January 27 - At Sea
The weather has been cool - in the 60's - and the seas have been a bit rough with swells making it a bit of a challenge to walk around. So glad our cabin is on the lowest deck possible (7) since we don't feel the movement nearly so much. The Observation Lounge is up on 12 and there is a noticeable difference. The fancier, more expensive cabins are up high - hah, bet they covet our lowly cabin now! It's also been windy so the swimming pool has been closed, although the hot tubs are open. No problem getting a lounger now, but that will be changing pretty soon. Tomorrow is supposed to be in the 70's with calmer seas and it will be hot pretty soon.
This morning Kamang (from Indonesia) at the Coffee Connection suggested I have a Cafe Vanilla which he could make with sugar-free vanilla flavoring. It also has a topping of black tea. I'm pretty sure I tried that on our last Regent cruise and didn't like it, but this morning it was really good. I can still impress the Indonesian crew by counting to ten in Indonesian. And we always say please and thank you in Indonesian also. A small thing, but they really appreciate it. The crew is fantastic - always smiling and saying good day. They learn your names very quickly and use them whenever they see you.
Thought I'd be adventurous and try the chickpea pancakes for breakfast. Frankly, it was awful. No taste to the dry pancake, so I just ate the tomatoes, mushrooms and spinach on top. Breakfast was only saved by the side of bacon I also had with it. Sugi (also from Idonesia) suggested I try the banana coconut pancakes tomorrow and he'll put the syrup on the side. Not exactly low carb friendly, but I'm going to allow myself one day a week of indulgence. Speaking of which, they have the best "no sugar added" ice creams I've ever tasted.
We got 5/5 on the Mensa quiz, but my trivia team got only 10/15 today. I did conribute Wurlitzer and broken chains at the base of the Empire State Building, so that was good.
We had a delightful dinner at the French restaurant, Chartreuse, with Tim and Maureen who we were seated with at the Ritz gala dinner.
Here's a picture of our cabin door with our personalized plate. Nice touch.
This morning Kamang (from Indonesia) at the Coffee Connection suggested I have a Cafe Vanilla which he could make with sugar-free vanilla flavoring. It also has a topping of black tea. I'm pretty sure I tried that on our last Regent cruise and didn't like it, but this morning it was really good. I can still impress the Indonesian crew by counting to ten in Indonesian. And we always say please and thank you in Indonesian also. A small thing, but they really appreciate it. The crew is fantastic - always smiling and saying good day. They learn your names very quickly and use them whenever they see you.
Thought I'd be adventurous and try the chickpea pancakes for breakfast. Frankly, it was awful. No taste to the dry pancake, so I just ate the tomatoes, mushrooms and spinach on top. Breakfast was only saved by the side of bacon I also had with it. Sugi (also from Idonesia) suggested I try the banana coconut pancakes tomorrow and he'll put the syrup on the side. Not exactly low carb friendly, but I'm going to allow myself one day a week of indulgence. Speaking of which, they have the best "no sugar added" ice creams I've ever tasted.
We got 5/5 on the Mensa quiz, but my trivia team got only 10/15 today. I did conribute Wurlitzer and broken chains at the base of the Empire State Building, so that was good.
We had a delightful dinner at the French restaurant, Chartreuse, with Tim and Maureen who we were seated with at the Ritz gala dinner.
Here's a picture of our cabin door with our personalized plate. Nice touch.
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