Thought we should start a new thread for the MARINER - SPLASH. Same name fits just fine just a different ship, itinerary and passenger list.

May be confusing to continue to use the old thread.

Just post below here if you are on the new SPLASH and Jim can do his roll call here.

This does include your choice of the Hotel in Rome or a $300 Shipboard credit.

The ROLL CALL is several posts down in this message, compliments of Jim B

Are we certain they won't use the Hilton at the airport? Regent has put me there before and it's not exactly in Rome. Can't remember what it cost to get into the city.

Ngaire, is the $300 credit per person?

Jim, Add Ray and Pat to the new roll call. In cabin 823.
We will be going in a day or two early and staying in centre of Rome at Trevi Fountain.

What hotel in Rome will Regent be using?

From CC news and reviews as of Oct.27,2010


In Rome, lower-category passengers stay at the Parco dei Principi, and upper-category guests stay at the Intercontinental de la Ville;

http://www.parcodeiprincipi.com/eng/index_en.html


http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/intercontinental/en/gb/locations/rome

Hope this helps a bit Betty.

Both look pretty darn nice to me......Pat

Jim, Please add us too. I realize I told you to take us off of the roll call - you must think I am certifiable ;)

Kathy and Al Cabin #906

Yippee!! You are back! :banana:

ROLL CALL!

"SPLASH"
Spain Plus Laughs At Sea Homeward

Seven Seas Mariner 11/20/2011 to 12/04/2011
Rome to Fort Lauderdale

(Ngaire)...................Ngaire & Ken (---)
(Jim B).....................Jan B & Jim B (H 733)
(Ajax)......................Penny & Tim (F 825)
(Anna B).................. Kathy & Al (C 911)
(Kathy's Mom)...Midge Christiansen(C974)
(RK)......................... Ellie & Ravi ( G 757)
(Susan and Jeff)..........Susan & Jeff (Cabin ???)
HOTEL IN ROME!
C & higher: Westin Excelsior
D thru H: Parco dei Principi

--------------------
Jim

B 1008 for Jackie & Dennis.

Thanks Jim.

Got It!!

Hotels are correct as listed here and the non use credit is $300 per person. I have the list of all the hotels and I am going to put that on the web but I am still bogged down in the issues at hand and Julie is on vacation. We are the only ones that work on the web. Maybe this weekend I can get that up and update the website with the new trips - Splash and Cleo.

Jim, you may remove Gail and me from the roll call. One of the main reasons we signed on for SPLASH was for the ports at the beginning and the fact that the cruise began in Barcelona. (We've never been to Spain.) Once that went away, the cruise was of much less interest. Sorry we won't be meeting some of you, but I'm sure we will on a future cruise.

---------------

Eugene

Jim, Caroline and John should also be removed from the roll call. Thanks.

OK I have corrected roll call. :(

Today is 11/19/2010
Did you realize date wise we should all be in Rome right now waiting to board the Mariner tomorrow.
I know day wise it is not until Sunday but who cares.
It is less than a year away!! :banana:

Has anyone booked their hotels yet?
Will anyone want to get together and arrange a private van from Rome to the port or is everyone just using Regent all the way?

Am going to check the hotel rates within the next week or so as well as book my Air from Toronto to Rome.
Rome is my favorite city in Europe...a very walkable place and awesome restaraunts.

Location Location Location when booking anywhere.

Jan B and I will be doing the Regent Air & Hotel package for this trip.
Based on what I have read the hotel Regent will be using in Rome is PARCO DEI PRINCIPI for us in D thru H cabins and C & higher cabins WESTIN EXCELSIOR if that helps you in choosing where you want to stay.

Just booked our BA flight Toronto to Rome for Nov.16th,2011...was able to get Business Class seats without any problem.

Regent's hotels,though very elegant,are just a tad to far from the center of Rome(IMHO). However, they do provide free shuttle service down town.
Think we will stay more centrally.

Hard to believe that this time next year our cruise will be over (OK still have 1 more day). Pat

Now that it is 2011 I was just wondering if anyone has been looking at joining our group.

Jim, I think you're on a great cruise. Unfortunately, it's too close to CANADA for us.

Yea I know that is a problem for many.
I tried to get Jan to go on CANADA but she
refuses to go on the Navigator again.

Noticed in the book I recently received from Regent that our departure from Rome has moved
from 8:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Oops!
It looks like I got confussed with the departure time we were suppose to have on the Voyager IF
we had been able to do that cruise.
Never mind. 6:00 pm is correct.

Started working on airfare for the cruise today.
Regent air opened for business. :woh:

I hope everyone got their preferred flights!

Leaving from Billings Montana
11/17/2011
Billings 6:00 am arrive Denver 7:23 am
Denver 8:25 am arrive Washington Dulles 2:16 pm
Washington Dulles 5:30 pm arrive Rome 7:50 am
11/18/2011.

Ngaire asked me to post this list of people currently booked for SPLASH -
Marc and Arlene
Olivia
Al and Betty
steve and Kathy
Fred and Jan
Walter
Eugene and Gail
Tony and Joanna
Don and Carole
Ed and Mary
Bill and Rae
Jerry and Peggy
Ken and Sheila
Nancy and Bob
Mike and Bunny
Arthur

Hi Julie. . . just wondering why the none of the people from the prior list are on the new list? It seems to exclude all of us.

OH WOW! :ohmy: :ohmy:
These people need to contact me with their
cabin numbers, flight info so I can put them on the roll call. :D :D :lct: :woh:
Please send me an email bastian20@hotmail.com
or a private message here at LCT.

It wasn't intentional at all. Ngaire just sent me an email that said post this list as is and sent me a list, so I did exactly as she asked. Maybe she wanted me to list the people that were missing from the previous list.

(Ngaire)...................Ngaire & Ken (---)
(Jim B).....................Jan B & Jim B (H 733)
(Ajax)......................Penny & Tim (F 825)
(Travelcat)..............Jackie & Dennis (B 1008)
(RPM).......................Pat & Ray ( F 823)
(Anna B).................. Kathy & Al (C 906)
Marc and Arlene
Olivia
Al and Betty
Steve and Kathy
Fred and Jan
Walter
Tony and Joanna
Don and Carole
Ed and Mary
Bill and Rae
Jerry and Peggy
Ken and Sheila
Nancy and Bob
Mike and Bunny
Arthur

Okay, I copied and pasted from the previous list and added the newly listed. So I think it should be a complete list.
It appears that Eugene & Gail needed to be removed too, so I did that.

MISTAKE - sorry this is NOT a list of people on SPLASH at all this is a list of the PRELIMINARY WINNERS from KANGAROO. Not sure how that got mistaken - perhaps too much wine at dinner on my part.

LOL Ngaire, you got Jim all excited!

LOL Karen, she sure did! Oh well, it was fun while it lasted!

OH MY!
And here I thought I had a whole bunch of names
to enter on the roll call.
Well maybe those on that list should sign up. :nw:

Egad! Sorry guys, what a mess! Complete miscommunication between Ngaire & I.
Jim, I didn't mean to get you so excited, but GOOD IDEA maybe those folks should sign up. :D

It is now April 5th and was wondering
if anyone else has signed up for "SPLASH" ???

If I counted right I think excursions
open 05/24/2011 in case anyone is interested.

I just added B & K cruisers Ellie & Ravi to our roll call!!
Welcome aboard.
Now we just need them to sign up here on LCT! :D

Thanks Jim!
Yes, I did register on LCT at last!! I had been reading various threads and learning a lot from the cumulative knowledge of various cruisers. Ellie and I are looking forward to meeting you all on SPLASH.

--Ravi

Ellie and Ravi, welcome to LCT! :hello1:

Julie was kind enough to check for me and found out that when Jan and I arrive in Rome at 7:50 am on the 18th,
Regent will have someone there to take us directly to the hotel and drop us off.
That means we will need to store our luggage and be on our own until we can check in.
Could be a long day for us! :ohmy: