Dining Rooms

A cruise ship may have a number of dining rooms. The Norwegian Wind has three main dining rooms and several other specialty restaurants. They have a Sports Bar and Grill where they have a very nice buffet available, a pizzeria, a coffee bar, and often a barbecue on the deck. There is also Le Bistro, a very fancy optional dining room for elegant dining.

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The Terraces Dining Room. A beautiful mural greets people when they enter the Terraces.

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I sat down with Errol Grant, the Matre'd of the dining rooms.
Drango: "Thank you for meeting with me Errol."

Errol: "I'm always glad to meet with you Drango. Are you getting enough to eat?"

Drango: "I certainly am. Could you tell me about the dining rooms."

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dining-104.jpg (14275 bytes) Errol: "We are in the Terraces Dining Room. This is the Captain's Table."

Drango: "One thing that always confuses me is all the silverware at my place. What is it all for?"

Errol: Its all very simple Drango. Let me show you."

Always work toward the center as the meal progresses.

 

(Top to bottom)
Ice Cream Spoon
Hot Chocolate or Coffee Spoon
Desert Fork

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Bread plate to the left with the Butter Knife
(left to right)
Appetizer Fork
Salad Fork
Main Course Fork

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Water glass above the knife
(right to left)
Salad Knife
Soup Spoon
Main Course Knife
dining-108.jpg (17806 bytes) Drango: "That does make sense Errol. Do you always have flowers on the table"?

Errol: "Yes we do Drango. We get fresh flowers at ports. We usually get six boxes of flowers so we can have flowers in all our dining rooms. Here is something interesting Drango. This is the music system for the dining room."

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Drango: "How do you fold those neat napkins?"

Errol: "Here let me show you. We always like to have the table look special."

Drango: "Errol, how did you get to be a Matre'd?"
dining-114.jpg (12931 bytes) Errol: "Well Drango, I'm originally from Costa Rica. I came here in 1982 as a Bus Boy. Over the years I worked my way up to Matre'd."

Drango: "Do most get to be Matre'd that way?"

Errol: "Definitely. As we say everything goes by your performance. If you perform right, can do the job well, and you are qualified."

Drango: "If someone were interested in getting a job in a dining room on a cruise ship, what would they do?"

Errol: "If they have experience or training they can apply at the corporate offices. NCL's is in Miami."

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Drango: "Thank you very much Errol."

Errol: "Bye Drango. Next time you come back bring your friends."

Here are some scenes from the dining rooms and special places to eat on the Norwegian Wind.
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View from the Four Seasons Dining Room, one of three dining rooms at the left. To the right is a formal optional dining room Le Bistro.

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There are also other places to eat including the Pizzeria and the Barbecue

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One of the very special things is the Gala Midnight Buffet. This is always a favorite of the passengers!
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The gala midnight buffet has some of the most amazing food. Everything is made or carved from food items!

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