12/25/2022 Merry Christmas

We slept in this morning, and the World Café was closed by the time we got ready to eat, so we ate at Mamsen’s which stays open until 10:30. Usually they will prepare waffles, topped with a dab of whipped cream , fresh fruit and a couple of curls of brown cheese.  Today there was no server at the station, but the waffles were available but no toppings were available.  I tried one anyway, but it was cold and tough.  They were also out of the pickled herring which I like.  It was rather disappointing for a Christmas breakfast.  I miss the usual fresh citrus and stollen (German bread with lots of candied fruit).

We wandered around the ship, finding areas which we had missed before. They were all in the very bow (front) of the ship.  On second deck, The Hide. Had tall windows just above the water line.  The waves were about 5 feet below the bottom of the windows.  When we hit an especially hard, they completely covered the windows.  It was quite a sight.  I hope you can play this video

The Shelter is a semi-enclosed area on Deck 3.  Today it was closed because of the rough seas.  The next deck up has a large bar with piano.  Today it was almost empty, but we sat there for a while. 

There were some decorations but not as elaborate as on the ocean-going ships.