2014-4-12  Sea Day:

 We had breakfast every day in the Lido restaurant.  It was never crowded and we never had to wait long for our selection.  Most mornings I had cream of wheat.  Later in the cruise someone mentioned the sticky buns and that was added to my breakfast.  Lunch was usually in Lido, too.  

 The first 3 days we were served, then code orange was dismissed and we helped ourselves.  A couple cruises before ours there was an outbreak of Norovirus on the Maasdam.  Fortunately it was gone by the time we got on.

  We made a point of going to many of Elon's concerts.  He was spectacular on the Steel Drums!

 The ship was rocking pretty good today so the pool was closed.

 One of the things we really enjoy on HAL ships are the cooking shows.  This one was with Chef Rajan and host Stefaney as they featured Jerk Chicken with Mango Chutney.  Really, Chef Rajan was there!

 We also went to a couple of the team trivia events hosted by the cruise director Rick in the Crow's Nest.  Met some interesting people there, too.  And I found out they make a mighty tasty mango smoothie!  I like that they give you peanuts here, too.

We chose Anytime dining which worked out really well.  Our usual routine was to watch sunset (from our lanai the first 6 nights), 

then head to dinner where we were usually sat with really interesting couples (only 1 really strange couple)
An example of the menus in the dining room-

Ken almost always ordered off the everyday menu : french onion soup, caesar salad, chicken breast and a dessert.   I liked being able to try a lot of different things.  Tonight I had the grilled mahi mahi with mango chutney, rice and beans, plus a warm curry pumpkin soup.  Dessert was coconut rum cake.  It was excellent!

The Showtime presentation tonight was Bob Mackie's Broadway featuring his fancy gowns and such. 

After the show, we headed back to our room and were greeted by---

This is starting out to be a great cruise!