Rest : Coconut Willys
Time : Evening
Date : Nov 23-25
Location : Docked
Company : Gautam
Experience: Friendly bartender, nice ambience, on the sea in mumbai. The moment i checked in and got to the room i knew i was in trouble. Being confined to a place isnt my thing. So i decided to spend my time eating, drinking and making fun of others.
Order : Sam Adams, Coors Light
Drinks : see above
Food: 2 college favs i hadnt had in a while. They were on special offer for 50 INR a can. which is ridiculous but i wasnt complaining.
Overall : I would give the bar service a 9/10.
Damage : 300 INR for 8 beers ($3.50)
Rest : Four Seasons
Time : Dinner
Date : Nov 23-25
Location : Somewhere in the Arabian sea.
Company : Gautam
Experience: Considering my option of Indian or Continental i took Continental. Funnily only the ships scandinavian staff agreed with that choice. The waitress was this very pretty and friendly girl from Vietnam. She made sure we were comfortable and would pop by for a chat often. Even asked us to come in for lunch if we could the next day which we did. I did get a few stares form the maitre d for some reason, like i wasnt supposed to be there or something.
Order : Cream of mushroom soup, caesar salad, veggies, mashed tatos, some crunchy thing with stuffing, dessert was strawberry mousse.
Drinks : see above
Food: The soup was good, breads fresh, i wish they had cheese. The salad was boring and since i dont like anchovies i had them do the caesar with Ranch but it was still boring as was the main course. The mashed potatos were allright, a bit too mushy but not bad. The mousse was too hard to be a mousse. It should have been a cake.
Overall : I would give the food service a 5.5/10 service a 9/10.
Damage : Inclusive of the trip.
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Rest : Taj by the bay
Time : Breakfast brunch
Date : Nov 23-25
Location : Somewhere in the Arabian sea.
Company : Gautam
Experience: After walking around the ship for the nth time, we decided to check out breakfast. It wasnt very crowded and the view was fantastic. Miles of blue water for as far as one could see.
Order :It was a buffet style breakfast. So i loaded up on fresh fruit, a muffin, croissants, butter, jam, glass of water and a cup of tea.
Drinks : Tea, water.
Food: Well the food was ok. Nothing great but not too bad. The spread was big as well, especially considering they had a whole alternate side of Indian breakfast items if one wanted to try. One criticism was they didnt have any kind of juice or soda. What the f*** kinda brunch is hard without beer or soda or atleast juice. Criminal negligence.
Overall : I would give the food service a 6.5/10 service a 7/10.
Damage : Inclusive of the trip.
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Rest : Four Seasons
Time : Dinner
Date : Nov 23-25
Location : Somewhere in the Arabian sea.
Company : Gautam
Experience:Well despite a dissapointing evening before i still wanted to go and try something other than traditional Indian fare. So i went down to the four seasons and again there was practically no one there. My waitress from the night before wasnt either which was dissapointing.
Order : Mulligatawny, tomato & mozzarella, spagetti in pesto, choc ice cream.
Drinks : Diet Coke
Food: ooh lala. It was as if the chef had a jolt of quality run through his head. The soup was good, very tasty and set the tone for the meal. The salad, very good again, tomato and mozzarella, how can you go wrong. After the taste of soup this was as far removed as you could get cuisine wise and it wasnt a bad idea. It worked. The pasta was nice, again slightly creamy but it worked quite well, the taste was just packed into the dish and the accompanying breads could do no wrong. The choc ice cream was ok. Our waitress was there and she saw us and brought out the dessert.
Overall : I would give the food service a 8.7/10 service a 9/10.
Damage : Inclusive of the trip.
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some pictures from the cruise
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