Total Eclipse : A pictorial review of the Tradewinds Transatlantic crossing 2015

[scubacruiserx2]

I used to be able to get into airport lounges due to work and travel but now I find I cannot justify the cost of membership. At $800 per year per person, we do not travel enough to get value for that amount of money.:D

 

:eek: Yikes , that's a lot out of pocket ! But as a work perk - great . Our visit in the LHR club came with the discounted upgrade - unusual , but enjoyable for us . ;)

[scubacruiserx2]

And with an informal ' All aboard ' we made our way to seats .

 

 

It was my first flight on a 747 and I felt like Tom Hanks in the movie Big's limo scene , fiddling with all the switches , while others assumed a more relaxed posture .

 

 

 

 

The goody bag on the jump seat .

 

 

 

 

Menus

 

 

 

 

 

 

[MicCanberra]

Very nice. Those sky beds looks so good.

[scubacruiserx2]

Very nice. Those sky beds looks so good.

 

They are , especially when folded flat . They show them being folded and the bed made in this video clip @ 1:30 mark . :) :D

 

[MicCanberra]

Very cool.:D

[scubacruiserx2]

Chicken Satay starter

 

 

 

 

Chilled Thai beef salad main

 

 

 

 

After dinner came an extra bites menu - just in case we got hungry .

 

 

 

 

And feeling a food coma coming on , I popped the bed for a movie and a nap until the jingle of the food cart returned us to consciousness .

 

 

 

 

Afternoon tea and scones - Oh yeah !

 

 

 

 

And after being gone for more than a month - we were almost home !

 

 

 

 

Funny ! It seems more like 10 !!!

[MicCanberra]

The service and food looks good, being very spoilt.

[scubacruiserx2]

The service and food looks good, being very spoilt.

 

Oh it was and we enjoyed it but we preferred the Eclipse ! ;)

[scubacruiserx2]

We're currently uploading and editing photos for a thread on our recent cruise on the Regal Princess . We will provide a link when we start . :) :D

[MicCanberra]

We're currently uploading and editing photos for a thread on our recent cruise on the Regal Princess . We will provide a link when we start . :) :D

 

I look forward to going through that journey with you. Have you got Pat's results yet? were they favourable? I hope so anyway.:D

[scubacruiserx2]

I look forward to going through that journey with you. Have you got Pat's results yet? were they favourable? I hope so anyway.:D

 

We hope that you're hungry if go along , because we ate till we we were sleepy and slept until we were hungry . ;) But we did stop to take some photos along the way .

The surgeon was happy today and we meet with the GI doctor Thursday to set up a colonoscopy . On the downside , because of the internal scaring it will probably require the more invasive surgery .

[MicCanberra]

We hope that you're hungry if go along , because we ate till we we were sleepy and slept until we were hungry . ;) But we did stop to take some photos along the way .

The surgeon was happy today and we meet with the GI doctor Thursday to set up a colonoscopy . On the downside , because of the internal scaring it will probably require the more invasive surgery .

 

Good news then. :D

The bad news is that recovery time in hospital and out will be longer. :(

Is that correct ? how will that affect your travel plans (If it does.) ?

[scubacruiserx2]

Here's the first page from the pictorial review of our recent cruise on the beautiful Regal Princess .

 

All of our Princess cruises have been on the Caribbean Princess from Port Everglades ( http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2094420 ) , and so we thought that a cruise on a Royal class ship would be a nice change .

 

 

We booked a Western Caribbean cruise on the Regal Princess leaving on Sunday , February 7th and returning a week later . Our stateroom was R - 734 , an aft view balcony cabin , and this would be our first trip as elite . When we arrived at 12:30 pm we expected to find a crowd like our first Caribbean Princess cruise .

 

 

But there was no such crowd . And with the elite line we moved so fast that I didn't have time to pull my camera out ! When we entered the Atrium all I could think was WOW !

 

 

 

We ate lunch at Alfredo's Pizzeria on deck 6 .

 

Menu

 

 

 

Antipasto Mari e Monti

 

 

 

 

 

Rollatadi Melanzane

 

 

 

 

 

We thought that it was funny that we couldn't find anything with Alfredo sauce on the menu .

 

 

 

 

 

Click on the red link below to follow it to the Princess page and we hope that you will like it !

 

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2320153

Edited February 24, 2016 by scubacruiserx2

[scubacruiserx2]

Good news then. :D

The bad news is that recovery time in hospital and out will be longer. :(

Is that correct ? how will that affect your travel plans (If it does.) ?

 

Yes good news . As long as the tests continue to show good results ( more tests tomorrow ) we will move toward the surgery . The surgeon is aware of our travel plans and doesn't seem worried so we will see , but of course sooner is better as it allows more healing time . And Thank you for your continued concern and friendship Mic ! :) :D

Edited February 24, 2016 by scubacruiserx2

[MicCanberra]

Yes good news . As long as the tests continue to show good results ( more tests tomorrow ) we will move toward the surgery . The surgeon is aware of our travel plans and doesn't seem worried so we will see , but of course sooner is better as it allows more healing time . And Thank you for your continued concern and friendship Mic ! :) :D

 

It has been a pleasure.

 

I look forward to the next review.:D

[scubacruiserx2]

It has been a pleasure.

 

I look forward to the next review.:D

 

We did promise Nancy (perfect match ) a couple of months ago that we would be doing a thread comparing Celebrity and Princess . We hope to start that one as we get a little further along in the Princess thread . And speaking of Nancy , we haven't heard from her recently , and we do hope that she is doing well ! :) :D

 

[MicCanberra]

Agreed.

Hope they both (pat and Nancy) do well:D

[scubacruiserx2]

Agreed.

Hope they both (pat and Nancy) do well:D

 

Thanks Mic , Pat is doing well and has a procedure scheduled for Tuesday with the GI Doctor and another meeting with the surgeon on March 8th . And if all goes well , he may set a date for reversal surgery at that time . Sooner is better as it allows more healing time before our next scheduled cruise on the Eclipse in June .

[MicCanberra]

Thanks Mic , Pat is doing well and has a procedure scheduled for Tuesday with the GI Doctor and another meeting with the surgeon on March 8th . And if all goes well , he may set a date for reversal surgery at that time . Sooner is better as it allows more healing time before our next scheduled cruise on the Eclipse in June .

 

I hope that they do the surgery asap then, I knew you had another cruise and after surgery Pat may need ten weeks of recovery. In any case you will know in a few weeks.:D

[scubacruiserx2]

I hope that they do the surgery asap then, I knew you had another cruise and after surgery Pat may need ten weeks of recovery. In any case you will know in a few weeks.:D

 

Us too . The surgeon says 6 weeks recovery , but then again , he's on the dull end of the scalpel . But we're trusting him , and we hope to have 12 weeks between the surgery and our flight .

[benbess]

After the sun had set we headed to solarium ( or should I lunarium ) . It was interesting to watch the wall of lights randomly change colors .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

While the hot tub beckoned

 

 

 

We felt like we owned the place as everybody else seemed to be at dinner or the second show . After we finished our soaking session, we opened a bottle of our favorite wine in our cabin which we had been saving for years . And there , in the middle of the ocean , midway between Bermuda and the Azores , we enjoyed it and each others company on the starlit balcony . :) :D

 

This is an amazing thread. Thanks very much for your wonderful pictures and stories.

[MicCanberra]

Us too . The surgeon says 6 weeks recovery , but then again , he's on the dull end of the scalpel . But we're trusting him , and we hope to have 12 weeks between the surgery and our flight .

 

Excellent. double the time is a good contingency.:D

[scubacruiserx2]

This is an amazing thread. Thanks very much for your wonderful pictures and stories.

 

Thank you for your kind words of encouragement and we're glad that you enjoyed it . :) :D

[perfect match]

We did promise Nancy (perfect match ) a couple of months ago that we would be doing a thread comparing Celebrity and Princess . We hope to start that one as we get a little further along in the Princess thread . And speaking of Nancy , we haven't heard from her recently , and we do hope that she is doing well ! :) :D

 

 

 

I'm here! Sorry, I didn't mean to cause concern by my absence. I have been doing well, enough so I have been able to be a lot more active than I have been in a long time. The end result of that is that by the time this night person sits down at the end of the day to relax and read CC I fall asleep! :eek: I hope I am able to build up some stamina before our Freedom OTS cruise at the end of May. Otherwise, I may spend the entire cruise sleeping on our aft balcony. That wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing, just very different than what I'm used to doing on a cruise.

 

I'm glad to hear Pat is doing well and is going to be having her surgery soon - even though it will most likely have to be the more invasive version. Hope her recovery goes quickly and you are able to enjoy your cruise in June. In the meantime, I will have to get on over to the Princess board to read your comparison review. Just not tonight because if I stay here much longer I'll be asleep again!

 

Once upon a time, I really used to enjoy flying, but in recent years - not so much! However, after seeing your in flight accomodations with the upgrade Pat found I think I could come to really enjoy flying again! :D

[MicCanberra]

Glad to hear you are recovering well Nancy. The stamina will come eventually.