Boarding Havila Capella

We were told to check in at 3 pm but the ship hadn’t unloaded passengers from last sailing and we had to wait 45 minutes to check in.

Strangely enough, for a budding new cruise industry, the building we checked in had no signs and we weren’t sure if we were in the right place. The photo below is what it looks like.

While we were allowed to board after checkin we had to wait till 6 pm to get into our cabins so we had to lounge around.

We also walked around the ship.

When we finally got to our room a bottle of champagne and other goodies was waiting for us.

After unpacking we headed to dinner.

Dinner

Fine dining wasn’t available on the first day (Saturday) so we ate in the general dining area. There is a three course meal with a starter, main course and desert.

Sashimi starter was ok.

The poached salmon (above) and lamb shank (below) were excellent.

Side of veggies was also excellent.

The unusual deserts were very good as well. Unique ingredients that we hadn’t had before anywhere.

Overall food was excellent but service was slow. Took a very long time in between dishes to get the next dish.

Earlier in the day we had an orientation and the host mentioned that there is a shortage of engineers and experienced officers and that may have extended to crew i. the kitchen and dining areas but not mentioned specifically.

After dinner we headed straight to our jacuzzi to watch the coast as we sailed out.