Dining at Sabatini's on Princess Cruises

I don't like Italian food and I certainly don't do pasta, so when we received this coupon book in our cabin with the coveted B1G1 specialty dining coupon,

Sabatini's would have been the last place we would have considered. The coupon can only be used on embarkation day and lucky for hubby, I was feeling a bit adventurous.

The Royal Princess was in Whittier, Alaska on this particular embarkation day. We were in-transit passengers (on the ship the week before) but many of the new passengers still hadn't boarded, let alone have a chance to see if there was a coupon book in their cabins. We made reservations for 5:30 pm and had the place to ourselves. 

I could explain all the courses and tell you how great each one was and how the service was outstanding but that would get boring (for both of us). Instead I'll leave you with pictures. They're worth a thousand words, right?

Compliments from the Chef course:

Herbed & Spicy Focaccia Grissini

Rosemary Flatbread with Air-Cured Parma Prosciutto

Marinated Green & Black Olives

For our antipasti course:

Insalata di Gamberi, Finocchi e Cannellini: marinated shrimp, shaved fennel and white beans, white truffle oil 

Mosaico di Verdure Grigliate e Porcini all’ Olio Vergine d’Oliva: porcini mushrooms, roasted garlic, grilled zucchini and eggplant drizzled with our own extra virgin olive oil 

Pasta course:

Spaghetti allo Scoglio: langostino, diver scallops, tiger shrimp, vongole and black mussels in cherry tomato sauce

Penne con Brasato di Manzo: braised short rib over penne, grana padano 

Main course:
Bistecca Toscana: 10 ounce strip steak with rosemary, garlic and a touch of our own extra-virgin olive oil

Lombata di Vitello al Forno: roasted veal rack with mushroom ragout, barolo glaze

Dessert:
Torta Profumata ai Limoni di Sorrento: citrus tart and chocolate ribbon with orange and balsamico essence

Sinfonia di Sapori: almond, hazelnut and pecan florentine napoleon blancmange, praline mousse and caramel pecan brittle 

Here are the menus in case you'd like to see what other choices they had. Note we ate at Sabatini's not at the new Sabatini's Trattoria.

 

Thinking about a Princess Cruise?

It took hundreds of thousands of miles by air, land, and sea.
Traveling to all 50 states.
Night after night after night in hotels.
Blogging about some of my adventures along the way.

It took going on over 75 cruises.
Sailing over 500 days on one particular cruise line.
Of writing a book for first-time cruisers.
And teaching cruising classes for Community Education and the library.

It took people telling me ten times over I should be a travel agent before I finally decided. Decided to find yet another new way of sharing my love of travel. I've been quietly working hard in my corner of the world and not saying a peep to anyone. But now it's official.

I am a travel agent! (Actually I like "cruise consultant" better.) I specialize in Princess cruises and am a Princess Commodore, the highest level of Princess Cruises expert there is in the travel agent world, and an official Princess Alaska Expert.

Foster Friday

Let's call today Foster Friday. Meet a a couple of the yet-to-be-named babies.

Boy

Girl

Want to help contribute to the work I do with foster kittens? I have an Amazon wish list right here. These are the things I use again and again, year after year. With daily laundry and frequent cleaning, items have to be replaced often. I’d love anything you’d be willing to send my way!

Want to know more about fostering kitties? Check out the video I made for the Simply Cats organization. 

Use Scrap Fabric to Decorate Pens - Tutorial Tuesday

For today's tutorial we're going with a super quick and super easy project. 

Pen + fabric + glue = something different.

Looking for more sewing and crafting projects? 

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For this project you will need:

*Ballpoint pen
*½” x 15” fabric
*4” x 4” fabric
*Fabric glue or white glue

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You can find the step-by-step how-to video for the scrap fabric wrapped decorative pens craft project right here:

Sewing for Good Sunday

After a bit of a break I've decided to start on my next round of projects. Today's quilt took more than a couple days to put together but it is ready to head out the door. Where is it going? To the nurse who works with our neighbor in the care center. I got the word she liked green and green it is.