flossie009 Posted December 14, 2021 #51 Share Posted December 14, 2021 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tripperva Posted December 14, 2021 #52 Share Posted December 14, 2021 St.Barts is frequently skipped due to high seas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flossie009 Posted December 14, 2021 #53 Share Posted December 14, 2021 (edited) 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 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BNguy Posted December 14, 2021 Author #54 Share Posted December 14, 2021 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. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ronrick1943 Posted December 15, 2021 #55 Share Posted December 15, 2021 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1982CruzStart Posted December 15, 2021 #56 Share Posted December 15, 2021 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BNguy Posted December 16, 2021 Author #57 Share Posted December 16, 2021 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellaggio Cruisers Posted December 16, 2021 #58 Share Posted December 16, 2021 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 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudhen Posted December 16, 2021 #59 Share Posted December 16, 2021 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! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetiredandTravel Posted December 16, 2021 #60 Share Posted December 16, 2021 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1982CruzStart Posted December 16, 2021 #61 Share Posted December 16, 2021 Thank you to all the contributors. Loved 'coming' along with you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flossie009 Posted December 16, 2021 #62 Share Posted December 16, 2021 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ2002 Posted December 17, 2021 #63 Share Posted December 17, 2021 Thanks to all for the great reports. Envious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flossie009 Posted December 17, 2021 #64 Share Posted December 17, 2021 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 😀 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kjbacon Posted December 17, 2021 #65 Share Posted December 17, 2021 Many thanks to all of you who contributed to this terrific report! Great pictures 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted December 17, 2021 #66 Share Posted December 17, 2021 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flossie009 Posted December 17, 2021 #67 Share Posted December 17, 2021 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) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellaggio Cruisers Posted December 17, 2021 #68 Share Posted December 17, 2021 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted December 17, 2021 #69 Share Posted December 17, 2021 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetiredandTravel Posted December 17, 2021 #70 Share Posted December 17, 2021 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouChamp Posted December 18, 2021 #71 Share Posted December 18, 2021 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvalentine823 Posted December 18, 2021 #72 Share Posted December 18, 2021 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. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare CruiserFromMaine Posted December 18, 2021 #73 Share Posted December 18, 2021 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! 🚢🚢 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladys Mom Posted December 18, 2021 #74 Share Posted December 18, 2021 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. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gcto Posted December 19, 2021 #75 Share Posted December 19, 2021 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. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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