After an amazing tour of the Antarctic Peninsula we began our long sail north – past Elephant Island – an ice covered island off the coast of Antarctica – famous as the refuge of Ernest Shackleton’s crew in 1914 following the loss of their ship in the ice.

By now, our ship was beginning to be covered in ice and snow – crew members from the Philippines and Indonesia who had probably never seen snow before, built a snowman on the outside Lido deck, which gave us a great photo
opportunity.

Cruise Specialists Bids Celebratory Farewell to Regent World Cruise Guests

While it was hard to top the recent Holland America World Cruise bon voyage party in Ft. Lauderdale, the Cruise Specialists Regent Seven Seas world cruise guests were also given similar VIP treatment at their own farewell affair in San Diego. Enthusiastic travelers boarded the Seven Seas Voyager for an afternoon celebration on the ship to toast the start of their 119 night journey weaving through exotic destinations in Australia, Asia, and Africa.

Want to follow along with Cruise Specialists’ Regent World Cruise escorts on their 2010 world cruise?

Twitter is a great way to keep up with people when they travel.

Susan Atkins and Kevin LaGraff are escorting the 2010 Regent world cruise and provide updates almost daily on where they are and what the Cruise Specialists passengers are doing.

Simply go to http://twitter.com/RSSCWorldCruise and you can read their “Tweets.”

Cruise Specialists Sends Off World Cruise Guests In Style

The luxury cruise and tour agency welcomed hundreds of clients
to Fort Lauderdale with a celebratory bon voyage party

Seattle, WA (February 03, 2010) –Each year Cruise Specialists looks forward to the momentous day in January when it is time to send another band of hearty world cruisers off on their nearly four month voyage around the world. The luxury cruise and tour agency recently welcomed hundreds of clients to Fort Lauderdale with a celebratory Bon Voyage Gala that would mark the beginning of their 114-day Holland America world cruise.

Jan 30th 2010

Greetings from Queen Mary 2!

We are presently in the south Arabian Sea heading for Cochin, India where we are due to arrive early tomorrow morning. Today the sea is like glass, hardly a ripple, except for the flying fish, as we glide smoothly along. We now have bright hot sun making it almost too hot to enjoy our balconies!

Exciting itineraries, handsome ships, and gracious hospitality are just a few of the reasons why Cruise Specialists’ Greg Nacco recommends clients take a cruise vacation on Holland America Line this year.

“We have been booking passengers on Holland America Line for over twenty years,” explained Nacco, vice president of Cruise Specialists. “Our clients have consistently found Holland America to provide incredible value whether they are taking a 12-day Alaska Cruise-Tour or a 110-day World Cruise.”

09-18-09
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Kevin and I boarded the Regent Mariner on 9/9/9 for the Grand Asia Pacific cruise for 102 nights.  We will be cruising around the Ring of Fire leaving from Vancouver to Alaska, Russia, Japan, China, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, Polynesia and ending in Los Angeles on 12/20/09.  It will be an exciting trip to interesting parts of the world.
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In April we finished our 9th world cruise on the Regent Voyager.  It was one of the best circumnavigations we have been on–filled with exciting ports, good weather and wonderful travel mates.
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We spent the month of May on a 6000 mile road trip from Florida to California.  It was a great way to visit with family and friends while seeing the USA in springtime.  America is a vast country best observed from the road.  From the swamps of Florida to the Continental Divide to the vineyards of California there is so much to see.  The great plains of the upper Midwest are at their loveliest in spring with lilacs and fruit trees in full bloom.  Driving across this country gave us a greater appreciation of the diversity and beauty of the nation we call home.
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If you havent heard, Regent has announced their 2011 world cruise on the Voyager. We will once again be escorting the Voyager world cruise for Cruise Specialists.

This is such an exciting time of the year – We have just enjoyed Halloween, (for me and my fellow Brits – Guy Fawkes Day or Bonfire night 5th November) another birthday for me on the 7th – 29 again! Then it is on to Thanksgiving (yes I am also proud to be an American) followed by Christmas and New Years. BUT the reason I get so excited is this is the time of the year when I see so many friends make their final arrangments for our next Cunard World Cruise – so many old (sorry, former friends) returning to enjoy this special time with me.

Greetings Fellow Cruisers,

I am still in Fort Mill SC, Pat is in NY. I am flying back for a month (Next Wed) to do “honey-do’s” while I’m on dry land.

Most recent experience was the “Ring of Fire” W C on the Regent Mariner – great ship, staff, itinerary, food and Cruise Specialists and Virtuoso clients. A new approach for Cruise Specialists guests were the private cars that were made available for personal tours.

We have completed our exclusive Cruise Specialists Shore Excursion programs for these two exciting voyages. The ms Prinsendam 2010 Grand South America Shore Excursion materials were recently mailed and later this week we plan to mail the ms Amsterdam 2010 Grand World Voyage tour materials.

We have some incredible tours planned including a safari to Thornybush Private Luxury Game Reserve, a fabulous trip to Machu Picchu (on the World Cruise) and also a special cruise on Li River with a visit to Terracotta Warriors.