On the Splendor BtoB Dec 3 -20

[cwn]

1 hour ago, flossie009 said:

Looks like it is going to be a nice day for a cruise out of Miami 😎

View from our Miami airport hotel window when we woke up this morning; very different from the snow & ice leaving home early yesterday morning.

 

We will be joining you on Splendor later today. So looking forward to our 23 night B2B 😀

 

 

We are ready to welcome you aboard. The ship was cleared very fast. Just had to stand around a few minutes and we were let back on! Much better than last time!!!

We are waiting in our room for someone to transfer our stuff to the new room. We are moving one deck down and next door…still an aft suite.  We booked to late to get the same suite.

Looks like maybe 30 some people stayed on…. Maybe more there was a HoHo tour offered but xrvlclruiser and I never saw it mentioned until last nights program so there might be a few more of us BtoBs.

[exlandlubber]

Good morning!  We are also in Miami and can’t wait to board. This will be our second Regent cruise and first time on the Splendor. I was wondering if any of the specialty restaurants are open for lunch today.  Thanks to all!

 

[cwn]

9 minutes ago, exlandlubber said:

Good morning!  We are also in Miami and can’t wait to board. This will be our second Regent cruise and first time on the Splendor. I was wondering if any of the specialty restaurants are open for lunch today.  Thanks to all!

 

Pool Grill and LaVeranda only

[exlandlubber]

Thanks!

 

[SusieQft]

@cwn, thank you for the details about the cooking class. i am signed up for some on my upcoming first Splendor cruise, and looking 

[cwn]

Since we sail this evening in the second cruise, I will try to finish up the first cruise report. Dec 11 and 12 were wonderful sea days… those days are the reason we cruise!

The 11th was a mixed up day because one of us thought the time changed and it was nearly noon correct time before we both figured that out! By that time we just had time for a bit of lunch inLaVeranda and a fast nap before the cooking class. 
We did actually change time  yesterday, the last sea day. Dick did his thing and I went to the crafts class and needle point. The needle point (usually in the afternoon) was in the morning because the point redemption was in the afternoon and it takes several hours.

We made a Christmas decoration with Annabelle. Then I pick out a needlepoint kit and I think I may have just figured out how after all these years of trying thanks to pointers from Annabelle and two ladies sitting beside me.

We skipped lunch because we had Prime 7 reservations (finally got in)! Spent the afternoon reading, sipping and dozing  on the balcony which was totally out of the sun. Dinner was at.6:30 and it was as good as I remember. Dick had prime rib and I had the small plate sea food platter… just the perfect size to have dessert. Dick had the KeyLine pie which we usually both get.  But finally last night I had the popcorn thing! I had never had it. I don’t know why because it was so good!!! We were stuffed and in another food coma as we headed back to the room. The past 10 days just flown back!

 

[Kristal Blade]

Hi cwn,

your decoration is gorgeous and I love, love, love your wake view!

 

I have really appreciated your daily news and photos. I’m sorry you will be leaving on the day we board, it would have been great to meet you. 
Enjoy the rest of the cruise!

 

[SusieQft]

3 hours ago, SusieQft said:

@cwn, thank you for the details about the cooking class. i am signed up for some on my upcoming first Splendor cruise, and looking 

forward to them.  I apologize for the split post.  I am on Navigator right now, and the internet is very sketchy.

 

I have heard that someone not participating in the class can help consume the food produced.  DH has no interest in the "class" part but would be interested in helping me eat the class projects.  Is that possible?  Your description sounds like the eating occurred at random intervals during the class, as the items were completed and ready.  Would he be able to hang out on one of the stools in the back, and jump in when there was something to taste?  Or would he need to enroll in the class in order to do that?

[cwn]

Probably not able to be in the class the whole time. We had to have a ticket to enter…the chef stood at the door and collected them. Then she locked the door until the class was finished. Now a couple of husbands came in after she opened the doors at the end. Some ladies had saved the food items until the end, but most of us ate as we finished the item. There was about 10 to 15 mins where we just chatted and bought cookbooks etc before most left.

[RELS]

7 hours ago, cwn said:

 

Looks like maybe 30 some people stayed on…. Maybe more there was a HoHo tour offered but xrvlclruiser and I never saw it mentioned until last nights program so there might be a few more of us BtoBs.

We went on the HoHo tour. I had to follow up at the Destinations desk to get info on it. The agent swore they sent the info to our suite but we never got it until I asked. 
 

I find it interesting that we were not the only suite that got skipped. 

 

Honestly, you didn’t miss much. The ride was nice, but the guide patter was sparse and pretty uninformative. At least I got a ride to the drugstore and back.

[flossie009]

For those that desire a light dessert in Prime 7, after the excesses of starter & main courses, I can highly recommend the seasonal berries with the addition of vanilla ice cream.

A pretty & delicious plate to round off the meal:

 

 

 

[AtA]

On 12/11/2022 at 1:51 AM, Kristal Blade said:

We do the same. Take loads of photos, put them into a book then relive the holiday later. And I know what you mean about the arguments! Even down to how long a particular shirt has been owned, ha ha. 🤭 

 

Boy I'm glad we're not the only ones. 

[flossie009]

Splendor is in Roatan, Honduras, today

 

 

 

[flossie009]

Today we are docked in Harvest Caye, Belize.

Another beautiful day 😎

 

Towels on offer when leaving the ship for those having a beach day or taking part in the numerous water activities on offer.

 

We enjoyed a boat trip around the Mangrove swamps searching out the wildlife (birds, fish, manatees etc). Very relaxing & enjoyable.

No zip lining for us today, but we met others who obviously enjoyed the thrill 😮

 

 

[flossie009]

Block Party tonight.

Glad to see that Regent tradition has returned 😀

 

We like the Christmas decorations around the ship. Hope the galley team add some gingerbread houses for the next segment 🤶

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[zipcruise]

Absolutely Wonderful! Thank you so much for those festive impressions 🎄

we will fly to Miami on Monday (if it’s hopefully working out…), but I’ve heard that the situation at Frankfurt airport is pretty chaotic. If my luggage doesn’t make it to Miami, is there a chance to buy items like pants or a dress or shirts onboard?

[Boatmans Lady]

51 minutes ago, zipcruise said:

Absolutely Wonderful! Thank you so much for those festive impressions 🎄

we will fly to Miami on Monday (if it’s hopefully working out…), but I’ve heard that the situation at Frankfurt airport is pretty chaotic. If my luggage doesn’t make it to Miami, is there a chance to buy items like pants or a dress or shirts onboard?

We will have the same dilemma in a couple of weeks as we fly from the UK to SA and we have all sorts of strikes going on. 

I intend to use our hand luggage allowance wisely and pack a couple of days clothes for each of us in our carry on cases. At least that way we will have three outfits that we can mix and match with. 

[vegasdriven]

We are on our way. Got off the island, and sitting in Fairmont yvr before our flight to Seattle tomorrow and on to Miami on Sunday. 
Fairmont is a lovely relaxing way to start our journey. Holiday decorations similar to Splendor. 

[Kristal Blade]

4 hours ago, zipcruise said:

Absolutely Wonderful! Thank you so much for those festive impressions 🎄

we will fly to Miami on Monday (if it’s hopefully working out…), but I’ve heard that the situation at Frankfurt airport is pretty chaotic. If my luggage doesn’t make it to Miami, is there a chance to buy items like pants or a dress or shirts onboard?

We are in the same boat! Flying on Monday and hope the baggage handlers are back to work at Heathrow. I am already planning my hand luggage packing, like Boatman’s Lady, to fit in clothes to get us through 3 days of day & evening wear. 
Let’s hope we are worrying unnecessarily.

[zipcruise]

Kristal, I keep my fingers crossed for you! I wish you a pleasant flight and would be glad to meet you on board. I’ll try or stay optimistic, but it’s kind of hard…

[Kristal Blade]

3 hours ago, zipcruise said:

Kristal, I keep my fingers crossed for you! I wish you a pleasant flight and would be glad to meet you on board. I’ll try or stay optimistic, but it’s kind of hard…

I really hope we get to meet! I think it’s going to rain on Monday when we fly, just hope the luggage keeps up with us!

The strategic packing is ongoing now.

Hope your flight goes smoothly too.

[cwn]

Hope everyone with airline issues gets the their ports. Flying can be so nerve racking!!

 

Fossiie thanks for the reports, I have been having problems with staying connected the past few days.

 

I am so glad they added the poinsettias when we got back to Miami, the spot of red really makes the rest pop and seem more Holidayish. The Expleror already has a wonderful gingerbread display from the pictures on another site.

 

The weather has been near perfect, the sea was a little bouncy last night. 
We are in Costa Maya, Mexico today. From the balcony it looks like and interesting port area. There is a long pier but they have a open air bus so I might try to go explore the shops later.
 

Our knees are suffering and Dick said he was staying on board today. We didn’t plan a tour for today though sone sounded interesting. If I was younger I would do the Chaccholen Mayan Ruins and there are several water activities. Maybe somebody will report on their tour.

 

Fossie said we had a block party last night….our hallway really got into it. We didn’t have one the first cruise.

 

The feel of the ship is so different this cruise. Funny how that happens. Their are maybe 10- 15 kids on board this trip, 2 cute little boys, 2 cute girls with pig tails and sone high school and early college ages that are paling around together.

We have Prime 7 reserves tonight. I may try the berries and cream,  that looks good!

Costa maya from the balcony

[cwn]

Backtracking a bit since I seem to have a good connection and sone time…. 
 

The turnaround day went smoothly. It took 30-45 minutes the get off the ship at about 9:45, the ship to be cleared and get back on. We also had to change suites since we booked very late. Fortunately we were able to get another aft suite 786, one deck down and one suite over….Mirrow image of 881. The housekeeping crew handled the room with ease and we were all set up in the new suite by noon.

 

We were scheduled to sail at 5 but it was more like 7. Apparently the computer system had a glitch or something. Sat on the balcony and watched the port activities until our dinner reservations at Chartreuse. I had change our PacificRim reservation earlier in the day. The speciality restaurants can’t handle food allergies very well. We like Chartreuse and Sette Mari better than the others.

 

Port of Miami from our balcony.

[cwn]

Dec 15 was Roatan. We have been here before but it was about 20 years ago and we were diving then so had a whole different view of the island. Boy has it developed and in good way. We were impressed at how clean it was and the water is beautiful. We did the Dolphin Encounter. It was great… highly recommend it. It was not a Disney like show. The dolphins are free to town but feel protected and well fed so they mostly stay. We traveled by bus and boat to a small cays within a large resort. There we walked  out into waist deep water in small groups of 5/6 and met our dolphin and handler. We had Ellie and her year old baby. What fun we petted her loved on her and watched the baby play between our legs and her. We also learned about dolphins. Ellie was 20 and born there. The oldest dolphin at the resort died a m flew years ago at about 62. Very nice tour and a chance to get the the beautiful water.

 

Some canid (from the bus) pictures of Roatan and the tour

[cwn]

The first day of the cruise was a sea day. Dick played Trivia and his team won! He also when the hear the speaker. The talks are on this area and Dick is enjoying them. He says he is a good presenter.

 

I went to crafts and needle point with Annabelle. We made a nice bracket in the morning. It was amazing to see all the different designs the ladies came up with  using a choice of only 4 different beads.

 

Ny needle point project is coming along surprising well considering. The ladies there and Annabelle have taught sone tricks that are really helping!

 

We are at Chartreuse again. We are working our way though the menu!