Man Overboard:
At 3:30 am this morning our Captain came on the PA system in all suites to inform us that a person had fallen overboard on ANOTHER ship, not ours, and we were taking part in the search and rescue mission along with 7 other ships and two helicopters from land. I do not know for sure which ship lost a passenger (or it could be a crew member) but I suspect it was from NCL Spirit which has been in a couple ports with us. The reason I suspect that ship is they had some of their tenders in the water searching also.
The Captain again come over PA at 8:30 am to update us and said our stop in Alicante, Spain, had been cancelled due to the search. So remained searching the area until about 10:30. Once again our Captain came on PA to say that we were departing the search and heading to Barcelona. We had to leave in order to arrive at Barcelona on schedule tomorrow morning. It is the end of this cruise and many passengers have to catch flights home plus others are waiting to board for the next cruise. The Captain said a person in the ocean here would probably only be conscious due to the water temperature for around 2 hours and really no hope of living after 6 hours. We searched for 8 hours before departing the area. Others are continuing the search however.
We experienced another incident like this several years ago on a Princess cruises ship after departing Aruba for Miami. A crew member jumped over board in the middle of the night. We spent all night and all the next day searching but did not find him either. It's like looking for a needle in a haystack out here in the ocean. Below is photo of the NCL Spirit in search and rescue also.
Last Night:
We fixed a cocktail in our suite then headed down to the theater to see the crew's show for us, "Krew Kapers". On Regent the crew always puts on a show for the passengers as part of the Captain's Farewell dinner. The show was really pretty good. They put their hearts into it for sure and is really appreciated by all us passengers. After the show we had another cocktail in the Meridian Lounge prior to going for dinner in Compass Rose restaurant. As I mentioned yesterday, beef Wellington is one of our favorites so here a photo of mine. It was yummy!!
After a fabulous dinner, we headed to the theater to see the production show, "The Revolution". Music from Beetles and other groups from mainly England. Very good show once again.
Today:
Well, no tour for sure today since it has changed into another day at sea. We still have not seen Alicante!! So we both went to the gym for some exercise. After showering we started the packing process. By 12:30 we were mostly finished and looks like everything will fit back into our bags. We are to sit them outside in hallway before 11:00 pm so they can collect and get them ready to leave ship too. Normally customs will not let anyone off the ship until all bags are off. We are not in any hurry to leave the ship as we will just have to wait until probably noon to board the Mariner. This ship wants everyone off the ship by 9:00 am so they can get it ready for next group of passengers. So our private car transfer is set up for 9:00. The other cruise terminal is not very far away.
No photo link today. Just the two pics above. Well, not much going on tonight. They will be replaying the NCAA final basketball game in the theater tonight I could care less about that. We will be having cocktails in the Meridian Lounge as usual before dinner. Dining in Compass Rose as I have asked the chef to make miso sea bass for our entree tonight. It is definitely one of our favorites and not found in any stateside restaurants. In fact I asked for a double order. OINK! We call the last night's dinner on a cruise, "The Last Supper". After dinner we will be making the rounds in dining room and lounges to say good bye to our crew member friends and passenger friends. Kind of a sad night for us.
Status of Blog:
This blog does not end today. No, we have another 14 nights on the next cruise so stay tuned. The Mariner has just come out of a huge 20 day refurbishment in dry dock. Lots of big changes to the common areas that we will be the first passengers to see. I will be posting several photos of the newly revamped Mariner. We are scheduled to depart Barcelona tomorrow evening at 5:00pm for our cruise back to Miami.
At 3:30 am this morning our Captain came on the PA system in all suites to inform us that a person had fallen overboard on ANOTHER ship, not ours, and we were taking part in the search and rescue mission along with 7 other ships and two helicopters from land. I do not know for sure which ship lost a passenger (or it could be a crew member) but I suspect it was from NCL Spirit which has been in a couple ports with us. The reason I suspect that ship is they had some of their tenders in the water searching also.
The Captain again come over PA at 8:30 am to update us and said our stop in Alicante, Spain, had been cancelled due to the search. So remained searching the area until about 10:30. Once again our Captain came on PA to say that we were departing the search and heading to Barcelona. We had to leave in order to arrive at Barcelona on schedule tomorrow morning. It is the end of this cruise and many passengers have to catch flights home plus others are waiting to board for the next cruise. The Captain said a person in the ocean here would probably only be conscious due to the water temperature for around 2 hours and really no hope of living after 6 hours. We searched for 8 hours before departing the area. Others are continuing the search however.
We experienced another incident like this several years ago on a Princess cruises ship after departing Aruba for Miami. A crew member jumped over board in the middle of the night. We spent all night and all the next day searching but did not find him either. It's like looking for a needle in a haystack out here in the ocean. Below is photo of the NCL Spirit in search and rescue also.
We fixed a cocktail in our suite then headed down to the theater to see the crew's show for us, "Krew Kapers". On Regent the crew always puts on a show for the passengers as part of the Captain's Farewell dinner. The show was really pretty good. They put their hearts into it for sure and is really appreciated by all us passengers. After the show we had another cocktail in the Meridian Lounge prior to going for dinner in Compass Rose restaurant. As I mentioned yesterday, beef Wellington is one of our favorites so here a photo of mine. It was yummy!!
Today:
Well, no tour for sure today since it has changed into another day at sea. We still have not seen Alicante!! So we both went to the gym for some exercise. After showering we started the packing process. By 12:30 we were mostly finished and looks like everything will fit back into our bags. We are to sit them outside in hallway before 11:00 pm so they can collect and get them ready to leave ship too. Normally customs will not let anyone off the ship until all bags are off. We are not in any hurry to leave the ship as we will just have to wait until probably noon to board the Mariner. This ship wants everyone off the ship by 9:00 am so they can get it ready for next group of passengers. So our private car transfer is set up for 9:00. The other cruise terminal is not very far away.
No photo link today. Just the two pics above. Well, not much going on tonight. They will be replaying the NCAA final basketball game in the theater tonight I could care less about that. We will be having cocktails in the Meridian Lounge as usual before dinner. Dining in Compass Rose as I have asked the chef to make miso sea bass for our entree tonight. It is definitely one of our favorites and not found in any stateside restaurants. In fact I asked for a double order. OINK! We call the last night's dinner on a cruise, "The Last Supper". After dinner we will be making the rounds in dining room and lounges to say good bye to our crew member friends and passenger friends. Kind of a sad night for us.
Status of Blog:
This blog does not end today. No, we have another 14 nights on the next cruise so stay tuned. The Mariner has just come out of a huge 20 day refurbishment in dry dock. Lots of big changes to the common areas that we will be the first passengers to see. I will be posting several photos of the newly revamped Mariner. We are scheduled to depart Barcelona tomorrow evening at 5:00pm for our cruise back to Miami.
