In the Penthouse - Celebrity Cruise 2017: Sea Day 2 - Afternoon: Captain's Lunch and Family Trivia

We, along with some other suite guests, were invited to eat lunch with Captain Dimitrios Kafetzis, and other senior officers.

We are in Blue where several tables had been arranged into a large square with an empty space in the middle. Before we sat down, a photographer took our picture.

Since this was a spring break cruise, there were quite a few children on the cruise and about six at the lunch. A separate table had been set for the children so they could talk together, which I thought was a fantastic idea.

I sat next to hotel director Niyazi Korkmaz, who was charming. He had planned the meal and service, which was excellent. He said that he did not want to require guests to choose only one thing from a printed menu so his staff presented platters full of options to each guest allowing them to select whichever items they wanted and serving it to them. (Is this called Russian style service?) I had fillet mignon and shrimp, with potatoes and vegetables. When I commented that the shrimp were especially delicious, he called a server over to bring me more.

We had a wonderful time. The bridge tour and officer's lunch was one of the most memorable things we did this trip and I we were thrilled to be invited.

After lunch, we met back up with Grandma Trudy, who had been too tired to attend. We went a family trivia game hosted by the Kid's club staff, which was a really good activity. There was a nice size crowd. The councillors asked a great mix of questions that were all appropriate for kids (Where does Shrek live? The Swamp. What is the capital of France? Paris.) Sweet Pea loved it.

We only missed one answer. (What is the most common last name the world? Chin. - Note, however that we researched this a little bit more afterwards so I'm not sure if "Chin" is absolutely correct. It's complicated.)

Sweet Pea won a back pack.

We had an afternoon tea at Cafe Al Baccio.

Then it was time for regular trivia! We did not win this round. (What went up in 1961 and came down in 1989? The Berlin Wall - not Sputnik, which was our guess. What is a female swan called? A pen. What is the capital of India? New Delhi. I really should have known that one.)