Greetings friends and followers, it’s nice to be back on board and to be able to blog again about our work and travels with Regent Seven Seas Cruises. Dana and I have actually been back since the second week in August but it’s been a whirlwind here with a different port every single day and just haven’t had the time to sit down and share my thoughts. But now, we are caught up in our work and have things running the way we like it so the time has come to get back at it! Take a look at our ship’s itinerary – every day is another adventure for our guests and we plan to get out a bit and enjoy some of it too!
To those who have read along during the last few months of sailing, or even with my recent trip to Alaska, this may sound redundant but I have to tell that there’s a simply great atmosphere on board Seven Seas Mariner and there are many, many crew whom we know from the Seven Seas Voyager. Captain Felice Patruno is here and we sailed on the Grand Asia Pacific with him last year at this time. He’s a gem of a man and is the only Captain to ever make me a cappuccino! Those Italians just have a knack for that sort of thing. A week or so ago I was up on the bridge early to do some commentary as we sailed into Venice and you can see the picture of him. It was a magnificent sail-in and you can see the sun rising in the window behind him. Also see a few of my shots from that below. I also played some Josh Groban, an American pop singer who sings in Italian, from the bridge as we sailed right through the middle of town. Venice is my #1 pick on my top ten places to sail into in the world. It is just amazing!
Captain "Cappuccino" - Felice Patruno
St. Mark's Square with the Doge's Palace (or Palzzo Ducale) on the right.
Another shot of the Grand Canal with the old customs house on the left with the gold dome.We spent three days docked in Venice but it was quite busy for us so we were only able to step ashore for a couple hours on the last day. But it was enough to get our “Venice Fix.” We walked from Piazza Roma, where the shuttle bus let us off and walked down to the picturesque Rialto Bridge then on to St. Mark’s Square where we crossed the Grand Canal at the Accademia Bridge and made our return from another direction. We just love walking there because around every corner is another photo opportunity and it’s easy…you just follow the signs.Dana on the back side of the Rialto Bridge.
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