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Nice tour of the ship and looks like most of the new additions have been done rather well. The pub is especially nice with all the details. Much better than O'Gill's on the Magic! Mark has done that coat rack rather proud!
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Nice tour of the ship and looks like most of the new additions have been done rather well. The pub is especially nice with all the details. Much better than O'Gill's on the Magic!
I'm so glad you said that. We just didn't like O'Gills on the Magic, there was something about it that just didn't feel right, if that makes sense?
I'm so glad you said that. We just didn't like O'Gills on the Magic, there was something about it that just didn't feel right, if that makes sense?
I didn't care for O'Gill's that much either. I went there the first night on my cruise and that was it. After that it was Keys which I absolutely loved being such a cozy place with the pianist and the large port hole windows with ocean views at your lounge table.
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I didn't care for O'Gill's that much either. I went there the first night on my cruise and that was it. After that it was Keys which I absolutely loved being such a cozy place with the pianist and the large port hole windows with ocean views at your lounge table.
Oh we absolutely adored Keys as well. Isn't it a wonderful place?
I had a Godiva chocolate martini on our Alaskan cruise on the Wonder back in 2012, while docked at Victoria. Was one of my favourite moments of the trip - I sat out on the deck by myself to enjoy it watching the sun set. I hope you managed to have one martini (or more ) later on.
The Crown & Fin looks like a great addition to the Wonder! The Doctor Who scarf is really cool, and I'm glad that Tara noticed the reference to Mr. Toad, because I totally missed it too!
The ship is looking lovely. And the pub looks fantastic! I zoomed in on Mr. Toad right away. How cool!! Their homage to football is really cool too. Sure made Mark happy!
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The ship is looking lovely. And the pub looks fantastic! I zoomed in on Mr. Toad right away. How cool!! Their homage to football is really cool too. Sure made Mark happy!
Monday 6 March – part five: I guess people don’t dine here alone then?
We headed up the stairs to deck four, where we found these great reminders of what After Hours was before…
The shopping area looked a lot more sophisticated now as well:
With that, we went our separate ways, as mark wanted to watch Rogue One again, and while I enjoyed seeing it first time around, I was in no rush to see it a second time. I headed back to the room to work on the trip report for a little while, then I headed down to Triton’s for lunch on my own, as I liked the look of the lunch menu they had there.
Like all the main restaurants on each ship, Triton’s is beautifully themed, and you immediately feel you’re in an elegant restaurant when you arrive.
What did make me laugh is that all the Crew Members from the person on the door to the server and assistant server kept asking me if I was on my own, and when I told them they seemed so surprised. I guess people don’t dine here alone then? I had brought a book with me, as I figured I might need something to read, but I heard “welcome home”, and turned around to see it was Barb and Daryl from our dining rotation last night. Talk about a small world! We happily chatted away, so I never actually did any reading, which was fine with me.
I further managed to surprise my server when I ordered two appetisers. He asked if I wanted an entrée, but I said I was saving myself for dessert. I started off with the assorted seafood sampler, made up of crab claws (and boy did I have fun getting into those!), shrimp, and marinated scallops served with a lemon and olive oil dressing. I was a little disappointed by how much turned up, as I know I’ve ordered this before, and it’s been a bigger serving. Oh well.
I also had the chilled mango soup with a mint foam, and I polished this off very quickly. I could’ve done with double servings of that – I love this stuff!
I had saved room for desserts, and actually for two. Well, it is a cruise, and why not? The first was the hot chocolate fudge pudding with vanilla sauce, which was very nice, but it wasn’t as good as I was hoping. I was looking for some nice oozing chocolate in the middle, and sadly I didn’t get that.
I also opted for the chocolate cookie sundae, which was actually on the children’s menu, but as I could order it, I figured I’d give it a go. This was lovely, and just what I needed.
Barb and Daryl admired the fact I’d got two desserts, and said they needed to hang with me to learn how to make the best of a cruise! I will confess after putting those away, I did roll out of Triton’s just a little bit….
On the way, I was going to do a “blind selfie” which by that I mean try and line it up right, take my glasses off, and then I really can’t see a thing, and hope the phone hasn’t moved too much, and take a selfie. However, I saw an officer, so I collared him to get some photos of me with Ariel, and he did a great job – unlike the Crew Member on the Dream on our last cruise, who took our photo with Donald, and cut his head off!
I headed back to the room to allow my two desserts to go down a bit, and to wait for Mark to return from seeing Rogue One.
When he got back, he told me he hadn’t eaten yet, so we headed up to deck nine.
He was going to get something from one of the counter service places, which was the only thing open now. That’s the only thing – the lunch hours everywhere were somewhat limited, especially if you wanted to watch at movie at 12:15pm, that’s one of the reasons I opted out. However, when he saw me salivating at a plate of chocolate strawberries on a trolley by the elevators, he changed his mind. “Cove Café it is then”, he announced. Ok, works for me…
We headed that way, and ended up ordering two Toblerontinis, made up of Godiva chocolate liquor, Frangelico, Bailey’s, Kahlua and honey. We’d had this before on cruises, and we knew we liked this drink.
We sat there sipping it for a while (in my case), or wolfing it down (in Mark’s case ) and watched the activity outside at the adult pool. It was still breezy, and it was interesting to see how people were sunbathing one minute, and then covered up the next minute. We thought the dark clouds outside looked menacing, and sure enough, when we walked outside, there was rain in the air.
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Nice down time for both of you!! Your lunch looked delicious and the martini sounds scrumptious!! I love the fact that on a cruise, you can each do your own thing and still have a great time!!
Nice down time for both of you!! Your lunch looked delicious and the martini sounds scrumptious!! I love the fact that on a cruise, you can each do your own thing and still have a great time!!
I think that's one of the great bits of a cruise - and you can't get THAT lost. After all, you're on the same ship and you can't go anywhere.
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I would think there would be more diners that eat alone on a cruise than anywhere else. Not everybody always wants to do the same things! Interesting that the servers were surprised by you being alone.
Your drinks looked absolutely wonderful. It's probably easy to drink a few of those... and rather quickly!
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they seemed so surprised. I guess people don’t dine here alone then? I had brought a book with me, as I figured I might need something to read, but I heard “welcome home”, and turned around to see it was Barb and Daryl from our dining rotation last night. Talk about a small world! 
I will confess after putting those away, I did roll out of Triton’s just a little bit…. 
Your lunch looked delicious and the martini sounds scrumptious!!
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