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April 18, 2012 · 6:00 am

Le Cirque Aboard Holland America

Le Cirque is a famous New York restaurant that has been a veritable institution for many, many years. Now, Holland America offers you a taste of Le Cirque at a very affordable price.

Recently, Ursula and I decided to “go” to Le Cirque aboard the MS Ryndam on our trans-Atlantic journey. The pictures below (including one of the menu) will give you an idea of the experience.

Pay particular attention to that last picture, as it gives away the recipe to Le Cirque’s world-famous Crème Brûlée:

: Crème Brûlée Recipe

: Crème Brûlée ‘Le Cirque’

: After Dinner Tasties

: Châteaubriand, Horseradish Flan, and Sweet & Sour Beets

: Wine Pairing-Merlot

: Carving Dinner

: Butternut Squash Soup with Huckleberries and Sage Chantilly

: Le Trio-Caviar, Smoked Salmon, Pâté de foie gras

: Lobster Salad ‘Le Cirque’

: Paté Mousse over Raspberry Reduction

: Le Cirque Signature Charger-Monkeys

: Le Cirque Menu

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April 9, 2012 · 6:07 am

Views of the MS Ryndam

This is our first trip aboard Holland America’s MS Ryndam, and I must say that it’s a very nice ship for one that was built back in the late 1990s. Of course it was refurbished in 2010, but still . . . .

At any rate, I decided to spend one evening strolling around taking interior shots, and the next day I took the picture of the pool you see below. The dockside exteriors were taken in Bermuda.

There’s much to do aboard a ship such as this, even on sea days. I enjoy playing bridge, for instance. Ursula spends her time reading, and as soon as we boarded we headed up to the ship’s library. Ursula’s picks this trip were biographies: That famous corgi lover Queen Elizabeth; that infamous equestrian lover Catherine the Great; and volume one of Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.’s life story.

In between all that, we’ve also enjoyed the following movies in the Ryndam’s theater: Apollo 18 (nothing to write home about), The Muppets (good family movie); The Artist (I can see why it stole the show at this year’s Oscars; absolutely incredible film making).

Wednesday I’ll show you King’s Wharf, Bermuda, and Friday you’ll see the capital city of Hamilton. Meanwhile, enjoy this tour of the MS Ryndam: