Mariner 9/20 Review w/ Photos (Alaska-Russia-Japan)

[AndreaRH]

I finally had time to work on my blog and write a fairly comprehensive review of our cruise aboard the Regent Seven Seas Mariner from September 20 - October 3, 2006. This was the Northwest Passage portion of the Grand Asia voyage.We departed from Whittier, Alaska and traveled on to Russia and Japan.

 

The review includes lots of photos. Hope it helps those who have yet to sail on the Mariner! If you have any questions, let me know and I'll do my best to answer them.

 

The blog is at http://luxurycruisebible.blogspot.com/

 

Click on September and October under "Archives" and you'll be brought to the review entries.

 

Or, if you'd like to pick and choose which entries you want to read, I've pasted the direct links to the review entries below.

 

Enjoy!

 

Andrea

 

REVIEW ENTRIES

 

Welcome to Alaska!

http://luxurycruisebible.blogspot.com/2006/09/welcome-to-alaska.html

 

Anchorage in the AM

http://luxurycruisebible.blogspot.com/2006/09/anchorage-in-am.html

 

Setting Sail from Whittier Aboard Regent's Mariner!

http://luxurycruisebible.blogspot.com/2006/09/setting-sail-from-whittier-aboard.html

 

Penthouse B and Butler Service

http://luxurycruisebible.blogspot.com/2006/09/penthouse-b-and-butler-service.html

 

Kodiak and the Rain

http://luxurycruisebible.blogspot.com/2006/09/kodiak-and-rain.html

 

Making Ship-to-Shore Calls for Free with Skype

http://luxurycruisebible.blogspot.com/2006/09/making-ship-to-shore-calls-for-free.html

 

Cruising the Shelikof Strait

http://luxurycruisebible.blogspot.com/2006/09/cruising-shelikof-strait.html

 

Formal Night and Dinner at Signatures

http://luxurycruisebible.blogspot.com/2006/09/formal-night-and-dinner-at-signatures.html

 

Regent's Le Cordon Bleu Cooking Workshop

http://luxurycruisebible.blogspot.com/2006/09/regents-le-cordon-bleu-cooking-workshop.html

 

The Majesty of the Aleutian Islands

http://luxurycruisebible.blogspot.com/2006/09/majesty-of-aleutian-islands.html

 

Staying Fit Aboard the Regent Mariner

http://luxurycruisebible.blogspot.com/2006/09/staying-fit-on-regent-mariner.html

 

Kamchatka Peninsula in Eastern Russia

http://luxurycruisebible.blogspot.com/2006/09/kamchatka-peninsula-in-eastern-russia.html

 

Cruising the Kuril Islands & the Rough Sea of Okhotsk

http://luxurycruisebible.blogspot.com/2006/09/cruising-kuril-islands-rough-sea-of.html

 

Otaru's Market & Meiji-Era Historic Canal on Hokkaido

http://luxurycruisebible.blogspot.com/2006/09/otarus-market-meiji-era-historic-canal.html

 

Hakodate & Our Best Meal in Japan

http://luxurycruisebible.blogspot.com/2006/10/hakodate-our-best-meal-in-japan.html

 

Beautiful and Sacred Sendai, Japan

http://luxurycruisebible.blogspot.com/2006/10/beautiful-and-sacred-sendai-japan.html

 

Two Days in Tokyo & Bon Voyage to the Mariner

http://luxurycruisebible.blogspot.com/2006/10/two-days-in-tokyo-bon-voyage-to-mariner.html

 

Our Impressions of the Regent Seven Seas Mariner

http://luxurycruisebible.blogspot.com/2006/10/our-impressions-of-regent-seven-seas.html

[TedC]

Andrea,

Thank you for the wonderful review and pictures. We're booked on Mariner for Auckland to LA next December. After reading your review we're even more excited about the voyage.

[TedC]

Oops,

 

"Double trouble," again again

[OrpingtonT]

Thank you, Andrea. I enjoyed reading your review and your experiences accord with mine after an Alaskan cruise last May. We found Voyager even better in October, though. The suites were larger and perhaps because we were then familiar with the Regent "style" we settled in and made more use of the facilities.

 

Nevertheless, we are looking forward even more to boarding Mariner again in late April to go through the Panama Canal.

[englishlee]

Great review Andrea,

 

I will be doing the same cruise later this year so it was a major bonus to see your review. Hope the weather is as good when we travel but I also hope that we don't miss Dutch Harbour as it is one of my main reasons for booking, that and the fact it's a great ship.

[BILLP1]

Thanks for the great pictures and review... Felt like I was there with you..

[greytstuff]

Thanks Andrea,

 

I enjoyed your reviews immensely, I read each and everyone and found them to be fascinating. We are doing the Monte Carlo to Ft. Lauderdale Grand Crossing on the Voyager in Nov. I can hardly wait.

[ITravelNow]

Andrea....your reviews and the photos are marvelous. I really enjoyed reading all of them. We board the Mariner in a few months and your blog added to my anticipation.

 

Thank you!