Report from Splendor 9 day cruise 12/08-12/17

[flossie009]

A forced day at sea today as the sea state is not safe for tendering into St Bart’s.

 

 

As soon as the one ‘test’ tender has been recovered we will weigh anchor and set sail for Miami, arriving on Friday 17th December.

 

[tripperva]

St.Barts is frequently skipped due to high seas. 

[flossie009]

A leisurely lunch in Chartreuse today, looking out the aft of Splendor at the vast expanse of ocean & sky

 

Nasi Goreng

 

Salade Landaise (smoked duck & foie gras)

 

 

Edited December 14, 2021 by flossie009

[BNguy]

I do apologize for the delay in reports on this cruise, between events, a nap or two and time on shore, time escaped me.  I last left you when we had departed St. Kitts, our next port would be St. John's, Antiqua.  We arrived in St. Johns pretty much on time and were soon joined by the Silver Spirit.  What I found amusing was the people staring back at us, it was as if they wanted to know what we had, and people on our ship wanted to know what the other ship had.

 

We soon were cleared and we headed off to a "Photographic tour of Antiqua".  We were joined by 5 others on this tour meaning on the tour bus we could spread out a bit.  Our first stop was a 17th century fortress, Fort James. 

 

Some of the buildings are barely standing but we manged to get some good stuff there.

 

We then headed to Betty's Hope a former Sugar Cane farm and following that stop we headed to Devil's Bridge.  Devil's bridge basically has been formed by crashing waves against the shore line and now it sometimes creates some rather interesting water explosions

 

 

When then went back to the ship and had a very late lunch, again the memory failed me regarding pictures but it was from La Veranda and it was very good.

 

We were so full from lunch that we opted not to go to dinner, so first we visited the Meridian lounge for a beverage and then went to the show which was John Barron (our cruise director) doing his show.  Songs from the Big Bands, Musical Theatre and several others.  As expected he was excellent and very funny as well.

 

Today we got some sad news, no port day at St. Barts due high winds and rough seas.  So we instead had lunch at Prime 7, our first time there.  I had the chicken breast but my wife had the ribs and I got a picture of it AFTER she had started to devour it

 

After we had our fill, they brought on a dessert sampler

 

The two NOT there were the blueberry-peach cobbler and the caramel corn-chocolate sundae as we had already devoured them !

 

So now we have 3 seas days to get back to Miami.

[ronrick1943]

8 hours ago, BNguy said:

I do apologize for the delay in reports on this cruise, between events, a nap or two and time on shore, time escaped me.  I last left you when we had departed St. Kitts, our next port would be St. John's, Antiqua.  We arrived in St. Johns pretty much on time and were soon joined by the Silver Spirit.  What I found amusing was the people staring back at us, it was as if they wanted to know what we had, and people on our ship wanted to know what the other ship had.

 

We soon were cleared and we headed off to a "Photographic tour of Antiqua".  We were joined by 5 others on this tour meaning on the tour bus we could spread out a bit.  Our first stop was a 17th century fortress, Fort James. 

 

Some of the buildings are barely standing but we manged to get some good stuff there.

 

We then headed to Betty's Hope a former Sugar Cane farm and following that stop we headed to Devil's Bridge.  Devil's bridge basically has been formed by crashing waves against the shore line and now it sometimes creates some rather interesting water explosions

 

 

When then went back to the ship and had a very late lunch, again the memory failed me regarding pictures but it was from La Veranda and it was very good.

 

We were so full from lunch that we opted not to go to dinner, so first we visited the Meridian lounge for a beverage and then went to the show which was John Barron (our cruise director) doing his show.  Songs from the Big Bands, Musical Theatre and several others.  As expected he was excellent and very funny as well.

 

Today we got some sad news, no port day at St. Barts due high winds and rough seas.  So we instead had lunch at Prime 7, our first time there.  I had the chicken breast but my wife had the ribs and I got a picture of it AFTER she had started to devour it

 

After we had our fill, they brought on a dessert sampler

 

The two NOT there were the blueberry-peach cobbler and the caramel corn-chocolate sundae as we had already devoured them !

 

So now we have 3 seas days to get back to Miami.

Looks good, an extra sea day would be great news for us—0we love sea days.  Thanks for posting.

[1982CruzStart]

thanks BNguy for the great pictures and commentary. 

Susan i am so envious of your trip. thanks for the pics and info. 

both of you continue enjoying this wonderful trip. 

[BNguy]

Unfortunately the cruise is coming to an end tomorrow and we are starting to feel the withdrawal.  Honestly it's been a lot of fun, we've enjoyed the people, the service and the food.  And I will state right now, we will be back!

 

Yesterday afternoon was the crew show and I first thought it would be like most crew shows, but I was wrong, there was some good talent among the crew and it really was a good show.  Plus the captain had a fine presentation and we saw all the officers.

 

Dinner last night was in the compass rose and I have some more food porn to look at, my wife started with Roasted Mushroom soup

 

I had the caesar salad

 

We then both had lobster ravioli

 

Entree was a huge pork chop for my wife

 

and Beef Wellington for me

 

We both had Baked Alaska for dessert but silly me forgot to take a picture

 

The show last night was the 2nd performance for the female singer Jenene (I'm sorry I'm not where I can access her last name) but she was fantastic, she can sing everything from opera to rock and do it quite well. 

 

This will be my last report until I get home and I will do a review....here's a hint, things were very good.

 

Thanks for reading along and for the comments.

 

[Bellaggio Cruisers]

After dinner last night, I had the great pleasure to finally meet Flossie…AKA known as Susan and  her charming husband David. We spent some time reminiscing. It was fun and I hope to meet them again. Another time…on Regent!

sheila

[Mudhen]

Thank so much to all of you who have posted...copy and photos as well. Sounds like you all had a great time! I know it takes time out of your vacations to post everything, but it's so appreciated!

Safe travels home to all....and the best for the holiday season!

[RetiredandTravel]

Beef Wellington what a classic Christmas meal hope it was as good as it was on our last cruise (seems like an eternity)

 

Many thanks for the updates and pictures

 

safe & healthy travels

[1982CruzStart]

Thank you to all the contributors. Loved 'coming' along with you. 

[flossie009]

7 hours ago, Bellaggio Cruisers said:

After dinner last night, I had the great pleasure to finally meet Flossie

It was so good to finally meet you, Sheila   😀

Sorry we missed each other earlier in the cruise.

[RJ2002]

Thanks to all for the great reports.  Envious.  

[flossie009]

Some pics from our final Dinner in Compass Rose

Gravlax

 

Scallops

 

Wiener Schnitzel 

 

So sad to be leaving Splendor tomorrow 🥲

………………. but we will be boarding Mariner on Saturday  😀

 

 

[kjbacon]

Many thanks to all of you who contributed to this terrific report! Great pictures 😀

[RJB]

Just got back this morning.  Pretty much was as reported here.  Wonderful ship and great crew.  Food pretty good, but some of the pictures posted here looked better than it was.  Still we had  great time.  But nice to be home and start to plan the next one.

[flossie009]

18 minutes ago, RJB said:

Food pretty good, but some of the pictures posted here looked better than it was.

The food that we enjoyed in all venues on Splendor tasted as good as it looked, often better 😋

 

Probably our favourite meal was in Chartreuse:

 

Foie Gras Terrine

 

Steak Tartare

 

Beef Tournedos

 

Apple Tart

 

Floating Island

 

(Did not post earlier as photos are a bit dark)

 

[Bellaggio Cruisers]

Interesting….dining in Chartreuse was great. We normally haven’t enjoyed it as much as Prime 7, but on this sailing, it was a great dining experience. Food and service was excellent. There were some tweaks to the menu which make it a fabulous dining experience. 
sheila
Flossie… your photos bring back wonderful memories of this last week aboard Splendor!

sheila

[RJB]

1 hour ago, flossie009 said:

The food that we enjoyed in all venues on Splendor tasted as good as it looked, often better 😋

 

Probably our favourite meal was in Chartreuse:

 

Foie Gras Terrine

 

Steak Tartare

 

Beef Tournedos

 

Apple Tart

 

Floating Island

 

(Did not post earlier as photos are a bit dark)

 

WE enjoyed the food on Oceania more, but it is just our opinion.  Both very good. 

[RetiredandTravel]

I have to say our last meal at Chartreuse (Mariner) was poor.  The picture reminds me of the Foie Gras I had which was served with absolutely nothing, no crackers, bread, eggs, pickles just a big lump of Foie Gras it wasn't enjoyable.  My wife's lobster was like Stretch Armstrong.  The service was also poor.

 

Sorry.

 

Prime 7 was excellent.

[LouChamp]

Thank you for your reports.  Have been to the ports on your voyage so the most exciting part of reading your posts were the food pictures!  All the best.

[dvalentine823]

Sorry, we did not meet anyone from the board on this cruise. We really wanted to social distance as much as possible.

 

Cruise was great! And I only put on 4 pounds.

 

Some of you may have notice a short black guy with a camera of one type or another, permanently attached to his hand. Well that was me!

 

The first video from the cruise has been posted to our channel. Search YouTube for:

 

Travels with Daren and Johnetta; or

Regent Splendor

 

and you should be able to find the video. They take awhile to put together, so I will post each Saturday until I get through the 9 days of footage. So subscribe ad hit the notification bell.  I would post the actual link, but for some reason when I do, my posts never see the light of day.

 

 

[CruiserFromMaine]

Thanks all for posting along the way! We board on January 6 and it’s our first Regent cruise. We’re really looking forward to it! 🚢🚢

[Ladys Mom]

Thank you for your fabulous food pictures!!  We too found that Chartreuse has become our favorite restaurant as well.  They seemed to have greatly upped their game since our last Regent cruise two years ago when Prime 7 was our favorite.

[Gcto]

4 hours ago, dvalentine823 said:

Sorry, we did not meet anyone from the board on this cruise. We really wanted to social distance as much as possible.

 

Cruise was great! And I only put on 4 pounds.

 

Some of you may have notice a short black guy with a camera of one type or another, permanently attached to his hand. Well that was me!

 

The first video from the cruise has been posted to our channel. Search YouTube for:

 

Travels with Daren and Johnetta; or

Regent Splendor

 

and you should be able to find the video. They take awhile to put together, so I will post each Saturday until I get through the 9 days of footage. So subscribe ad hit the notification bell.  I would post the actual link, but for some reason when I do, my posts never see the light of day.

 

 

Daren, enjoying your video as we speak... just walking around with you is so much fun. Thanks for posting it. Haven't been on the Splendor yet, many times on Explorer... and will again soon. Thanks again.