• Home
  • About
    • Privacy Policy, Disclosure and Disclaimer
  • View kaylynnakersblog’s profile on Facebook
  • View kaylynnakers’s profile on Twitter
  • View kaylynnmakers’s profile on Instagram
  • View akeka’s profile on Pinterest
  • View KayLynnAkers’s profile on YouTube
  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Health, Wealth and Travel

A Boomer's Life

  • Health
    • Keto
  • Wealth
  • Travel
    • Land Tours
      • China
      • Italy
    • Cruises
      • Carnival Cruise Line
        • Carnival Horizon 2021
        • Carnival Vista 2021
        • Carnival Glory 2017
        • Carnival Miracle 2016
        • Carnival Triumph 2015
        • Carnival Miracle 2013
      • Holland America
        • Nieuw Statendam 2023
        • Nieuw Statendam 2019
        • Nieuw Amsterdam 2018
        • Eurodam 2014
      • Royal Caribbean
        • Oasis of the Seas 2021
        • Liberty of the Seas 2021
        • Empress of the Seas 2020
        • Jewel of the Seas 2018
        • Liberty of the Seas 2017
        • Grandeur of the Seas 2005
      • Norwegian Cruise Line
        • Norwegian Epic 2019
        • Norwegian Epic 2017
        • Norwegian Sun 2008
      • Other Cruise Lines
        • Celebrity Summit 2016
        • Disney Dream 2022
    • Cities
  • Life
    • Blogging
  • 2022 Reading Challenge
    • 2021 Reading Challenge
    • 2020 Reading Challenge
    • 2019 Reading Challenge
    • 2018 Reading Challenge
  • Show Search
Hide Search

Norwegian Epic: Sea Day

KayLynn · July 15, 2017 · Leave a Comment

After the last few days of travel and touring in Barcelona we slept in (for us) and got up at 7:30 am.  Gotta appreciate a sea day!

Breakfast

I had a cup of in room coffee (which was good) before taking a shower.  My sisters had gone to the buffet and the other two of us went to Taste for breakfast and were seated right away around.

We had fruit to start.

Fruit Salad

The fruit salad was awesome and I ordered from then on every time we had dining room breakfast.

Peaches with blueberries

For entree I had one of the daily specials which was baked beans with chorizo and salsa, poached eggs with mornay sauce.

It looked awful but tasted so good!

My brother was happy with his eggs benedict and I got to admit, they looked perfect.  We had plenty of good coffee to wash it down and maybe a croissant. 😉

After checking the NCL app for today’s schedule, we went to the atrium and played a game of trivia.  They were hard questions!

I didn’t realize until later my screen capture included that notification.  Oh well!

Lunch

Lunch was at O’Shehan’s where we all met up.  This venue is a complimentary restaurant that is a sports bar/pub in vibe and it also has pool tables, etc. on the bar side.

First courses included country soup…

A chopped salad..

Chicken wings…

and Nachos.

Sister M asked for them with nothing but cheese as the default includes more toppings.  For entrees I had I had steak fajitas…

which I loved!  The others selected the Reuben sandwich…

The BBQ Burger…

and Fish and Chips.

Sister T and I topped lunch off with dessert from the buffet upstairs.  It didn’t seem overly crazy there and looked like lots of good choices.

We were sailing by islands so I took a couple of pictures.  This view is of the land side.

This view is on the sea side.

I went to the 2 pm show in the epic theater which was Carlos Nebot.  He was pretty good; I especially liked his version of Billy Jean.  I left early so I could swing by the $10 sale before the 3 pm Martini tasting.

At the sale, I bought a fedora style hat and a bag for wet suits.  What killed me was the 22% VAT!

Martini Tasting

Then I went to the martini bar and asked if there was room at the tasting.  There was but it did end up filling up.  The price was $25 and change after tax.

I loved that NCL automatically gave me a shaker of bar snacks every visit.

Before tasting we learned about the five types of martinis:

  • Regular
  • Dry
  • Extra dry
  • Dirty
  • Extra dirty

We also learned the three ways they’re made:

  • Stirred
  • Shaken
  • On the rocks

Now for the serious business.  We had a flight of six martinis to taste and compare.

From top left to bottom right they are French Raspberry, citrus gem, le fizz, lavender patch, basil cucumber twist and aviation.

While waiting for the tasting to start one of my co-workers came up to me.  He had boarded in Rome a few days earlier and while I knew he was on the same ship never thought we’d run into each other.  It was a pleasant surprise.

Can I start?

Before the session ended, Herman made us his special concoction which was very good!

After this very educational interlude, I stumbled walked  back to the cabin for a rest.

Cirque Dream

Three of us had booked the Cirque Dream dinner show before our trip in the cruise planner.  They open the doors around 6 pm and we were the first in line for the standard seating.

The view from our booth

We were seated at a booth for five but never had anyone join us.

Our server only asked me if I wanted a drink and when I said no ran off without checking with the other two people.   This was indicative of how service went all night.

The servers had a special uniform

There were a couple of specialty cocktails.

The food was a set menu and they started serving right at 6:30.

The appetizer was okay.

The entree was very good which was a surprise since online reviews had panned the food but said the show was worth the price.

The meat was cooked perfectly and the shrimp wasn’t overcooked.  The desserts were less successful but I liked one out of three.

We asked for coffee and was able to get it only after asking the maitre’d.

While we were dining the performers came around for photo ops dressed in very fun costumes.

I don’t know what they’re the king and queen of but this guy was my favorite performer of the night.
The master of ceremony

A robot?
A back view but I loved this champagne glass costume.

One of my frustrations was that the picture taking (by NCL) and performers focused on the people in the premium seating.  Those in the booths were ignored.  But I did get a picture with the clown.

The show started at 7:15 pm and for the next 50 minute we were entertained nonstop.

It was fantastic.

This is the king and queen from earlier

I would definitely go to this show again but next time in the premium seating area.

This video gives you a snippet.  The act with the tub of water… WOW!

I went straight from there to the graffiti classics show which was also very entertaining but in a totally different way. 🙂  Afterwards I happened to see my brother in the lounge when walking past and grabbed a decaf coffee on the way to my cabin.

Sister T had gone to Teppanyaki for dinner this evening and thought it was okay.  The “show” was a bit cheesy.  She brought me the menu to share.

We have a busy day tomorrow!

Here is today’s Freestyle (click for the PDF).

If you missed the other parts of the recap the links are below.

Next Vacation: Barcelona and Norwegian Epic
Barcelona Flights and Lodging Plans
Norwegian Epic: Port Call Plans
Traveling to Barcelona
Barcelona Day 1
Monserrat
Cava Winery Tour/Taste
La Sagrada Familia
Las Ramblas
Epic Embarkation Day

Share this:

  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)

Related

Filed Under: Cruises Tagged With: #Epic2017, Cirque Dreams, Norwegian Epic, sea day

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




CommentLuv badgeShow more posts

Primary Sidebar

Search

Archives

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

RSS feed

Copyright © 2023 · Daily Dish Pro on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish.Accept Reject Read More
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Non-necessary
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
SAVE & ACCEPT
 

Loading Comments...