Mariner at Christmas

[flossie009]

Some pictures of the decorations around the ship

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[pingpong1]

Really nice pictures, Susan!  Thanks for posting!

[Thundery]

Surely more festive than the Splendour IMO, not a splash of red anywhere. Think they went for the elegant look which it is, but not very Christmasy. AGAIN only my opinion

[Travel-or]

Is the garland wraps on the stairs and railings real or plastic? I was on the Navigator Christmas cruise in '08 and I may be mis-remembering that the greens where real. The decorations where mind blowing and I recall they went up overnight. I might be romanticizing my memory so there is that... 

[Jlhalldc]

Thanks for sharing these festive photos. And tell Fabio "hi" from us!

[MarinerLad]

Beautiful! Can you ask them to keep the decorations up until a few days after the World Cruise Gala? 😀

[liptastic]

Looks lovely and festive. Have a fabulous cruise , Jean. 

[lprp]

The decorations are great aren’t they @flossie009, which is more than can be said for the sea conditions at the moment 🌊🌊.

@Travel-or the garlands on the stairs are sadly not real, the scents would be fabulous if they were. 

[flossie009]

13 hours ago, Jlhalldc said:

And tell Fabio "hi" from us!

Will do

 

14 hours ago, Travel-or said:

Is the garland wraps on the stairs and railings real or plastic?

Real, genuine plastic 😁

 

[flossie009]

3 hours ago, lprp said:

……… which is more than can be said for the sea conditions at the moment 🌊🌊.

Yes it has been a bit rocky and it was a shame to miss St Bart’s.

However the seas seem a touch calmer this morning, but still windy.

 

 

Today is Friday or as we know it “Almond Croissant Day” 😋

 

going ……..

 

……… going ……….

 

………. gone 

 

Life is good 😎

 

 

 

[1982CruzStart]

Thanks Susan. I was hoping you would post as your pictures are always beautiful and the commentary informative. Have a wonderful cruise. 

[lprp]

Today we were treated to Nature’s decoration in the form of a “Sun Dog”, a phenomenon I’d never heard of or seen before, I’m advised there is a Moon version too:

 

[CJANDH]

The weather is much improved. However, the included excursion we took today came nowhere close to a Regent shore trip standard. It was a "best of" bus tour, which are often pretty ordinary. But this one was awful and about the quality you would expect on a mass market cruise. First, the bus was old and dirty. Then it was absolutely full. Then it went nowhere of interest. (A really amateur aquarium and a grass covered fort). And finally it spent the final hour at a beach without any pre warning that would have allowed us to take swimwear and towels. The tour guide could also not find toilets for us at the beach stop. Not a good thing for a bus load of geriatrics!!

 

On board all is still excellent. We may decide that staying on the ship is the best option.

[flossie009]

On 12/14/2023 at 6:20 PM, Jlhalldc said:

And tell Fabio "hi" from us!

Fabio sends his best wishes

 

A hummingbird in Guadeloupe 

 

 

 

 

Farewell Guadeloupe 

 

Good morning Grenada

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 17, 2023 by flossie009

[flossie009]

18 hours ago, CJANDH said:

the bus was old and dirty.

Was it this one that we caught sight of at the rum distillery ?  🤣

 

Sorry your tour was no good.

Ours was “OK”. Bus, driver & guide were good, but there were too many guests in the group, meaning that the guide was inaudible when off the bus.

We have given feedback to Destinations.

 

We are trying a tour of Spice Farms and another rum distillery this afternoon.

 

Looking forward to seeing what dishes are offered at the Caribbean Buffet tonight

 

 

 

 

[CJANDH]

3 hours ago, flossie009 said:

Was it this one that we caught sight of at the rum distillery ?  🤣

 

Sorry your tour was no good.

Ours was “OK”. Bus, driver & guide were good, but there were too many guests in the group, meaning that the guide was inaudible when off the bus.

We have given feedback to Destinations.

 

We are trying a tour of Spice Farms and another rum distillery this afternoon.

 

Looking forward to seeing what dishes are offered at the Caribbean Buffet tonight

 

 

 

 

LOL. Great picture. Our bus was not that beat up

[CJANDH]

3 hours ago, flossie009 said:

 

Looking forward to seeing what dishes are offered at the Caribbean Buffet tonight

Spit roasted suckling pig is the main course with lots of salads and sides. I think we will go to Compass Rose for something a little more civilized.

[mrlevin]

21 minutes ago, CJANDH said:

Spit roasted suckling pig is the main course with lots of salads and sides. I think we will go to Compass Rose for something a little more civilized.

Nothing is more civilized than roasting a pig over an open pit.  I will be interested in seeing how well they pull off the bbq indoors along with dance party for entire ship in Horizon.  We had this happen once before when Beatles night on deck got rained out and it was a bit of a disaster.

[seasickphil]

43 minutes ago, mrlevin said:

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45 minutes ago, mrlevin said:

Nothing is more civilized than roasting a pig over an open pit.

 

Not sure our vegetarian friends [i'm not one of them] on this forum would totally agree with that statement. 🙂🙂

[flossie009]

 

Making our way back to the ship after an excellent excursion in Grenada (GND-001 The Spice of Our Lives)

A similar type of itinerary to yesterday in Guadeloupe ……… but so, so much better 😁

A group of 18 guests on a small bus with a congenial driver/guide. Plus very knowledgeable guides at each of the locations we visited (spiced jam factory, spice garden and a rum distillery)

 

[mnocket]

2 hours ago, mrlevin said:

Nothing is more civilized than roasting a pig over an open pit.  I will be interested in seeing how well they pull off the bbq indoors along with dance party for entire ship in Horizon.  We had this happen once before when Beatles night on deck got rained out and it was a bit of a disaster.

I'm going to atleast give it a try, but I do expect it to be somewhat of a cluster. I can't see any way they can accommodate all those people in the space available. 

[mrlevin]

10 minutes ago, mnocket said:

I'm going to atleast give it a try, but I do expect it to be somewhat of a cluster. I can't see any way they can accommodate all those people in the space available. 

I agree 100% especially as they are not going to open the doors until 1830.  There are around ten 6-tops set up on covered area of pool deck that we can sit at now. 
 

It will be interesting at dance party to see how many attend in shorts.  Not my circus not my monkey; I will just be an observer. 

Edited December 17, 2023 by mrlevin

[lprp]

Our tour, GND-006 Mountain Rainforest, Grand Etang and Annandale was a bit sub-par. The visit to Laura Spice Garden was very interesting, the guide was very knowledgeable. The rest of the trip was “meh”, underwhelming. It wasn’t helped by the torrential downpours, we didn’t see the rainforest, just the rain…..

 

When we returned to the ship we found that P&O Britannia was berthed next to us.  I took a photo of the ships side by side.

 

We discovered that the ship had left Barbados yesterday and was not scheduled to call at Grenada, unfortunately there was a medical emergency so they made an unscheduled stop😔.

 

The photo is to show the difference in size of the ships, with no disrespect meant to the unfortunate evacuee.

 

 

Edited December 17, 2023 by lprp
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