I really like the bathroom on this ship. It's roomy, with both a big bathtub and stall shower, and the mirrors don't fog up. The floor is marble, but not heated like on the Viking Ocean, which was a nice touch. The closet is also very nice - a walk-in that is big enough to get dressed in easily. The balcony is only large enough for two very large chairs and a small table, but the deck chairs are fully padded and very comfortable. They bring the pads in every night so they don't get too damp or blow overboard.
After a nice breakfast of eggs benedict in the Compass Rose, we headed to the coffee shop. I tried a vanilla coffee which had a dash of vanilla and a shot of spiced tea. Not my favorite although it got better after a while. The rest of the morning was spent around the pool reading. The seas have been pretty calm - just enough movement to make you aware and more cautious as you walk around.
Our travel agent is part of some kind of travel consortium called Virtuoso Voyages and they have special "events" for their passengers. Today was a private tour of the galley and then a private cocktail party. At St. Barts they are hosting a lunch at one of the swanky hotels. Unfortunately, we had booked a tour already that conflicted, so we got a $100 shipboard credit instead.
The captain had a Welcome Party in the theatre which we attended just to see how it compares to those on Princess. This one wasn't that well attended, probably because "free drinks" isn't quite the incentive it is on a ship where they aren't already "free", and because he just introduced the ship's officers and said welcome aboard. We like to hear the passenger statistics that they do on Princess (numbers, most travelled, etc.), but they didn't do that here.
However, Regent has "block parties" at the beginning of each voyage where at a designated time (6 pm today), you get a wine glass from your cabin and step out into the hall to meet your "neighbors". Staff come around with white or red wine and a few canapes and you mingle with your neighbors for 1/2 an hour or so. It was a hoot.
We had dinner reservations at Chartreuse, the French restaurant, tonight. We shared a table with Jackie and Larry from Santa Rosa, CA. They were fun and we enjoyed their company, perhaps a little more than the food. My rack of lamb was good, but the escargot and Coquiles St. Jacques that Michael had were a disappointment. The escargot that I had in the main restaurant was the more traditional style and I will definitely be ordering that again, since it is available every day.
We made it to the 9:30 show which was a dance performance. The shows here aren't the big extravaganzas on other larger ships, but the quality was as good. And we were quite pleased to note that the volume was just right, not blasting us out of our seats.
Tomorrow we arrive in San Juan in the early afternoon.
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