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"R&R"
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
BACK HOME
Our flight from LAX (Los Angeles) back to DFW departed almost 2 hours late due to late arriving plane and then waiting on a flight attendant cruise to show up. Our flight was my first on American's new Airbus 321 which seems the replacement for their aging Boeing 757's. It holds around 170 passengers. Our first class seats were very nice with an interactive tv screen in the seat back in front of us. You could select movies, music, tv shows, etc. I rewatched "American Sniper". Our young Miami based flight attendant crew were excellent. We were even offered drinks during boarding which I did not expect since boarding started very late and the agents wanted to get the flight out ASAP. The inflight service was equally as good and reminded me of the way flight attendants were 30 years ago. I had pre-selected our dinner entrees online a couple of months ago. I like that feature on AAL's website. We both had a fairly large portion of beef in wine sauce, rice, and snap peas. For dessert there were fresh cooked chocolate chip cookies. The wine selections were nice also. It was weird and probably not good for our bodies that we were having dinner at midnight Dallas time.
We walked into the house at 2:30 am!! Two very tired puppies and I immediately hoped into bed. The house was ok. You never know what to expect after being gone on these trips especially with the sometimes violent storms in north Texas.
We were up and going by 9:30 with unpacking, picking up the mail, and just getting caught up.
Well, that was our 82nd cruise and now have 973 nights on cruise ships. This cruise was nearly perfect in every way. What made it even more special was the weather we experienced in Alaska. May is normally a rainy month in Alaska but we had nice sunny days in all our ports with temperatures around 60 degrees. The locals were thanking us for bringing them some good weather. Also, once again Regent exceeded our expectations. Of course being able to cruise with our friend, Goran, was special. We were so happy for him and the members of his food and beverage team when the US health inspectors awarded them a 100% on a no notice inspection. This is a rare score for a cruise ship. After all our cruises I can tell how it was by listening to other passengers. Usually no matter how good the food or service is you hear some people bitching. There is one area of the US that is more well known for doing this, I won't say where. People talk when on excursions about things onboard the ship. Even though they are not talking to me, I listen. On this cruise I never heard any one complaining about the food and service. I will have to admit, however, getting off the ship for our excursions was not very organized as with Regent's other two ships. All in all, we loved this cruise. Only problem is it was just too short!!
If you have not done an Alaskan cruise, we would HIGHLY recommend it. Alaska is simply one of the most beautiful places in the whole world. We know as we have basically seen the whole world.
Ok, my next blog will be rolled out for our 72 night, "Circle South America" cruise that departs Miami on January 13th next year. We did this cruise in 2012 but there are a few new ports on the 2016 version. We will be sailing on the Regent Seven Seas "Mariner" ship again. It is a beautiful ship. You will certainly enjoy the itinerary and photos. Until then, I hope you have enjoyed cruising with us to Alaska.
We walked into the house at 2:30 am!! Two very tired puppies and I immediately hoped into bed. The house was ok. You never know what to expect after being gone on these trips especially with the sometimes violent storms in north Texas.
We were up and going by 9:30 with unpacking, picking up the mail, and just getting caught up.
Well, that was our 82nd cruise and now have 973 nights on cruise ships. This cruise was nearly perfect in every way. What made it even more special was the weather we experienced in Alaska. May is normally a rainy month in Alaska but we had nice sunny days in all our ports with temperatures around 60 degrees. The locals were thanking us for bringing them some good weather. Also, once again Regent exceeded our expectations. Of course being able to cruise with our friend, Goran, was special. We were so happy for him and the members of his food and beverage team when the US health inspectors awarded them a 100% on a no notice inspection. This is a rare score for a cruise ship. After all our cruises I can tell how it was by listening to other passengers. Usually no matter how good the food or service is you hear some people bitching. There is one area of the US that is more well known for doing this, I won't say where. People talk when on excursions about things onboard the ship. Even though they are not talking to me, I listen. On this cruise I never heard any one complaining about the food and service. I will have to admit, however, getting off the ship for our excursions was not very organized as with Regent's other two ships. All in all, we loved this cruise. Only problem is it was just too short!!
If you have not done an Alaskan cruise, we would HIGHLY recommend it. Alaska is simply one of the most beautiful places in the whole world. We know as we have basically seen the whole world.
Ok, my next blog will be rolled out for our 72 night, "Circle South America" cruise that departs Miami on January 13th next year. We did this cruise in 2012 but there are a few new ports on the 2016 version. We will be sailing on the Regent Seven Seas "Mariner" ship again. It is a beautiful ship. You will certainly enjoy the itinerary and photos. Until then, I hope you have enjoyed cruising with us to Alaska.
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