MORE GREAT FOOD

Thursday night was "Lobster Night".  The food is fantastic everyday, but it seems as though the night they serve Lobster is always a very popular night.

I started the evening meal with Roasted Peach Soup.  If you have never roasted fresh peaches on an outdoor grill in the summertime, you have no point of reference for the decadent flavor that comes from an ordinary peach when it is slow roasted over a flame.  It is like nothing else I've ever tasted.  Delicious beyond description.  Especially when served warm with cold Breyers vanilla ice cream.  Well, this soup, served chilled, captured that amazing flavor.

BROILED LOBSTER TAIL

And then the lobster arrived.  I will say that in comparison to the other ships on which I've cruised, RC has the very best lobster.  It was a very generous size and it was broiled perfectly; not over cooked and tough.  No, this was really very delicious.

Dessert was a Grand Marnier Souffle with a small scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Friday was our one and only Sea Day.  Truly the days spent entirely at Sea are my favorite of all.  There is nothing quite like it.

Lunch was on what is called on some ships the Lido Deck.  Surrounded by blue sea, we enjoyed BBQ chicken and beef ribs.  I tried a dessert called Clafouti, which is a french custard topped with fresh blueberries.  How do you say, "Yum", in French?

CLAFOUTI

A PERFECT PLACE FOR LUNCH

Dinner was again, one of my very favorite meals; Roasted Lamb Shank.  It was served with a roasted pumpkin and Cabernet sauce.  Simply amazing; rich and satisfying. Appetizer: another chilled soup; Pineapple and Lychee Soup.  Dessert: Key Lime Pie.

MY FAVORITE LUNCH

I don't remember what day it was served, I think perhaps Monday, in the Windjammer Buffet they featured Oxtail Stew.  My, oh my.  It was so delicious I had it for DESSERT!  Fall off the bone tender.  Full of that rich beef flavor that can only be found in a cut such as oxtails.  At home I usually fix oxtails with more allspice than what I detected in this stew, but I must admit that I'm a huge fan of allspice, and probably tend to over use it.  Trust me... I'm not complaining.  It was very, very good.  A wonderful lunch....

OXTAIL STEW