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This was our day at sea, and quite frankly, there wasn’t a whole lot on the agenda! I had an appointment at the Fitness Center for a Body Composition Analysis. I had one done on my Disney Cruise in May 2012 and wanted to see if I’d made any progress. It was set for 8:30 but I thought it was 8am
An early morning fitness class
So anyway I waited in there for a while and Cody had walked me over to check out the area and then went off on his own. We planned to get breakfast after in the Main Dining Room since he had such a yummy meal there the morning before. So I found the fitness center and was told to wait for Jason, so I did. I think I waited about 15 minutes before he came (because he had the correct time and it was the start of his shift). This is when I learned I had my appointment wrong, but he was happy to start early and quickly we were off in a nook discussing my body and habits and hooking me up. Somehow he convinced me to buy a dry brush system that came with free nutritional and fitness consultation. (okay I’m gullible and like to buy stuff!) But we went through the schedule and decided that tonight after dinner would fit in best with our plans and the appointment was made. Off to find Cody!
He was just outside the Spa area in the Solarium reading, so I scooped him up. He asked if he could throw his Kindle in my bag and I said okay so we only had to keep track of one thing! And off we went to the other end of the ship for breakfast. We were quickly led to be sat… at a table that clearly wasn’t cleared. The host was flustered but quickly led us to another section with numerous empty tables and we were tucked neatly away by the railing overlooking the lower level (where we sat for dinner) and told our server would be with us shortly.
Then we waited… and waited… and waited. Finally someone brought us waters. Then we waited… and waited. OJ and pastries were brought around. Then, we WAITED some more! Finally our server showed up and took our order. While we were waiting, the area completely filled in around us with parties of varying sizes, but the section was certainly bustling. As we were waiting, we noticed food start coming to tables around us, to parties much larger than ours that were sat after us. This was SUCH a disappointment for me. Probably the absolute biggest issue with the cruise as a whole. The shows were bad, but laughably so and we still had a good time experiencing them. This was just miserable for me, as I’d been up a few hours now and hadn’t eaten. Then finally our food came out, and this is what it looked like…
Cody’s Specialty Pancakes & an Omelete
My Specialty French Toast
Do either of these dishes look special to you? Or worth waiting for? Here’s a spoiler, they WERE NOT. They tasted like they came off a buffet. So not bad per say, but definitely not worth the hassle we were experiencing. Cody had a great Eggs Benedict here the morning before, but this was crossed off my list to eat at again except for dinner. Blech.
We had glanced through the activities the night before but discussed a little more over breakfast and decided we wanted to do a fun tour and check out the Art Auction. There were interesting sounding fitness classes but aside from the ones first thing in the morning and the Zumba classes by the pool, they came with an extra cost which wasn’t super appealing to me.
Despite having an extended breakfast we had a little time to kill and tried to find some space to lay out and read. The pool deck was mobbed but the upper deck had lots of free space… it was only a few minutes before we realized it was because you couldn’t adjust or move the chairs, the jogging track ran through it, and the breeze kept it pretty cold up there (it wasn’t a super warm day, 60s maybe) We retired to our room to wait out the short time before our first activity instead…
Also, I had asked a stateroom attendant if she had anything I could put my rose from dinner in, and she actually had a vase with other flowers for me, so our room had a lovely flower arrangement for us (My friend told me AquaClass rooms have the fresh vases always, and when they wilt they take them away, but I thought they looked fine!)
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Just read about last night and this morning. Dinner looked amazing and you and Cody are adorable! That just stinks about the long wait and then the not so good food, how disappointing. I hope the day gets better from here!
Sorry it wasn't the greatest start to the day. I can't believe the wait for breakfast - and you're right it was nothing special when it arrived.
It was just such a surprise after all the other great food!
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Originally Posted by lfredsbo
What a shame about breakfast
Not a mistake we repeated
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Originally Posted by Colexis Mom
Sorry breakfast was less than special!
And breakfast is one of my favorites!
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Originally Posted by Cam22
Ridiculous wait for such uncomplicated breakfast items!
Exactly! Those things do not take long to make at all!
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Originally Posted by BelmontBelle
Just read about last night and this morning. Dinner looked amazing and you and Cody are adorable! That just stinks about the long wait and then the not so good food, how disappointing. I hope the day gets better from here!
Still drooling thinking about that mac and cheese! And thank you It did improve!
Sounds like an over all nice Valentine's Day! & I think i am sold on the chocolate tour!!!
What a shame about breakfast. Being a former waitress, this kind of stuff really bugs me.
It was great, it's not something I'd do EVERY visit but definitely glad we did it! And I studied hospitality in school... so I tend to get very irked very easily in situations like that.
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Originally Posted by MayraLR
What a shame about your breakfast. After waiting for so long.
Lesson learned!
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Originally Posted by a_bernard
sorry about the breakfast. i love breakfast out as well.
Mhmm we love breakfast so it was such a shame!
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Originally Posted by Russi01
Sorry your breakfast was not so grand after the LONG wait!! Hope your day turned around.
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