Day 6 was the first sea-day of our 2014 South America Cruise. Sea-days are a great way to relax and enjoy a wine tasting and the facilities of the Mariner at a leisurely pace!!
What a beautiful day to be at sea, sailing the Pacific Ocean down the Chilean Coast, and people wonder why I like the sea!
Breakfast was in Compass Rose, had to try the Banana Pancakes, they were excellent. The food on-board was great, although a bit more chili would not hurt.
After breakfast the first Wine Tasting of the cruise was scheduled where the Head Sommelier, Gergana Malakeva, Gerri, presented the “Wines Around The World”.
Ricardo, one of the Sommeliers on-board, setting up the tasting. 
The idea behind this tasting is to showcase the wines available as a part of the overall package and to introduce the premium wines on the Connoisseurs List that are available for a price. They usually discount a few of the wines to try to entice a purchase or three, the prices are ok, considering we are on-board a ship.
A few of the wines on the Connoisseurs List, the Screaming Eagle and Grange are missing.
Tasted a few good wines, but nothing to rave about.
My only complaint is that the Sommeliers were a bit light on the pour, which is not a big deal when you can grab a drink 24 hours a day on-board.
The wines that were tasted. My favourite white was the Frascati, none of the reds stood out as that better than the others, but they were all of a good standard.
This cruise was Gerri’s first cruise as the Head Sommelier. Gerri knows her stuff and loves to teach people about wine! Her husband, Anatoli, is also working on-board, he was promoted from Head Sommelier to Assistant Food and Beverage Manager, which makes him her boss.
Re-post from my 2014 Cruise due to corruption that occurred during the migration of my blog.
