Monday saw us off for our posh brunch at Palo restaurant. \u00a0We got ready in our semi posh togs, Paul in trousers and a shirt despite it being hot and sunny, and headed up to the restaurant. \u00a0It’s at the back on the 12th deck with great views out to sea. \u00a0We we looked after by Milos from Croatia and were seated in a booth table towards the back of the restaurant. \u00a0Milos showed us the the food, which consisted of pastries, meats, cheeses, seafood, hot dishes such as chicken or risotto , pizza, omelettes and eggs benedict. \u00a0There was also a dessert table with strawberries, tiramisu, mouse, cheesecake, brownies, cakes and probably much more. \u00a0There was certainly no shortage of food. \u00a0 We both began with eggs benedict which was really nice. \u00a0The egg yolks were really yellow and very tasty. \u00a0 We were served a complimentary mimosa with our breakfast as well as coffee and water. \u00a0For second course we had some buffet items of pastries, \u00a0cheese and Parma ham. \u00a0Paul also opted for a frittata with onions, peppers and Italian sausage. \u00a0I was getting full by this point with my sparrows eating habits but still managed some dessert. \u00a0The chocolate covered strawberries are a fave of mine and were yummy. \u00a0 Paul was due to meet someone he was taking pics of at 11:45 so we only had just over an hour for brunch. \u00a0We could have stayed longer and there was no rush to move us on (despite us not being able to get an 11:30 reservation yet still being at the table at this time). We paid our 40 dollar bill and headed back to the room to get changed.<\/p>\n
\nBy the way, as I know you like to hear where I am as I write, we are currently up on deck 12, I am supping a pi\u00f1a colada and Paul is on ice cream number 2. We’ve been ashore today but more of that when we get to it, no jumping ahead!<\/p>\n
\nAfter brunch Paul’s model was not ready so we went to O’Gills Irish bar for 80’s tune trivia. \u00a0We did pretty well scoring 32 out of 40 with some awesome answers such Tarzan Boy (although we couldn’t remember it was by Baltimore) Toni Basil and Culture Club. The top score was actually 39 and our 32 only got us 4th place. \u00a0We then headed up to deck 12 to get some sun. \u00a0We sat out an I blogged to complete day 3 for you.<\/p>\n
\nBy now it was almost 3pm and time for Disney tune trivia in La Piazza bar. \u00a0This consisted of naming the tune, the movie and answering a bonus question. \u00a0We did ok on some but then got Cinderella confused with Sleeping Beauty with her changing dress and 3 good fairies. \u00a0We only scored an average 31 out of 45 and one team got all 45 points (although we reckon that must have cheated). Paul had more photo bookings at 4pm so we made our way back to our room and he gathered his gear. I opted to stay in the room and found the shopping talk on Chanel 9 so settled in to see what they recommended. \u00a0To be honest it was the same old same old but I still enjoy it. Paul got back about 5pm with some shots of a female teen and family of 4. There were some decent ones in there so hopefully all will be pleased.<\/p>\n
\nWe got ready for dinner (casual attire) and headed off to Enchanted Garden. It’s my least favourite of the restaurants. \u00a0It’s is based on the gardens of Versailles but there are no plants and it’s a bit plasticky – not up to usual a Disney standards in my mind. \u00a0 We started with tomato soup and a romaine wedge and followed with prime rib and sirloin steak. \u00a0We ordered loads of extra gravy much to everyone’s amusement. \u00a0 Hayley and Adam had spent the day watching films on funnel vision whilst chilling out on deck an had already ridden the Aquaduck. \u00a0We plan to ride this on Castaway day as most people will have gotten off so it should be quiet. \u00a0 After choosing desserts our waiter told us he had brought the wrong dessert menu out so we need to choose again. \u00a0Poor old Hayley had her heart set on the bread pudding. \u00a0We eventually went for passion fruit meringue and Sacher torte. It was ok but this is one of the weakest menus we believe.<\/p>\n
\nAfter dinner we went along to Skyline for a drink. \u00a0We didn’t have long as we had to get to the show but Paul had a tequila concoction with a plastic glowing souvenir ice cube(!) and I had an Absolut Pear on the rocks. \u00a0When we arrived we were in St Petersburg but it changed to London where even Big Ben appears with the current time, and keeps time until we move to another city. \u00a0If anyone’s not following this by the way, the whole idea of Skyline is that the skyline view though all the windows changes to a new city every 15 minutes. \u00a0Windows are actually screens with panoramic views of a city that have moving cars, lights etc. it’s awesome tech.<\/p>\n
After downing our drinks reasonably quickly we walked the length of the ship to the theatre (located at the front whilst the main bar areas are at the back) and took seats on the very back row (thus avoiding having the backs of our seats kicked which had happened the previous night). \u00a0The show was called Wishes and the premise was 3 senior year kids at Disneyland for one last time before college. \u00a0They wished for the ride of their lives and where whisked on an adventure where they met lots of characters and sang along to some classics including, Hakuna Matata, I Wanna be Like you, I’ve Got No Strings, Zero to \u00a0Hero, Kiss The Girl and When You Wish Upon a Star. \u00a0So, can you name all the movies theses songs are taken from? \u00a0It was a good show and I was seated next to a retired lady from California who was doing her knitting. \u00a0We chatted (about knitting amongst other things) and she told me she doesn’t like cruising! \u00a0She was there to help look after a couple of 5 year old twins with their parents. What a nice lady.<\/p>\n
After the show we went back to our room and read up on St Martin and the shopping guide. We considered the movie quote trivia but it was on late and after we’d sat down we really couldn’t be bothered with going out again. \u00a0Plus we had a reasonably early start to get over the the airport at St Martin where we would experience a 747 flying a few feet overhead. \u00a0But more of that in my next post. \u00a0For now I am off to pirate trivia….<\/p>\n
Monday saw us off for our posh brunch at Palo restaurant. \u00a0We got ready in our semi posh togs, Paul in trousers and a shirt despite it being hot and sunny, and headed up to the restaurant. \u00a0It’s at the back on the 12th deck with great views out to sea. \u00a0We we looked after … <\/p>\n