The Old Bait-and-Switch

Once upon a time the Viking Line buffet was the stuff of legend. Once, to me, The Buffet was the highlight of any Baltic crossing. The number of salmon dishes alone made the soul cry for lack of stomach space to stow it. Now, since they include booze, the price is 50% higher, the food quality verges on bad, and the queues of hungry people are longer than ever.

That's how things go, I guess.

But it's good to know that quality food can still be had on the ferry, in the Food Garden. Their appetizer buffet is delicious, both the quality and variety impeccable.

It all goes to show that if you keep your eyes open, "what is the case" will be yours; the dregs of yesterday's delicious wine will be seen for what they now are; today's beauty lie open like a ripe fruit ready to be plucked from the tree.