Today was a dreary winter day but Norwegian Cruise Lines tried to brighten it up a little bit with an event in Times Square celebrating their new ship, the Norwegian Breakway. They had a few palm trees, a cruise photo station, some giveaways, and more interesting for me - food tasting!
The event on a crappy weather day
One was the "classic" New York Sabrett hot dog because the ship will have a few of these hot dog carts onboard.
New York hot dogs for free!
It's been awhile since I've had a regular NY hot dog with mustard and onions, but I do love them. Cheap and tasty. The only thing I didn't like about this one was the bun was too bready. I ended up leaving half of the bun.
They were also serving a warm drink, which was appropriate for the 30 degree weather. I thought people were just drinking apple cider, but it turned out to be glögg, which they described as hot apple cider mixed with black currant juice.
The event's version of glögg
Googling glögg, it sounds like this is a traditional holiday drink - a Scandinavian mulled wine. (More info and a recipe from NPR here.) I really liked the (non-alcoholic) offering at the event and am now really intrigued about traditional glögg. Maybe next holiday season.
We haven't been on a cruise since 2011 (the Carnival Glory, which we reviewed in full (the only trip we've ever finished recapping) here). Chances are slim, but maybe we'll win the free trip on the Breakaway's maiden voyage!
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