I slept so much better last night.  Didn’t open my eyes until 8:15 - Pete had already gotten up, done a load of laundry and gone for a two mile run around the deck.  We hustled down to get some breakfast - same as yesterday, so I won’t bore you with repeat pictures.  Actually, we got a really lovely plate of fruit to share -
that is worth seeing...  We got back to the adult pool just in time to claim the last two cushy lounge chairs.  Pete is reading The Lovely Bones, I just finished  Confessions of a Shopaholic and started The Many Lives & Secret Sorrows of Josephine B.   At noon we gave up our lounge chairs (to some very happy people) and headed back to the room.   I went up to the fitness center for a little exercise and Pete went down to the restaurant to pre-order our lunch.  Since Pete was more than a little hungry when he looked at the menu, we had a table full of food:  Zucchini Antipasto, Shrimp Cocktail, Portobello Mushroom Risotto, Sauteed Cod, and a Steak with Baked Potato.  We skipped dessert. 









          















The afternoon was spent reading - Pete is deep into his book and wants to find out how it ends. 


Momentarily, I am waiting for room service to bring us a Mickey Mouse Ice Cream Bar.  I let you know how that turns out later...


It was a bit of a wait, but we finally got some Mickey Bars!  Pete has finished reading The Lovely Bones and is ready to move onto something a little lighter. 


Tonight is dinner at Palo, the adult only fine dining restaurant aboard the ship.  We spent the afternoon relaxing in our cabin, then got partially dressed (i.e. clean, but in regular clothes) for the evening show.  Tonight’s presentation was a Broadway style adaption of Cinderella called Twice Charmed.  With lots of singing, dancing and costumes it was the story of how the ugly stepsisters meet their evil fairy god-father and go back in time to try to get rid of Cinderella’s other glass slipper.  For those of you with small girls, it was similar in plot to Cinderella Three- A Twist In Time.

    After the show we got dressed in our Sunday Best
again and headed up for dinner at Palo.  We had pre-ordered our food the night before to ensure everything could be made gluten free.  The restaurant is on the top deck of the ship, with windows all around.  We ordered some Tanqueray and Tonics and sat down at a lovely little table for two.  I tried to take pictures of all our courses, but some of them smelled so good that I had eaten them before reaching for my camera.   Here is the rundown... 

        The Appetizers:  Calamari, Sushi Tuna, Shrimp and Mushroom Risotto with Cheese Toast...










   











For Entrees we ordered Lamb Chops and Veal Scallopine. 










The veal even came with gf pasta.  Needless to say, both were delicious!  Despite the fact that this was the first dinner I could not finish, the waitress still brought us dessert:  White Chocolate Mousse and a Almond Filled Pineapple “Ravioli”. 















For the Grand Finale, our waitress brought us a beautifully decorated plate - I was so happy that we didn’t have to eat it!  We brought it back to our room for decoration instead.