Kwaj girl

FORGET the lanyards...just bring mini-hand sanitizers.

....you can't just relax and decide what you want to do "on the fly" anymore. Jeez...what's this with having to pre-plan every second of your vacation?!?! It's no longer a relaxing time away from daily regimentation........

Not sure what "Legendary Harbors" means....... what are the embarkation and disembarkation ports?

 

Congratulations in advance for your early retirement. I took early retirement as well and have enjoyed every minute of it:)

"Legendary Harbors" is the name given to the 87-night Grand Voyage that begins in Tokyo (Yokohama) in March and ends in Southampton in June. SO looking forward to this!

....but will forego that one in favor of "Legendary Harbors" next March-June in celebration of our early retirement.

Oh, oh--breaking news! Lorraine just came over the PA to announce that due to strong winds and big swells we can't tender to shore safely, and, thus, will be bypassing Roatan! She continued that the captain is looking for a "solution for the day." The options: find another port "with an opening," or have a sea day. Stay tuned!

 

Rich

...on the 1/4-1/14 voyage last month. It was reported that we had 16' swells & 62mph winds that would make it unsafe for us to dock. So the captain stayed in the sheltered cove until about 10an to let everyone get a good breakfast & then he headed out to our next port (Guatemala) - very rough conditions, so we just slept thru it in our suite and arrived early-evening. This way everyone could enjoy dinner & a peaceful evening. Conditions were so rough during the day that open decks were off-limits and they actually had to shut-down the elevator operations - Captain advised everyone to stay in their suites & order room service. I imagine a few may have been seasick that day - fortunately we can take a rough ride...

Experienced brownish water once in the sink (ran the water about 30 sec and it was gone) and another day in the tub (again, gone after running the water a bit). We've had it on other non-Regent ships. As long as it doesn't last, we don't worry about it much.

Clinching, be prepared for anything. Last week we experienced wind at 62 KTS and 16 foot swells. Not conditions we were expecting. Forward suites 6 had water coming in around deck doors from waves. For safety the elevators and LaVeranda were shut down and passengers were asked to remain in suite for the day. Roatan was missed and most excursions in Belize were cancelled. Did the Navigator manage through? Yes, but it was quite a ride. Wishing you calm Caribbean seas.

We were on this same cruise, forward on deck 7 in 713. Being 1 deck higher, we did not have any water coming thru the verandah door. We just took a Dramamine and slept thru the rough stuff. When we woke up around 3pm it was mostly over. Would we sail her again? In a heartbeat...though our next Regent trip will be on the Voyager next March from Tokyo. CÀN'T wait!

Had to miss Roatan yesterday (tuesday) as docking was unsafe due to high winds. The trip to Roatan was quite rough especially around 5-6 am. Captain updated us around 7am regarding the cancellation of this port call. We stayed in the relatively sheltered waters until 10 am so all could have breakfast, shower safely, etc. We tacked from Roatan to Guatemala to try for a more comfortable ride and the Captain kept us updated on all aspects of the trip. All outer decks were closed due to very high winds (up to 60 kits or so), an amended activity schedule was distributed at all suites by 9am but we simply decided to ride it out with a long nap. Seas calmed down mostly by 3pm. I would say the crew did an excellent job to be sure passengers were as comfortable as possible and many took advantage of room service to avoid having to negotiate stairs as elevators were shut down again due to the rocky conditions.

On other note, we have had nothing but a marvelous experience on this ship (our second on the Navigator...but we've also sailed on the Voyager and Mariner) .... Food and service have been top-notch .... including purser and destination specialists. Just wish Regent would do a full world cruise in '16..

...until RSSC Navigator! Can any recent Navigator travelers identify the included Champagnes? thanks!

This is where a GOOD TA can help you. Of course we cannot name names on this bard...but find a local brick-and-mortar TA in your hometown...do a face-to-face...you may be surprised.

...can the OP or anyone who has recently sailed on the Navigator please advise the "included" Champagnes? Used to be one brand that was regularly offered,but another for those "in the know" who asked for another choice.

I've heard, probably third-hand, that the OP and PP minis have trouble staying cool when it's hot outside and the sun is beating down on the deck above.

 

Does anyone have first-hand experience in this area? Report please!

We stayed in 8000 (all the way forward...and no noise from above) on the PP for a Holy Land voyage a couple of years ago. Very good cooling system...as I'd be the first one to complain about the heat :-)

Not at all impressed with BLUberry pancakes. YUCK. We prefer Elite breakfast with the smoked salmon, Brie and lots of fresh berries and a croissant. Champagne (FWIW) kept flowing, along with the decaf skinny cappuccinos. YMMV.

...yes, we are the lowly elites and had Aqua class accommodations, and enjoyed most all of the benefits. Funny, though, we never received those tote bags...not even the Aqua class mesh bag (though we did receive the contents of what would have been in the bag). And chocolates maybe half the time...and the ice bucket only showed up the 4th day. But I digress. We enjoyed Blu immensely and service most everywhere on board. 'Til the next one...

No problems whatsoever...and today's a sea day, too, when many are probably on.

Happy T-day to y'all.

Let's hope this is a fleet-wide change!

Skeeter:

 

You have actually made me hungry thinking about the beef pie. Now, I'm going to have to find one after work!

 

Z and TB

http://www.eatjamaican.com/recipes/beefpatty-recipe.html

They're actually called Patties, mon...

...whenever I see "enhanced" ANYTHING !

...if there is a fare difference for your selected dates, you will pay that in addition to the deviation fee.

Thank you, Mr Rumor, for letting us live vicariously thru your experiences as we await our turn on the Navigator in early '14!

You are asking for input - in our experience, POA is akin to staying at a Holiday Inn and eating at Chili's. the best part of our cruise was the staff at the Champagne Bar.

...with steviewonder1 and BlueRiband. it just screams, "I'M A NEWBIE"

...are those two balconies?

That's when we take the World Cruise. Waiting for itineraries to be posted and then choose the one with most places we haven't been!

...and that's a Champagne toast with the good stuff - not the cheap stuff some cruise lines try to pass-off as Champagne. A bottle sure makes the unpacking task a LOT more fun!