Mangia Mangia

I looked up the definition of cruise ship and found that it means place where you have unlimited food and gain 10 pounds in a week.

Indeed, they are correct. This cruise ship has unlimited food and I might have gained 10 lbs, give or take 5 lbs. It's a rather vicious cycle. You get up in the morning and eat. Either buffet style or as we have, in a small restaurant called Sabatini's. It is a place that suite passengers can eat breakfast and it's lovely.
Then you wander the ship, looking for something to do until it's lunchtime. Then you eat lunch. Then you wander the ship, think about going to the gym but nap instead.
Next thing you know it's time to get ready for dinner. You go eat dinner and you have to have dessert every night. Then it's to bed or to a bar. Sleep, wake, repeat. You can get food at anytime that you might be bored. You have unlimited 24-hour room service. So yea, you all get the point.

So, to keep the cycle going, we decided to pay an extra charge for dinner and eat in Sabatini's. Greatest idea ever.

We arrived for dinner at 9 pm, only time they had available. Our waitress explains how they work. It is a trattoria-style restaurant. You order either a soup or a salad and your main course. Everything else is brought to you on a tray and you get to sample what you wish to. So we order our soup or salad and entree and then dip our amazing bread into olive oil. Then the rounds began...bear with me, I don't remember everything exactly but it all tasted awesome.

First course: Cold Antipasti. Prosciutto with melon and arugula. Marinated Artichokes. Marinated Shrimp. Sun-dried Tomatoes. Chunks of Parmesan.
Second course: Hot Antipasti. Crab cakes. Ricotta Flan. Calamari. Zucchini Fritta.
Third course: Our soup or salad. I had a White Bean Fagioli. Very good.
Fourth course: Pasta. Homemade Potato Ravioli in a Basil Oil. Unreal. Also, large flat noodles with mushrooms in a cream sauce. Amazing.
Fifth course: Entree. Like we are even hungry at this point. I had stuffed chicken. Mom had Sea Bass and Dad had scallops. All fantastic.
Sixth course: Dessert. Best part. Mom and Dad had a white chocolate mousse. I had Tiramisu. Best Ever. Seriously fantastic.

Then they wheeled us out of the dining room. Well not really but we were done in. Amazing service and a great overall experience. It took about two hours and I immediately passed out when I arrived back to the room. Totally worth the extra charge and even the extra calories. However, despite the amazing food, I think we are looking forward to getting back to our normal diets when returning home.