The Food Post

 The one everyone always waits for! We have eaten in all of the venues (finally) and can now post a fairly comprehensive showing of the different available cuisines. We haven't taken any photos of La Veranda's lunch buffet or the Pool Grill, but we still have 2 days as I write, so I will make a point of adding those to the list.

Sette Mari (or Seven Seas in Italian). The breakfast and lunch buffet at La Veranda is converted to an Italian restaurant at dinner. The food is so good that we've been there 3 times on the cruise!

The appetizer selection served at the table and
also available on the buffet. The main courses are all
served at the table

I can never resist a good Osso Buco, and this one was
excellent. Not too big, either!

Rigatoni with bolognese sauce. The good thing is that
you can ask for anything to be served in a smaller size
so you can sample more things.

Veal Marsala

A small portion of Lasagna that Mary Ellen had

Prime 7, the Steak House. The three specialty restaurants that require reservations are almost always booked out, so we were very upset to discover that the reservations we had made for the second cruise, the 10 day portion, had disappeared from the onboard system. Fortunately they could change Mary Ellen's reservations to 4 people, so we were still able to have some dinners there.

This is a Korean Summer Roll appetizer. Different!
Larry found it delicious.

My Snapper main. It had some brussels sprouts in the 
veggies. Those things are really getting popular.

On our second visit, we also had these little
'amuse bouche' tomato soups.

A goat cheese and mushroom appetizer. One of my
favourite combinations.

Shrimp cocktail. Something we hadn't had
for a very long time. A lot of the classic
dishes are making a comeback.

Mary Ellen and I shared a platter that included
beef, chicken, lambchops and sausages. Just a nice
size for two people.

Key Lime pie for dessert

Prime 7 and Chartreuse are also open for lunch on many days, with a small menu, often related to what is being served at La Veranda with a  few additions. We went to Prime 7 one day.

Fisherman's platter - 2 each of scallops, calamari
rings and fish pieces.

Larry's burger. The portions here are smaller
than those at the Pool Grill, and it is 
certainly quieter!

Chartreuse is the French restaurant on board. It is a beautiful room and the food is also spectacular.

Goat cheese souffle

Chartreuse specialty fried escargot. Larry tried
them, but still prefers the regular ones.

Lamb chops

A crab cake appetizer that Larry had on
our second visit

Artichoke tart - the whole lattice piece
was made from truffle! I loved it!

Vegetable spring roll appetizer

Dover sole is a crowd favourite at Chartreuse, so I
had to try it. Very nicely done

You know Larry didn't eat this! Mary Ellen's beets
with goat cheese.

The final specialty restaurant is Pacific Rim. Asian fusion, beautifully presented and extremely delicious. It is the favourite of most people we know.

Duck and Watermelon salad

Mary Ellen had this eggroll style appetizer

Tuna tartare, one of Larry's favourite appetizers

Vegetable potsticker style dumplings

These Korean barbecue ribs were fantastic!

Larry tried the Canadian lobster tempura

This is what they serve as a welcome appetizer. Edamame
beans out of the shell along with the nori cracker and
peanut sauce.

Sashimi appetizer with 3 types of fish

They also had a soft-shell crab tempura appetizer
which I really enjoyed

Larry's sea bass main course.

A coconut tapioca pudding for dessert

We've eaten dinner at Compass Rose, the main dining room a number of times as well, but haven't taken any photos of the dishes we had. They were just as good as the specialty restaurants. The menu has a 'daily specials' side as well as an extensive list of 'always available' options that you can customize with sauces and side orders to your heart's content.

That's a quick look at the food. There are only so many words you can use to describe the food, so instead of repeating them, we'll just say it is consistently outstanding!