Antarctica: RTW2023 Dinner

We fondly remember the special dinners we enjoyed on RTW2017. With around 250 passengers then, there was no problem seating everyone in the Polo Grill and Toscana on the same night … at tables of 6-8 … hosted by junior and senior officers … delicious food … wine flowing freely.

With nearly 400 RTWers on this voyage, it is no longer possible to gather everyone together on the same night. So, the dinner is being held on two separate nights. From what I gathered, the passengers are broken down by deck … an equitable arrangement.

We were greeted on the staircase by Chase, who is a member of the Insignia Show Band, and Ilya, a production cast dancer. The officers were all lined up outside the Polo Grill to welcome us and hand us off into the capable hands of the Polo team.

(The start time for the two groups was staggered, so I’m pretty sure the same welcome was extended to those invited to Toscana at 7:00p.)

The food was delicious … the wine flowed freely. We were at a table with our friends, Sonia & Boris … overlooking the aft of the ship … watching the Antarctic scenery pass by behind the rain sheeting down the windows as we enjoyed our meal.

We had a very nice evening and look forward to more of these dinners as the voyage progresses.

(By the way … no officer hosts tonight. If the reason I heard is true, then we — the passengers — have no one to blame but ourselves. And that’s all I am going to say on that topic.)Read more