July 4 Part 1 - Palo Brunch
I took screenshots of the days on the Navigator app to give you an idea of the weather. Today was cool but nice. No rain.
The night before I had put out the room service card to deliver at 8:00. I woke up at 7:30 so I was glad I'd timed it accurately. DD had requested seeing Doc, so I knew we'd want to be up earlier.
The delivery arrived right at 8:00. I had coffee and fruit while DD had cereal and apple juice. I intentionally ordered just a little bit for myself because my parents and I had Palo brunch reservations. I had originally made the reservations for 10:30, but there was something happening and we wanted to move our reservation. I called around 9:15, and Palo called by about 20 minutes later saying no problem.
In the time between waking up and brunch, I took DD to see Chip & Dale in their 4th of July outfits and Doc McStuffins.
The atrium was nicely decorated for the 4th. DD was also wearing her fancy patriotic leggings.
After photos, I took DD to the clubs so we could go to brunch. We checked our current position.
The Club was in open house, so I dropped her at the Lab. I told the staff that I was heading to Palo and they made a note.
While DD never asked them to call me, later in the trip I did hear them telling a kid that her parents were at Palo so they needed to wait another 30 minutes to call them. The kid wasn't crying or anything, so I can't say what the response would have been if the child was distressed.
Then, it was off to Palo!
While Meridian is a beautiful space, I like the physical set up of Palo on the Wonder better. My photo doesn't do the Palo wall justice, but the sheen is amazing. This hallway is just so beautiful.
Our server was Alex from France. He was the best Palo server we've ever had! So attentive and he knew so much about all the food. At one point he heard me telling my parents how good the scallops were, and they were asking me where to find them. Well, Alex just grabbed a couple dishes and brought them! I didn't even know he heard us talking! When we were chatting he also knew about the other ships and general cruise industry stuff. It was a really pleasant experience.
On to the food. The best things I ate were the scallops and the snapper from the menu. My dad was in love with the leasagna. He said it was the best he'd ever eaten. I'm also happy to report that they had the yummy baked yogurt that was so amazing on the Fantasy.
Another new thing was fresh sliced ham and cheese.
These were not options on the Fantasy, and Alex wasn't sure if this was unique to the Wonder or not. He did say they were new offerings. The cheese with those prosciutto wrapped breadsticks and fresh honeycomb was a special treat.
We also celebrated my dad's birthday.
All in all, this was our best Palo experience. I liked the Wonder experience more than the Fantasy.
Stuffed to the gills, we paid our bill and left. While I've never had any desire to go to dinner at Palo, I would consider it if I could get service like we had from Alex in this amazing setting.
In case you're keeping track, I prefer the atrium on the new ships, but Palo on the classics. I continued to make these types of comparisons throughout the cruise.
Next up: Fourth of July activities