Day 17 – Wednesday, April 3, 2019 – Day at Sea

Today we woke up on the Atlantic Sea on our way to New York.

Due to the storm that made us miss the Norfork, Virginia Port we had rocky seas last night. The rocky seas are continuing today.

We had breakfast in the Grand Dining room this morning. Jim had tomato juice, granola with a banana and a brioche. Patricia had a Tuscan eggs Benedict that had toasted Italian bread with Italian sausage and tomatoes confit.

We went to an Enrichment Lecture by Fuzzy Furr: Funny things that happened on U-2 flights.

We had lunch at the Terrace, Café with Jim having a slice of Margarita pizza and a Diet Coke. Patricia had a vegetable sandwich. The weather was chilly but we sat outside in the sun and it warmed us up.

Where we are:

With a nod to feng shui, Red Ginger radiates harmony and tranquility. We had dinner here tonight in this specialty restaurant. The interior has ebony woods, hand blown glass fixtures and striking, modern Asian art. To complement the stunning decor Red Ginger’s chef’s have created contemporary interpretations of Asian classics. We were pleasantly surprised how good the meal was. We were each given a bowl of edamame beans as a complimentary dish from the chef. We were shown a box of chop stix we could choose to use. They were beautiful and some had mother of pearl handles. Jim and Patricia both had caramelized tiger prawns and miso sea bass that had been marinated for 24 hours. Jim had potato rolls and Patricia had avocado lobster salad. For dessert Jim had soft ice cream Japanese togarashi, chili salt and it was fantastic. Patricia had Bounty cake which was a coconut cream cake and reminded her of the Bounty bars she use to get in Germany.

Because it was our last fine dining experience we decided to drink all our remaining red and white wines and champagne. We emptied them all. But there wasn’t really much in any of them.

After dinner we went into The Boutique and purchased a necklace that Patricia had been eyeing on the cruise for her souvenir of this trip. It is actually from a designer in Germany, Coeur De Lion.