Day Two- Sunday - Day at sea
Sunday we woke up at our leisure, which you all should know means around 6:30 am. We took our time getting up and ready, which really just meant getting our day bag ready for the pool. On our agenda was the DVC mixer, some pool time, a martini seminar and massages for DH and I. Also, Remi. Oh yes.
So, we checked our Navigator for breakfast times and went to grab food. We ate at Royal Court for breakfast. I had eggs benedict, minus the bread. They served it on slices of roasted tomatoes and I loved it! After breakfast we went to the Tube for the DVC mixer. Upon arrival we were given reusable tote bags, DVC ball caps and a really nice leather-ish portfolio folder. They played games and gave away prizes, but I mostly just enjoyed free flowing mimosas (yes! cross that off of my drink scavenger hunt list!)!
After the mixer we took the boys up to the pool deck for a bit. We all rode the Aqua Duck and it was a blast. We took the kids to the kids club and then DH and I headed to the spa for our massages. I had a seaweed wrap with my massage. My therapist was very good, although I didn't enjoy the sales pitch at the end for their overly priced spa product. My treatment room had one wall that was a window to the outside. I was lucky enough to have my massage as we were sailing by Cuba. That was very cool. After my massage I took a quick shower to rinse off before my cocktail seminar. I stopped by Cabana's to grab a quick salad and shrimp cocktail so that I had food in my tummy for the martini class. From there I headed up to Meridian for our martini seminar. I learned something extremely important. I do NOT like traditional gin martinis. Nope, not even a little bit. That was our first cocktail. The next was a Vesper martini, which, if I remember correctly, was one part vodka to two parts gin, vermouth and a twist of lemon. That was better thank the first, IMO, but still not for me. I think I'm not a fan of juniper and that could be my problem. Next up was a sidecar martini and I LOVED it! I can't remember if it was made with vodka or gin or neither, but it also had cognac and Cointreau and a twist of lemon. It was delicious. Next up was a hazelnut martini made with fangelico, creme de cocoa (and maybe vodka?) and served with a honey and cinnamon rim. Holy cow! Dessert in a glass! For the final cocktail he made an espresso martini and it was my favorite by far. It was espresso, vodka, Kahlua, and creme de cocoa. I think the rim was cocoa powder but I can't remember, I was five martini's in by this time!
After the seminar DH went to get the kids from the club so they could take a nap and I went back to the room to start getting showered and ready for dinner. Before dinner we had an appointment with the sommelier to discuss our wine preferences and our menu options. The boys took a nice nap, it seemed to be a pattern that was forming that they would fall asleep easily after some time at the kids club. I got dressed and DH put his tux on. A little before five we woke the kids up and got them dressed. We took them back to the kids club (yes, again) and informed the CM's that they boys would be eating dinner there as DH and I would be attending dinner at Remy. This meant that we were missing the Captain's formal dinner, but we didn't mind. We met with with sommelier, Florian, to discuss our wine preferences. He also showed us our menu options and did a brief translation of the French menu, letting us know that our server would cover that in depth. We left feeling confident that our food and wine experience would be all that we expected.
We relaxed in Meridian before dinner. When they called us for our reservation we were given a short little tour of the dining room by the Maitre Di, where he pointd out all of the very subtle but very Disney touches. Remi was everywhere! We were seated at a lovely little two top table next to the window. During the summer there would have been a beautiful view, but at 6pm in December it's quite dark. We started with a palette cleansing cocktail made of Tattinger, pear vodka, crushed strawberry and diced candied apricot. The apricot provided "pixie dust" in the glass as our waitress described it. It was lovely! I enjoyed mine much more than DH enjoyed his. We ordered our meals. Both of us chose a pre fixe menu, I chose the French menu while DH chose the American. Both were phenomenal and perfectly paired with wine. All of my pairings were with European wines, and I was quite satisfied with that. DH, on the other hand, had a mix of American and French wines. While the food was fabulous, my favorite course was the cheese course. The brought around the most amazing cheese cart, most of the cheeses were completely new to me. I tried several and loved them all, skipping the more pungent cheeses, as they are not my style. DH did the opposite, his philosophy is the stinkier the better. After dessert and coffee were served they brought out this ridiculous candy tray full of amazingly delicious little things. My favorite was this little lemony candy. The texture of the lemon (creme) was somewhere between creme brle and cheesecake. After our experience was over we were sent home with a box of truffles and two anise lollipops.
I was too happy to go back and get into my PJ's and enjoy a book. While DH was getting the kids from the kids club I ordered cookies and milk for them from room service. We all went to bed happy that night.
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