October 19, 2018. The Mississippi River. The Food.

In the early years of cruising, the cruise lines loaded their customers up with food. A midnight buffet was served every night which was ridiculous. That customs has been stopped. Now cruise lines try to serve delectable food with small portions. On this American Cruise Line, they offer half portions. The soup is always served in a small cup. The dessert portions are small too with a two inch of pie on the plate. Of course, we always ask for ice cream with any pie or cake. And you are welcome to have second of everything. So the cruise lines have done a better job of managing the food. Every breakfast offers choices of five specialty items which include eggs Benedict to waffles pancakes. And you can order anything at all from the egg and sausage list. This morning Ken ordered Oscar Benedict which is crab meat with poached eggs on an English muffin. I ate oatmeal along with a fruit plate and a muffin. When we come up for breakfast, a plate of fresh fruit is on our table along with either scones or muffens. My coffee is poured immediately while Ken waits for his cappachino. We are soiled rotten. Ken always orders soup for lunch while I usually eat a salad. For our entree today at lunch we both ate haddock and sausage. Ice. cream for dessert. The lunch menu always gives us five choices. One is always vegetarian and one a fish. So the variety is extensive. The dinner menu offers five meals too. Tonight I ate turkey while Ken ate swordfish. Last evening Ken ate roasted duck while I ate prime rib. The pastry chef is excellent so we never miss the desserts. And Ken always eats a scoop of vanilla ice cream with every dessert. The pastry chef knows I must eat something with my Ibrance so every night on the table is a container of a different type of freshly baked bread. His bread is delicious so the two slices he leaves me wrapped in a linen napkin is a lovely touch to my evening. The food on this boat is excellent and as we always order half portions, we are not too stuffed. We are enjoying the food and the service. Certainly, everything to like.