Saturday we were at anchor here in Porto Belo, Brazil. We do not have a tour today and we decided to stay on the ship as I am not feeling 100% due to the cold, and the tender ride is about 45 minutes and the water is choppy.
Bob got up early and swam but I did not due to cold I am fighting. We then had a light breakfast in La Veranda. Lots of people eat late it seems.
It was a very quite day for us. I did some knitting and read. Worked on the crossword puzzles which takes a fair amount of time late in the week. They get harder as the week progresses. Sunday's puzzle is always a real challenge.
At sail away, they scheduled a sail away party on the front of the ship but the weather turned to a thunder and lightening storm so they moved it to the Observation Lounge. This is for those passengers with Gold, Platinum, and Titanium levels. We are Platinum. We sat with Noel and Tom and Ann and Richard. All of the six of us are doing the entire Miami to Miami. They had a nice selection of sweets but I decided not to eat any since I had not exercised at all.
Cocktails in Mariner Lounge and then dinner in Compass Rose. We try and sit in Risky's section. She is from Indonesia and married to one of the waiters from The Philippines. She has not told us which one, so we have to try and figure it out. She is a terrific server. Paces our dinner to our likes.
Back to the suite and turned in early. Still not feeling great.
Sunday, February 28, 2016
Saturday, February 27, 2016
Sea Day
Friday was our only sea day on this leg of the cruise. Of course, I am fighting a cold. So I decided not to swim as I really do not feel that great. Lots of coughing and I would only spread it to others.
Had a light breakfast after Bob came down from his swim. Seems we were sitting in a "dead" zone. It took a while for us to get coffee and hot water for me. We are now allowed to serve ourselves at the buffet but you do need the staff to serve the coffee, tea, ice water, etc. Seems they were busy clearing plates and resetting the tables to worry about us. I finally was able to flag Ivan down and he took care of us.
I finally made an appointment to get my pedicure. Hated to go with this cold but I was in desperate need. The nail girl is from Poland. Very nice young lady. She is the only nail person so today she was really busy. On sea days, lots of spa treatments are booked.
Had lunch in Compass Rose and then a nap for Bob and I did some knitting. Front and back of the sweater are complete and now working on the first sleeve. Also doing the needlepoint belt.
Did not play any games today as they were all up on the sports deck and I do not like to be in the sun that long.
Tonight was the Seven Seas Society party. This is a cocktail party for those guests who have sailed with Regent before. That is just about the entire ship. So we skip it. And have our cocktails in Mariner Lounge. Dinner tonight is in Prime 7.
Dinner was good. I started with a half of the lettuce wedge salad and Bob had shrimp cocktail. Then we both had the seafood platter which is a small plate offering. One half lobster tail, two crab legs, and one scallop. All very good. And we skipped dessert.
Turned in early as I do not feel that great.
Had a light breakfast after Bob came down from his swim. Seems we were sitting in a "dead" zone. It took a while for us to get coffee and hot water for me. We are now allowed to serve ourselves at the buffet but you do need the staff to serve the coffee, tea, ice water, etc. Seems they were busy clearing plates and resetting the tables to worry about us. I finally was able to flag Ivan down and he took care of us.
I finally made an appointment to get my pedicure. Hated to go with this cold but I was in desperate need. The nail girl is from Poland. Very nice young lady. She is the only nail person so today she was really busy. On sea days, lots of spa treatments are booked.
Had lunch in Compass Rose and then a nap for Bob and I did some knitting. Front and back of the sweater are complete and now working on the first sleeve. Also doing the needlepoint belt.
Did not play any games today as they were all up on the sports deck and I do not like to be in the sun that long.
Tonight was the Seven Seas Society party. This is a cocktail party for those guests who have sailed with Regent before. That is just about the entire ship. So we skip it. And have our cocktails in Mariner Lounge. Dinner tonight is in Prime 7.
Dinner was good. I started with a half of the lettuce wedge salad and Bob had shrimp cocktail. Then we both had the seafood platter which is a small plate offering. One half lobster tail, two crab legs, and one scallop. All very good. And we skipped dessert.
Turned in early as I do not feel that great.
Friday, February 26, 2016
Montevideo in Pictures
So here are the pictures from our stay in Montevideo for the second time.
This is the other ship that was here too. The Saga Pearl II. Ship is 28 years old and it looks it. No balconies. It is also doing around South America but from Southampton.
Not the kind of life boat I would want to be on.
Also at this area is the Navy.
This is the Admiralty building here at the port.
When Bob did his walk, he passed this on the dock.
A typical street in the old city of Montevideo. Lots of room to walk around.
The inside of the Cathedral.
And the inside of the dome of the Cathedral.
In the old days, the city was surrounded by this wall. This is what is left of the wall and it is now the entrance to Independence Square.
Independence Square. Lots of benches and statues.
This is the Opera House.
A statue of Artegis. Not sure who is was. But a nice statue none the less.
Soliders walking, formal dress and cammo dress.
Up close their is the welcome at the dock. Welcome written in several languages.
This is the other ship that was here too. The Saga Pearl II. Ship is 28 years old and it looks it. No balconies. It is also doing around South America but from Southampton.
Not the kind of life boat I would want to be on.
Also at this area is the Navy.
This is the Admiralty building here at the port.
When Bob did his walk, he passed this on the dock.
A typical street in the old city of Montevideo. Lots of room to walk around.
The inside of the Cathedral.
And the inside of the dome of the Cathedral.
In the old days, the city was surrounded by this wall. This is what is left of the wall and it is now the entrance to Independence Square.
Independence Square. Lots of benches and statues.
This is the Opera House.
A statue of Artegis. Not sure who is was. But a nice statue none the less.
Soliders walking, formal dress and cammo dress.
Up close their is the welcome at the dock. Welcome written in several languages.
Thursday, February 25, 2016
Montevideo, Uruguay
Wednesday we docked in Montevideo once more. We decided not to take the tour we had signed up for so we handed back the tickets as all the tours here are sold out.
We had a light breakfast in La Veranda. We are still under code red level 2 so no serving yourself. It makes it kind of slow as they have one person at each station. And we had to sit all the way front of the room. Turns out this is where the Captain sits so she stopped and talked with us for about 10 minutes. A real nice lady.
Back to the suite to work on the Daily Quiz and Bob does more editing of pictures. Then we went up to swim for one hour. As we are docked, the water is calm. Most people are off the ship but some do stay and sun themselves.
In the afternoon, I decided to start to play some of the games. I want to get enough points to get a new t-shirt for Bob. They no longer sell them in the shop so you have to earn points to get one. So today was bowling. I came in third but that only means I got one point. Everyone who plays gets one point. So not big deal. But it was fun. No needlepoint as we are docked.
Bob decided to take a walk into town but I stayed on the ship. He did not take a watch or his cell phone. But he thought there was a clock on his camera. There is but it was one hour off. He cut it close to missing the ship.
There was a cocktail party for the people who booked with Signatures of which Keene Travel is a member so we attended. The block party was also tonight but we opted to just go the Mariner Lounge and enjoy a real cocktail. We are having dinner with Tom and Noel from Las Vegas and Montana. They did the same cruise with us in 2012. We had a great dinner and great conversation.
On this leg of the cruise, a group of 44 Asian folks came on. Some are from Indonesia, some from Singapore, and I think, some are from Hong Kong. They have already consumed 48 bottles of Dom Periome ( sorry for the misspelling) champagne. And one bottle of red wine that cost $4000.00. They did get a 10% discount on the wine. But they have bought all the Dom so none for us to celebrate our 47th. Too bad. Not that we would have bought it anyway. And last night, they all wanted to eat in Prime 7. That is not possible unless they close it to others. So some ate there while the others ate in Compass Rose. Last night they had a special Asian dinner. Regent must be happy with they way they are spending money.
After dinner we came back to the cabin and read for a bit and then lights out.
We had a light breakfast in La Veranda. We are still under code red level 2 so no serving yourself. It makes it kind of slow as they have one person at each station. And we had to sit all the way front of the room. Turns out this is where the Captain sits so she stopped and talked with us for about 10 minutes. A real nice lady.
Back to the suite to work on the Daily Quiz and Bob does more editing of pictures. Then we went up to swim for one hour. As we are docked, the water is calm. Most people are off the ship but some do stay and sun themselves.
In the afternoon, I decided to start to play some of the games. I want to get enough points to get a new t-shirt for Bob. They no longer sell them in the shop so you have to earn points to get one. So today was bowling. I came in third but that only means I got one point. Everyone who plays gets one point. So not big deal. But it was fun. No needlepoint as we are docked.
Bob decided to take a walk into town but I stayed on the ship. He did not take a watch or his cell phone. But he thought there was a clock on his camera. There is but it was one hour off. He cut it close to missing the ship.
There was a cocktail party for the people who booked with Signatures of which Keene Travel is a member so we attended. The block party was also tonight but we opted to just go the Mariner Lounge and enjoy a real cocktail. We are having dinner with Tom and Noel from Las Vegas and Montana. They did the same cruise with us in 2012. We had a great dinner and great conversation.
On this leg of the cruise, a group of 44 Asian folks came on. Some are from Indonesia, some from Singapore, and I think, some are from Hong Kong. They have already consumed 48 bottles of Dom Periome ( sorry for the misspelling) champagne. And one bottle of red wine that cost $4000.00. They did get a 10% discount on the wine. But they have bought all the Dom so none for us to celebrate our 47th. Too bad. Not that we would have bought it anyway. And last night, they all wanted to eat in Prime 7. That is not possible unless they close it to others. So some ate there while the others ate in Compass Rose. Last night they had a special Asian dinner. Regent must be happy with they way they are spending money.
After dinner we came back to the cabin and read for a bit and then lights out.
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Buenos Aires Day Three in Pictures - Second Visit to Punta del Estes
Thought I would post the pictures from yesterday as today we did not get off the ship.
We got up early and went up to La Veranda for a light breakfast. Then we waited for an hour and headed up to the pool to do one hour of exercises. Had the pool to ourselves the entire time. There were some people sitting on the deck sunning but no one came into the pool. A couple did enter the hot tub but that was all. But it was early and lots of the people were on tour.
Back to the suite to work on the Daily Quiz. Bob edited the pictures. So I will include them here.
We rode the bus around the city. Lots of tall buildings.
New buildings and old ones. The old ones have lots of character.
This is Monday morning traffic. Big difference from yesterday.
This building is the Teabo Colon. Not sure what it is used for.
Again, the Obolisk. Notice I am sitting in the front of the bus under the roof. Trying to stay out of the sun.
The Obolisk has this written on it.
We stopped at Plaza of Mayo. Some of the buildings here at the plaza.
More views of the Plaza de Mayo.
Another view of Plaza de Mayo.
And this monument in the center of the plaza.
Another view of the Cathedral. We still do not think it looks like a Cathedral from the outside.
The dome of the Cathedral. You finally can see the cross on the top.
I stayed on the bus and rode to the gas station. Bob was not sure the same bus would come back to pick him up, but we did.
This is one of the government buildings. It is called Casa Rosada. Not sure what it is used for but has a lot of security around it.
This is our bus. This was the last time we saw it.
This area is named Caminito. Lots of colorful buildings.
This mural is on the side of one of the buildings. It is in 3-D and features the volunteer firemen.
The rest of our day was quiet.
Forgot to mention, we have a new Captain. And it is the first women for Regent Cruises. She is from Italy and appears to be fully qualified. We met her yesterday.
Dressed for dinner and cocktails in Mariner Lounge. Then dinner at Compass Rose.
We got up early and went up to La Veranda for a light breakfast. Then we waited for an hour and headed up to the pool to do one hour of exercises. Had the pool to ourselves the entire time. There were some people sitting on the deck sunning but no one came into the pool. A couple did enter the hot tub but that was all. But it was early and lots of the people were on tour.
Back to the suite to work on the Daily Quiz. Bob edited the pictures. So I will include them here.
We rode the bus around the city. Lots of tall buildings.
New buildings and old ones. The old ones have lots of character.
This is Monday morning traffic. Big difference from yesterday.
This building is the Teabo Colon. Not sure what it is used for.
Again, the Obolisk. Notice I am sitting in the front of the bus under the roof. Trying to stay out of the sun.
The Obolisk has this written on it.
We stopped at Plaza of Mayo. Some of the buildings here at the plaza.
More views of the Plaza de Mayo.
Another view of Plaza de Mayo.
And this monument in the center of the plaza.
Another view of the Cathedral. We still do not think it looks like a Cathedral from the outside.
The dome of the Cathedral. You finally can see the cross on the top.
I stayed on the bus and rode to the gas station. Bob was not sure the same bus would come back to pick him up, but we did.
This is one of the government buildings. It is called Casa Rosada. Not sure what it is used for but has a lot of security around it.
This is our bus. This was the last time we saw it.
This area is named Caminito. Lots of colorful buildings.
This mural is on the side of one of the buildings. It is in 3-D and features the volunteer firemen.
The rest of our day was quiet.
Forgot to mention, we have a new Captain. And it is the first women for Regent Cruises. She is from Italy and appears to be fully qualified. We met her yesterday.
Dressed for dinner and cocktails in Mariner Lounge. Then dinner at Compass Rose.
Buenos Aires - Day 3
Monday was our third day here in Buenos Aires. We got up early and headed to the pool to swim. The man was going to clean the pool so we sat on the deck chair and waited for him to finish. Then we did get to swim for one hour. Had the pool to ourselves.
Cleaned up and headed back up to La Veranda for a light breakfast. And then we took the port shuttle to the terminal where we just missed the shuttle to take us into town. Bob realized he had forgotten his camera, so he took the port shuttle back to the ship and I waited in the terminal. He did not make it back in time for the next shuttle but the lady offered us a ride into town by private car to the Stern store. The jewelry store is right next to our regular shuttle stop.
We then bought two tickets for the open air tour. This is like a hop on hop off bus but instead of just dropping you off, they wait with you, give you a time to be back and then continue with the tour. The first stop was in the area of the Cathedral. Since I was there yesterday, I stayed on the bus while Bob got off. The bus then drove away and I got a little concerned but it seems he had to get gas for the bus. We returned to pick up the passengers and then drove around the city. Passed the soccer stadium and then stopped at La Boca area. The guide told us to meet him at 1pm at the spot where he told us and at a little before that time, we were just walking around. We did spot him but he was talking to one of the ladies in her tango dress. So we just waited for the group but the group never arrived. He took off running and we were left standing there wondering what he was going to do. We thought he would bring the bus to the area he stated, but that never happened. So we went to where he headed but no bus. We were stranded. This is not an area near where we needed to be so we decided to take a taxi back to the shuttle stop. We were lucky that a taxi was just letting off passengers and we had to talk him into taking us as he only wanted pesos and we only had dollars. I was willing to pay him almost anything to get us back to the shuttle stop. He finally agreed and we were saved.
Back on the ship for a late lunch. Then a nap for Bob and I worked on the daily quiz. Had to hurry as you need to hand it in by 3pm.
Dressed for dinner and started with cocktails in the Mariner Lounge. Dana and Sandy joined us as we had arranged to eat with them. We had a great time learning about them. Dinner was at a great pace and we finished about 10pm. We were almost the last ones in the Compass Rose. We then headed to the suite and bed.
Cleaned up and headed back up to La Veranda for a light breakfast. And then we took the port shuttle to the terminal where we just missed the shuttle to take us into town. Bob realized he had forgotten his camera, so he took the port shuttle back to the ship and I waited in the terminal. He did not make it back in time for the next shuttle but the lady offered us a ride into town by private car to the Stern store. The jewelry store is right next to our regular shuttle stop.
We then bought two tickets for the open air tour. This is like a hop on hop off bus but instead of just dropping you off, they wait with you, give you a time to be back and then continue with the tour. The first stop was in the area of the Cathedral. Since I was there yesterday, I stayed on the bus while Bob got off. The bus then drove away and I got a little concerned but it seems he had to get gas for the bus. We returned to pick up the passengers and then drove around the city. Passed the soccer stadium and then stopped at La Boca area. The guide told us to meet him at 1pm at the spot where he told us and at a little before that time, we were just walking around. We did spot him but he was talking to one of the ladies in her tango dress. So we just waited for the group but the group never arrived. He took off running and we were left standing there wondering what he was going to do. We thought he would bring the bus to the area he stated, but that never happened. So we went to where he headed but no bus. We were stranded. This is not an area near where we needed to be so we decided to take a taxi back to the shuttle stop. We were lucky that a taxi was just letting off passengers and we had to talk him into taking us as he only wanted pesos and we only had dollars. I was willing to pay him almost anything to get us back to the shuttle stop. He finally agreed and we were saved.
Back on the ship for a late lunch. Then a nap for Bob and I worked on the daily quiz. Had to hurry as you need to hand it in by 3pm.
Dressed for dinner and started with cocktails in the Mariner Lounge. Dana and Sandy joined us as we had arranged to eat with them. We had a great time learning about them. Dinner was at a great pace and we finished about 10pm. We were almost the last ones in the Compass Rose. We then headed to the suite and bed.
Monday, February 22, 2016
Buenos Aires in Pictures
So here are the pictures from day 2 in Buenos Aires.
We find McDonald's in every city we visit. This is the menu of the one on Florida Avenue in Buenos Aires. One American Dollar is about 15 Argentine Peso.
The Avenues are wide and mostly one way. Being Sunday, not much traffic.
The close up view of the Avenue.
Some of the great buildings in the city.
This is Florida Avenue. Only people can travel on it. Lots of shops but most were closed.
We found this building and Bob thought Gretchen might be able to identify the type of column seen here. The building looks Greek to us but what a surprise when we entered.
The hop on hop off buses outside the Greek style building. The dome behind the front gives you some idea of what the building is.
The were these fences along the front of the building. We thnk it is for protection and not sure if they are up all the time.
But this is what the building is.
And this is the inside of the building. We now know it is the Cathedral. Mass was going on so we stayed and waited for it to end.
The altar of the Cathedral. Just before communion was served.
The local priest. The purple is because we are in the lent season.
The front of the church.
This is the tomb of Jose de San Martin. The two soldiers stand there all the time the Cathedral is open. Not sure if they do it round the clock.
And the favorite son of the Cathedral.
Some of the buildings here in Buenos Aires. We found this one unique.
On our walk back, the Gallery of the Pacific was open but only to the food court. The food court is on the lower level. They have this cafe and then around the corner you find things like KFC, etc.
Very nice restrooms that come in handy.
Across from the Marriott is this lovely park.
The park in full bloom. And the tower in the background.
More beautiful trees in the park.
To get back to the ship, you need to take the inter port shuttle. There were not many of us on this shuttle. That is the back of Dana and Sandy. They are from Huntsville Arkansas. They are doing the entire trip and have the cabin next to us.
We find McDonald's in every city we visit. This is the menu of the one on Florida Avenue in Buenos Aires. One American Dollar is about 15 Argentine Peso.
The Avenues are wide and mostly one way. Being Sunday, not much traffic.
The close up view of the Avenue.
Some of the great buildings in the city.
This is Florida Avenue. Only people can travel on it. Lots of shops but most were closed.
We found this building and Bob thought Gretchen might be able to identify the type of column seen here. The building looks Greek to us but what a surprise when we entered.
The hop on hop off buses outside the Greek style building. The dome behind the front gives you some idea of what the building is.
The were these fences along the front of the building. We thnk it is for protection and not sure if they are up all the time.
But this is what the building is.
And this is the inside of the building. We now know it is the Cathedral. Mass was going on so we stayed and waited for it to end.
The altar of the Cathedral. Just before communion was served.
The local priest. The purple is because we are in the lent season.
The front of the church.
This is the tomb of Jose de San Martin. The two soldiers stand there all the time the Cathedral is open. Not sure if they do it round the clock.
And the favorite son of the Cathedral.
Some of the buildings here in Buenos Aires. We found this one unique.
On our walk back, the Gallery of the Pacific was open but only to the food court. The food court is on the lower level. They have this cafe and then around the corner you find things like KFC, etc.
Very nice restrooms that come in handy.
Across from the Marriott is this lovely park.
The park in full bloom. And the tower in the background.
To get back to the ship, you need to take the inter port shuttle. There were not many of us on this shuttle. That is the back of Dana and Sandy. They are from Huntsville Arkansas. They are doing the entire trip and have the cabin next to us.
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