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Bon Voyage, Bob! So looking forward to following along with you and hoping that you have a wonderful trip.

This could work out well for those of us who do a mix of shorex and who enjoy cocktails. I’m lucky that I can compare my existing price to the new plan and make the best choice for us.

I’ll miss your blog! Hope to see you here again or on board. A question on your smoked salmon appetizer at Chartreuse. I love smoked salmon and often have that dish for breakfast, so I’ve never ordered that app. The salmon pieces look thick in the picture, very different from what I have at breakfast. Is the flavor different too?

Great pics from chartreuse! And a very enjoyable commentary as well (and we are all about that cheese plate too 😉) Glad to see that you are enjoying regent.

Lol just saw that too! I guess I don’t type fast enough.

Does anyone know how this will affect a reservation that I already have for next year? Will it automatically go to simply more with an up charge or will I have the option to take simply more or or or?

Your live post is very good reading and your pictures are great, thank you! Welcome to Regent and hope you love the line as much as we do.

We have requested a couple Indian dinners over the years and absolutely loved them! We also felt that those meals were prepared with that extra special touch and were outstanding. We have never asked for a Filipino meal and are not very familiar with the cuisine but I’m intrigued to try that. Can you share some details of that meal? Thanks so much!

You are prob right!! Sounds to me though that we share a love of wonderful cheeses as well as that fine French butter, ohhhh that was so good! I will also sorely miss the cheese cart in Jacques as others have said but glad to hear that there are other good spots on vista for cheese. Looking forward to sailing with you!

So enjoyed your pictures and commentary, thank you! Sorry to see your adventure ending already. Safe and happy travels to you.

We will happily sign up for all these tastings and pairings!!

Pacific Rim is our favorite to share with good friends 😉 Your crab tempura was the first time I’ve ever enjoyed a soft shell crab!

We also loved the two wine pairing dinners we did! I’m thinking/hoping that posting on the roll call is a good idea. Just did that minutes ago for our Vista cruise next year so will see if that works. Your name seems familiar to me, probably from my live thread on Riviera a couple years ago. Could you be the poster who knew so much about the cheese wheel? Also saw your name on one of the roll calls I joined this morning. We are hoping to put together a group for the wine pairing dinner (Odyssey preferable to Dom).

All the specialties are great and we love Sette Mari too, especially with an outdoor table. Our favorite is Pacific Rim and with so much variety offered, we never get tired of it.

Great pictures and commentary!! We are hoping to finally explore London sometime next year so many thanks for all your great info. Love the Splendor, cheers!!

Thanks so much, this is helpful. I’m almost sure that we booked both TK and shorex almost a year out for our first SB cruise. Even that early, some key TK dates and shorex were picked over and unavailable. It may have been eleven months out but it was definitely not 9 months out as our first booking for this second SB cruise that doesn’t have either reservation available yet. We’ve since switched to a different second cruise and that one is also unavailable for booking TK or shorex. The policy of a standardized booking date is preferable to this.

Thanks, Lori! From what I’m reading, you may have been among the last to get to Dublin. That’s a port that I would have liked to visit.

Thank you!! Took me a minute to find it 😁 with the language barrier! Both menus look fabulous and hope to try them both next year.

Hi Lori, we are looking at BI possibilities and look forward to benefiting from your research and experience. What other ports did you stop at? Thanks!

Rarely, if ever, when I sign up at my assigned time. In the event that your first choice is unavailable, definitely take advantage of the waitlist option because it frequently clears. Good luck!

Great pictures and commentary!! We are hoping to finally explore London sometime next year so many thanks for all your great info. Love the Splendor, cheers!!

If you do book this close to the sailing date, you best be ready for limited dining options and picked over shorex. The shorex waitlist is well worth using though. Good luck and happy sailing!

We cannot wait for our Vista cruise next year! I’m intrigued to learn more about the wine pairing lunches. Here’s a copy of the Odyssey menu from Riviera last year and a couple pictures of the dishes. It might not be exact but it will certainly give you a good idea of what to expect. We found both wine pairing dinners to be outstanding on riviera.

Happy Anniversary and Bon Voyage!! Looking forward to enjoying your live from report. I didn’t realize you were in Port St. Lucie; we winter in fort pierce, just north of you. I think you’ll be ok in nyc tomorrow. My daughter in north jersey tells us that yesterday was their peak. Safe and happy travels to you!!

Right. And is exactly why I added “lol!” after the comment.