Partly cloudy, hot and humid, and an occasional rain squall. That seems to be the weather pattern we are in. We are chugging towards Cartagena, Columbia.
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Today was breakfast and then some reading. Today’s sitting area is Elaine’s locale of choice for her morning reading. It’s part of the Explorer’s Lounge on deck seven. Self-service coffee, juice, and smoothies.
Nearby is Mamsen’s, an alternative breakfast and snack venue. We’ll try the waffles there some morning.
Lunch today was at the Pool Grill. Hamburgers and fries. Beer.
Then Elaine did some reading on the balcony while I napped. Then we went to the Star Theater to watch a talk about Cartagena and Colombia.
Cocktails at 5 PM as per usual in the Living Room Bar. Here are some pictures of the Atrium near the bar.
Then dinner tonight in Manfredi’s, the Italian themed specialty restaurant. Their specialty is a steak. This is not the exact menu from tonight, but it gives you an idea: The Bistecca Florentina is the pièce de résistance.
We had a nice bottle of wine. Naturally I had the steak. Elaine had a risotto dish which looks appetizer size because it was. We both had soups as starters.
I can see why Elaine loves that spot.
You can’t beat burgers, fries and beer for lunch.
It’s a good idea to learn a bit about Cartagena before you get there.
I could be sitting at Manfredi’s for an hour and still not be able to decide what to have. It all looks so good.
Merry Christmas, Joe and Elaine. And to all the blog readers. Cindy, I hope you got our message to you and Bill on an earlier post (12/17 I think). If not, Jeff and I wish you both a very Merry Christmas.
Absolutely incredible menu!
But love Elaine’s reading spot looking at ocean!!
Merry Christmas almost🥰
Love Russ and Ann
Looks like a marvelous trip so far. Keep enjoying, I can’t wait to see your pix through the Canal. We’ve only done a partial transit, and that was quite exciting. CHEERS!
Merry Christmas xo
There is no worry about places to eat or what to eat on board. I agree with Sue, so many choices for food. The burger looks great Elaine and the spot you picked to eat, very nice. Good weather for you all. Merry Christmas everyone. Sue thank you for the message. Hope you and Jeff are warm up there. Denver weather has been like spring for these past weeks. No snow and we are in the 70s and high 60s. Crazy for us for sure, but we are enjoying it. No snow shoveling here!!
Very funny! We got eight inches of snow yesterday, plenty of shoveling for us. But it will be a beautiful white Christmas. Merry Christmas again to you and Bill.
I love waffles. I love the explorer lounge. Funny how all the high-end restaurants on Viking are Italian. Will compare when we do the Mediterranean this spring.
Merry Christmas!!
Merry Christmas
I love waffles. I love the explorer lounge!! Funny how all the Viking high end restaurants are Italian. We’ll get to compare when we do the Med this summer. Merry Christmas!