While in Venice, onboard our ship, we had a special dedication ceremony. Guests and officers were invited along with some crew who deserved special mention. Our Senior Director of Entertainment, Michael Day was on board to celebrate, which was appropriate as it was the realization of his idea that we were celebrating. Michael was able to have built on all three of our ships new sport courts. We opened up the first ever dedicated Bocce / Croquet court as sea. Crystal had a small croquet court on the Harmony when it first came out but later was taken away. And that was a tiny little thing this one is a perfect size and will get a lot of play over the years to come. I happen to introduce both of these games onboard Regent ships quite a few years ago and we always played it in the Atriums or stairwell foyers, but now it’s great to have a first class, dedicated area.
The dual purpose court is on the deck 12 starboard side aft here and the other court is on the port side. That is where you’ll now find a six hole, very large, golf putting green. Guests can now practice their short or long putts or even play a round. Both sides are located near a wall with lights which also allows for some play at night, which our guests figured out quickly. The company that created these courts for us, by chance, is located in our hometown of Traverse City, Michigan…Imagine that! Check out the photos of our ribbon cutting ceremony.
Ribbon cutting ceremony as we open the golf putting greens. Senior Director of Entertainment Michael Day in the yellow shirt.
On the starboard side, on the Croquet / Bocce Court with Dana and Ship's Hostess Else and a good shot of the two men who created it.
A parting shot...Dana, about to sink the course's first hole in one!
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