Regent Seven Seas Cruise Director, Jamie Logan's Blog
Day #50 of 145 On February 25th we sailed from Brisbane with one extra guest, Captain Peter Martin has been our Reef Pilot for the last eight days and he will leave in Darwin tomorrow morning. A Reef Pilot is asssigned to all ships, even military ships, that ply the waters of the Great Barrier Reef. This gentleman also offered a lecture which he did this morning for about 200 of … [Read more...]
Day 42 of 145 Sydney, Australia is a great city and very high on my top ten places to sail in to, but not out of. That’s because I always hate to leave it! Many, many fond memories from here! Unfortunately, we only had one day there this year and it was a disembarkation and embarkation day, which meant a lot of work and details to handle. Sailing in is always very special. The … [Read more...]
Day 41 of 145 What a shock it was to see Christchurch, New Zealand, this beautiful city with the beautiful name, to be in such devastation! It is hard to believe that we just spent a wonderful day there 9 days ago. This church I that I took a picture of has been on the news and is now in rubble. They were having a flower festival inside on the Sunday we were … [Read more...]
Day 38 of 145 The Bass Strait did not let us down! As I had aforementioned, the Bass Strait, which we have had to transit in order to get to Melbourne, was also the site of the Seven Seas Voyager's worst day of weather ever! That was several years ago when we passed through what the locals called a "hundred year storm" when the waves were estimated to be 80 feet. That was quite a day! This … [Read more...]
36 of 145 It was a tale of two seas. Our first day on the Tasman Sea was as calm as I had ever seen it. There were some wide rolling swells, but they didn’t amount to much at all. This allowed us to make much better time than the estimated speed we were scheduled to make in these two days we had to get to Tasmania. Therefore, the captain was able to make some good time. As it turned out, … [Read more...]
Day 34 of 145 Today turned out to be the day of all days, as we enjoyed a triple treat sailing the Dusky, Doubtful and Milford Sounds! Fiordland National Park is a World Heritage Site. Ironically, Milford like Doubtful and Dusky, are all fiords (this is how the Kiwis spell it), but were incorrectly termed “sounds” by Captain Cook who charted the region in the 1770’s and is subsequently … [Read more...]
Day32 of 145 - Part 2 As we continue our journey circling New Zealand we called at Lyttelton, the gateway to Christchurch, which is just through the tunnel and a short distance over the mountain. Today Captain Scala had some visitors onboard. His special guests were all of the local marine pilots for the port. Seven Seas Voyager Captain Pier Paulo Scala with Lyttelton, New Zealand's … [Read more...]
Day 32 of 145 - Part 1A shipboard Valentine’s fairy tale… Lovely Amanda, worked with us as Social Hostess on the 2009 World Cruise. Just prior to the beginning of that, at the prompting of Assistant Cruise Director Elda and also Cruise Director Lorraine, she and the Human Resources Manager, Richard started to date casually. By the middle of the world cruise the romance had taken … [Read more...]
Day 29 of 145Tauranga is located on the southern coast of what Captain Cook named “The Bay of Plenty,” located on the north island of New Zealand. It’s a quaint resort town situated at the base of Mt. Maunganui, which is a worthwhile climb for a great view of the city. The city is also the gateway to Rotorua, New Zealand’s geothermal tourist hot spot, some 40 miles away. I have been to … [Read more...]
Day 28 of 145 We are now in the “City of Sails” – Auckland, New Zealand and it is great to be back! Unfortunately, we have come to the end of our first segment and that means that it's time to say "Farewell" to many great friends we have made along the way, like Cindy and Walt who were two of my late night gamers. We play team games with 20 -30 people in the Coffee Connections … [Read more...]
Day 26 of 145 It was a super, Super Bowl Monday here, as we are now a day ahead of the USA. Bay of Islands is a most beautiful spot. We anchored off the quaint little town of Russell and just down the coast from Waitangi where the Treaty of Waitangi was signed between the British Crown and 540 rangatira (chiefs) in 1840. It is now New Zealand’s National Day which is celebrated on February … [Read more...]
We just finished up two more wonderful days at sea and today spent the day in Cairns, Eastern Australia, which it the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef – also one of the best places to rollerblade. Many guests headed out to enjoy many touring possibilities to the mountains or out to the reef for a day of swimming and snorkeling and flying around in helicopters to view this magnificent natural … [Read more...]
Finally, we made it to Sydney where 25 years ago Dana and I had our first date (though it wasn’t really a “date”) for a dink in a jazz bar “on the rocks” (just above where our ship docks) and then the next day to the Taranga Zoo. This incredible city is in my top ten list for spectacular places to sail into. Unfortunately we had a lot of rain each of the two days but it is still just … [Read more...]
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