Day 6 - 24 August 2018
Breakfast at Horizon Court -
Considering the bad experience of breakfast the day before at Regency Dining Room, it was a safer bet to eat at Horizon Court.
Let me show you a picture of my food. I will always prefer this to what we had.
The eggs look decent and definitely more moist. Still, it is not the best tasting scrambled eggs. Nice gyoza too. The only thing is - the horrible coffee..
Naze -
I do not know where our cruise ship docked. We came out to a tentage and everyone queued to take the shuttle bus to the main area. Otherwise, there is really nothing much around. Each passenger had to pay 200 yen and we placed our coins in the container as we walked up one by one.
It was a windy wait.
We arrived at the entrance of a tourist-information place. Following the guidance of a fluent Mandarin-speaking Japanese, we walked to the area where we could walk and see see. There's a choice of going to the beach as well, which we were not at all prepared for.
We shopped at the supermarket called Green Store along a short shopping lane. Lovely cooked food and tempuras available here! There's some other nice shops along that lane and it's where I bought a cute flowery dress and a maroon long sleeved shirt from a shop named bis.
Lunch at Syokudo &Teishoku Restaurant 鳥と卵の専門店 鳥玉 泉崎店 -
Thankfully, it was a short wait as it is a popular restaurant to accomodate to the cruisers. We came earlier than the rest! It is said to be a famous chicken rice store. Anything like the chicken rice in Singapore? Nothing like that at all.
We ordered our food after we were seated. The drinks and the sides came relatively quick. The skewers are quite delicious, the kind you would expect with the sweet terayaki sauce.
We ordered fried goya as well. Although the main character seems to be the tofu, I really love this one! The bittermelon is more bitter than in Okinawa, and yet I think it is nicer this way. They really should top up more bittermelon to pair with the soft silky tofu. This would really go well with Japanese white rice.
The chicken rice took quite a while to be served. It was at least a 30 minutes wait and we were quite worried if we would be able to go back in time. The plates of ingredients were served first. Honestly, we were quite shocked that the chicken is just the shredded chicken! The pot of chicken soup was served after. It was served the same time as the table beside us, even though we ordered way earlier. I supposed they were trying to prepare the next batch of broth and we just happened to have to wait for it.
The pot of soup was looking so good that we all had to have a taste of its original flavour first. We can definitely taste the rich chicken essence in the pot of goodness. A pot of rice was also provided and we were to place the rice and some ingredients in the bowl first, and then ladle the soup over. Wow, this is really pure comfort food which warms up the stomach. The rice absorbs the soup and sort of lessens the saltiness. It is better that way. What an awesome lunch!
We ordered some "real" chicken later on too lol.
Watching the Sunset -
Once again, like 3 years back, I "escaped" from my sleeping bf and roamed the ship myself. I stood there watching the sun go down before I went back.
The movie screen at the outside is quite small, and there is no good position where you can watch the movie under the stars directly in front the screen. I think we were better off watching movies in the comfort of our room.
Dinner at Marquis Dining Room -
Since we did not have a designated table due to every day being a stopover day, we decided to try eating at the Marquis dining room. The layout and size seem exactly the same.
The day's dinner was satisfying! The squid appetitizer has squids that are nicely marinated and tender. I could go for another serving. Marinated lychee and watermelon? Taste the same but slightly sweeter and nice. We did not like the swiss beef as it was more like cold cut.
My choice of main course was absolutely superb! The tilapia is so succulent and savoury. The Beijing BBQ beef is too salty and the rack of pork still had that pungent porky smell.
The best part was dessert when I discovered a really awesome chocolate mousse cake (called the Love Boat Dream) brought out by a funny and cute Thai lady staff.
She asked my bf whether I was the wife or gf. She asked him whether he love me, and then told him to present the cake to him and declare his love for me. I guess he was quite paiseh since it was in front of his family but gosh, it was such a memorable moment to treasure. The photo captured his brother because he had nowhere to hide.
This every-day-on-the-menu dessert turns out to be so delightful and one of the nicest desserts on board.
That night we sat at at the bar and immersed ourselves in the singing of the singer. When it was finally our turn to request for "Collide", the crowd from Princess Theatre came streaming out, walking past, blocking our view and totally disrupting the romantic mood.
Nevertheless, we found a nice toasted tuna sandwich at the International Cafe before we headed to bed.
