Every
vacation has its peak experiences—those I-will-always-remember moments. But it
seems like cruising has more than most.
In a
nostalgic mood, I thought about some of my own from the past year:
Exuberance and song. “Mamma Mia” on Allure of the Seas was nothing short of spectacular. How many shows
have you seen where the audience jumps out of their seats in joyous
appreciation? The wonderful ABBA music, the fabulous Broadway-quality voices
and being on vacation converge for a knock-your-socks-off experience. I haven’t
been able to get the songs out of my head ever since.
Savory and sweet on Central Park. On both Allure and Harmony of the
Seas, the 150 Central Park specialty restaurants both delivered
melt-on-the-tongue short ribs, smooth and silky squash soup with pumpkin seeds and an amazing
sweet and salty chocolate tart. It once again confirmed that the specialty
restaurants are worth the extra cost.
Nature reigned. The December super moon framed by
the clouds over the lights of Harmony's Central Park, and the streaks of gold, rust and
plum over the high rises of Ft. Lauderdale were vivid reminders that there’s no
better way to see the drama of the skies than from the balcony of a cruise
ship.
Techie treats. I was skeptical at first, but after
watching the robo bartenders on Harmony,
I had to admit, well, they’re kinda cute. Especially when they wiggle their
upside-down containers to try and get the last drops of adult beverage into
your cup. I can’t wait to see what Royal Caribbean comes up with next. Robo
room stewards? Bionic baristas? Whizzy wait staff?
Lapping it up in Labadee. Once again, it was a toss-up on
what was the peak-er experience—bargaining for and buying the beach scene
paintings that now grace my home office walls or floating on my back in Haiti’s
crystal clear calm waters.
Then there
was the day the sea was so still…the
burst of cool from the gin and tonic in
Central Park…discovering we could bring our free Diamond Club wine into the restaurant to drink with
dinner…napping on the balcony on Harmony
in the reclining chair…
These were my
peak cruising moments last year. What were yours?
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