January 28,2025

We woke to choppy waters and slightly rough seas.

We relaxed with coffee in our stateroom…then headed to Trident for Late Risers breakfast…That’s us…late risers…or at least, that’s always our aspiration.

Birol, who’s from Turkiyei, is such a wonderful waiter…I’m sharing his pic instead of food pics. You are welcome

Our new routine has been to head down to the Bistro after breakfast for a Cappuccino. Trident Cappuccinos are fine, but the Bistro Cappuccinos are the best. I also snare two salt sticks for later…here you have Timmy catching me in the act.

We’ve also taken to doing a few hard copy puzzles from the Library #oldschool…or just simply old.

On this Sea Day I spent my time productively…shopping and at the Spa.

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Caleb Cross in the Cove

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Another wonderful dinner in Waterside 🩵

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We both ordered Asian Schnitzel with coconut sauce …oh my goodness.

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Sorbet and ice cream…then on to the show.

Monique Dehaney is a Jamaican born entertainer living in Japan.

The highlight of her performance: …when Adam Price (saxophone) joined her. The Crystal Showband is outstanding …their virtuosity elevates every performer.

JANUARY 29,2025 Da Nang Vietnam

Our view first thing in the morning

Timmy checking our position as he waits for coffee.

We enjoyed lazing in the room/on the balcony until lunch…

And oh what a treat!

I honor of the Vietnam Lunar New Year …Chef Marcin and his team featured a wonderful “choose your own adventure” Soup! I believe it’s called… Pho Ga ♥️

You choose the vegetables, dumplings, chicken, etc. Your choices are placed in a basket…

…cooked in chicken broth then placed in a bowl with the broth…then you add your condiments.

So much yumminess🩵

Beyond wonderful 😊

I am always fascinated with port infrastructure .

After lunch…back to the Spa for a pedicure.

After the pedicure, I collected Timmy and we stopped by Reception …so glad we did, because we got our first glimpse of the beautiful Vietnam specific Lunar New Year decor.

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Back up to deck 11…

Jsa is even sweeter than her gelato…

We enjoyed our afternoon ice cream on the pool deck and caught up on our postcard writing.

Back at the room I realized that my white pants (White Party tonight) were in the laundry bag…and so I quickly did a wash…these pants cannot go in the dryer…so Timmy came to the rescue…yes.. he had this special hanger in his bag of tricks…

After sunset we headed off to the Cove…

…before we left I said “look how cute we are!” Timmy: “We should take a mirror selfie.” Yay!

Strong afterglow vibes

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Can you believe we are yet again in Osteria on a White Night? In our defense…the original White Party was moved due to rough seas. Anyway …we have a Prego (2019) White Night (red wine) disaster story…if you are new to this blog, I’m sure Steve Waldman or Timmy will gladly fill you in.

Burrata and tomatoes

Risotto

Minestrone

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Pasta

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Timmy chatted with DJ Viviano as we waited for the White party to begin.

Viviano had folks dancing before the band showed up

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Vicki and Anya

Ferenc and Alexa

Anna Alonso …among the most talented entertainers we’ve ever experienced. Ever.

This guy. I guess Bruce Hammond forgot to wash his white shirt and pants.

One of the best White Parties …

…the dance floor was packed all night long. So many happy folks dancing. What a joy to behold.

And the Grand Finale…YMCA.

So two super Sea Days…I guess you devised that we stayed on board for Da Nang. We oldsters need to recharge every now and again. Thanks for following along ♥️.