Key Largo, Montego, Baby Why Don’t We Go (Or, a Week on The World’s Largest Cruise Ship): Part Fourteenfeatured

We let ourselves sleep in a bit on our last sea day but made sure we were up and out of the room in time to grab breakfast in the Adagio since it was the last breakfast venue on the ship that we’d wanted to try and hadn’t yet.

The offerings were generally standard breakfast fare, but they did offer a selection of chocolate infused items that really elevated the selection. Who doesn’t love a chocolate milkshake with their breakfast?

Cheese Danish

Chocolate Milkshake and Coffee

Fresh Fruit Plate

Eggs Benedict

Smoked Salmon Plate

Ham and Cheese Omelet

We headed straight to the pool after breakfast. While the pool area got progressively more crowded as the week passed (no more pool to ourselves like on the first day!), we still didn’t feel like it was traditionally crowded. We swam and laid out for a few hours trying to take it all in.

Around noon, we headed back to the room to shower and start packing a little. Mom went to check her onboard account and noticed that we were charged an extra $60 at Chops two hours after we left that wasn’t on our receipt. While Mom hashed it out with the Purser (they told her to call Chops directly and the manager there said they’d take care of it), I spent some quality time on the balcony.

We headed out to Central Park to stroll around a bit before our late lunch reservations at Giovanni’s Table.

I thought the interior of Giovanni’s was incredibly charming. It felt like a small bistro. All of the servers at Giovanni’s were from various regions of Italy, but it worked a bit to our disadvantage, as our server didn’t speak much English and communicating with him was difficult (and resulted in our appetizers coming out wrong).

It was recommended we order two appetizers and a pasta for the table, and then an entrée for each person. Our server prepared us a plate of olive oil and vinegar and brought out some crusty bread while we perused the menus.

The standouts in our meal were the prosciutto (which is cut fresh on an old fashioned hand cranked machine) and the tiramisu. My steak was far past well on an order of medium, but we all really enjoyed our meals here.

Antipasti Per Due

Risotto al Fungi Trifolati

Lasagna Tradizionale al Sugo de Carne

Bistecca di Manzo alla Griglia

Filetto di Pollo Ripieno di Ricotta e Funghi

Cannoli and a half portion of Tiramisu

The meal was well worth the $15 per person charge to dine and despite some hiccups in the service, it was a really enjoyable meal. The ambiance of the restaurant was just fantastic and the food was delicious.

We decided to walk our meal off with a stroll along the ship capped off by a drink at the Boardwalk Bar, where the bartender was only willing to make the drinks on the menu (so much for my Miami Vice!).

And then after we couldn’t procrastinate anymore, we headed back to the room to pack.

It took a few hours for all of us to get everything we’d overpacked and unpacked back re-packed and we eventually got to the point where we were just throwing stuff in bags with the intent of sorting it out once we got to our hotel in Fort Lauderdale. By the time we finished packing, it was dinner time.

Tonight’s menu in the Adagio wasn’t all that appealing to us and we would have gone to 150 Central Park if not for John and Daniel. We didn’t feel right skipping out to a specialty restaurant without saying goodbye to them and thanking them for making our week so enjoyable. Manuel, the head waiter, stopped by for one last chat with us, too. He told us about his former role for Celebrity going undercover on other cruises to see how other lines fare with food and entertainment. Where do I sign up for that job?! He gave us his business card and told us that if we ever needed anything to let him know and if we ever sailed on another Royal Caribbean ship, to have their head waiter send him our regards. I know I’ve said it a million times throughout this review, but the dining staff on this ship was heads and shoulders above any service we’ve ever received on any other ship. It was truly something special. So we took our time with our meal so we could chat with them before we had to say goodbye.

Spanish Tapas Plate

Royal Shrimp Cocktail

Eggplant and Kalamata Olive Tartare

French Onion Soup

Chilled Pineapple and Lychee Soup

Tomato and Baked Feta Cheese Salad

Roasted Turkey

Rosemary Lamb Shank

Rigatoni Pasta

Low-Fat Warm Apple Dome

Williams Pear Chocolate Crisp

Frozen Strawberry Souffle

Cheese Plate

Mom headed to the Purser’s desk after dinner to get more luggage tags and to check on the status of the charge from Chops and it still hadn’t been taken off Mom’s account. The Purser called Chops herself and the manager on call at the restaurant gave the Purser a bit of attitude and wouldn’t provide a receipt where Mom signed for that charge. The Purser was lovely and promised Mom that it would be resolved by morning and if it weren’t, she’d be there in the morning and would personally see it resolved.

Meanwhile, while Mom was settling that, Stephanie and I headed back to the room to watch the sunset on the balcony.

And then once Mom was back, we all took another walk around the ship.

We ended up back in the Promenade and took a ride on the Rising Tide Bar as we enjoyed some martini’s.

I figured since it was the last night, it was a good time to do a walking tour of Central Park (http://youtu.be/fHtPhNwMYX4). And when we were done with Central Park? I dragged Mom and Stephanie along and did a walking tour of the Boardwalk (http://youtu.be/9Q36jJotDr0).

We capped off our evening at our favorite hang, the Champagne and Martini bar.

We headed back to the room for that dreaded deadline where you have to have your luggage in the hallway by.

Mom went to bed, Stephanie watched some Style Network and I headed to the Purser to settle my account. It was incredibly slow because there were SO MANY people. I never missed Carnival during the week as much as I did in that moment. We almost never wait in line for the Purser on the last night because we’re Platinum. It’s a small thing but it’s probably the perk I appreciate the most.

Stephanie was still awake when I got back from settling my account and we watched some TV before heading to bed.