Noon Report:
WOW! It is a beautiful day now in the Atlantic. Captain Serena said at noon the we are now in the middle of a high pressure area giving us this wonderful weather. We have sailed 1000 miles since Funchal and have 2000 more miles to go before arriving on Bermuda Saturday morning. The winds are light today and the swell is down to just 5 feet resulting in excellent sailing conditions as you will see in one of my photos. Outside air temperature is in the low 60's.
Last Night:
We met Jane in Mariner Lounge at 6:00 for cocktails. At 7:00 we met Donald Curbelo, the Food & Beverage Manager (F&B) on Mariner. We have sailed with Donald several times and can now call him a good friend of ours. He is from Honduras but now living in Lima, Peru, with his wife and three kids. Donald had Chef Dino prepare veal parmesan for the four of us. Well, it was good but not quite what I was expecting. He used something other than marinara sauce. But we had a very nice evening catching up with Donald. It's my belief that the F&B is third in responsibility behind the Captain and General Manager on Regent. Donald is responsible for all the dining venues, kitchens, bars, and the crew members working in those areas: chefs, cooks, kitchen staff, head waiters, waiters, asst waiters, maitre 'ds, wine sommeliers, bartenders, and bar waiters. Not sure if the F&B or Head Housekeeper has the most crew who are working for them. Passing the ship's USDA health inspections is Donald's biggest responsibility.
After dinner we headed to the theater for the first production show by a new cast of singers and dancers that boarded in Barcelona. We got front row seats and the theater was standing room only when the show started. The show was called "Tuxedo". Ok, we did enjoy the show but I did not recognize many of the songs. Also the two male singers were not projecting their voices and the orchestra covered them up. Did not have that problem with the two female singers. I thought the dancers did a very good job, which I thoroughly enjoyed. Overall, it was a good show.
Today:
Clocks were moved back another hour last night so we enjoyed an extra hour of sleep. Up at 7:15 for Rebecca's 7:30 room service delivery. I went down to Coffee Connection for coffee and a bagel. After that I hit the gym for an hour workout. Rebecca waited until later in the morning. I showered and went to the theater at 11:00 for the cruise consultant, Matilda, make a future cruise presentation.
For lunch I went up to La Veranda with the idea of having a hamburger. Rebecca did her protein bar as usual in the suite. So I ordered a plain hamburger cooked medium with no fries at the pool grill and told them I was at table 53 inside La Veranda. After about 25 minutes still no burger so I asked a waitress to check on it. A few minutes later she came with a cheeseburger. I had had some crab legs off the buffet so was not starving to death. She wanted to go get a regular burger but I told her I would just go to my suite and order one as really wanted to eat it there anyway, Well, she told Maria the restaurant manager (in charge of all dining venues on board) because Maria called me in the suite and apologized. I told her no apology was necessary as I was completely happy. She said she was having the chef make me a "prime" hamburger and would be delivered shortly. I did not mean to cause a problem. Loved the burger!!
This afternoon we got our satellite tv back so watching Fox News. Waiting for Trump to kick Assad's ass. Rebecca is coughing again and started taking a Z-pac this morning for upper respiratory. Seems she has health issues EVERY cruise. But then she has had issues back at home also.
At 6:00 this evening we have an appointment to talk with Matilda and possibly book a cruise for 2020. The RSSC Splendor is currently being built and will debut in February 2020. I am thinking we will try to book her. Booking the Splendor begins tomorrow! I am thinking of booking a 16 night cruise from LA to Miami back to back with a 15 night Miami to New York (down to Caribbean then back up to NYC). I will be researching this as soon as this blog is finished.
Our plan for dinner tonight is to go up to Sette Mari (Italian) at 6:30. You can't make reservations so it is first come, first serve. Silvester, the maitre'd, told me it fills up fast when they open at 6:30. There is another production show tonight, "Broadway in Concert", that we want to attend. We saw this show last cruise on Explorer but this is a different cast.
Link to today's photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/edeyoNhnTcMdK5F23
WOW! It is a beautiful day now in the Atlantic. Captain Serena said at noon the we are now in the middle of a high pressure area giving us this wonderful weather. We have sailed 1000 miles since Funchal and have 2000 more miles to go before arriving on Bermuda Saturday morning. The winds are light today and the swell is down to just 5 feet resulting in excellent sailing conditions as you will see in one of my photos. Outside air temperature is in the low 60's.
Last Night:
We met Jane in Mariner Lounge at 6:00 for cocktails. At 7:00 we met Donald Curbelo, the Food & Beverage Manager (F&B) on Mariner. We have sailed with Donald several times and can now call him a good friend of ours. He is from Honduras but now living in Lima, Peru, with his wife and three kids. Donald had Chef Dino prepare veal parmesan for the four of us. Well, it was good but not quite what I was expecting. He used something other than marinara sauce. But we had a very nice evening catching up with Donald. It's my belief that the F&B is third in responsibility behind the Captain and General Manager on Regent. Donald is responsible for all the dining venues, kitchens, bars, and the crew members working in those areas: chefs, cooks, kitchen staff, head waiters, waiters, asst waiters, maitre 'ds, wine sommeliers, bartenders, and bar waiters. Not sure if the F&B or Head Housekeeper has the most crew who are working for them. Passing the ship's USDA health inspections is Donald's biggest responsibility.
After dinner we headed to the theater for the first production show by a new cast of singers and dancers that boarded in Barcelona. We got front row seats and the theater was standing room only when the show started. The show was called "Tuxedo". Ok, we did enjoy the show but I did not recognize many of the songs. Also the two male singers were not projecting their voices and the orchestra covered them up. Did not have that problem with the two female singers. I thought the dancers did a very good job, which I thoroughly enjoyed. Overall, it was a good show.
Today:
Clocks were moved back another hour last night so we enjoyed an extra hour of sleep. Up at 7:15 for Rebecca's 7:30 room service delivery. I went down to Coffee Connection for coffee and a bagel. After that I hit the gym for an hour workout. Rebecca waited until later in the morning. I showered and went to the theater at 11:00 for the cruise consultant, Matilda, make a future cruise presentation.
For lunch I went up to La Veranda with the idea of having a hamburger. Rebecca did her protein bar as usual in the suite. So I ordered a plain hamburger cooked medium with no fries at the pool grill and told them I was at table 53 inside La Veranda. After about 25 minutes still no burger so I asked a waitress to check on it. A few minutes later she came with a cheeseburger. I had had some crab legs off the buffet so was not starving to death. She wanted to go get a regular burger but I told her I would just go to my suite and order one as really wanted to eat it there anyway, Well, she told Maria the restaurant manager (in charge of all dining venues on board) because Maria called me in the suite and apologized. I told her no apology was necessary as I was completely happy. She said she was having the chef make me a "prime" hamburger and would be delivered shortly. I did not mean to cause a problem. Loved the burger!!
This afternoon we got our satellite tv back so watching Fox News. Waiting for Trump to kick Assad's ass. Rebecca is coughing again and started taking a Z-pac this morning for upper respiratory. Seems she has health issues EVERY cruise. But then she has had issues back at home also.
At 6:00 this evening we have an appointment to talk with Matilda and possibly book a cruise for 2020. The RSSC Splendor is currently being built and will debut in February 2020. I am thinking we will try to book her. Booking the Splendor begins tomorrow! I am thinking of booking a 16 night cruise from LA to Miami back to back with a 15 night Miami to New York (down to Caribbean then back up to NYC). I will be researching this as soon as this blog is finished.
Our plan for dinner tonight is to go up to Sette Mari (Italian) at 6:30. You can't make reservations so it is first come, first serve. Silvester, the maitre'd, told me it fills up fast when they open at 6:30. There is another production show tonight, "Broadway in Concert", that we want to attend. We saw this show last cruise on Explorer but this is a different cast.
Link to today's photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/edeyoNhnTcMdK5F23
