CruiseCacher

Lobster bakes are not an unusual thing in Maine. Just a quick Google search shows three places in Bar Harbor that do them…

And also, when you're googling, search for "clam bake" as well, because that's really what they are usually called in Maine. The star of the show is the lobster, but the clams (steamers), mussels, New England Portuguese-American sausage, potatoes, corn-on-the-cob, onions, rockweed, etc, are all part of the mix…

Thanks for the advice. I found other places that offer the equivalent meal with lobster, mussels/clams, potatoes, and corn-on-the-cob (thankfully, no sausage). Blueberry pie also seems to be a staple.

Bob

4 years ago I was on Princess and booked the Cadillac Mt and Lobster Bake ship excursion. It was great. I don't remember the name of the restaurant, but they only cater to large groups from the ships. I would highly recommend it.

Unfortunately, I don’t want to take the entire tour. I’m only interested in the lobster bake.:(

We live in NH and buy Lobsters from them all the time to send to friends and relatives. They are great.

Thanks for the endorsement.:)

I’ll contact the establishment to determine if individuals can attend even if they’re hosting a ship tour.

Thanks for your responses, Bob

While looking for a different type of lobster experience, I discovered "Bar Harbor Lobster Bakes". Has anyone had personal experience eating there?

Princess offers two excursions that include a lobster bake (see “Ports & Excursions Bar Harbor”). The menu appears to be the same as that offered at Bar Harbor Lobster Bakes. Can anyone confirm if the Princess excursions go to the same place or if there two different lobster bake establishments?

Thanks, Bob

Note: I posted these questions on the "Ports of Call - New England" forum, but there was no response.

We had Traditional 1st seating (5:45) in the ALLEGRO MDR (located on Deck 6 aft) (as opposed to “EARLY” traditional at 5:30 in the Concerto DR-this DR was then opened up to ANYTIME at 7:30).

On our cruise in October, we’re booked for “Traditional Dining” at 5:30, with the other times being 6:00 and 8:15. The two early seatings seemed odd, but I assumed that they were simply for the convenience of both the guests (those who like “really early” at 5:30 and those who like “traditional early” at 6:00) and the staff (with a staggered workload). I still expected that both early seatings would be in the same dining room.

It may not be an issue for us, because our travelling companions prefer “Anytime Dining”, so we will likely be changing our choice. Nevertheless, I’m curious if there’s a significant difference between the three dining rooms (that is, “Allegro” and “Concerto” on deck 6, and “Symphony” on deck 5)?

I am looking forward to being on the Regal again this October for the New England/Canadian cruise!

We’re also booked for that itinerary on the October 10th sailing. Maybe we’ll be cruisemates? If so, please join our Roll Call and we can converse there.

We really enjoyed the ship and the staff. With only a couple of very minor issues, we found her to be thoroughly enjoyable!

We were a bit worried about the larger size of the Regal Princess, so it’s reassuring to hear your favourable experience.

Thanks for your cruise review, Bob

While looking for a different type of lobster experience, I discovered "Bar Harbor Lobster Bakes". Has anyone had personal experience eating there?

Princess offers two excursions that include a lobster bake (see “Ports & Excursions Bar Harbor”). The menu appears to be the same as that offered at Bar Harbor Lobster Bakes. Can anyone confirm if the Princess excursions go to the same place or if there two different lobster bake establishments?

Thanks, Bob

I am working on a personal "cache a day" challenge and hoped to reach 100 days before taking a break.... just realized that day 98 will be "at sea" on our Canada/New England cruise next month...

I thought that I had your problem solved after discovering the "Atlantic Ocean" cache:

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=4450529f-9aab-4517-a8c6-b804d536c7cf

Its description reads like that for an earthcache but, oddly, it is posted as a traditional cache.:confused: Perhaps the CO could either change it to an earthcache or create another one as an earthcache. Or, perhaps you can create the earthcache yourself. Wouldn't that be even more exciting -- to place a cache while on a ship!:D

Please post the result of your investigation. I'm planning to take the same cruise next year.

…we were on a small ship - 600 pax so I thought the turn out was OK.

…I was hoping to meet some experienced cachers since we just started this year, but that didn't happen…

Thanks for your feedback,

Bob

We asked the CD on the cruise for a Geocache get together. About a dozen folks showed up and we had a good chat. Mostly, people were interested in getting more info. I think we were the only ones who were caching.

I'm curious as to how your get together was advertised/promoted? Depending on one's outlook, a dozen curious people is either disappointing:( or encouraging:). Were the attendees just "curious" or did they really want to learn about geocaching? Did you recruit any more players?

After speaking with a cruise enhancement lecturer on our last cruise, I started thinking that a formal presentation on geocaching would be a great cruise subject. Based on your discussion with the CD, do you think that a lecture would be welcomed?

Any thoughts from others about such a lecture? And, even as geoachers, would you attend such a lecture to (a) learn more about the game, (b) meet fellow cachers, and/or © plan group geocaching activities?