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Re: Sea Mail from ROO [Re: Ngaire] #251237 12/21/18 08:37 PM
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,212 Maitland, FL jbittle cruiser
jbittle cruiser Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,212 Maitland, FL	Ngaire forgot to mention that the standing lizard said "In less than 15 minutes you can save over $400.00."

Re: Sea Mail from ROO [Re: Ngaire] #251241 12/22/18 05:25 PM
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 1,991 Fort Worth, TX pwolftx cruiser
pwolftx cruiser Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 1,991 Fort Worth, TX	Hey Roos -- someone please say hi to Ray Solaire for me. Unfortunately I haven't sailed with him for a long time Peggy

Re: Sea Mail from ROO [Re: Ngaire] #251243 12/23/18 01:53 AM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 8,923 Dallas, Texas Ngaire OP cruiser
OP Ngaire cruiser Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 8,923 Dallas, Texas	Will do Peggy. He looks good never seems to age.

Re: Sea Mail from ROO [Re: Ngaire] #251244 12/23/18 07:29 PM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,217 Tulsa OK R RachelG cruiser
RachelG cruiser R Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,217 Tulsa OK	Just getting caught up. I am so jealous. Would love to do this cruise, but unfortunately there is that nasty thing called work. Though I did remove a 107 lb ovarian tumor from a lady last week, which doesn’t come around every day. Still, would love to be there. The baby kangaroo is just adorable. And Australia is one of our favorite destinations. Congrats to Marc and Arlene on the free cruise as well.

Re: Sea Mail from ROO [Re: Ngaire] #251245 12/23/18 10:54 PM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 8,923 Dallas, Texas Ngaire OP cruiser
OP Ngaire cruiser Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 8,923 Dallas, Texas	In New Guinea. The children are adorable and the flora is really lush. My first shot I just took this love being able to post immediately.

Re: Sea Mail from ROO [Re: Ngaire] #251246 12/24/18 01:24 AM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 8,923 Dallas, Texas Ngaire OP cruiser
OP Ngaire cruiser Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 8,923 Dallas, Texas	Was not expecting much on our tour. It was only two hours and it was hot but I really enjoyed it. Guide spoke great English. Small bus about 14 people. We saw a lookout, went to a high school with a tour hosted by the top female student, and a then to a local marketplace. All very interesting. The people were really friendly all waving to us in the bus. Ken will have better shots but here are a few more.

Re: Sea Mail from ROO [Re: Ngaire] #251247 12/24/18 06:25 AM
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 885 Dallas, Texas Ken cruiser
Ken cruiser Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 885 Dallas, Texas	I'm a little behind on posting photos. Here are a few to catch up. A resort we visited on a tour in Airlie Beach, Australia. These were little cottages at the resort. This boat was used by General MacArthur during WWII. Crocodile show in Townsville, Australia. An overlook of Townsville. Butterfly Avery in Cairns, Australia. Ngaire, Pat, Jim and Kangaroos.

Re: Sea Mail from ROO [Re: Ngaire] #251248 12/24/18 06:39 AM
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 885 Dallas, Texas Ken cruiser
Ken cruiser Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 885 Dallas, Texas	Alotau, Papua New Guinea on our city tour: This young lady guided us at the school where she attended. Classrooms.

Re: Sea Mail from ROO [Re: Ngaire] #251249 12/24/18 06:49 AM
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 885 Dallas, Texas Ken cruiser
Ken cruiser Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 885 Dallas, Texas	A folk show with dancing and singing: I got a little too close. Local market.

Re: Sea Mail from ROO [Re: Ngaire] #251250 12/24/18 10:47 AM
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 6,352 Georgetown, TX Marc cruiser
Marc cruiser Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 6,352 Georgetown, TX	Trivia update: we have played nine times - six wins, one second, one third, and one crash and burn. Today we scored a perfect 15 and got a round of applause. Mensa quiz has been wonderful too. Port Moresby has been cancelled for tomorrow so three sea days in a row.

Re: Sea Mail from ROO [Re: Ngaire] #251251 12/27/18 06:16 AM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 8,923 Dallas, Texas Ngaire OP cruiser
OP Ngaire cruiser Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 8,923 Dallas, Texas	This morning we had a demonstration that we have never seen on a ship before. They put one of the life rafts that are housed in a barrel in the swimming pool and inflated it. It came up extremely quickly. Then they had staff compete for who could jump in the water, be pulled into the lifeboat and come out at the other end in the fastest time. Lots of fun. Ken took some video but not sure if he has pictures he can post. It may come up on our Facebook page he will send the video to Julie. Tomorrow Darwin. We are doing the jumping crocodile cruise tomorrow. Done it once before and enjoyed it very much. Seas have been unbelievably smooth. This time of the year is cyclone prone but fortunately all has been well. There was a cyclone when we arrived but it did not affect us at all. Looking at the Passage weather site it is the same calm seas for the next 10 days. Food has been great and trying hard not to eat so much but it is really difficult to keep on the straight and narrow. Off now to trivia our team as Marc has mentioned has been doing really well.

Re: Sea Mail from ROO [Re: Ngaire] #251252 12/28/18 05:58 AM
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,212 Maitland, FL jbittle cruiser
jbittle cruiser Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,212 Maitland, FL

Re: Sea Mail from ROO [Re: Ngaire] #251253 12/28/18 12:26 PM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 8,923 Dallas, Texas Ngaire OP cruiser
OP Ngaire cruiser Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 8,923 Dallas, Texas	Great shots Jim, that was a fun event and you captured it well.

Re: Sea Mail from ROO [Re: Ngaire] #251254 12/28/18 06:13 PM
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 10,084 Fullerton, CA petlover cruiser
petlover cruiser Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 10,084 Fullerton, CA	Wow, that was some exercise in the pool. We've never seen anything like that before. Thanks Jim for photos. I Love seeing all these photos of those adorable little kids. Such memories, they are so precious, I wanted to hug each one of them. I love reliving the crocodile jumping out of the water excursion, that was so fun. Thanks for taking us along with you !! Marcie

Re: Sea Mail from ROO [Re: petlover] #251255 12/29/18 03:52 AM
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 7,967 jhp cruiser
jhp cruiser Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 7,967	I’ve never seen that before either! Thanks so much to Jim for posting!

Re: Sea Mail from ROO [Re: Ngaire] #251256 12/29/18 08:51 AM
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 885 Dallas, Texas Ken cruiser
Ken cruiser Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 885 Dallas, Texas	Darwin, Australia - Jumping Crocodile Cruise: Magpie Geese near Adelaide River. The Adelaide River. It didn't take very long for this big guy to show up. Marc, Dave & Ngaire. Water Buffalo brought in from settlers. Whistling Kite.

Re: Sea Mail from ROO [Re: Ngaire] #251257 12/30/18 08:04 AM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 8,923 Dallas, Texas Ngaire OP cruiser
OP Ngaire cruiser Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 8,923 Dallas, Texas	So today was Komodo island to see the dragons. I decided to stay onboard, I have seen them three time before and it is so hot. Ken came back with a great story of some action like he has never seen before. There were two dragons by some water and another dragon approached. Hissing sounds started and then a chase ensued coming right towards the group. The rangers rushed everyone out of the dragons path. Ken said it was amazing how fast they were. He wished he had taken some video but he said it was so rushed moving out of the way. He did not want to be trampled by the dragons.

Re: Sea Mail from ROO [Re: Ngaire] #251258 12/30/18 09:40 AM
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 885 Dallas, Texas Ken cruiser
Ken cruiser Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 885 Dallas, Texas	Komodo Island: https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/POSTING/i-SgN4h6g/0/a764db3b/1280/Komodo%20Dragon-1280.mp4 Click on this link for a short video.

Re: Sea Mail from ROO [Re: Ngaire] #251259 12/30/18 11:55 PM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 8,923 Dallas, Texas Ngaire OP cruiser
OP Ngaire cruiser Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 8,923 Dallas, Texas	AGAIN unbelievably calm seas. A few swells right after leaving Sydney but since then we have enjoyed really nice seas. We have 19 days to go hopefully it continues. Looking at the weather going forward and it still looks good. Mostly docks rather than tender ports so hopefully we should not have any missed ports. Trivia team continues to do well. We changed three correct answers yesterday and thought we were out of the running but surprisingly we still won. I just sit there and write the answers don't even need to think. We arrive in Bali at 1.00 pm. Tonight the big bash for New Years eve. Many of us are eating at a Sette Mari international buffet before heading out. We do not leave the ship until after 8.00 pm and by the time we eat it will be so late. Plus for a picky eater like me just makes sense to go AFTER dinner and just enjoy the festivities. They will have entertainment of course. Onboard they are having a special show and dancing to ring in the new year.

Re: Sea Mail from ROO [Re: Ngaire] #251262 12/31/18 04:22 PM
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 10,084 Fullerton, CA petlover cruiser
petlover cruiser Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 10,084 Fullerton, CA	Happy New Years to all of you onboard...Congrats on all your Trivia wins too...amazing. Marcie

Re: Sea Mail from ROO [Re: Ngaire] #251263 12/31/18 11:13 PM
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,212 Maitland, FL jbittle cruiser
jbittle cruiser Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,212 Maitland, FL	Happy 2019 from the Mariner.

Re: Sea Mail from ROO [Re: Ngaire] #251264 01/01/19 03:32 AM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 8,923 Dallas, Texas Ngaire OP cruiser
OP Ngaire cruiser Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 8,923 Dallas, Texas	Last nights New Years celebrations were to say the least Spectular. The venue was amazing. There must have been well over two hundred people working the event. The dancers were fantastic, one dance was like a story and totally kept your interest. Each course was served with fanfare with all the waiters coming in carrying the food dressed in costume. The food wasn’t great but that is not what it was all about. For the last thirty minutes there was singing and dancing music. There were a lot of the guests dancing including everyone at our table dance. At midnight they released confetti in all colors. Really beautiful. Overall a event I wiill never forget. A few iPhone shots from last night. The welcome drink that was yummy and beautifully served These beautiful girls were all along the pathway leading to the main function room We were lead into the room by drummers probably 50 of them with a very catch beat. Really a neat experience. First course was a soup served in the way

Re: Sea Mail from ROO [Re: Ngaire] #251265 01/01/19 03:45 AM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 8,923 Dallas, Texas Ngaire OP cruiser
OP Ngaire cruiser Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 8,923 Dallas, Texas	Ken will have far superior pictures but a few to start. The drummers that led the way and did drumming and dancing on stage. [/url

Re: Sea Mail from ROO [Re: Ngaire] #251268 01/02/19 01:11 AM
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 6,352 Georgetown, TX Marc cruiser
Marc cruiser Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 6,352 Georgetown, TX	As Ngaire said, New Year's Eve in Bali was fantastic! We had a wonderful time; Regent sure hit it out of the park. Segment 2 trivia started off with a bang; we got 16 of 16. One of the other holdover teams from the first segment scored 15 of 16; I think the newbies must feel they are in for some tough competition. Bridge starts this afternoon; will be interested to see size of game. This second segment is all new for us; we are really looking forward to WA, SA, and Victoria. Weather will get hotter but dryer and then hopefully cool off near the end. Marc

Re: Sea Mail from ROO [Re: jbittle] #251269 01/02/19 02:24 AM
Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 46 J June cruiser
June cruiser J Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 46	Ngaire - I loved all the pictures of your New Year’s Eve frolic in Bali - it sounds like it was a great event. Your attire was so very appropriate and you looked terrific. The picture of you with one of the dancers was a particularly nice one. Ralph and I wish you and Ken a very happy and prosperous New Year!

Re: Sea Mail from ROO [Re: Ngaire] #251271 01/02/19 03:59 AM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 8,923 Dallas, Texas Ngaire OP cruiser
OP Ngaire cruiser Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 8,923 Dallas, Texas	Ken May post better pictures but I love having the ability to post so quickly. Ken and Sheila have joined the cruise so nice to have then with us. Seas still calm, amazing this many days with lovely seas at this time of the year in this part of the world.. Every morning we open the curtains to a nice ocean. I am off to a tropical fruits and seafood buffet. Yummy and healthy so an excuse to eat a lot.

Re: Sea Mail from ROO [Re: Ngaire] #251272 01/03/19 12:23 AM
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 885 Dallas, Texas Ken cruiser
Ken cruiser Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 885 Dallas, Texas	Bali, Indonesia: Bali New Year's Eve Night.

Re: Sea Mail from ROO [Re: Ngaire] #251275 01/05/19 01:16 AM
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 6,352 Georgetown, TX Marc cruiser
Marc cruiser Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 6,352 Georgetown, TX	Third cancelled port today - Exmouth. Not a surprise as both Navigator and Regatta missed it on their attempts. Water quite rough so snorkeling probably wouldn't have been much fun. We are sitting here for a while (for a very expensive delivery of needed laundry chemicals) and then will make our way to Perth. Given heavy winds and swells the Captain will be "hugging" the coast on our run down the west coast; does anyone remember Costa Concordia? One side affect of the coast hugging is closing of shops and casino; probably just for today. Trip has been absolutely fantastic. Great friends, great ship, great food, and great service. Marc

Re: Sea Mail from ROO [Re: Ngaire] #251276 01/05/19 05:17 AM
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jhp cruiser Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 7,967	Have to agree with everyone, fantastic trip! As I was home on NYE, wished I were in some Asian port to watch as I saw them happen in TV. What a beautiful job they do in other parts of the world to make it do special. In my mind, a good change from our normal Times Square experience. Have fun you all!

Re: Sea Mail from ROO [Re: Ngaire] #251277 01/05/19 05:28 AM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 8,923 Dallas, Texas Ngaire OP cruiser
OP Ngaire cruiser Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 8,923 Dallas, Texas	From Broome really pretty scenery Dave and Ngaire

Re: Sea Mail from ROO [Re: Ngaire] #251278 01/05/19 05:58 AM
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 885 Dallas, Texas Ken cruiser
Ken cruiser Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 885 Dallas, Texas	Broome, Australia: Coming into Broome. A beer tasting at Matso's Broome Brewery. I like the Mango Beer the best. Downtown Broome. The barber shop where I got a haircut and they did a nice job. The sign on the boat said "This vessel laid up for safe cyclone anchorage".

Re: Sea Mail from ROO [Re: Ngaire] #251279 01/05/19 11:13 PM
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,212 Maitland, FL jbittle cruiser
jbittle cruiser Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,212 Maitland, FL	More Broom

Re: Sea Mail from ROO [Re: Ngaire] #251280 01/06/19 02:58 AM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 8,923 Dallas, Texas Ngaire OP cruiser
OP Ngaire cruiser Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 8,923 Dallas, Texas	Ken went snorkeling but his arms were taken by a great white shark. He recovered quickly

Re: Sea Mail from ROO [Re: Ngaire] #251281 01/06/19 05:58 AM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 8,923 Dallas, Texas Ngaire OP cruiser
OP Ngaire cruiser Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 8,923 Dallas, Texas	So our super calm seas have been replaced with a swell but not bad. System off the coast and the ship has hugged land to reduce the impact of the system. That was a good plan. Even though we had the swell the sun was still shining so no biggie. Next few ports are docks so we will be fine for our tours. Just finished a wonderful rack of lamb lunch. Absolutely outstanding could not have been better. I will not admit how many lamb chops I ate I lost count. MY Cowboys won their game today. Does life get any better than this - probably not!!

Re: Sea Mail from ROO [Re: Ngaire] #251282 01/08/19 12:11 AM
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,762 seadog cruiser
seadog cruiser Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,762	The photo of armless Ken S. is fun and fabulous with the colors!

Re: Sea Mail from ROO [Re: Ngaire] #251283 01/08/19 03:31 AM
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,212 Maitland, FL jbittle cruiser
jbittle cruiser Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,212 Maitland, FL	Fremantle, WA

Re: Sea Mail from ROO [Re: Ngaire] #251284 01/08/19 05:30 AM
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 6,352 Georgetown, TX Marc cruiser
Marc cruiser Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 6,352 Georgetown, TX	Fantastic excursion into Swan Valley yesterday; a winery wine tasting followed by lunch including beer tasting followed by a trip to chocolate factory with chocolate tasting and ice cream followed by a wine tasting at another winery followed by a city tour of Perth and neighboring beach. We were exhausted but still made it to Prime 7 for a fantastic dinner. Beatles night was supposed to be on pool deck but wind was blowing music away so moved to Horizon at last minute; crew did a fantastic job going from zero to 100+ in Horizon Lounge; great bartending team on board. Resting up today as we have an early morning excursion tomorrow. Marc

Re: Sea Mail from ROO [Re: Ngaire] #251285 01/08/19 06:22 AM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 8,923 Dallas, Texas Ngaire OP cruiser
OP Ngaire cruiser Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 8,923 Dallas, Texas	Wonderful day in Fremantle and Perth. Great contrast between Freemantle with all the old classic buildings (shown in Jim’s pictures above) and Perth with its contemporary new buildings. Perth is a stunning city, super clean, lots of water and parks everywhere. Very impressed. Some pictures of some new friends. So many nice new people in our group on this trip. Joe and Kathy on 2019 Thor (Norway) and Antarctica 2020 (pop2it) Chuck and Jane are in a group of six really nice people. Lighting on the faces is not Not good but better than nothing

Re: Sea Mail from ROO [Re: Ngaire] #251286 01/09/19 03:32 AM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 8,923 Dallas, Texas Ngaire OP cruiser
OP Ngaire cruiser Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 8,923 Dallas, Texas	Pictures from the beautiful beaches in Esperance. Complete with a wild kangaroo.

Re: Sea Mail from ROO [Re: Ngaire] #251287 01/09/19 04:20 AM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 8,923 Dallas, Texas Ngaire OP cruiser
OP Ngaire cruiser Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 8,923 Dallas, Texas	Stonehenge replica in Esperance. John and Dorothy listening to the guide and of course Ken taking pictures.

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