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It sounds like you had fun at the Captains Hide and Seek!
We did!
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How wonderful that the weather was so beautiful that it allowed you to enjoy your meal outside on the deck! You really did luck out with the weather on this trip.
Oh my goodness, we were so lucky. We couldn't believe it!
Such a nice day out on deck 10 and even better as you got to enjoy it all to yourselves. Too bad Mark couldn't do a salon treatment with his discount and hope he finds something good later in the cruise. Nice start to your mixology class and hope you enjoy it and get a lot out of it. I hope you won't be stubling out of there in an hours time!
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Such a nice day out on deck 10 and even better as you got to enjoy it all to yourselves. Too bad Mark couldn't do a salon treatment with his discount and hope he finds something good later in the cruise.
I'll say now, he didn't. We got put off the spa completely by that manager's attitude. She was not a good salesperson.
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Nice start to your mixology class and hope you enjoy it and get a lot out of it. I hope you won't be stubling out of there in an hours time!
Friday 14 September – part five: learning how to make cocktails!
Denton started the mixology class by explaining what you need if you’re going to run a bar, including the means to mix a drink properly. He also showed us how you check if it’s sealed properly before you shake it and the right way to shake it – and trust me, there is a wrong way. He also explained that, while you can improvise with a lot of the tools, the one thing you can’t improvise is a muddler, you really do need one of those….
Denton told us that the definition of a cocktail is two drinks mixed together, so if you put tequila in your beer, it can be a cocktail. Interesting…
He also explained that when creating a cocktail, you have to be mindful of three things:
1. Alcohol
2. Acidity
3. Sugar
He then told us that, provided you have those three things right, you’ll be fine with your cocktail. Good to know!
Our first drink to arrive was a limoncello spritzer, if I remember right. Well, let’s put it this way, it definitely had limoncello in it. I think it had champagne in it too and it was a very easy drink to sup, which wasn’t necessarily a good thing.
The next one out was a Bombay something (we’d both had a drink by this point and couldn’t remember the rest of the name of it!), while mine was a Yellow Bird, as it had light rum in it. Thankfully Denton had been very attentive to that little issue of mine and I had no such problems during this mixology. He actually came up to me after the session to thank me for declaring my allergies early on. He did ask at the start of the session and I was quite shocked by how many people put their hands up. The bar team did a sterling job of working about them, but I wouldn’t do that – I’d always want to let them know in advance.
Anyway, this drink was similar to a Bahama Mama, according to Denton, but in all honesty, I preferred that. There was a slightly odd taste to this one that I didn’t enjoy as much as the Bahama Mama.
Denton also showed us a version of the drink he’d made to make the point that anything that’s properly mixed and has a bit of garnish on is much more appetising…
I loved his story that he quite often makes a chocolate Martini in the Promenade Lounge, often before dinner and, by the time he’s done one, he has orders piling up for another 10-15, as everyone’s seen him mix it and wants one!
Next up it was time for us to do some work with the Mojito, the one drink I was not looking forward to at all. I am so not a fan of this drink, as usually it’s nowhere near sweet enough for me, but this was lovely and I was very impressed. I tried a sip of Mark’s and it was much more lime flavoured than mine, probably because he knocked seven bells out of his lime, whereas I didn’t quite so much…
Now the next drink (number two as one guy put it – we liked his style! ), number four, was a pineapple upside down cake, but mine didn’t look like that, as they had to do a bit of subbing out for me. I had to wait a while for mine to be brought out to me, but it was worth it in the end. I really enjoyed this one, it was so lovely and sweet.
Tequila in your beer.... ewww!!
Yes, I would think with allergies, that's something you want the restaurant/bar/what-have- you to know ahead of time. Saves them time and stress if they can prepare ahead of time.
This is such a dreamy class. Totally worth it! The pineapple upside down sounds just lovely.
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Well, as I can't stand beer full stop without anything it, perhaps adding something would make it appeal more to me?
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Yes, I would think with allergies, that's something you want the restaurant/bar/what-have- you to know ahead of time. Saves them time and stress if they can prepare ahead of time.
This is such a dreamy class. Totally worth it! The pineapple upside down sounds just lovely.
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I had a class this week and as a result, fell woefully behind. But just finished catching up.
We’ve never done hide and seek (not sure I’ve ever noticed it in the Navigator) but now I’ll be watching for it on our next cruise! Glad the officers lived up to my praises!
Mixology is always so much fun! I did just find out that DCL will not offer private ones on the DVC Member Cruise, so here’s hoping I can get signed up when my window opens!
I love mojitoes - and did a whole class on them on our TA!
I had a class this week and as a result, fell woefully behind. But just finished catching up.
Glad you're all caught back up again.
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We’ve never done hide and seek (not sure I’ve ever noticed it in the Navigator) but now I’ll be watching for it on our next cruise! Glad the officers lived up to my praises!
I must admit I did remember your comments about officers from your cruise.
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Mixology is always so much fun! I did just find out that DCL will not offer private ones on the DVC Member Cruise, so here’s hoping I can get signed up when my window opens!
Hopefully that means they'll have a lot open, if none of the times are taken up by private groups?
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I love mojitoes - and did a whole class on them on our TA!
We've been having internet issues all week and yesterday was the worst. I had your trip report open and then the internet went down. But I'm on right now and love all the photos you got of the ship without crowds.
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He also explained that, while you can improvise with a lot of the tools, the one thing you can’t improvise is a muddler, you really do need one of those…. 
Interesting… 
), number four, was a pineapple upside down cake, but mine didn’t look like that, as they had to do a bit of subbing out for me. I had to wait a while for mine to be brought out to me, but it was worth it in the end. I really enjoyed this one, it was so lovely and sweet. 
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