I see that Regent does not charge for gratuities, but do passenger tip?    We have sailed Holland America often and we tip selected staff members based on our experience with them while in the cruise.   Are those kinds of tips common on Regent? 
 

The Regent reviews I've read are mixed.  Not knowing the authors or their tastes, it's hard to tell if they're being objective or a nitpicker.  Would anyone like to share their opinion please?  Thankx.

I know this is a lot of questions but this will probably be only the first of many if we decide to book.

Have a great next cruise.

I learned last month (March, 2013) that, in addition to a deviation fee, if you opt for American Airlines in South America, there is a fee of $1,000 per person (the same is true of passengers requesting British Airways in Europe). While these fees are in effect now, they may not be six months from now.

I'll start by listing routings for our last two cruises:

December, 2012 - Vancouver to Delhi - British Airways from Vancouver to London. BA - London direct to Delhi (note: paid $2,000 fee for BA) Bali to Vancouver - Cathay Pacific from Bali to Hong Kong. Hong Kong to Vancouver (note: did not deviate)

March/April, 2013 -Vancouver to Miami - Air Canada from Vancouver to Toronto. Air Canada from Toronto to Miami. Barcelona to Vancouver - British Airways from Barcelona to London. British Airways from London to Vancouver.

Searching for flights - November, 2013. Rio to Vancouver.

We've been told by booking agents that if we use the name of a previous Regent passenger as a referral, both we and they can get an onboard credit.

Is anyone familiar with this referral program? And, if any previous Regent cruiser is willing to share their name/referral with us, please send me a message.

I'm sure I'll become a regular on the Regent Seven Seas board here as we plan and get ever more excited about next year's cruise. I'm already eagerly reading all of the current and previous live posts from our ship.

Thanks,

Jen.

Given the fact that the two mRNA vaccines have tremendous benefits in dramatically reducing death and illness and the J&J vaccine has a 100% track record for eliminating hospitalizations altogether, why aren’t we thinking more positively about a restart? If we went back in time to a pre-Covid period and there was a disease out there that was pretty contagious but not very serious (i.e. not fatal and not requiring hospitalization) do you think cruising would be shut down? I don’t think so. Cruise lines would manage the situation much like they do with noroviris, influenza and other rather common diseases. BTW—I am NOT saying Covid is the same as the flu—but with vaccines, its effects on vaccinated people might be considered in a similar vein. With beefed up medical staff on board, isolation options, plans for disembarking sick passengers and rigorous testing protocols, Covid seems like it could be managed and still make for an enjoyable experience.

I realize that there is the still unanswered question of whether the vaccines prevent transmission, but if everyone on a cruise is vaccinated, I am not sure it matters much to those on the ship. The virus basically has no where to go and will die out. I don’t even see much reason to require masks on board. Because vaccines aren’t 100% effective in preventing Covid, anybody going on a cruise will need to acknowledge that there is a risk they may get sick (as they should anyway), but the illness they experience shouldn’t be anything like pre-vaccinated Covid and should be entirely manageable.

There is the question of what will countries think of having vaccinated cruise ship guests arriving on their shores. For the next year or so (until they can vaccinate a large majority of their populace) they may require social distancing and mask wearing while ashore. I could live with that. But will they totally exclude cruise passengers? Again, I don’t think so. Many countries seem eager to restart their tourism industries. And will vaccinated cruise passengers really pose any more of a threat to their citizens than their own people?

Maybe it is I who am missing something. I would love to hear what others on this board think of these ideas.

But also disillusioned to hear that Regent are not offering any compensation whatsoever for this cancellation.

Regent changed out final payment date from October to January and as a result we have not made our final payment.

Had they not extended the final payment date, we would have paid in full and qualified for the 25% future cruise credit. Now we have just been offered a refund of our deposit!

As regular Regent cruisers at Gold Level, we feel let down.

I was wondering if you can book more than one shore excursion for a single port.  Some of the Caribbean ports will be beach type days for us and there seem to be some different excursions we might like to enjoy.   For example, I see that I can do a snorkel rental, parasailing, maybe stand up paddle.  Since these are all about one-hour activities, we may want to enjoy all three (sorry, is that greedy 😁?).

In the PDF version of the excursions, it does have the excursion start times, so of course I would need to coordinate with that.  And some, such as the snorkel rental, appear to be "join anytime."

What has been your experience?  I'm still a bit away from the ability to reserve excursions and wanted to get prepared.

Thanks!

cruise was prior.  However, calendar shows Caribbean 7 day on 3/17 and nothing

following.  So, where is the Splendor between 3/24 and 4/5?  Anyone know?

Thanks,  Mary

Advice and perhaps some reassurance required. Not a big issue, but would appreciate your thoughts as RSSC newbie here.

Booked onto a Caribbean cruise on the Splendor in Feb 2022 in a Concierge suite.

Shore excursions opened last Wednesday (Feb 3) and being in the UK (and new to Regent), we picked our shore excursions choices beforehand and got up at 6 am to book them (1 am EST) not knowing if this is something one has to do to secure the most popular excursions.

The shore excursion link worked, but no excursions listed in each port (see picture below). Anyway, we thought nothing of it and went back to bed. We called Regent later that day and was told there is a known glitch in their system and the most likely reason is because we had taken advantage of their 2-category upgrade offer so the system thinks we're booked into a Superior suite rather than a Concierge suite, even though our booking clearly shows our cabin category and the correct excursion and dining booking dates.

The RSSC agent said they couldn't help and there was no 'back-end' way of securing our choice excursions. Their IT department were "working tirelessly" and we should have just booked concierge or higher if excursions were important to us (WHAT?).

Fast forward to this week (Tues Feb 9). Tried to get an update, but they didn't have one. A different agent said they would e-mail Miami for one. She later e-mailed to say it would be available to book from Feb 17 (exactly two weeks from the time we were supposed to be able to book excursions). 

Looking through previous posts, I'm fully aware that even if our first choices have gone, we can go on the waitlist which is likely to clear closer to the time. However, my experience so far with Regent has not been great.

What would have been great customer service would be to say "we understand your frustration and as it is not your fault you haven't been able to book the excursions of your choice, we would guarantee your options even if that means putting on additional capacity." or something similar.

Anyone else experienced this, or are we just special?

Ok, rant over. :-)

Dan

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Thanks!

1.  What options do I have to upgrade both cabins as I get closer to sailing?

2.  What is the best time to seek an upgrade?

3.  Do I try to upgrade through my travel agent or attempt to contact Regent directly?

Thanks much for your advice.