We both woke up naturally this morning around 7:30, it’s the first time in a while that we haven’t needed to be anywhere or do anything and it felt great. We even had a heavy rain shower this morning which we labelled as Arabian snow, it lasted for about 10 minutes and was really refreshing.
At 9:30 we made our way to La Maremma restaurant for breakfast, this is the one designated for special diets and there is a special area with dedicated waiters. Breakfast was walked off up on deck 17 where we did several circuits under partially cloudy skies.
By lunchtime, it was pouring with rain again but did it matter? Not in the slightest, we enjoyed lunch in yet another of the restaurants, this time in the L’oliveto Restaurant which has a designated special diets section at lunchtime. We had a really great lunch and portion control came into its own with the wine flowing freely.
Afterwards, we made our way to the Colosseo to watch the carol concert by the ship’s singers followed by the arrival of Father Christmas. While Silent night fits the bill, I’m not sure if Imagine by John Lennon, We are the World & Happy Day fall under the carol category. All that aside, it was a lovely spectacle and great to see the magic on the kid’s faces. Great entertainment indoors while it poured with rain outside, I can’t think of a better way to spend Christmas Day afternoon, well done Costa.
For those curious to know what was on offer for lunch and dinner on Christmas Day from Costa, I attach a couple of screenshots of the menu below.
As it was Christmas, I decided to upgrade my meal and chose a 900-gram Tomahawk steak for €33.
In the evening we watched a couple of shows, one in the theatre which was a song and dance production called The Magic of Christmas Show which was very colourful and fun. The second was in the Colosseo and was a Freddie Mercury tribute act, he sounded nothing like him but it was still a very entertaining spectacle and great to sing along with.
We also stayed up for the Rivival Party in the Colosseo but didn’t stay until the end of it. It consisted of the house band belting out hits from the 70’s & 80’s and was very watchable.
Tomorrow we arrive in Muscat for an overnight stop, as of yet we are still undecided about what we should do.
Sounds like a great day at sea. And that steak was huge. Apparently, your better half is one of the “good” vegans who are OK sitting across from a carnivore 😁. Good for her. You will need to eat vegan for the rest of the cruise to level that one out.
Not a chance!!!!