Good eye! Another day I had what I think is called “Victoria cake”, both I learned of on Great British Baking Show.
From last night First Cut, the steak house. It was very good, but I am getting tired of eating! 
New York Strip
Dawes glacier
WHAT?
Food fatigue can get very real on a cruise! There is real pressure to eat three FULL meals a day, which I almost never do at home - even if I eat three times, at least one of those “meals” is more like a snack. And the other two are rarely three courses plus dessert!
We sometimes think about a shorter cruise but are always afraid to be bored as one seems nit to do much beside reading and eating - so just curious - how do you like the cruise and what are you doing throughout the day ?
Probably depends on the destination, cruise line and size of ship but there’s different shows every night, casinos, games like Motown trivia, karaoke, shopping, live music, dance classes, spa treatments, some kind of disco with headphones and your own music, 'gym, walking track with incline, heated pool, Jacuzzi,etc…and our favorite, lectures about destinations.
That sounds a bit odd - everybody dancing independently to their own music - who came up with that idea or did I miss a new trend ?
Been around since the aughts.
I guess I (sometimes) live under a rock (though I don’t understand the purpose of s silent disco - disco was and is for me always to celebrate music with a crowd together)
I agree. It’s a temporary community. As Clinton famously said, “One nation, under a groove.” (George, not Bill.) Perhaps its a generational thing, much like the difference between having face-to-face conversations vs. being in an online chat.
We did it in Copenhagen. It was in an open-air space, under the midday sun on a weekend. Many 20- or 30-year-olds but they didn’t bat an eye to the old people with a kid. We need more of these kinds of communal events here in the US. It was wholesome and fun. No drinking, no shenanigans, just pure joy.
I’ve only ever heard of these, being about as far from a clubber as possible. I only dance at private parties 
The Copenhagen event sounds like fun, tho.
It’s actually a lot of fun, and you do celebrate the music with the other participants, in a way. Typically the headphones will have colored lights that indicate which channel a person is listening to (often there are 3+ channels offered so you have a choice of what you want to listen to). When a great song comes on a given channel, you can see people with that color showing on their headphones reacting positively, which then may prompt you to turn to that channel to see what they’re listening to and join in their revelry.
I thought it sounded silly when I first heard of it but I absolutely loved it, especially as a person with very sensitive hearing (regular discos are too loud) and very specific tastes in music!
In addition to all of the activities @shrinkrap mentioned, all of the ports of call will have all sorts of things to do, and depending on how port-intensive your cruise is, you may not be spending a ton of time on the ship. In Alaska we went on a whale watching excursion, an ATV ride and hike in the Tongass national Forest, took a helicopter up to a glacier, etc. And the scenic viewing from the ship was incredible, both wildlife and landscapes. I saw an orca breach and Mr. Bionda saw a humpback breach on consecutive days while we were just relaxing on the upper deck!
I get that everyday!
Rick Steves has a hilarious snippet of him doing this on one of his cruise episodes.
Finally found some Kougin Amann + at Angus T! It was fine. Scratched the itch.
Dinner at Bao Bei in Chinatown; interesting flavors, but a bit too herb (dill, cilantro) forward for some. I especially loved the dumplings. Some things, like a few pork belly dishes, not pictured
Shopped for “souvenirs” at Urban Fair Gourmet Grocery
Pretty nice! I love seeing local grocery stores, but suspect this is “elevated”. Leaving tomorrow with these!
Last night of vacay!
Dinner at Nightingale.
Small plates to share, and a whole page of non-alcohol cocktails!
Very active for a Sunday night! Good time.
