Here and There Blog

Took the Galley Tour of the ship today. It was interesting to see the behind the scenes operations. The ship's F&B staff is over 50% of the crew. An average of 10K meals are prepared daily for passengers and crew. Today I helped make a dent in the 175 gallons of ice cream that is made weekly. I would have guessed higher as people are always at the ice cream station. I didn't realize they made their own ice cream. The team we saw was at work preparing our lunch salads. The produce was all being hand diced, even the olives. The tomatoes and lettuce were fresh and everything was clean. I didn't get a photo but the breads and bakery items are all cooked fresh. Today's lunch was fresh bread and cobb salad and both were good. If you find yourself bored on a sea day and a ship's galley tour is offered, I recommend taking it.

This is a first - I'm going on a cruise and it's not a Star Trek cruise. This year's Trek cruise is currently in South America and the Falkland Islands. While my friend's photos look fantastic (penguins!) the many sea days and rough waters made that a no-go. Instead I tagged on to OB's vacation in the Caribbean. After a super easy flight to San Juan, Puerto Rico, I woke up this morning and walked over to look at the ship. It's a few hours before we can board and I'm already planning the day of eating!