Bellaggio Cruisers Posted December 10, 2021 #26 Share Posted December 10, 2021 1 hour ago, jctdlt said: Herb/Sheila how was swimming with pigs? Our daughter is doing this in January. Enjoy the splendor. Well….. Herb took the tender to the island with others to be at the desk at 11:25 am. They got there, presented their shore excursion tickets and we’re told the only tour scheduled was at 8:30 am. No one knew it was canceled. So… Herb said…. He showed up but the pigs didn’t. Everyone was disappointed except the pigs. sheila 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrlevin Posted December 10, 2021 #27 Share Posted December 10, 2021 12 minutes ago, Bellaggio Cruisers said: Well….. Herb took the tender to the island with others to be at the desk at 11:25 am. They got there, presented their shore excursion tickets and we’re told the only tour scheduled was at 8:30 am. No one knew it was canceled. So… Herb said…. He showed up but the pigs didn’t. Everyone was disappointed except the pigs. sheila Wow, very disappointing (as we get on next week and have excursions in most ports). Who is in charge of Destination Services onboard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flossie009 Posted December 10, 2021 #28 Share Posted December 10, 2021 The ‘A’ team are looking after us on board Splendor: Well under 600 guests for this cruise, with the vast majority being from the U.S.A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrlevin Posted December 10, 2021 #29 Share Posted December 10, 2021 Susan, thanks for the staff information; do you know who is Social Hostess? Can you ask John if his family will be joining the ship for Christmas? thanks, Marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare RachelG Posted December 10, 2021 #30 Share Posted December 10, 2021 Loving all the reports. Can't wait to board Jan 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
califsealion Posted December 11, 2021 #31 Share Posted December 11, 2021 Thanks for the updates! I'm disappointed to hear the pig excursion didn't work out - I've heard about that island and it sounds fun. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flossie009 Posted December 11, 2021 #32 Share Posted December 11, 2021 6 hours ago, mrlevin said: Susan, thanks for the staff information; do you know who is Social Hostess? Clair is the Social Hostess 6 hours ago, mrlevin said: Can you ask John if his family will be joining the ship for Christmas? John’s family will not be joining him on board Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BNguy Posted December 11, 2021 Author #33 Share Posted December 11, 2021 Last night my wife and I had a great dinner in Chartreuse and I thought i give you some pictures to give you some idea. Our appetizers were: Alaskan crab meat wrapped in Daikon Radish, all which sat in Melon juice, my wife declared it wonderful Meanwhile I had the Emmenthal-Blue Cheese Soufflé which came with a onion sauce What looks like something dark on top is really a hole opened up to pour the onion sauce inside the soufflé. It also was quite good Next we both enjoyed some Lobster Bisque Our Main courses were Baked Lobster Tail which sat on top of Scallop Mousse and Asparagus and Chicken Supreme, there was a lot of description of this menu item, I just knew it tasted quite good. Finally for dessert we each had the Lemon Bavarian Cream with berries Everyone is this restaurant made us feel special and didn't look down upon as if we didn't understand what some of the menu items meant. Seas last night was what I'd call medium along with some gusty winds, just now they announced we are running about 1 hour late getting in San Juan. Because we knew it was going to be a lazy morning we tried Compass Rose for breakfast. The options are basically limitless, there are so many ways you can have breakfast. We chose Blueberry Pancakes, a Fruit Plate and Waffles which the next 3 pictures show That's all the food "porn" for now. We just booked another cruise this morning after breakfast so now it's time to get prepared to visit San Juan. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kjbacon Posted December 11, 2021 #34 Share Posted December 11, 2021 Enjoying your report so much! Great job. It all looks delicious but that lemon Bavarian cream is a wow. Keep that food porn coming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1982CruzStart Posted December 11, 2021 #35 Share Posted December 11, 2021 Thanks so much for all the pictures and commentary. It is wonderful to be 'along' for your trip. Have a super time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flossie009 Posted December 11, 2021 #36 Share Posted December 11, 2021 17 hours ago, flossie009 said: Clair is the Social Hostess Update: Clair Wilson is leaving Splendor at the end of this cruise (Dec 17th) and Annabelle will take over as Social Hostess 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flossie009 Posted December 11, 2021 #37 Share Posted December 11, 2021 Some food photos from Pacific Rim: Duck & Watermelon salad Soft shell Crab Tempura Duck Spring rolls Korean Lamb Chops Pink Tiger Prawns Fried noodles Coconut Tres Leches 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Gilly Posted December 11, 2021 #38 Share Posted December 11, 2021 @flossie009 did you have the paired sake? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flossie009 Posted December 12, 2021 #39 Share Posted December 12, 2021 3 hours ago, Gilly said: @flossie009 did you have the paired sake? No, Sake is not our favourite tipple 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kjbacon Posted December 12, 2021 #40 Share Posted December 12, 2021 12 hours ago, flossie009 said: Some food photos from Pacific Rim: Duck & Watermelon salad Soft shell Crab Tempura Duck Spring rolls Korean Lamb Chops Pink Tiger Prawns Fried noodles Coconut Tres Leches Wow, these are great pictures and a meal that I look forward to in just a week or two! Hard to pick but I think the duck salad and the coconut tres leches might look the best. Thank you for this post. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Gilly Posted December 12, 2021 #41 Share Posted December 12, 2021 8 hours ago, flossie009 said: No, Sake is not our favourite tipple Not particularly ours either, but it was interesting to sample the pairings and taste the wide variety of flavours of what we'd always thought to be simply "sake". In the same way as all red wine doesn't taste the same, each sake was distinctive and complemented the dish well. Of course, we could never repeat the exercise at home, so we thought it a good opportunity to experiment 🙂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mj_holiday Posted December 12, 2021 #42 Share Posted December 12, 2021 While not a sake fan, would like to try some recommended with various food. The last and only time we have been on Explorer and ate at Pacific Rim (twice) didn’t see any kind of sake menu. Do you have to ask for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Gilly Posted December 12, 2021 #43 Share Posted December 12, 2021 17 minutes ago, mj_holiday said: . The last and only time we have been on Explorer and ate at Pacific Rim (twice) didn’t see any kind of sake menu. Do you have to ask for We hadn't noticed it before, but I guess we spotted it on the menu. It was definitely a suggestion and not something we'd have thought of ourselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1982CruzStart Posted December 12, 2021 #44 Share Posted December 12, 2021 Thanks Susan. Great pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Zqueeze1 Posted December 12, 2021 #45 Share Posted December 12, 2021 What a great thread to read and revisit our cruise memories! Great job and awesome pics. Enjoy your cruise and keep writing. Z and TB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ronrick1943 Posted December 13, 2021 #46 Share Posted December 13, 2021 Nice food photos———-have wonderful cruise. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BNguy Posted December 13, 2021 Author #47 Share Posted December 13, 2021 I know I'm a bit behind on reporting, and hopefully will have some later today. But when I got up this morning, this is what greeted me. This is St. Johns, Antiqua, hope everyone is doing well 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huggsy Posted December 13, 2021 #48 Share Posted December 13, 2021 With 9 weeks to go and reading all your reports & seeing the photos I'm bursting at the seams here! 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BNguy Posted December 13, 2021 Author #49 Share Posted December 13, 2021 Going to try and catch up with things. We were due to arrive in San Juan at noon but due to strong winds and current we got a bit behind. We were finally cleared to get off the ship about 1:10. No problem as our tour was scheduled for 1:35. My wife and I had decided to take the small city tour and then a rum distillery tour. That particular tour had been scheduled to go to the Barcardi factory but it then got changed. Our tour started off visiting the Castillo San Cristóbal, the fort in Old San Juan. View of the shoreline from the top of the fort. Our distillery tour had been changed to tour this facility This place specializes in attention to detail and less to quantity. Every part of the process is touched by people, not so much by machines. Our course at the end they offer a cocktail to "sample" their product. The biggest issue on the return to the ship was that Puerto Rico was celebrating some 500th anniversary and EVERYONE near San Juan was coming into town. Our tour bus got stuck in the traffic and at one point we only traveled about 1 block in 45 minutes. Several couples including us, got up and demanded he open the door so we could walk. It was only 3 blocks and we made it back just fine. Our experience when in San Juan, no vaccination card checking, no passport or government photo document, only the ship card was checked several times. Since we didn't wander around we don't know how private business was dealing with that in town. Dinner that night was in the compass rose, sorry I forgot to take pictures but it was a pretty simple meal, shrimp cocktail, caesar salad, thin prime rib and dessert of Key Lime Pie. Although here is a picture of the Key Lime Pie that was served. Entertainment this night was a blockbuster, at least in my opinion, the title of the show was Broadway in Concert and honestly we sat there enthralled for the entire 50 minutes of the show. The production staff is great and got two standing ovations. That night was a bit rougher on our way to Basseterre, St. Kitts but again we both slept fine and we pretty much arrived on time though instead of using a new pier, we had to tender and the rougher waters made tendering "interesting". Our excursion for the day was to ride the St. Kitts Scenic Railway. During the 30 minute trip to the boarding site we learned about St. Kitts by a very energetic driver. Soon our train arrived. Each car is a double decked, with the top being open and the bottom enclosed and air-conditioned. The trip is 17 miles one-way and covers about 2/3rds of the island, you are bused the other part. All the crossing of roads are with manual gates They do serve drinks along the way, many rum based drinks and soft drinks Native dancers come through the cars showing off their skills The ride lasts about 2 hours Then there was a quick ride back to the ship, in order to get ready for the Christmas sing-a-long Yes this would be the first Christmas celebrated on the Splendor since last year never happened. It started off with the arrival of Santa Claus Boogie then came and greeted my wife! Boogie and Kasia played some songs and the singers from the production staff also sang, but to me the highlight of the night was John Barron's singing of Silent Night. I recorded the entire sequence but it won't attach here. Perhaps when I get home next Friday evening, I can post a link to the song on my youtube account, we shall see. Dinner for us was again in the Compass Rose with waiter Billy (a newly upgraded "runner") and he is extremely great to be around and Antonio our wine steward is keeping my wife and me happy with the wine selections. (but sorry no pictures, I'll try better tonight!) Last night was a very smooth night for us, both of us slept well again. I'll continue all this in another post a bit later. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BNguy Posted December 14, 2021 Author #50 Share Posted December 14, 2021 We just got work that St. Barts call was cancelled due to high winds and rough seas. So now we have 3 sea days to get back to Miami. I'll be updating events since my last post later today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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