We arrived in Fort Lauderdale at 6 this morning. Alfred and I were up early and we watched our approach up the South Florida coastline. It was quite a beautiful sight. We have never disembarked in Ft Lauderdale before so this was a new and interesting expierence with lots of familiar landmarks.
The weather yesterday was cloudy, damp and windy but it did not stop anyone from enjoying our last day...the pool deck was busy and the entire ship turned out for another lavish buffet. At four there was a chocolate tea and we had a little party in our suite to say goodbye to new friends. Dinner in Compass Rose was followed by a wonderful show.
Customs arrived on board at 7:10 this morning, &
disenbarkment started at nine, and we were home in our house by nine thirty. This was the smoothest one so far for us. Our thoughts on this cruise are that Regent really has their act together and they keep getting better and better. The only snafu we could find was that the day we were at Grand Turk they emptied the pool onboard, and painted it, and it took all day to dry so there were a few very unhappy people.
We had dinner in all the restaurants and all were yummy. Breakfast in La Veranda had a large buffet, and eggs, pancakes etc were available. Our trays were carried to our table for us, and we always found a spot outside on the rear deck. Service through out the ship was perfect with always a smiling face.
The ship looks great and is constantly being cleaned and polished.
There were lots of new faces among the crew but we were told that the old standbys are all due back for the World Cruise.
It never stops amazing me that whatever you need or desire is done for you with a smile and a thankyou.
The shows were not well attended, but I think people were exhausted from the sun and busy port days. The children were front row center every time we were there!