July 5,6 Vancouver - Regent cruise
July 2006 trip to Vancouver and Alaska
July 5. Wed . This morning guilt from eating large dinner yesterday made me go to gym at 7am. I worked out and then went to the pool. Later breakfast at hotel's restaurant - ate oatmeal instead of buffet breakfast.
It took some time to pull George off TV - soccer and tennis championships! So after breakfast we went for a walk. In nearby port we saw 2 ships arrived already - HAL Volendam and our Regent Seven Seas Mariner. Volendam looked huge comparing to Mariner (700 pax in Mariner).
Although for us, 700 pax is large too. Our last cruise was on Seadream, 110 pax. Will report later.
July 5. Boarded Regent at 2pm without any lines. We had a quick lunch and went to the cabin. All cabins on Mariner are suites with balconies. We had suite 6504. There was champagne and fruit in the room. We had champagne on the balcony to toast the trip. One problem was that one out of 2 suitcases did not show up but eventually it was sorted out and it was brought to the cabin.
The suite is spacious and it has sitting area. The balcony has 2 chairs and a table. The bathroom is nice with bathtub. A lot’s of shelves for storage, we did not use it all up. There is a walk-in decent size closet and also plenty of shelves and drawers for clothes and other things.
We made reservations in Le Cordon Blue restaurant. The food was very good, 4 course dinner with pairing wine. Waiters are French, wine is French. This restaurant requires reservations and you can eat only once a week, at least at this sailing.
The demographics – ages from 4 to 80+ . There were about 25 or 30% of children on the trip. So far no trouble J . There is Camp Mariner with kids activities.
The ship is very spacious and there is no feeling of crowdeness. It takes 700 passengers.
It is a beautiful ship. I keep comparing it with other ships – Seadream and Windsurf which we liked. It is the largest ship so far and it is very nice. In the center there are glass elevators which also allow beautiful views..
There is casino and 2 floor theaters.
We listened after dinner to guitarist in the bar and then went for the cabaret. There was a performed from Canada, Nancy Ruth and also she had talent we thought presentation was not that terrific.
We retired to bed around 11pm. We tried to make dvd player work but it did not cooperate.
July 6. Cruising inside passage.
Next morning we had breakfast delivered in the room, oatmeal, fruit and buckwheat pancakes for me. It was delivered on time, 7:30 as asked. After breakfast, we asked to fix dvd and the staff member came and fixed it.
It was cold outside, in 50. The scenery was beautiful. I put on sweater and jacket and walked outside on walking deck. There are also pool and 3 jacuzzis on deck below and some people did use Jacuzzi. There was a tennis court and golf practice.
We attended a naturalist enrichment lecture about Alaska which was interesting. After that it was explanations of ports and what to do . I liked the fact that they did not push Regent tours but also explained what to do on our own and there is also possibility to get taxis and local tour operators in ports.
We had lunch - bbq fish and rested after lunch.
Other activities on board. Not sure if we will attend them all but I thought it is worth mentioning.
Cooking demonstration with executive chef
Bocce game – did not care about this one..
Art lecture . This ship collection features some works of Picasso and Dali. Durer, Henri de Tolouse Lautrec, Renoir. Maybe not that famous works but seems to be originals – numbered and signed. Will check it later..
Amber seminar.
Afternoon tea today is Veinnese tea.
Aerobics, body toning, yoga .
Caviar bar (extra cost)
Wheel of fortune and Bingo – did not care about this one! On a cruise such quality they could’ve skip it. MHO
There was captains receiption but we skipped it. Informal nights – jackets, no tie for men. Dinner in Compas Rose was very good. After that we went to theater to listen to piano player, he was also very entrtaining, tribute to great pianists.
July 5. Wed . This morning guilt from eating large dinner yesterday made me go to gym at 7am. I worked out and then went to the pool. Later breakfast at hotel's restaurant - ate oatmeal instead of buffet breakfast.
It took some time to pull George off TV - soccer and tennis championships! So after breakfast we went for a walk. In nearby port we saw 2 ships arrived already - HAL Volendam and our Regent Seven Seas Mariner. Volendam looked huge comparing to Mariner (700 pax in Mariner).
Although for us, 700 pax is large too. Our last cruise was on Seadream, 110 pax. Will report later.
July 5. Boarded Regent at 2pm without any lines. We had a quick lunch and went to the cabin. All cabins on Mariner are suites with balconies. We had suite 6504. There was champagne and fruit in the room. We had champagne on the balcony to toast the trip. One problem was that one out of 2 suitcases did not show up but eventually it was sorted out and it was brought to the cabin.
The suite is spacious and it has sitting area. The balcony has 2 chairs and a table. The bathroom is nice with bathtub. A lot’s of shelves for storage, we did not use it all up. There is a walk-in decent size closet and also plenty of shelves and drawers for clothes and other things.
We made reservations in Le Cordon Blue restaurant. The food was very good, 4 course dinner with pairing wine. Waiters are French, wine is French. This restaurant requires reservations and you can eat only once a week, at least at this sailing.
The demographics – ages from 4 to 80+ . There were about 25 or 30% of children on the trip. So far no trouble J . There is Camp Mariner with kids activities.
The ship is very spacious and there is no feeling of crowdeness. It takes 700 passengers.
It is a beautiful ship. I keep comparing it with other ships – Seadream and Windsurf which we liked. It is the largest ship so far and it is very nice. In the center there are glass elevators which also allow beautiful views..
There is casino and 2 floor theaters.
We listened after dinner to guitarist in the bar and then went for the cabaret. There was a performed from Canada, Nancy Ruth and also she had talent we thought presentation was not that terrific.
We retired to bed around 11pm. We tried to make dvd player work but it did not cooperate.
July 6. Cruising inside passage.
Next morning we had breakfast delivered in the room, oatmeal, fruit and buckwheat pancakes for me. It was delivered on time, 7:30 as asked. After breakfast, we asked to fix dvd and the staff member came and fixed it.
It was cold outside, in 50. The scenery was beautiful. I put on sweater and jacket and walked outside on walking deck. There are also pool and 3 jacuzzis on deck below and some people did use Jacuzzi. There was a tennis court and golf practice.
We attended a naturalist enrichment lecture about Alaska which was interesting. After that it was explanations of ports and what to do . I liked the fact that they did not push Regent tours but also explained what to do on our own and there is also possibility to get taxis and local tour operators in ports.
We had lunch - bbq fish and rested after lunch.
Other activities on board. Not sure if we will attend them all but I thought it is worth mentioning.
Cooking demonstration with executive chef
Bocce game – did not care about this one..
Art lecture . This ship collection features some works of Picasso and Dali. Durer, Henri de Tolouse Lautrec, Renoir. Maybe not that famous works but seems to be originals – numbered and signed. Will check it later..
Amber seminar.
Afternoon tea today is Veinnese tea.
Aerobics, body toning, yoga .
Caviar bar (extra cost)
Wheel of fortune and Bingo – did not care about this one! On a cruise such quality they could’ve skip it. MHO
There was captains receiption but we skipped it. Informal nights – jackets, no tie for men. Dinner in Compas Rose was very good. After that we went to theater to listen to piano player, he was also very entrtaining, tribute to great pianists.
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