¡Live! Regal 12 Night UK Cruise (6/25-7/7)

[Fortunate 2 travel]

Seeing the Regal on the Southampton cruise cam.  🚢

[KarmaCruisers]

15 minutes ago, Fortunate 2 travel said:

Seeing the Regal on the Southampton cruise cam.  🚢

We’d be waving but it’s a warm 83*F outside..so we’re in the cabin watching the boat traverse the inlet, out to Isle of Wight.

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It’s cooled down good and we’re cruising past the Isle of Wight

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Castle

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Dinner time

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Piroshky to start

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Baked potato soup and bearing seafood stewing 

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StarLink doesn’t want you to see potato soup for some reason 

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The soup 

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And the coup de gras

New York Chizzzzcake

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So last I left y’all we were leaving dinner.

went to the room and unpacked some more; then my wife felt like donating to the good folks of Santa Clarita. (Aka we went to the casino) 

I couldn’t hit a damn thing and I was in $700, then finally got a few decent slot hits to cash out only $300 down

funny side story..I play $5 a spin on slots and so hitting $250 isn’t really a “big win”..so I hit $250 and the lady next to me was like “ohh wow nice!!!” And I’m like “yeah it’s not bad” and then she proceeds to talk ***** about me in portuegsa,  lol

it’s funny how many different languages I’ve heard on this boat..im used to california cruises where you only hear Spanish and maybe some mandarin.

so all in all I think wife lost $300 playing Heads Up Hold’Em.

[KarmaCruisers]

Ohhh I also learn a funny thing!

So, if you look at this picture attached, it says “enhanced whiskey menu!” for Churchills Cigar Bar..

WELL, on that menu, is Blantons whiskey (which is a $100 bottle of booze) and it’s only $14 per shot.

So I figured, SURELY if it shows that PROMOTING whiskey they’ve GOT to have it (hint: no other Royal class ships have had it; all stating they do on the TV menus)

so I went to Bar6 (because the TV menu says they ALSO have it) and the bartender was just opening and there was another guy there too; so I looked at the bottles on the bar rack (if you know Blantons, you know it’s a VERY distinct bottle) and the bartender asked me “what are you looking for? If I don’t have it I can tell you where it’s at, this is the beverage manager for the entire ship” (as he points to the other guy)

So,I asked them if Churchills had Blantons; because it said “enhanced whiskey menu” on the TV, and it says they have it; the Beverage manager laughed and said, “Churchills doesn’t even have a bar; that’s only on the Grand Class ships. The people who make the programming, make them for the entire fleet, not for individual ships or even classes of ships.”

I actually laughed at that comment; but it makes sense because look how bad the Medallion App code is written? (From a UX perspective, you’d have to never have been on a cruise ship; nor actually use the the app on a mobile phone, to think it was a good design)

So for future reference..all that stuff that your in room TV says about dining and bars..completely ignore it..hell, you’re probably better off not even turning on the TV during your cruise.

sad too because you know they paid a pretty penny to a larger company, to offshore this work to dev’s who probably got pennys for it…

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[captain_hug99]

Keep it coming!!!!  

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Hello from Guernsey!

Today is an early/short port…7-3 only.

we’re grabbing breakfast and then catching a tender

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No waiting on the tender 🙂

Away we go to Guernsey

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On 6/23/2023 at 5:16 AM, Justpackingmybags said:

When you arrive in St Peterport, Guernsey, go to the bus station. You can buy a £10 day pass there and use it to ride the 91 or 92 bus. These go right round the island: one goes clockwise, the other anti.  They run frequently, so you can get off and have a wander where the fancy takes you. Some of the lanes have little honesty boxes on them where you can buy some local produce to nibble!

in St Peterport, Mora is a lovely restaurant down by the harbour.  
Have a safe and fantastic trip!

Thanks for this tip! We just used it.

little convenience store next to the bus station for us some interesting candy and crisps and some Gatorade.

Now we’re waiting on the 92 bus that’ll come in 20 minutes; to ride around the island.

We definitely want to see the Canon’s fire off at Castle Cornet at noon

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Whew! What a day!

took the 91 bus around the island; which took 90 minutes.

then we caught the NoonDay Gun cannon fire from Castle Cornet; which we  toured afterwards.

now we’re waiting on a tender back to the ship to get some lunch and take a rest until 7:15; when there’s a lecture about the next few Irish ports.

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lol, no blue?
 

[Sulialto]

On 6/23/2023 at 1:45 AM, KarmaCruisers said:

Thanks for the tip! We’ll definitely give it a go

LOVE THE TIPS! We sail Sept 17 and trying to get all our ducks in a row with regards to getting around!

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5 hours ago, KarmaCruisers said:

Thanks for this tip! We just used it.

little convenience store next to the bus station for us some interesting candy and crisps and some Gatorade.

Now we’re waiting on the 92 bus that’ll come in 20 minutes; to ride around the island.

We definitely want to see the Canon’s fire off at Castle Cornet at noon

Glad I was able to help. It’s such a pretty little island 

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29 minutes ago, Sulialto said:

LOVE THE TIPS! We sail Sept 17 and trying to get all our ducks in a row with regards to getting around!

To be honest; for Kris and I, the £10 each day-pass wasn’t worth it..and this is why..

- We live 90 mintutes away from California beaches (so the beach here wasn’t no thing)

- Fruit..well…see above; California is known for its agri-abundance.

- Wife doesn’t eat seafood so stopping off at one of the little restaurants along the bus route wasn’t an option.

 

Now; if you live someplace where there is no ocean..or good fruit, or you like seafood..a day-pass may absolutely be for you.

the single ride pass for £1.25 would have served us better, because we just rode the 91 around the island and never got off.

we ended up giving our day passes to a couple who was getting off the ship when we were in line to get on (paid it forward)

[Sulialto]

13 minutes ago, KarmaCruisers said:

To be honest; for Kris and I, the £10 each day-pass wasn’t worth it..and this is why..

- We live 90 mintutes away from California beaches (so the beach here wasn’t no thing)

- Fruit..well…see above; California is known for its agri-abundance.

- Wife doesn’t eat seafood so stopping off at one of the little restaurants along the bus route wasn’t an option.

 

Now; if you live someplace where there is no ocean..or good fruit, or you like seafood..a day-pass may absolutely be for you.

the single ride pass for £1.25 would have served us better, because we just rode the 91 around the island and never got off.

we ended up giving our day passes to a couple who was getting off the ship when we were in line to get on (paid it forward)

 

13 minutes ago, KarmaCruisers said:

To be honest; for Kris and I, the £10 each day-pass wasn’t worth it..and this is why..

- We live 90 mintutes away from California beaches (so the beach here wasn’t no thing)

- Fruit..well…see above; California is known for its agri-abundance.

- Wife doesn’t eat seafood so stopping off at one of the little restaurants along the bus route wasn’t an option.

 

Now; if you live someplace where there is no ocean..or good fruit, or you like seafood..a day-pass may absolutely be for you.

the single ride pass for £1.25 would have served us better, because we just rode the 91 around the island and never got off.

we ended up giving our day passes to a couple who was getting off the ship when we were in line to get on (paid it forward)

Thanks! That may be the option for us - the only thing that we might be interested in walking around is the little chapel - I think most of the WWII sights may be accessible by just walking..?