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Topic: Following Peter's footsteps on the Pearl

steeplechase
First Class Passenger
Member # 4056

posted 02-15-2009 08:30 PM

We are sailing Norwegian Pearl this week before jumping on Regal Empress for a final hoorah before she becomes a moped somewhere in India. I will blog here from time to time if anybody else is aboard let me know we can have a drink. Peter Knego did this same itinerary when Pearl first arrived in Miami so I am following in a real cruise guys footsteps cool.

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Carlos Fernandez
First Class Passenger
Member # 6432

posted 02-15-2009 09:42 PM

I saw your ship set sail today. The weather is beautiful, have a nice trip.

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Midshipcentury
First Class Passenger
Member # 12190

posted 02-16-2009 06:01 AM

Thanks, Steeplechase, for the mention. Kudos for giving the lovely REGAL E your patronage. I am so happy to see how many people on this and other forums have been savoring their last hoorah on the grand old girl.

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NAL
First Class Passenger
Member # 1102

posted 02-16-2009 07:39 AM

Has a final sailing been decided for Regal E at this point? I received a brochure last week that didn't indicate a final sailing. I'd like to cruise her one more time before leaving Florida in the spring.

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Patsy
First Class Passenger
Member # 5611

posted 02-16-2009 09:44 AM

I really wish I had the chance to sail on her. Peter told me last year I should but I still can't.

Steeplechase, have a marvellous time on both. I'm green with envy here.

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steeplechase
First Class Passenger
Member # 4056

posted 02-16-2009 05:16 PM

I would say that this will be the real thing this time for The Regal Empress.Things are going well here on the Pearl.I don't know how to load pictures here but if interested we have a website and I will upload whenever I am not eating. http://www.statravelblogs.com/keithandjoy/blog

[ 02-17-2009: Message edited by: joe at travelpage ]

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steeplechase
First Class Passenger
Member # 4056

posted 02-17-2009 10:22 PM

As my Cruise continues I now have the cleanest hands ever as at every turn on Pearel there is a hand cleaning station and or someone spraying my hands with cleaner. I am taking a tour of behind the scenes which will include the bridge so any help with a question I could ask that would test the Officers would be appricated. I am not due for that tour til friday, NCL charges $55 for this tour.Til then

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steeplechase
First Class Passenger
Member # 4056

posted 02-19-2009 05:33 PM

We had a nice rocking ride last night the Pearl was creaking! I thought maybe these new ships didn't do that boy was I wrong. We docked here in Cozumel next to The Carnival Fantasy, she is showing her age on the outside but then again I am standing above her looking down from a two year old baby let's see how Pearl weathers tens to thounds of guest as Fantasy has. Again my hands are free of anything that might start a ship shut down as we are sprayed with alcohol at every turn and when we reboard the ship, did notice that Carnival does not do this. Anyway I have posted a picture of what a ship might look like if Carnival and NCL merged, however I don't know how to get them over to this sit eon this computer if you know please go to the website above and move it here for me.Thanks and we are off to our day at sea and the Bahamas!!

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