Afternoon Tea and the Polar Plunge

 Each afternoon, at 4 PM tea was offered in the Dome. We took advantage of it after day 2!

A staff member made brewed tea upon request. She had a special blend she made for OFD and I and after the first day, she made her special blend for us as soon as we entered the Dome. (That was the kind of service we received from every staff member!)

brewed for one minute in hot water

drinkable after several minutes

There was also a Tea menu with usually one sandwich offering and your choice of four sweets or desserts. It was a very nice dining option when dinner was at 7:30 or later.

A highlight (for some of the passengers and staff) of the afternoon was the Polar Plunge.

The yacht chose this area for the Polar Plunge. The Zodiacs pushed the ice away from the vessel, giving the divers and jumpers ice-free, open water for their plunge.

staff getting everything ready

the first polar plunger

they wore assorted apparel

75 of the 150 guests took the plunge!

and about 50 of the 130 staff participated

My hot chocolate treat after watching some of the Polar Plunge!