December 20,2025 At sea on Serenity. We woke to the calmest sea and the bluest sky. As Timmy was plotting our location, he discovered that we are sailing in the Sargasso Sea. According to ChatGPT “the Sargasso Sea is a floating, living ecosystem—an oceanic oasis defined by motion around it rather than land beneath it.”...
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December 9, 2025 We woke to blue skies and windy sunshine so we enjoyed breakfast in our room. We read, worked on our puzzles, I wrote a bit… Next thing we knew it was time for the Asian buffet in Marketplace… Tim’s jasmine rice pudding with raspberry sauce. This ginger Panna cotta is everything… Spent...
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December 2,2025 Some rain and clouds in the early morning, so we enjoyed breakfast in our room. At noon we made our way to the Vintage Room for a fantastic Italian lunch, hosted by head sommelier Boris Aletic. Shrimp Carpaccio with caviar…the plating was so beautiful, I almost didn’t want to eat it. Almost. Close...
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Thursday, June 27, 2024 Sea Day on Serenity Second breakfast in the Bistro, including a double espresso and cappuccino. Here’s Timmy texting with Terri our cat sitter…evidently Freddie loves her more than us now. I left Timmy to his own devices and spent some time in the gym. Then we headed to Marketplace for lunch....
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November 29, 2023 Serenity I love sea days so much, that I greeted our first sea day on this second leg with keen anticipation. It did not disappoint. With the entire day stretching before us, we slept in and after enjoying our coffee and pastries, we read our news feeds and worked on our puzzles....
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Written on November 15, 2023 in
Cruising
November 14, 2023 Serenity Sea Day I cannot tell you what a joy it is to be back sailing on Serenity…around every corner we discover another crew member and have a happy reunion. I regret that we spent the day eating and reminiscing … instead of taking photos of the crew. Oh well. Tomorrow’s another...
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September 28, 2023 Timmy and I love sea days, and this is our first “official” sea day since we boarded 10 days ago. We slept in and enjoyed a leisurely breakfast of coffee and pastries on the veranda. Just before 11:00 am, we headed off to Tastes for the “Late Risers” breakfast. It really doesn’t...
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Written on September 26, 2023 in
Europe
September 23,2023 Captain Willheim made the decision not to port in Sorrento due to poor sea conditions, so we headed for an overnight in Naples. As we sailed towards Naples from Catania we were treated to a rain and lightning show. Sadly I was unable to capture the lightning flashes on my phone. We enjoyed...
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