Brian Hart
Transatlantic Crossing Day 10

england · spain · portugal · bermuda

Transatlantic Crossing Day 10

Sea day

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  • Start of day: At sea
  • End of day: At sea

A windy day at sea.

View aft from a balcony on the Celebrity Apex, looking over a glass-paneled railing with a dark wooden handrail at the ship's long white wake trailing across a deep blue Atlantic under a bright blue sky with thin clouds. In the foreground, an orange life ring stenciled 'Celebrity Apex' and 'Valletta' hangs on a white post beside a green life-ring sign and a yellow-topped marker light, with the edge of a grey balcony chair at left

On sea days they open the Eden Cafe, which I enjoy for their Build Your Own salads and the outdoor sitting area:

Lunch at a grey outdoor table on a shaded deck, with a white enamel bowl of green salad topped with cherry tomatoes, black beans, red onion, and yellow pepper, a small orange dish of butter, steel salt and pepper shakers, a rolled green napkin, and a closed dark laptop. White sail-like shade canopies stretch overhead, white woven lounge chairs line the teak deck, a man in a blue shirt sits at a table further along, and open ocean is visible past the glass railing at right

I dined at the solo travelers’ table in the evening and treated myself to the Coquilles Saint-Jacques, a favorite from our August cruise.

Close-up of a cream dinner menu headed 'Normandie' in widely spaced capitals, with a 'Starters' section listing a terrine and radish carpaccio with pickles, grain Dijon mustard, and petit mache salad; Coquilles Saint-Jacques with Pinot Blanc sauce, crème fraiche, Gruyere, and crispy breadcrumb, marked with an asterisk; and baked Brie cheese with caramelized apples and port wine syrup, marked with a leaf symbol. The heading of the next section, 'Tuscan,' is cut off at the bottom

Part of the Transatlantic Crossing 2026 trip.