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with a huge balcony—most lazy mornings nature dinners in Tamarind. It showcases
we opted for the complimentary room ser- Holland America's Global Fresh Fish Pro-
vice breakfast brought around 10 o'clock gram by award-winning Japanese Chef
(tipping $3). For the first six sea days Masaharu Morimoto. Carl and I even sam-
crossing the Atlantic, we sat on the sunny pled the “Morimotini”--one of several spe-
balcony, enjoying the calm seas as we dug cialty cocktails offered.
into our breakfast and sipped coffee. Bill and Isobel Chisum from San Diego
And we were thrilled to see a fabulous have been on 41 cruises, 30 with Holland
library full of books—some even left by America.
passengers. “The reasons we enjoy cruising are the
We decided to pay extra to sample sev- excellent food selections at all dining ar-
eral dinners in the more intimate, elegant eas,” said Bill. “And the great staff mem-
specialty restaurants: Rudi's Sel De Mer bers' relations with cruisers, the daily
(our favorite), Pinnacle Grill, Tamarind, programs allowing one to do nothing (re-
Canaletto—and the recent “pop up” Mori- laxing) or being extremely busy with out-
moto by Sea, which offers occasional sig- standing activities. We enjoy once arriving
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