On Thursday, we had an entire day at sea. We were sailing between Dalian, China and
Busan, Korea. Jessie and I spent the day
relaxing and enjoying the various activities on board. In the evening, the ship was having a formal
night and everyone was to dress to the nines.
Our friends Dick, Renate, Neil and Julie generously invited
Jessie and I to the ship’s famous Sabitini’s restaurant which has an extra
surcharge, but is known for its fabulous food and service. We had an exquisite meal that was
complimented by a bottle of champagne and another bottle of red wine. The dishes I chose included fresh calamari,
soft shell crab, twice baked artichoke soufflé and a trio of lobster that
included a lobster risotto and a double lobster tail. To say that the food was great would be an
understatement. Especially paired with
the wine, it was fantastic!
Our dessert featured three different pastries which included
a white chocolate mousse, a traditional Italian hazelnut trio cake and the most
delicious lemon and citrus tart known to man… they were phenomenal.
The entire evening was filled with great conversation and
lots of laughter. One conflict arose
when the waiter asked to see Jessie’s ID for the wine. She was not the legal American drinking age
of 21 and therefore wasn’t allowed to consume any alcohol. Our dinner guests were slightly outraged by
this but in turn, Neil offered the remainder of the bottle of wine to Jessie so
that she could drink it in the room. I
thought this was so thoughtful and cute.
Jessie enjoyed it too.
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