3 posts tagged “dining”

Monday, October 13, 2008

Our first full cruise day started with an early arrival at Princess Cays, the Princess line's private island in the Bahamas.  Dubbed as a kick-back beach day, we didn't plan any excursions and simply threw on our suits and water shoes and grabbed some towels and the camera.

C02 Bahama Beach Views

The day was all we expected it to be - completely laid back.  We sunned a little, swam a little, and enjoyed the beach barbecue provided by the ship (and yes, there was plenty of "cruise crack"* on hand).

C02 Bahama Couple

C02 Beach Day Fun

We had to board tenders to go to and from the ship.  There was quite a line waiting to get off the island at the end of the day.  The wait wasn't too bad with a bit of comedic relief provided by the locals...

C02 Spelling challenged

Once back on the ship, we wandered from bow to stern to take a few photos.

C02 So Blue

I have to admit that I wasn't that impressed with the scenery on the island, save the beautiful Caribbean waters that surround it.  The hues are remarkable, and I never tired of seeing them at each port.

C02 Horizon Views

I think we grabbed a snack at the buffet and took it out to the Horizon Terrace when we tried to catch the sunset.  We ate so much, so often, it's hard to keep track!  Eventually we headed back to our cabin to get ready for dinner.  We enjoyed another tasty and lively meal with our new friends, Jay, Millary, and Sydney.

C02 Dinner Creations

Rob had some steak dish - I can't remember, but I think it was a tenderloin.  I ordered something I couldn't pronounce that Florin said was full of seafood.  I wasn't disappointed and the flavor was fabulous, though the minute detail of being able to see eyes in the dish was slightly disconcerting.

C02 hello calimari

And yes, I ate that poor, little calamari, though I passed on the crayfish.

It was at said meal that my favorite photo of the two of us was taken...

C02 At Dinner_framed

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After our meal, we went to one of the lounges to see Phil Tag, a comedian from New York.  It was standing room only, and for good reason: he was hilarious.

I fell into bed that night, and this was probably the only night I slept fairly well.  One of my few complaints of the entire week was that I was really restless every night.  It took most of the trip for me to realize that it was probably because I didn't bring an alarm clock and I was subconsciously afraid we'd oversleep and missed paid-for-in-advance excursions. 

(Rob's translation: I am way too uptight)

Stay tuned for Day 3 - Ship Day!

*cruise crack = fresh pineapple

What's your favorite appetizer to order at a restaurant?

I don't know that I really have a favorite.  We hardly ever order appetizers with our meal.  If we do, nine times out of ten it is mozzarella sticks.  If we are at Chili's, we do like to get the chips and salsa, but gosh, it's been ages since we went to Chili's, so I don't even know if they are on the menu anymore.  When we go to one of our favorite Mexican restaurants, we always get the cheese dip and then share an entree.

Sometimes I order an appetizer as my meal.  I like lettuce wraps or southwest egg rolls.  I used to get the veggie patch pizza at Applebee's for a meal too, but again - another place we haven't been to in ages.

I do like Olive Garden's stuffed mushrooms.  I guess if money were no object and I could eat like I was 16 again, I'd get those all the time.

(Yeah, I know.  Keep dreamin'.)

What is your favorite greasy spoon?
Submitted by S@ngarang.

The Honey Bee Diner in Glen Burnie, Maryland.  The cheesesteak subs are the best around, IMHO (not quite as good as the ones I used to get at Dayton's in OC as a child, but they will do).  They are H U G E.  Rob and I always split a whole one and it is more than enough (I think they use a 14 inch sub roll). 

And I always get french fries with brown gravy.  They bring the gravy in a small bowl so you can dip them.  I think this is a Baltimore-area thing; I have never seen french fries and brown gravy listed on any other menu outside of that metro area.  But, anyway, the fries are crispy and the gravy is tasty, and this meal is sure to clog every last artery, but, oh my word.  I just love it and it also rings nostaligic with me since I grew up in that area.