Our final day at sea.

After a night of very rough seas, we woke to clearer skies.  The ship was still rolling heavily, but it was much more calm.  

All of the sea spray from the night's journey left a film of salt crystals over everything outside.  

 

  

  

After breakfast, we were delighted to partake in a Galley tour.  It was AMAZING!  We started in the main dining room, and progressed through the kitchen in a loop.  

Here's a picture of the choppy sea through a window in the dining room. 

 

Here are a couple of photos of the main dining room.   The tall thing at the far end of the room is the wine rack.  Holy moley! 

 

 

Then we entered into the kitchens, beginning with the prep area. 

 

These are really nifty little refrigerators.  

 

Here's a little teensie bit of sauce for the afternoon lunch. 

 

This is the specialty kitchen, where the cooks prepare food for the guests and staff with special dietary needs.  They have menus for guests who are gluten free, soy free, dairy free, low sugar, low fat, kosher (they even have a Rabi come in and inspect the kitchen!), nut free, and pretty much whatever you could imagine.  VERY impressive. 

 

Here is one of the main sections of the main kitchen.  The ship has several large galleys -- this is just one of them.  Wowza. 

 

Here's the line.  It's seriously huge.

 

The best view I could get of the chef was his reflection off of the ceiling.  lol

 

Photos and descriptions of every food item served from the main kitchen.

 

  

The pastry kitchen!

 

  

The pastry chefs were making some really pretty goodies as we exited the kitchens. 

 

 

  

After our tour, we were hungry.  Here's what we had for lunch:

Gelato.  Bottom flavor, Nutella.  Top flavor, Bananas Foster. 

Oh, myyyy. 

We enjoyed a lovely, quiet, dinner in Blu.  Then, we sadly packed our bags and prepared for disembarkation this morning.  

Here are a few views from our hotel this evening.  Ironically, our room overlooks the cruise terminal which is now empty.  The Equinox has boarded her next set of passengers, and is on her way back to Grand Cayman.  Without us.  For now.  We'll be back, for sure.  Next time, we very much look forward to sharing our cruising experience with our wonderful family. 

 

  

  

Would anyone like to join us? 

=)