Wednesday, March 20th
Well it is 2:00pm now and this is what seas look like today. Fortunately, the 35 knot gale force winds are mostly from our stern (rear) so ride is not as bad if from any other direction. Captain says seas should get better by tomorrow morning. Now he is saying we had a "propulsion problem" not engine related. This is hard for me to believe but said our speed dropped 3 knots because of the cold ocean water temperature. I will confirm if that is possible with Bjorn, who used to be the Chief Engineer on this ship. We are scheduled to arrive in Hong Kong (skipping next scheduled port at Xiamen) at 2:00pm day after tomorrow (Friday). Now Captain says we may be arriving early if they can secure docking space for the early arrival.
We are kind of sickies. Rebecca woke up this morning with upset stomach and has been lying around all day. I have had an upper respiratory thing going on since boarding in Beijing but getting around ok and still working out in gym. Hope she is feeling better after her nap as we are to have dinner tonight with a couple who was on our 2010 world cruise. Except for me going to gym, we have been holed up in suite all day.
After 5pm now and Rebecca is getting ready. At 6pm we have a "block party"! Everyone goes outside their door into hall way and the suite stewardess serves wine as we meet the neighbors around us. Regent is only cruise line to do this and I think it is great idea. The Captain, General Manager, and Cruise Director goes running up every corridor saying hello to all. We will meet John and Hee Ann at 6:30 for cocktail prior to having dinner together. Going up to Sette Mari, the Italian restaurant. This is a new concept that we help test last year on our South America cruise. As your day begins, ours ends!
https://goo.gl/photos/NpNHhuky83a6UiH48
Well it is 2:00pm now and this is what seas look like today. Fortunately, the 35 knot gale force winds are mostly from our stern (rear) so ride is not as bad if from any other direction. Captain says seas should get better by tomorrow morning. Now he is saying we had a "propulsion problem" not engine related. This is hard for me to believe but said our speed dropped 3 knots because of the cold ocean water temperature. I will confirm if that is possible with Bjorn, who used to be the Chief Engineer on this ship. We are scheduled to arrive in Hong Kong (skipping next scheduled port at Xiamen) at 2:00pm day after tomorrow (Friday). Now Captain says we may be arriving early if they can secure docking space for the early arrival.
We are kind of sickies. Rebecca woke up this morning with upset stomach and has been lying around all day. I have had an upper respiratory thing going on since boarding in Beijing but getting around ok and still working out in gym. Hope she is feeling better after her nap as we are to have dinner tonight with a couple who was on our 2010 world cruise. Except for me going to gym, we have been holed up in suite all day.
After 5pm now and Rebecca is getting ready. At 6pm we have a "block party"! Everyone goes outside their door into hall way and the suite stewardess serves wine as we meet the neighbors around us. Regent is only cruise line to do this and I think it is great idea. The Captain, General Manager, and Cruise Director goes running up every corridor saying hello to all. We will meet John and Hee Ann at 6:30 for cocktail prior to having dinner together. Going up to Sette Mari, the Italian restaurant. This is a new concept that we help test last year on our South America cruise. As your day begins, ours ends!
https://goo.gl/photos/NpNHhuky83a6UiH48
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