WORLD CRUISE 2024

[crusin7]

2 hours ago, Jlhalldc said:

Love that they are changing up the menu and offering new items. BUT the fact that the Mushroom soup is no longer on the menu makes me sad. My favorite!

Don’t be sad!  The menu reverts back to the original after 10 days to 2 weeks.  

[labonnevie]

2 hours ago, Jlhalldc said:

BUT the fact that the Mushroom soup is no longer on the menu makes me sad. My favorite!

Agree. Best I have ever had. 

[Jlhalldc]

45 minutes ago, crusin7 said:

Don’t be sad!  The menu reverts back to the original after 10 days to 2 weeks.  

Woo hoo!

[RELS]

5 hours ago, labonnevie said:

Agree. Best I have ever had. 

Re the mushroom soup (which I agree is wonderful) -- if you know you want it, and it's not on the menu, ask for it 24 hrs in advance from the Maitre D'. If they can make it for you, they likely will.

[Gilly]

We did the jumping crocs tour years ago and agree, @crusin7 we could have made a better choice, too.  Not only was our boat really full, it was all a bit of a circus show - when they had names for the crocs which were lured to jump with dangling pork chops over the side, it gave the game away, for these were hardly "wild animals" at all.  Never mind, we live and learn, don't we?!

[kjbacon]

Could not agree more that the mushroom soup is one of Regent’s best dishes BUT absolutely love it that there is a rotation on the specialty restaurant’s menus. That’s something that we’ve thought for years would be a great idea.
 

@crusin7 keep those fabulous pictures and your helpful comments coming!! 

[crusin7]

Welcome to Komodo Island!  We had multiple downpours yesterday afternoon with gale force winds.  I was afraid we wouldn’t be able to tender.  
These are the steps you need to climb when exiting the tender.  The crew are there to help.

 

We were very lucky it was overcast today.  The heat and humidity are miserable.  You walk around 1.5 miles each way. 

 

 

 

We saw about 6 dragons.  I’m glad I did it but once is enough!

 

[crusin7]

Our excellent guide Agus.

The guides never hit or prodded the dragons.  I read this on another site.  They seemed very respectful of the animals.

 

 

[NCCruzQueen]

On 3/10/2024 at 5:00 PM, crusin7 said:

Upon our arrival into Darwin the dock was not ready for us.  They were having a problem with a Cushioning device.  So we actually waited about 45 minutes to dock.  We were about 1 hour late for our tour. It was very Hot!  There are a lot of flies/ mosquitoes on the boat. I would not recommend this tour.  We were on the boat about 45 minutes.  We had to pick 2 plastic bags out of the water.  So we only saw 3 crocodiles.  Not worth the heat, insects and long drive for me. 

We went on the Jumping Crocodile Boat excursion. 

Our Guide holding a Crocodile Tooth

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crisy, we were on the first excursion and really enjoyed our time on the river.  Sorry you didn’t have a good experience.  The heat definitely makes a difference.  We had the same boat captain and stopped to retrieve one plastic bag.

 

@pappy1022, the assistant held the stick out and up so the crocodiles weren’t overfeed and the crocs don’t get used to feeding from the boats.  They know all the crocodiles by name and want to protect them. 
 

 

[crusin7]

Many of the crew were able to get off and enjoy Komodo.  Here are a few photos from our Butler Samita.  Looks like they found Dinosaurs!

 

 

[Pcardad]

1 hour ago, crusin7 said:

Many of the crew were able to get off and enjoy Komodo.  Here are a few photos from our Butler Samita.  Looks like they found Dinosaurs!

 

 

Thank you for the wonderful posts!!!

[crusin7]

Greetings from Bali!  We had our second World Cruise Special Event.  

 

We went to Taman Bhagawan Resort.  The venue was gorgeous.

 

John, our CD, who is leaving in Singapore.

Dancers before every course.

 

 

[crusin7]

The Menu

 

First Course 

Second

Third

Dessert

 

I wasn’t a big fan of the cuisine but it was stifling hot so that could be a factor.

[crusin7]

Andrew Galler will be taking over for John as CD.

[EagleScout66]

Well done John

 

I’m sure he can use a break

 

 

[crusin7]

I was surprised John was leaving because our World Cruise brochure only listed him as CD.  The replacements for the top officers were listed.

[kjbacon]

Wow, that special event looks amazing!! Your pictures are wonderful. We are signed up for 2026 and I wonder if that’s the same as one of our special events?

 

@crusin7 when you say it was hot, do you mean the weather was very warm or that the food was spicy? Still, it looks like you had a fabulous time. 

[mrlevin]

10 hours ago, crusin7 said:

Andrew Galler will be taking over for John as CD.

Who is Andrew?  Which ship was his last contract? Is he new to Regent?

[crusin7]

3 hours ago, kjbacon said:

 

@crusin7 when you say it was hot, do you mean the weather was very warm or that the food was spicy? Still, it looks like you had a fabulous time. 

The weather was a killer for me.  The second course, the Satay was spicy.  The venue could not have been better. If you go there sit near the perimeter.  We sat at an inside table closer to the stage.  It was like a human Hot House.

 

[crusin7]

2 hours ago, mrlevin said:

Who is Andrew?  Which ship was his last contract? Is he new to Regent?

Hi Marc.  He has a profile on LinkedIn.  I don’t know what ship he was on.  

Experience

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  Regent Seven Seas Cruises

  4 years 2 months

  • Cruise Director

     

    Sep 2023 - Present 7 months

  • Assistant Cruise Director

     

    Feb 2020 - Aug 2023 3 years 7 months

[crusin7]

I just found Andrew on instagram.  He was on Voyager.

[flossie009]

1 hour ago, crusin7 said:

Assistant Cruise Director

 

Feb 2020 - Aug 2023 3 years 7 months

February 2020 must have been a frustrating time to start in the post of Assistant Cruise Director 😷

[Brownie54]

Andrew was on Navigator in the Fall of 2022 and on the last part of the World Cruise 2023, both as Assistant Cruise Director.

He does a terrific cabaret act and is a great guy!

We have really enjoyed sailing with him!

 

Sue and Bob

[Marylebone37]

Do you know if Drew, the Asst CD is staying on or will he be leaving in S’Pore also?

[crusin7]

2 hours ago, Marylebone37 said:

Do you know if Drew, the Asst CD is staying on or will he be leaving in S’Pore also?

I don’t know.  I will ask someone today.

 

Good Morning Surabaya!