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Update @ 3:35 pm

They have both departed for a late lunch at the Pool Grill

………….. but of course they have left some belongings to ensure no one can make use of the loungers for what is left of the afternoon 🤨
 

19 minutes ago, pappy1022 said:

You obviously have great detective and surveillance skills

Not difficult when you are occupying the loungers immediately behind these two miscreants.

21 minutes ago, pappy1022 said:

Regent doesn’t seem to care about enforcing their own policy

It should not need a policy, rules or enforcement for cruisers to think about the effect of their thoughtless actions on other’s enjoyment.
Overall it has not been a big issue this cruise, with most being respectful of other guests.

It is just both amusing and annoying to see this old couple going through the same selfish ritual each day, seemingly without thought or shame. Sad & pathetic really.

Update @ 3pm

Both are now occupying “their” loungers ………… hallelujah 

No stereotyping but they are reading a German language newspaper 😉
 

We haven’t reported much about food this cruise, but suffice to say we have still managed to pile on a few pounds in a very enjoyable way 😋
 

Last night there were some exemplary dishes

Duck

Pork belly

Pumpkin pie

All washed down with excellent wine.

A memorable dinner sharing with new friends made this cruise. 
So much good conversation that we sadly missed the show.

Skittles

……… and Giant Jenga

…….. it was all going so well 😧

On sea days, when we are not lazing on deck, eating or drinking, Susan tends towards the craft lessons & needlepoint while David favours the games

Bracelets

Needlepoint

Baggo

Tic Tac Toe

Update @ 2:30 pm

Most excursions have returned.

All shaded loungers now occupied except the pair pictured in post #85 above.

One of the couple has just visited, muttered loudly about someone having moved the book (to allow for pairs of loungers to be utilised), dropped off his sunglasses & left again 🙄

………………. more later (I wonder if they read CC 😮)

Another port day today and only one couple chose to stake a claim to “their” loungers in the shade before going off on tour.

Guess who …….

Same loungers, same articles.
I wonder if they will actually occupy the reserved spots when they return today ?

2 hours ago, NDOMA said:

I wish I had a Passages from our cruise earlier this month so I could post the wording of a daily notice requesting passengers not save the loungers. 

This is the notice that is in Passages every day here on Navigator

…………… simply a request

Just now, -Lew- said:

 

The lounges in the photo do not appear to be located in the covered, shaded area.

There are two rows of loungers shaded by the canopy forward of the pool & near the pool bar.

A very popular location on Navigator’s Pool Deck.

Krew Kapers & crew farewell was excellent last night with a full theatre for the pre-dinner event.

Most guests had chosen to dress towards the more formal end of formal-optional for the evening.

After a chatty dinner we just made it to Karl Loxley’s performance. He is a very good singer and will be performing again before the end of the cruise.

Tonight one of the female singers, Samantha Cashmore, from the Production Cast is headlining her own show supported by the band.

A good thing about the direction of travel for this cruise is that we gain time. On top of previous time changes we gained 30 minutes last night and clocks will be turned back another hour tonight 🙂
 

During our present cruise a couple have taken entitled shady lounger hogging to a new bizarre level

On two consecutive port days they “reserved” two loungers for the whole morning; presumably while they were on an excursion.

On their return around lunchtime they returned to their spot, decided it was too hot, even in the shade, picked up their belongings & left 🤨🙄
 

On a positive note the laundry didn’t need to process two towels and lounger covers 😉
 

Another glorious day at sea

Smooth sailing, warm weather and a lazy day on a Regent ship.

What could be better? 😎
 

15 hours ago, difranco said:

Having recently sailed on the Splendour, how inferior will the Navigator be on this cruise.

One of the things you will notice is the outdated suite bathrooms on Navigator compared to Splendor. Perfectly functional and well maintained but showing their age & only a single washbasin.

15 hours ago, difranco said:

7 night intensive port cruise

The smaller ship may be an advantage; with probably less people on each of the popular excursions, plus you may find that you receive a more personal service from the Destinations team

Today CD Ray’s “quirky moment” on his morning show recalled a cruise about 15 years ago when he and guest speaker Sir Terry Waite did a ventriloquist act, with Ray as the dummy.

Navigator is definitely a “marmite” ship; but it is an intimate, friendly ship rather than a floating glitzy hotel.

Regent service remains the same high standard on all ships in the fleet.

2 hours ago, PhD-iva said:

I think there’s no forward observation lounge

…,,….. but there is the rear Galileo’s Lounge

Outside Galileo’s 

2 hours ago, Marylebone37 said:

The aft noise/vibration is quite something.

It is nowhere near as bad as it used to be

Two nights ago the Production Cast performed “Tuxedo”; their last full show this cruise and the last one of their five month contract.

They are a truly talented bunch of singers & dancers; some of the best we have seen on Regent.
They deservedly won a standing ovation for their final production.

Last night in the theatre was one of two new entertainers who joined Navigator in Mumbai - Susana, a Hungarian violinist who played everything from classical to Irish folk tunes; a very talented musician.

Tonight pre-dinner is Krew Kapers; then later we have the British singer Karl Loxley. A packed evening with hardly enough time to eat & drink …………. but we will try to fit it all in 😉

 

A favourite spot on Navigator - the seating area outside the back of Galileo’s Lounge.

………. and a reminder to ship designers. This is what the auditorium of a theatre should look like

Good views of the stage from every seat in the Seven Seas Lounge on Navigator.

Let us hope the designers of the two new ships follow the theatre auditorium design of Navigator & Mariner, rather than Explorer - how did they get that design so wrong? 🤨
 

On 4/19/2024 at 5:13 AM, GOARMY said:

Please extend our BIG How do you Doooooo! to CD Ray

Ray returns your good wishes.

Here he is leading the team in the Officers’ Challenge (Baggo) this morning.

A close run contest - a tie today. Deciding match tomorrow

A copy of today’s Passages for the first of two sea days before we arrive in UAE

A packed selection of events are on offer; hard to choose.

Krew Kapers & the last Formal Optional night signals that our highly enjoyable cruise will soon be drawing to a close🙁
 

43 minutes ago, Gilly said:

My favourite place to shop!!   (But did you buy shoes?!?)

No shoes on our shopping list …………….. and David refused to carry any more purchases 😉

1 hour ago, kjbacon said:

We will take your advice and book the tour that you recommended.

COK-003 Tranquil Backwaters is also worth considering 

1 hour ago, kjbacon said:

especially with an authentic curry lunch!

A very good selection of meat & vegetable curries were on offer, including all the accompaniments.

However they were not spicy; probably dumbed down for us tourists.

David went in search of something to liven up his meal and found a lady with some small bowls that he heard her say was “spice”.  He applied some to his food with very little effect so tasted some with a spoon …………….. It was sweet rice pudding for dessert 😮
David had misheard “rice” as “spice” 🙄 🤣

2 hours ago, kjbacon said:

We also have Goa on our itinerary so if I may ask, were you just ready for a break that day? 

Most things in Goa are quite a long drive from the port, so we opted to just enjoy the ship.

Then it was off to Colaba Causeway through some very heavy traffic.

We were looking for a Mall that had been recommended by the local representatives on the ship this morning, but we never found it.

However the street market was OK and we managed to find some very good value light cotton scarves and a pair of strong reading spectacles to replace those that I use for sewing; the pair I brought with me having broken yesterday.

Now we had the challenge of finding a taxi driver who understood enough English to get us back to the port gate.

Most we tackled wanted to take us to the Airport rather than the commercial docks where Navigator is berthed.

Eventually we found one who appeared to understand and he safely delivered us to the right spot.

Good timing as well since after we had got through the port gate security we saw the shuttle bus being push started (!), ready to take us back to the ship

The shuttle bus stayed running ……………..,

………… and soon we saw Navigator

It was a successful self exploration. We got everything on our shopping list apart from Pav Bhaji - an Indian street food that David wanted to try having seen it on “Rick Stein’s India” TV series.

He had to make do with the curries on offer in La Veranda when back on board

We decided to do our own thing in Mumbai today. 
Armed with a shopping list, a stash of rupees and Google maps we set off mid morning.

Coming out of the terminal building (warehouse shed) we were hassled by taxi drivers who wanted to sell us a city tour or charge us $5 just to go to the port gate. 
We fended them off, took the port shuttle and once outside the port had our pick of taxis. We found one to take us the short ride to Crawford Market for 100 rupees (about US 80 cents). In fact all three of the taxi rides we took today totalled 250 rupees ($3 or £2.40)

On the way to the market our driver pointed out the iconic architecture of the GPO building and Victoria Station.

Once in Crawford Market, we had a good look around and purchased some spices.

Today we are in Mumbai (Bombay); our last port in India.

The Captain warned us last night that he would have to withdraw the stabilisers due to sailing in proximity to fishing fleets and not wanting to snag any nets. As with all of this cruise it was very calm seas; sometimes we wonder if we are really on a ship. 
 

This morning the Captain again came over the PA to say we might have a late arrival due to port congestion. In the event we were only a few minutes later than scheduled and the authorities cleared the ship very quickly.

Weather is hazy, but very hot & humid