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  1. I always love traveling with you! I hope one day it will be in person rather than virtually. Igauzu Falls was one of my all time favorite visits. Take the ride underneath the falls! It was something I’ll always remember!
  2. What perplexes me the most is the silence from the corporate office. In this day of social media where rumors and speculation can easily get out of control, I would think that corporations would have a dedicated person with “ears to the ground” to report on the issues that aggravate their customers. Much of the teeth gnashing on this thread and on Facebook could be cleared up easily with an official response from RSSC. In fact, this was true in the past but seems to have gone away, especially with Mike Moore’s departure. Even a canned response (“thank you for your feedback. We have alerted xxxx department to explore this issue”) would be helpful.
  3. @Mike Moore it has always been very helpful to read your responses to various issues that are important to this community. I hope that Regent will assign another administrator to monitor this board and Facebook. Regent can gain valuable information about their product and nip problems in the bud. Good luck in your next journey!
  4. I’m curious about this. We were also on this cruise and, although it was not my favorite cruise ever, it was not terrible at all. We managed to see the Falklands, the scientific team was fantastic, and many of the excursions were interesting. I think the negative for me was the lack of special events like the dance parties, the block party, and deck bbq. The cruise director was Andy Heath. I asked him about this and there was a big problem scheduling the band. (???) Some of the ports were a bit of a snore, but that is true on many cruises.
  5. Iguazu! It is really spectacular. Imagine Niagara Falls times one hundred. I took the zodiac under the falls which was great fun. Even though we had a nightmare scenario getting back to BA (cancelled flight, spending the night on hard plastic chairs in the tiny Iguazu airport, missing the BA tour) it made for an iconic travel story.
  6. Hmmmmm…..something not belonging to the wife?
  7. Capt. Jablin crossed my mind yesterday out of the blue. We crossed paths on the Navigator in 2017. I was a Navy brat so I had to introduce myself as we were both walking on the upper deck. I guess his spirit was giving a final salute.
  8. I was reading Regent reviews on CC and came across this quote: “They advertise about having great internet. Reality is that for several month past and until May 2024 they have really bad wifi due to a fight with Starlink.” Does anyone have any information on this?
  9. Thank you for your help. How do you gift a NYT article…..for future reference?
  10. This is a very interesting article in the New York Times concerning trip insurance, a cancelled flight and, thus, a missed cruise. The moral of the story, in my opinion, is to read the fine print and avoid insurance that is offered by the cruise line. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/01/travel/cruise-travel-insurance.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
  11. We liked Ponant very much. I really like modern design but the cabins are rather small with some major design flaws. That being said, the expedition team and captain spoke excellent english. My husband is French so the language issue was not a problem for us. When the Filipino crew discovered my husband was a French Professor, they always appeared, little notebooks in hand, to learn more French. The passenger mix was very international with a large Japanese contingent, a sizable Chinese Canadian contingent, some French, some Americans, some Australians. One expedition team member was bilingual in Japanese and English (grew up in NJ). All announcements were in French, English, and Japanese. It was a very memorable cruse with iconic moments I will never forget.
  12. We did both. The landings were spectacular and worth the effort. We sailed Ponant in 2016 and then Voyager for a drive by on 2023. Each cruise had its advantages. We were much more up close and personal to whales, penguins, and elephant seals on the Ponant expedition cruise. We also slid down a snowy mountain after a hike to the top and managed to see a leucastic penguin. On the other hand, the scientific team on Voyager made the trip. If you are not in physical shape to make landings, then the drive by’s are a great alternative. some pics from the Ponant trip: To celebrate our first landing Elephant seal Penguin version of Abbey Road
  13. I often say designers should be forced to spend a week in a mock up of their design. We were once on a ponant cruise with too much furniture in the room so it was tight and difficult to navigate. The closet doors opened out into a small hallway leading to the cabin door. The bathroom door and WC door also opened out into the same small space. The result? Chaos!
  14. Enjoy! I’m looking forward to reading your impressions of this beautiful region. We cruised from San Diego to Auckland on Navigator in 2017 with our best friends. My favorite memory was sailing out of the lagoon in Bora Bora followed by about twenty outrigger canoes, champagne in hand, and “Bali Hai” from South Pacific playing on the ship’s speakers. I hope they repeat this for you. Bon voyage!
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