But first , let's talk about the christening of Allura on Thursday. We adhered to the suggested dress code.
The festivities started with a gala dinner.
The christening ceremony was held in the port terminal. It was a nice ceremony, much lower keyed than the ceremony for Vista 2 years ago.
A nice touch was that they recognized the crew and had some come on stage.
The unique aspect of the christening was that, rather than having a typical godmother, there were 6 young chefs who are the godparents of the ship. The chefs had been recognized by Food & Wine magazine as New Young Chefs.
It really was a lovely event,
Friday was a day at sea that started with a great brunch.
The day was capped off by a reception for the 30 high level Oceania cruisers who were invited on the christening cruise and a beautiful sunset.
Saturday, before our arrival in Nassua, Bahamas, there was a town hall meeting with Oceania execs who provided insights into the direction that Oceania is taking as it positions itself as more of a luxury line and some peeks at the next new ship, Sonata, coming out in 2 years.
In the afternoon, we took a very quick walk in Nassau dodging the masses from the mega-ships in port and being underwhelmed by all of the souvenir shops selling the same crap.
In the evening, we were invited to crash a reception for the young chefs where we got to chat with a few of them. That included one who has a restaurant in Phoenix which we plan to go to when we're there at the end of January.
Today, Sunday, we disembarked Allura and went up to Aventura to spend a couple of days with Cousin Jerry. The day included a walk along Hollywood Beach.
Tuesday, the road trip will begin. Until then,
Peace and blessings,
How is Oceania becoming more luxurious? Bonnie
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