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Good Morning Pacific Ocean! Happy Valentine Day 💕 Our reality…pouring rain and strong winds. Furniture tied up! Tomorrow is Pago Pago. Forecast is Thunderstorms. I hope we can get rid of this low pressure system soon. Still better than a day at work.

This afternoon we had a Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras celebration. Chef John and Nino brought out and cut the cake. Whoever found the Baby would be the King or Queen.

Good Morning Pacific Ocean! An unusual sight…blue skies. WHOO HOO! It was very rough yesterday. It rained much of the day. All open decks were closed. We were told to stay off the balconies. It’s so nice to have calmer seas.

We had a rough ride getting to Bora Bora, a tender port. Captain came on at 0730 to say it would be impossible to tender. It is raining buckets and high swells. So we are sailing to Pago Pago. This is our 5th missed port. I see Bingo in our future.

At 6:30 we had a spectacular local folk show. Mana-the Spirit of Tahiti. They were great!

SUPER BOWL

Good Morning Tahiti! Time to rise and shine! We walked around town a bit before the rain. All excursion’s were canceled due to the weather. The first bus load of new passengers just arrived. The Super Bowl will be shown in the theater at 1:30.

We went to the Market today. There is a wide range of products available. I got some vanilla beans. Best of all we were greeted by these wonderful ladies! Another Greeter The market had beautiful flowers. We have had no internet today. It rained cats and dogs! All tours are canceled tomorrow. Congratulations to Patrick and Ross @MarinerLad for being the Kings of Bridge! Yippppeeee!

Good Morning Papeete! It’s raining and John, the CD, just announced all boat tours are canceled. So much for the catamaran excursion. We will go to the market later. There is a 90% chance of rain and thunder showers.

We are crawling our way to Papeete. We are try to avoid 2 cyclones. Nat is now a Tropical Depression. Cyclone Osai is going towards the Cook Islands. We have 9 foot swells and it’s pouring rain. We will be glad to dock tomorrow. Internet has been very spotty.

Internet service has been horrible on the Mariner for the last few days.

The Captain announced that we will skip the ports of Fakarava and Moorea to avoid the Cyclone. We will arrive in Papeete 12 hours earlier.

This morning email. IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING YOUR CRUISE ITINERARY Dear Valued World Cruise Guest, I hope you are having a fantastic 2024 World Cruise on board Seven Seas Mariner. It is our privilege to be your host on this wonderful voyage and I thank you for choosing to embark on such an incredible journey with Regent Seven Seas Cruises. I personally write to you today so that you are the first to know about changes to your itinerary. We have been closely monitoring the situation in the Red Sea and wider region and have decided to modify your current 2024 World Cruise. Seven Seas Mariner will now sail around Africa instead of transiting the Suez Canal. We appreciate that there may be some disappointment in these necessary changes, however we feel that the new itinerary that our teams have worked hard to secure will offer fascinating, once-in-a-lifetime experiences in destinations such as the Seychelles, Madagascar, South Africa, Namibia and the Ivory Coast to name just a few. The newly modified itinerary is displayed in full below, and we will be in contact as soon as new shore excursions and overland tours have been confirmed. Please review the important information below and attend a special briefing with Seven Seas Mariner’sCaptain and General Manager in the Constellation Theater at 10.00AM, today. Disembarkation – Action Required As a result of the itinerary modification the 2024 World Cruise will now be extended with a choice of disembarkation dates: · Option 1: Stay on board for an additional four days than was originally scheduled, and disembark in Lisbon, Portugal, on May 21. · Option 2: Stay on board for an additional 16 days than was originally scheduled and disembark in New York on June 2. The additional days on board are complimentary and will be at no extra cost to you. A disembarkation questionnaire will be delivered to your suite later today - please let us know your preferred disembarkation date by completing the form and delivering it to Reception by February 15. Guests with a Regent Cruise Package with Air If you booked a Regent cruise package with air, once you have advised us of your preference, our teams will arrange your flights to return home. You do not need to contact your Travel Advisor as Regent will provide your final schedule with your Travel Advisor. Guests with Independent Air Arrangements Unfortunately, we cannot make changes to an airline reservation not made by Regent and guests with an independent air program will need to make the necessary arrangements themselves. Regent will reimburse for any reasonable air change fee assessed by the airlines, if not covered by the guest’s travel insurance. Guests with independent air arrangements will need to submit receipts of any reasonable air change fee to our Guest Relations department online via www.rssc.com/post-cruise-inquiry-form. Please note that any hotel stays or incidentals will be at guest’s own cost - please refer to your travel insurance provider to verify if such expenses would be covered under “Trip Delay”. Guests from South Florida without Air For guests who reside in South Florida and have not purchased air, please advise your disembarkation preference and provide any insurance coverage you may have. Regent will then arrange and book your airline tickets, providing any necessary receipts for reimbursement from your travel insurance provider. Visa & Yellow Fever Vaccination Requirements Our teams are currently working with our local partners to establish what Visas are required for the countries we will now be traveling to. Regent will cover the cost for any new Visas or that guests require to sail Seven Seas Mariner’s modified 2024 World Cruise. In addition, we are clarifying which countries may require proof of a Yellow Fever vaccination to be able to visit. We will provide all relevant information and any required action on the part of guests as soon as possible. World Cruise Event / Pre-Booked Overland Tour & Regent Choice Shore Excursion Refunds The final World Cruise Event which was scheduled to take place in Malaga will be rescheduled and a new destination, date and venue being communicated as soon as possible. Any pre-booked Regent overland tours or Regent Choice shore excursions which have been canceled due to the modified itinerary will be refunded to guests automatically in the form of shipboard credits which can be used to purchase spa treatments, items in the ship’s boutique, a special bottle from the Connoisseur Wine Menu or shore excursion experiences. Any unused balance will be refunded back to guests approximately 30 days after disembarkation. Any guests with private shore experience arrangements should refer to their travel insurance provider. On behalf of the entire Regent Family, thank you for your continued patronage, loyalty, and understanding in this difficult and fluid situation. I truly hope you enjoy the rest of your time onboard the 2024 World Cruise. Sincerely, Andrea DeMarco Andrea DeMarco President of Regent Seven Seas Cruises Regent Seven Seas Cruises Reservations Phone Numbers: • United States / Canada: 1.844.4REGENT (1.844.473.4368) or (954) 776-6123 • United Kingdom: 023 8082 1390 • Rest of Europe: +44 23 8082 1350 • Australia / New Zealand / Asia Pacific: 1.300.455.200 • Latin America / Brazil: 0800 400-3132 or +1 (954) 940-7486 Please note that this email address does not accept replies. Seven Seas Mariner’s Modified 2024 World Cruise Date Port Country Arrive Depart 8-Apr-2024 Abu Dhabi UAE 6:00 19:00 9-Apr-2024 Dubai UAE 8:00 18:00 10-Apr-2024 At Sea At sea 11-Apr-2024 At Sea At sea 12-Apr-2024 At Sea At sea 13-Apr-2024 At Sea At sea 14-Apr-2024 Port Victoria (Mahe) Seychelles 19:00 15-Apr-2024 Port Victoria (Mahe) Seychelles 16:00 16-Apr-2024 At Sea At sea 17-Apr-2024 Nosy Be / Nosy Kemba Madagascar 10:00 18:00 18-Apr-2024 Mayotte Comoros 8:00 15:00 19-Apr-2024 At Sea At sea 20-Apr-2024 At Sea At sea 21-Apr-2024 Maputo Mozambique 10:00 17:00 22-Apr-2024 Durban South Africa 16:00 23-Apr-2024 Durban South Africa 20:00 24-Apr-2024 At Sea At sea 25-Apr-2024 Port Elizabeth South Africa 7:30 20:00 26-Apr-2024 At Sea At sea 27-Apr-2024 Cape Town South Africa 7:00 17:00 28-Apr-2024 At Sea At sea 29-Apr-2024 Walvis Bay Nambia 12:00 30-Apr-2024 Walvis Bay Nambia 18:00 1-May-2024 At Sea At sea 2-May-2024 At Sea At sea 3-May-2024 Luanda Angola 8:00 17:00 4-May-2024 At Sea At sea 5-May-2024 Sao Tome Sao Tome and Principe 9:00 18:00 6-May-2024 At Sea At sea 7-May-2024 Cotonou Benin 8:00 16:00 8-May-2024 Takoradi Ghana 9:00 19:00 9-May-2024 Abidjan Ivory Coast 8:00 16:00 10-May-2024 At Sea At sea 11-May-2024 At Sea At sea 12-May-2024 Dakar Senegal 11:00 20:00 13-May-2024 At Sea At sea 14-May-2024 Porto Grande Cape Verde 8:00 18:00 15-May-2024 At Sea At sea 16-May-2024 At Sea At sea 17-May-2024 Santa Cruz de la Palma Spain 8:00 16:00 18-May-2024 Funchal Portugal 9:00 19:00 19-May-2024 At Sea At sea 20-May-2024 Portimao Portugal 8:00 18:00 21-May-2024 Lisbon Portugal 7:00 19:00 22-May-2024 At Sea At sea 23-May-2024 Funchal Portugal 8:00 18:00 24-May-2024 At Sea At sea 25-May-2024 Ponta Delgada Portugal 8:00 16:00 26-May-2024 At Sea At sea 27-May-2024 At Sea At sea 28-May-2024 At Sea At sea 29-May-2024 At Sea At sea 30-May-2024 Hamilton Bermuda 9:00 16:00 31-May-2024 At Sea At sea 1-Jun-2024 New York, NY USA 11:00 2-Jun-2024 New York, NY USA 18:00

There is a Town Hall meeting tomorrow at 10:00 with Captain and Massimo. They will share changes and information about our World Cruise itinerary. The wait is almost over!

Goodbye to French Polynesia We are supposed to have high swells tonight and tomorrow due to Cyclone Nat. We might have to skip our next 2 ports. Tomorrow is a sea day. Captain says we will see what happens.

Beautiful Island

Good Morning Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia! So nice to see land.

This morning we had King Neptune board the ship for the Equator Crossing Ceremony. King and his Court

We finally found our pictures taken at the Gala. They are on the world cruise page on the Regent website under…. See what our guests are posting on Social Media. We look Marvelous!

Good Morning South Pacific!

Yes, we get all the recipes.

Good Morning Pacific Ocean! We will soon be crossing the Equator. No Neptune Party scheduled. We are enjoying a smooth ride, the first in 4 days. Still nothing official about rerouting. The only logical conclusion is we will sail around South Africa. We wait.

Day 30! It was overcast but warm today. We attended the cooking demonstration with Chef Paulette. Simple Sauces was the topic. She made assorted sauces and dressings. All can be made in 15 minutes or less. Balsamic Vinaigrette, Maple-Walnut Vinaigrette,Roasted Red Bell Pepper Sauce, Lemon-Caper Sauce and Spicy Peanut Sauce. We went to the Tahiti Legends and Dances lecture. Here is Waianu dancing a Tahitian dance.

Good Morning Pacific Ocean!

At his noon update, Captain announced we will be arriving at our next port, Nuku Hiva, at our scheduled arrival time. The ship had damage to glassware and dishes.