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Even Swedish landlubbers head to sea for Christmas feast of "Julbord".
(From AP Worldstream)
Byline: ADAM EWING
To Swedes starved for the annual Christmas gluttony of "Julbord," all these tables overflowing with food must make this ship seem just like its name: "Paradise."
The ritual of Julbord, which means Christmas Table, is a Scandinavian feast that stems back to farmers sharing the bounty of their autumn harvest. It's called Julebord in Norway, and Julefrokost in Denmark.
Nowadays, even Swedish landlubbers increasingly head off to sea aboard luxurious cruise ships like this 177-meter (580-foot) floating city for their belt-stretching Yuletide feast.
The long-awaited delicacies of these smorgasbords somehow cause usually reserved and refined Scandinavians to throw etiquette overboard and dive for the grub.
"It was interesting watching Swedish people who are normally so polite. You put the food out and they go crazy," said Steve Fox, a 34-year-old British primary school teacher at his first Julbord.
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