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On 4/23/2024 at 11:15 AM, papaflamingo said:

However... the cost of the cruise includes food and drinks, so I would suppose that 10% of the price includes food and drink... 

I think I have too much time on my hands too (at least my wife keeps telling me I do), and I can't blame it on recovering. 🤣

Hope your recovery goes well and you're back cruising soon. 

Thanks so much! Doing well and looking forward to getting back on the water.

39 minutes ago, GeorgiaPeach51 said:

We are booked on Explorer, Auckland to Tokyo, January 12-March 14, 2026.  Would love to meet if you are on that one!

No, we are on Mariner. Hopefully, another time!

Thank you @flossie009 for such a great blog. Safe travels home!

3 hours ago, GeorgiaPeach51 said:

Loved reading about your trip.  Thanks for taking the time and for all the great photos.  I have made notes to help with a cruise we want to take in 2026, and your report was very helpful!

 

Joanie

Are you looking at a leg of the WC? Perhaps we will meet!

The good and bad news is that I didn’t realize that this was not isolated to my cruise. I’ve been wondering if we were going to hear that the ship has been chartered or is going in for a repair or something. When would you get concerned when most ports have the shorex listed incorrectly on your cruise? 

4 hours ago, UUNetBill said:

If I had to guess I'd think it was due to Navigator being moved from the Middle East to the Med a while back, there was probably a ripple effect on subsequent cruises that required a reshuffling of ports.  Unlikely almost a year out, but that's all I got.  🙂

Maybe, that’s as good as any explanation that I’ve come up with!

2 hours ago, cAPS lOCK oN said:

Our Caribbean cruise on Grandeur in March has the same issue. Every shorex is scheduled for 30 minutes after the arrival in port. So a sunset cruise in Antigua is supposed to leave at 8:30 AM. There's some stops where we should be able to book 2 excursions in a day, but can't because because it thinks there's time conflicts.

 

We don't understand, but we're not sweating it, 

Yes, definitely some similarities. I also wanted to book 2 shorex in a couple ports and can’t with everything starting at the same time.

We are booked on the Navigator for March 2025 and our shore excursions, for the most part, are still not listed correctly. For example, there are ports that have every excursion’s start time at 7:00 am or 8:30 am … and that includes a dinner excursion. Another port has every excursion at 12 noon, the time we pull into that port. My travel agent has called regent and was told that they are probably waiting for better info from the land operators? I’ve never had any experience with a situation like this, on regent or any other cruise line, so I’m hoping that someone here might have some insight!

4 minutes ago, papaflamingo said:

Wouldn't  "one day short on a 10 day plus" actually BE 10% of the cruise? 

Yes but usually we board in time for their delicious carved rib lunch and an afternoon of cocktails 🍷 lol instead of early evening. I prob have too much time on my hands right now, recovering from minor surgery!!

14 minutes ago, Pcardad said:

I thought they got 25%...10% cash and 15% credit on a Future Cruise?

Yes, true, but i personally don’t think FCC’s are a substitute for actual reimbursement. 

Totally agree that it’s best to find your way to have a good time and not dwell on the negatives on your vacation.

However, coming from a Regent groupie, I’m going to throw this out there … I think that 10% off in this circumstance is too tight. It is a tad short on the actual time lost on the trip (one day short on a 10 day plus several hours and how many cocktails!) and I think some goodwill couldn’t have hurt for the inconvenience. Maybe 15% or 20%?

How many days in length is this cruise, specifically more or less than 10 days?

We will be on the Navigator for our first time in about a year (and maybe the last time if the selling rumors are true). We are really looking forward to sailing this intimate ship.

Just catching up on this but I’m thinking that it can’t be correct that one is not allowed to order two appetizers? Perhaps the server who advised that had a language barrier that hindered communication?

23 hours ago, flossie009 said:

COK-003 Tranquil Backwaters is also worth considering 

 

A very good selection of meat & vegetable curries were on offer, including all the accompaniments.

However they were not spicy; probably dumbed down for us tourists.

David went in search of something to liven up his meal and found a lady with some small bowls that he heard her say was “spice”.  He applied some to his food with very little effect so tasted some with a spoon …………….. It was sweet rice pudding for dessert 😮
David had misheard “rice” as “spice” 🙄 🤣

 

Most things in Goa are quite a long drive from the port, so we opted to just enjoy the ship.

 

That was a true lol for me … rice for spice … ha! I’m not thinking that a good curry benefited much from that sweet pudding! Your blog is so helpful, thank you. I’m a nerd, I admit it, but I’m going to start a notebook because I will never remember all this good stuff. 

Our world cruise ‘26 itinerary includes Kochi so extra thanks for the great pictures and helpful info in the shorex. We will take your advice and book the tour that you recommended. It sounds perfect for us, especially with an authentic curry lunch!

We also have Goa on our itinerary so if I may ask, were you just ready for a break that day? 

While we had a fabulous trip on the Grandeur a couple months ago, there were several aspects of the ship that were disappointing. Our cabin was terribly noisy in active seas and the self slamming pocket doors were the worst.

Finally now reading through this wonderful thread. @flossie009 your pictures and descriptions are just fabulous!

We are on the last day to decide between the ‘26 and ‘27 world cruises and we feel we are ready to stay with ‘26. We like the itinerary a little better and we have good friends joining us for one of the African legs. We wouldn’t have even considered ‘27 but the Splendor is our favorite ship. Is anyone else deciding between the two?

Our first experience on Quest was disappointing and we will be using our FCC’s in 2024. We will definitely give SB a fair second chance. I’ve been hoping that it will be a much better experience but this thread and the simultaneous thread on Solis has me thinking that might not happen. @alexandria you might want to try regent.

Bon voyage @GMIAC looking forward to following along with you!

Oh no, I am so very sorry this happened to you @crusin7

Sending all our very best to you and your husband for a complete recovery.

Your travel agent should be able to arrange that for you.

Thank you @crusin7 I am going to start a notebook with all of your helpful info.

The 2026 WC has many similar ports @crusin7 as your WC. I look forward to reading your live thread every morning. Thank you!

Your bunny treats pictures are fabulous. Looks like you had a very Happy Easter.

Would you recommend the shorex you did in Cochin and Goa? It’s the part of the world that I probably know the very least about.

4 hours ago, Bruce61 said:

For those who have done the world cruise before, I have a question about restaurant reservations.  I believe you can book three reservations (one each specialty restaurant) per segment.  On the world cruise, is each separate cruise they sell to non-world cruisers a segment (so every 7-18 days or so), or is a segment much longer so there are only a few reservations over the 141 nights?  Also, when do you get to book them if there are separate segments?  

This is a question that we are wondering about as well. We are holding 2026 on the Mariner and 2 nights at a specialty over all those months seems lacking!

On 3/27/2024 at 2:26 PM, Gpilon said:

Born, and lived in Montreal for 26 years before moving to Toronto. Never knew they had turkey. And had I known, would have complained fiercely about that! Got to have the viande fume (smoked meat) and agree…..medium is the cut of choice. 

Ok, I admit that I’m a total food obsessed nerd but here’s proof that the Schwartz sandwich, medium cut, truly is the stuff. We were there in the summer of ‘22. It’s not that weird to save a picture of a perfect sandwich, is it?