October 19 & 20 - On the Arabian Sea

We’ve had a relaxing couple of days doing not much of anything.  The seas have been so calm that most of the time you wouldn’t know we’re on a ship.  It’s also quite warm but not oppressive.  We’ve been eating breakfast and lunch outside most days.

On October 19 we had the Galley Market Lunch in the main dining room.  It’s a special event Seabourn does on each cruise.  In the center of the room tables are set up with cold dishes and salads. There are crab claws, large shrimp (for shrimp cocktail), mussels on the half shell and a variety of other things.  Another set of tables has desserts and are they ever beautiful!  For hot food you have to go back through the galley.  On the way in you are served a shot of ice cold vodka just to prime the pump.  Throughout the galley there are a variety of stations set up with pastas, carving stations of various meats, assorted ethnic specialties, soups etc.  Decisions, decisions.  How does one decide what to eat?

One of two whole roasted pigs they served at the Galley Market Lunch

The pasta station

Desserts - irresistible!

On Saturday the 19^th we had a cocktail party in our cabin for about 20 people.  Seabourn does a very nice job of setting up hot and cold hors d’oeuvres and drinks.  They even provided a bartender.  I think we all enjoyed ourselves and it was fun to socialize with our new-found friends.

Our trivia team continues to run in second or third place. We’re having a lot of fun so it doesn’t matter to us, although I do think one team member takes it much more seriously. Since the sun is over the yardarm when the game begins, we have a Bloody Mary to stimulate our brains.

The food served has been excellent and the wines being poured with meals have been very nice.  We like not having to sign a slip for everything we order.  That’s one of the really good things about all-inclusive sailing.

Well not much else to report for now.