Dutch and American cruise ship ms. Noordam, sea navigation journal articles-from Monte Carlo to Barcelona

Navigation journaling:

September 8: clear, southwesterly winds, temperatures, wind 4-level 18 °-26 ° c

Route: last night, after sailing from Monte Carlo to the southern line-Corse, Corse's morning in the harbour and 10 point berate, heading the West turn southerly, expected in September morning 6 point reaches the port of Barcelona.

Today was the first ship, the morning after my family came to the deck, in the early morning sun for breakfast, the ship stopped in a harbour in Corse, I jokingly said, when Napoleon is no opportunities every day look at Eastern Mediterranean breakfast, otherwise, there is such a beautiful scenery, why go to riotings?

Breakfast, we stroll in boat, with daughter playing with water, the wind in the afternoon, the boat a little shake, the water in a swimming pool with Akira, along with a bit of man-made wave feeling, let the children are very excited.

Today, the ship's store has many promotions, head to the pool, foreigners love scouring bargains.

In the afternoon, we waited in the cabin, want to watch the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, but only two news nature of satellite channels, there is no relay, CNN has been seen in Russia attacking Georgia, ESPN and more boring in the interview that I did not know of golf.

We are very disappointed by satellite phone to domestic friend send SMS to know last who lit the torch in. .... Letter: Li Ning. I joke that adidas must be very 囧, actually let Li Ning out of the limelight.

In the evening, is the Formal Dressing Day, we dressed in went to the restaurant, food is food, original France France people also eat frogs, I ordered a bottle of wine, France is very good 2004 Pinot Noir produced Chambertin, rich cherry flavor and taste of black currant, wine with complex and ever-changing, but the mouthfeel and lively.

Even a bit naughty. The wine waiter and I say this a bit young to put 2 year better, she agreed. Noordam, wine waiters are very professional, recommended wine are very suitable, made me unexpected spare a lot of money. The desserts, the restaurant waiter singing, dessert with fireworks on the point, the atmosphere was very warm.

After dinner, we went to the theater to the master of the ceremony, all senior staff members work together, to toast, and performances, and the atmosphere was very warm, really great voyage.

Tomorrow, we will go to Barcelona, Gaudi will let us not trip? in slight shake, we entered a sweet dream.

Report, ms.

Noordam on wine experience:

Take a cruise, not to go to the cafeteria, to sit down and eat slowly, slowly drink.

HAL wine waiter/level is good, I told him my order and I expect the price point, immediately gives his suggestion, I went to a few days, the euro price is high, mostly to the new world of wine.

The first day, we order more complex, only my wife and I had to drink, so we had two cups of their House Wine ...

Just California Mello, or thick thick, start a rich aroma and prune. Wait 30 minutes, hitting with cocoa taste, balanced wine with comparison to my steak up, has been very good, but relatively few light aftertaste. $ 25 a bottle of wine, Yes.

The next day, I remember what I want is the famous Chianti Classico, since that day the port is near the Tuscana Livono, we went to the Philippines roller printed and pizza back, through the sunflower blossom Tuscana mountain, natural drink local wine.

On Italy wine almost entirely no concept, this bottle of wine 2005, obviously a bit young, entrance a, with my favorite berries and musky smell, told wine waiters, she had a hangover browser, such as the main dish, wine or, very balanced neutral alcohol, 72 u.s. dollars, a little expensive.

The third day we eat the seafood buffet, a lot, drank 2 kinds of liquor, in fact, I'm always partial to Riesling, a few days and the wine waiter/mixed well, she sent us two glass of Chablis, this is my first drink of liquor burgundies, look of Tuscan wines ", Les Clos ...

A good wine, very dry, very good temperature control, with Alaskan crab legs and the Eastern Mediterranean of mussels, taste good. The day we are a small town in Provence St. Paul de Vence to eat lunch, restaurant free Rose flavor is quite good, I drank a bottle, and then the whole afternoon faint.

Fourth day sea parade, I started thinking of Pinot Noir, day or eating food France, took heart point a bottle of wine, France is very good Chambertin produced in 2004, $ 65, rich cherry flavor and taste of black currant, wine with significant and complex, but the mouthfeel and lively.

Even a bit naughty. The wine waiter and I say this a bit young to put 2 year better, she agreed.

Fifth day to Spain, deck arrangements the seafood, we drank a bottle of South Africa on the boat, blistering reactive, but wine waiters are very polite, we gave her wine when it's too late, she helped us get a bottle of wine of the same, but the temperature has been reached.

Just remember the aromas are suddenly rushed out.

Sixth day, we went to the billing of the restaurant, steak, this time for a wine waiter, in view of the wife to the aromas of preferences, he recommended a Margaux-I do not know the little wine produced in 2003, US $ 72 value than Italy wine, wine with very

Full aroma and changeable, was also very good aftertaste.

The seventh day, we decided to go back to cheap new world wine, the wine waiter recommended is a bottle of Pinot Noir producer in South Africa, only US $ 27, wine with wine than France, to be simply a taste from beginning to end.

The eighth day, or California.

The boat of the United States, a bottle of cheap wine Zinfandel wine with 32 dollars, lightness, with today's salmon and Seabass, Yes.

The first nine days, we drink a day in Barcelona bought a bottle of Rioja, in fact, originally the day wanted to drink, but the wine waiter/very strongly against, say you want to put some genius, loose too much on the way, I think she is right.

Wine was very smooth, silk-like into the throat, a hint of Vanilla aroma attractive

The last days, finally a lobster, the day of wine waiters ahead as we prepared the Krug champagne Krug, about, there is no more...

Overall, HAL ship wine cellar is a wine waiter/standards, professional knowledge is also very strong, and this way, to drink, but unlike domestic wine tasting to be so bound.