It’s coming in a couple days and I’m getting excited. Last year, we were in Baltimore (where the above photo was taken).
I’ve got my banana shirts ready, my yellow cowboy hat, my yellow bandana and my handlebar mustache (don’t ask!).
I got the menu and I’m so ready…
WEDNESDAY
BREAKFAST
Two Farm Fresh Eggs Scrambled with Tennessee Cheddar
Fried Country Red Bliss Potatoes
Grilled Seasonal Tomato
Two Slices Applewood Smoked Bacon
One Breakfast Sausage Link
LUNCH
House Smoked Brisket Memphis BBQ
Mixed Green Salad w/ Buttermilk Dressing
Fresh Baked Rolls and Butter
Mac N Cheese
Greek Pasta Salad
Ratatouille
Dessert
Premium Coffee, Hot and Chilled Tea
BREAK
Smokey Mountain Trail Mix Table
Southern Iced Tea and Assorted Soft Drinks
THURSDAY
BREAKFAST
Cinnamon Swirl French Toast w/ Bananas Foster Compote
Roasted Fruit Brochette
Applewood Smoked Bacon
LUNCH
Rosemary Baked Chicken Breast
Mixed Green Salad w/ Buttermilk Dressing
Fresh Baked Rolls and Butter
Assorted vegetables
Dessert
Premium Coffee, Hot and Chilled Tea
BREAK
Candy Store Break
Assorted Soft Drinks
FRIDAY
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
Seasonal Whole Fruits, Berries and Melons
Granola and Yogurt Trifle
Yogurt
Granola
Southern Morning Shooters
Assorted Breakfast Cereals w/ Whole, Skim and Soy Milks
Multi-Grain Croissants, Bran, Blueberry and Banana Muffins
Almond Butter, Whipped Butter, Jams
This is the first of four trips between now and mid-September: Nashville, New York, Inverness (Scotland) and NYC cruise to Bermuda. That first New York was supposed to happen right at the end of the Nashville trip and I’m glad it got backed up a couple weeks so there’s time to unpack.
I woke up about 7 and Tom had brought me coffee – hooray!
We went for breakfast at the good old Garden Cafe then went to a talk about Bermuda in the Breakaway Theater. It was pretty good and told us a lot about the island and good places to go.
At 11, we had a Cruise Critic Meet and Greet in La Cucina. The officers didn’t seem to want to be there but we did get cards with their phone numbers, if needed. No offer of a dinner with the officers like we had last time.
I texted Michael using the iConcierge app and he was napping already so I took the time to get Tom’s app working.
Back at the cabin we found out that Michael had bought shorts and shirt in the store. He hadn’t known that he couldn’t use his debit card – it was all on the room key.
Then, of course, it was time for lunch. You know where.
We decided to go on the Bermuda full-day bus tour Wednesday and BAMZ/Crystal Caves on Thursday. Michael signed up for them during lunch, using the app.
We walked around some and came to the ropes course and zipline. Michael went but didn’t walk the plank. I had planned to go, too, but I was wearing sandals and couldn’t go. Tom checked everything out and said he’d try it “later”.
As if the Aqua Park wasn’t enough deck-top fun for one cruise vacation, Norwegian has devoted another generous chunk of the ship’s exterior space to a three-story sports complex with a smorgasbord of gee-whiz amusements.
Among the attractions is a suspended-in-the-sky ropes course that has 40 different elements including The Plank, a platform that extends 8 feet over the vessel’s edge. The sports complex also offers a miniature golf course, basketball court, rock climbing wall, bungee trampoline and a 24-foot enclosed climbing cage called the Spider Web.
From http://www.usatoday.com/story/cruiselog/2013/05/01/norwegian-breakaway-five-things-love/2126133/
We went to store for more band aids for Tom. I liked a tshirt but didn’t get it which is pretty amazing for me.
This night we had reservations for the Cirque Jungle Dreams and Dinner. I had read many complaints about the Cirque dinner so we ate in the Garden Cafe a bit before the show. The food (and show) were great. I told the waitress that I was allergic to shrimp so she offered double filet mignon but I declined. My portion was excellent.
The show itself was fantastic, especially for being at sea. The costumes were very clever.