Regatta Review
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We booked this cruise with another couple that we met on our cruise aboard the Regatta in 2007. We are all in our mid-40's, which turned out, made us the youngest people on the ship.
Our trip started with our direct flight from Phoenix to Fort Lauderdale. I have never let the cruise line book our flights, since our first cruise, being flown on 2 red eye flights and sitting at an airport for countless hours. I reserved a car and driver through GO Airport Shuttle to meet us at baggage claim to take us to our hotel for our one night, pre-cruise stay at the Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay. The hotel was great, the beds very comfortable and the staff was competent and friendly. I had shipped our wine (8 bottles), by Fed Ex, to the hotel a week before our arrival, and the bellman brought it to our room within a few minutes of our arrival. We had dinner at Mike's Pub, a short walk from the lobby. That night, Miami had a very bad thunderstorm, a real "window shaker", with lots of lightening and thunder. The next morning it was cloudy and raining on and off. We caught a taxi to the cruise ship. a 10 minute drive and were all checked in by 12:30pm. We were given boarding card number 2, and relaxed until the ship was ready for us to board. We sent the guys to the Terrace Cafe for lunch and us girls went to book our dinners at Toscana and Polo Grill. We did the mandatory muster drill, unpacked our luggage and met up in the Grand Dining room for dinner. The first two days were spent at sea, which with 10 foot swells, was pretty rocking and rolling, but it went nicely with lounging by the pool and catching some rays! I brought my IPod docking speakers and played my "Cruise Mix" for the four of us, and any other passengers that wanted to enjoy something other than the easy listening music they play through the ship's sound system.
Virgin Gorda: Since we had been to the Baths the previous year, we decided to catch a taxi to Little Dix Bay. The resort there is beautiful and the water warm and clear. Try a Pina Colada at the bar, yummo!