. It was a bit spooky looking at the lifeboat photos - not something you thankfully get to see on every cruise.
Glad you're joining the "all four ships" club! Hey, we should have a club, maybe a cool t-shirt......
Can't believe there was another medical emergency!
Wasn't the show in AP cool?! We loved that!
WOW! That medical emergency sounded scary! Can't even imagine being that family
Your food all looks amazing - as I am sitting here at work, while the snow is coming down, hungry and all I have is sweet potato and some clementines!!
Congrats on booking your next cruise!!!
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All those medical emergencies sure are the perfect example of why you need a passport while cruising
More yummy food & drink pics! Looks like I need to lose a bunch of weight before my cruise since it looks like I'll be gaining about 10 from all the eating & drinking I'll be doing!
You looked gorgeous at dinner and I'm so glad your worries were put to ease and you had a wonderful evening! The food looks so tasty and Remy looks so beautiful
Such a nice looking couple!! I'm glad you had such a welcoming waiter for dinner
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Beautiful meal. That was a strange looking ship you were parked by. Glad the life boat was not for either of you. Congrats on the cruise booking. Are you sure you want to be in the front half of the boat?
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I know what you mean about looking forward to it and dreading it at the same time. We've dined in some top restaurants and the first time we went to Remy, I really worried that it might not live up to the hype, but thankfully we weren't disappointed.
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