Hello from Sydney, Australia

This is my second time in this beautiful city, so instead of revisiting the iconic sites like the famed Opera house or touring the gorgeous harbor, a small group of us elected to join the “Kitchen Table” excursion.

We were invited to accompany Executive Chef, Allastair on a unique shopping experience to a local fish market where he handpicked ingredients for the evening meal.


Tasmanian Salmon
King Crab
Baby Octopus
All sorts of cooked and raw shrimp
Pacific Oysters
Yellowfin Bream
Fabulous Fruits
Fresh Vvegetables
Alastair picking fresh grapes, with Danielle
And ready cut fresh sushi fish
Leaving the market after neat sushi and other samplings

While we rested a bit back on the ship, Alastair and his crew busily prepd the ingredients for our evening meal.

At a special room behind the scenes, we were dumbfounded by what we saw, a table of appetizers fit for a royalty.

Chef Alastair and his creations
Chef and assistant prepping one course
Pastry chefs preparing desert
Fish fry
Lamb Chop
Sumptuous Pavlova
Great time for all
End of another gorgeous day