crusin7

Your photos are always fantastic. But what an excellent eagle in flight photo! Thanks for posting.

Thank you Beth!  Great photos.  What was the best thing you saw??  Were there lots of mosquitos or worse??  I hope we see you on another cruise!  Xoxo Crisy

Yippppeeee!  He’s doing great!

Where are the Safari pics??

1 hour ago, MarinerLad said:

African sunset!

Gorgeous!  I love it!  Thank you Patrick!  
Jim is doing well.  He is back in Santa Barbara getting his necessary PT & OT.  Yesterday was his first day there.  He’s already making progress.  He will probably be there for another week.  
I am looking forward to everyone’s amazing Safari photos. One of these days….

Love to all Crisy

Hi all.  Jim is doing good .  His pain is well controlled.  He is very tired.  I’m exhausted!  We are working on transferring him to a Rehab facility here in Santa Barbara.  Thank you all for your support.  
Hey World Cruisers, isn’t there anything to report??  Not even 1 photo??  Miss you all!  Crisy

Good Morning Santa Barbara 

42 minutes ago, tg75219 said:

 It was truly awful and it was on a loop, so you got to hear the same 30-40 songs every day.  I'm very tolerant of different types of music and typically don't even notice background music, but this music was so bad that I actually started to avoid going up to the pool area during the day, opting to sit on my balcony instead. 

Chair Hog Repellent!

Jim’s surgery went great!  I will update after discharge.  Thank you again for all your good wishes!  Crisy 

Your postcard is Beautiful!  You can have a new career at TeamLab. I hope you both have a very relaxing cruise.  You wore me out just reading your pre cruise travels.  Loved your kimonos!

Good Morning my friends.  Jim, Cathy and I arrived safely at LAX Wednesday afternoon.  Jim was admitted to an LA hospital after waiting 6 hours in the ER waiting room.  He had his previous revision hip surgery there and needed to be seen by the same surgeon.

We found out Thursday that he will have surgery this afternoon (Friday). Thank you all for your good wishes and prayers.  I will keep you updated.  Crisy 

Good Morning Dubai!

You may notice I’ve been absent for a few days.  My husband fractured his femur and we disembarked today.  He has had multiple implants and injuries to his leg.  The Orthopedic surgeon in Dubai felt it was too difficult a procedure.  We will make the 20 plus hour flight back to LA tomorrow.  I will update you when I can.

The crew on this cruise was top notch!  The cream of the crop!  Every single one of them.  We will miss them all!

Dennis and Dodi

Gusti

Nino!  Love him!

Shameer with Dear Patrick…love him too and Ross sitting to my right.

Sweetheart Ella!

Arthur, Patrick and Nino!

The best GM and F&B ever!  Massimo and Nino

We met some great people on board.  I will definitely miss them too.  I told Patrick @MarinerLad to keep up the blog!  He had tea at the Burj!  Love to all.  Crisy 

Good Afternoon hazy Dubai!

Dubai looks better at night.

Hi Sue. I hope you and David see the elephants in Phuket.  That was one of my favorite excursions ever.  They also have the best local tender service…with much needed AC!

Good Morning Muscat!

Giant frankincense burner next to harbor

No internet again all day.

Sunset 

Just now, Bruce61 said:

Is that what they asked you to wear throughout the city or just in the mosques?  Also, I am fairly certain they only fast in daylight hours, having a hearty breakfast before dawn and then dinner after sunset.

Hi @Bruce61   We will be arriving after breakfast and sail at 1600.  Here is Regent’s recommendation.  Sorry it’s crooked.  We were told because of Ramadan to dress conservatively. Absolutely no shorts or sleeveless tops.

Cruising the calm Arabian Sea on our way to Muscat, Oman.

Because it is Ramadan, we are reminded of proper dress.  

We were told not to eat or drink in front of Muslims because they are fasting for Ramadan.

Yesterday was the Top Tier Event.  Sandy and Dana Wells received their Diamond Pins-1,000 nights.  
We had an Indian Folklore Show

Our first day in Mumbai we went to the Taj Hotel for lunch at Wasabi by Chef Morimoto.  The hotel is very beautiful. The lunch was scrumptious!

We got the Seasonal Omakase

OliveHamachi on right best bite of meal

White fish Excellent 

Best Shrimp Tempura Ever

Sushi

Seafood Miso Soup 

Miso Cod

Mushroom Rice

Dessert

Lobby

Gateway of India

Hi. We have been without internet for a few days.  I will show you the pictures from our evening tour.  
Sunset

Victoria Train Station 

Lots of Cars and Motorcycles 

Appetizers. 

I have no internet except for Cruise Critic. Odd. My photos won’t load.  We did the Mumbai Lights at Night excursion at 7:30 last night.  Our guide was excellent.  It was very difficult to get any photos from the bus.  We toured the city and then stopped at a restaurant for drinks and Appetizers.  I thought it was very nice.  I will send pictures tomorrow.

Cochin Highlights I would not recommend.  Our main problem was the heat.  Secondly the constant aggressive sellers and young girls holding babies asking for help.  We heard that the highlights with the harbor cruise was better because the harbor cruise was enjoyable and you had a breeze. I would try to do something else.
Goa was great, because we had an excellent guide. I heard the tour Goa through the eyes of a local was fantastic.  It is a 6.5 hour tour and includes lunch.  Pay for excursion.

Internet in India is terrible. I believe it is blocked by the government. It is very spotty. I’m surprised I was able to respond to you.

Good Morning Mumbai!

Good Morning Goa!

We chose the 5.5 hour Highlights of Goa.  It was very hot but the buses had great AC.  No shock absorbers but AC. We had an excellent guide Jeronimo.  The roads were in desperate need of repair.  We bounced our way into Old Goa.  Because of the Portuguese, much of Goa is Christian, mostly Catholic. We visited Saint Francis church and the Cathedral across the street. 
Saint Francis 

Cathedral

We went to the Fruit and Flower Market 

We went to a family mansion and had drinks and snacks with entertainment.

Holy Cow 

Happy Easter!

We started with Sunrise Service with Jamie, our World Cruise Host.  It was very nice.

Easter Bunnies are everywhere!

The Bunny even came to our room and left some delicious Chocolate!

Again no internet all day.

Easter Tea

Even a Bunny After Dinner Cocktail 

43 minutes ago, TCT. TCMRR said:

Happy Birthday! and thank you for posting your wonderful pictures!  (I am able to follow my brother Patrick and Ross through you.....)

That is excellent!  We all love 💕 your brother and Ross.  We are so happy they made the brave leap to a World Cruise after only 1 previous cruise.  I know Patrick is Hooked like the rest of us!