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requested time the waiters turned up with in France, where we got e-bikes and cycled with them so that was great and I think
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two trays and politely commented, “Ha on an organised tour to a medieval village. that’s one of the benefits of a small ship 25
ha, you have two trays”, so I think that was That was great although nobody told me (Seabourn Quest is 32,00 tonnes and
unusual. They proceeded to set our little how hard I would have to pedal up the hills. carries 450 passengers): most people want
table and left us to it with instructions to Back on board, the crew were setting up to talk to you.
call when we had finished. We ended up for a food tasting of the local areas and
just putting our plates back on the trolley some of the local cocktails, just another The food on board was outstanding and
and went off on our tour, and of course Seabourn added extra, which was great. I even though we went to the Thomas Keller
when we came back our room was looking couldn’t eat too much though as I had to restaurant we thought the food in the other
spick and span. save some room for dinner. The next day we restaurants was just as good. We normally
were in Palma de Mallorca in the Balearic had lunch in the Colonnade Restaurant
Back on board, the crew Islands off the coast of Spain, if you can call buffet-style, but this was no ordinary
were setting up for a food it an island as it is massive and includes buffet. There was a variety of hot dishes
four interconnecting freeways. The world
which changed daily, with smoked salmon,
tasting of the local areas champion tennis player Rafael Nadal is from crab claws, prawns and mussels for all the
and some of the local Mallorca and it is also a golfers’ mecca. seafood lovers plus delicious desserts and
gelato all made on board. This of course
cocktails, just another A few things about shipboard life... We came with your choice of wines and you
loved the Observation Bar at the top of the
Seabourn added extra. ship and were usually there for pre-dinner could choose from Champagne, red or
drinks. After the second night the barman white wines and if the wine you liked wasn’t
On to Santa Margherita near Genoa where knew what my husband and I preferred being offered all you had to do was ask. We
we took a local bus to Portofino to enjoy to drink. We met another couple there were very impressed with our Seabourn
lunch, and then on to Bandol, near Toulon from America and shared a few dinners experience and will definitely be back.

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