The ship is enormous.
No movement whatsoever, even though the seas were rocking and rolling. As I said in the prior post, the first and second days were to be two days at sea. Generally, we like sea days, but on this occasion, because the weather was so dismal, windy and cool with a threat of rain, everyone was indoors, occupying every open inch of space. The common spaces on the ship are just not large enough to accommodate comfortably the number of passengers on this voyage. Still in all, we discovered places to sit, have a drink and watch the parade go by.
The sea days gave me an opportunity to take some photos of the ship. In no particular order, I present the following: A staircase with artwork. These pieces are representative of the staircase art on board. The ship’s color palette is in beige and tan tones and quite pleasant. Often I find stairs interesting but these just get you from one deck to another. Nothing interesting here other than the paintings.
On deck 18, looking at the dome. This ship features a large dome which serves many purposes including evening entertainment. The swimming pool, outside as seen here, extends inside the dome as well. In the evenings, since it is covered it provides an additional entertainment area. More photos to come.
How ‘bout a shot of the casino? We like this casino, it has a number of different games, mostly slots or, as old timers would say, “one armed bandits.”. And, true to the name, they take your money.
Let me take a pause to say that I started handwriting journals years ago, before personal computing devices were popular. Back then there were no open dining rooms and certainly no open seating. You were assigned a table and table mates for the duration. Those journals were for me, my family and close friends. My friend and secretary (of over 40 years) always read them. So, why do I digress you ask? Because I may, just may, get back to some.of that style. I often relied on the idiosyncratic foibles of our table mates for journal fodder.
For instance, I remember fondly on one Holland American voyage, the lady (lets call her Ilene) who, unfortunately lost a leg early in life. She managed well as she had a prosthetic one in its place. The funny thing was, as she told us, wheeling through airports was tedious as she carried her leg in a violin case and it set off alarms. Now, imagine you are TSA, running that case through a scanner. The people, the conversation and their experiences made for great entertainment.
Two photos of the Sanctuary dining room. One room category one can purchase is Sanctuary status which provides access to a private dining room, a private lounge and a private sun deck/pool area. There are 215 Sanctuary cabins on the ship. Can’t show any rooms or the pool area because, after all, they are private.
And now a photo of the show lounge, the Star Arena. Different, isn’t it? Then, the following two shots were taken during a performance.
Did I mention that on deck 17 you can find two pools and Movies under the Stars? Have a look.
The Dome is a signature thing on the Sphere Class ships of which the Sun is one. Here is a photo inside the Dome. They cover the pool in the evenings to create more stage space.
We had dinner one evening at Love by Britto and it was quite nice. Remember, we stopped in the Britto Gallery in Fort Lauderdale. Well, the restaurant features his art work on the walls, plates, menus and everywhere, all of which is colorful, interesting and entertaining. Let’s start with a photo of JoAnn and the table setting.
And now, some other random shots taken at our table. Note the heart in the spoon.
Last, but not least, a photo of the charger plates. Note the Princess Sea Witch in the design.
So, let me tell you about our table. We were shown to a nice table for two by a window, overlooking the sea. Of course, in the evenings at sea there is nothing to see but still these are prime locations. People desire them, they drool over them and we were lucky enough to score one, or were we. The view of the ocean was entirely dark navy blue except for the white foam from the ship’s wake.
And the view from our table inside the restaurant, well it depended. I could see artwork and other diners. JoAnn saw a pillar and busing station.
Oh well, location, location, location.
Often, more than not, JoAnn and I order the same items or share our meals. Not this evening. She remarked how interesting the menu choices were. We each had appetizers, I had a specially prepared oyster followed by a tuna tartar, both of which were really great. JoAnn had a pumpkin ricotta ravioli followed by a beet, fig and goat cheese salad. The salad was flavorful especially the red beet, which, the size of a nickle, was cut in the shape of a heart. She was somewhat disappointed with her selections once she saw mine but enjoyed them nonetheless. Mine were really good. There is nothing worse than food envy.
Ah, the main course was still to come and she ordered a six-ounce lobster tail. Lobster, yum. Wait Cappy, not so fast! Her lobster must have been on a weight reduction diet because, when served, she needed a magnifying glass to see it. Well, a hostess overheard our conversation and offered to deliver a full sized six-ounce tail, which she did and which was hot and good.
Of course, you want to know what I had. I had a terrific chilean sea bass, which I generously shared, a small portion, with JoAnn in return for a bite or two of her “gigantic” lobster.
More later. Good night Star Princess.
Looks and sounds like you had a very good meal. I found the ship very interesting and big. Your block has a way of making me feel. I am on the ship with you… Oh how I wish we were.