mikenbob

A quick search of the Regent board will show hundreds (if not thousands) of comments regarding tipping (true confession, some from me). So far, after all the comments has various comments have not resolved the issue to everyone’s liking. Seems like it boils down to a personal decision. It is not against Regent policy for any of the staff members to accept a gratuity and they are certainly do not require (or suggest) that guests participate in anything beyond the fare. Some like to tip, some hate it. Some Americans tip, some don’t. Some people from other parts of the world tip, some don’t. Simple as that. If you are satisfied with this post, feel free to send a gratuity to my Venmo account! 🙂

It has been our experience that waitlists generally clear. My guess is that folks who book on board for a smaller deposit, go ahead and reserve a spot. When it comes time to make payments, they frequently drop.

The arrival an departure times are generally quite accurate as those times are scheduled with the ports. However, just because the ship has arrived at a specific time does not mean that you are allowed to immediately depart. They must complete some docking tasks and may have to clear customs before you may depart the ship. Others may have a different point of view, but I would plan at least an hour to be able to walk off the ship with your own luggage.

Just completed our air deviation for flights to London…on Delta. Our TA said the cost issue is with most airlines. Many of the carriers reduced capacity during the COVID years and have been slow to add back all of the scheduled flights. Add that to a much higher demand for international travel and it all boils down to a supply vs. demand issue. The amount of credit offered for flights from ATL to LHR are about half of the fares being charged, so not much incentive to book outside of the Regent air deviation system. We chose an $800 per person deviation for non-stop round trip flights on Delta (it would have been $900 per person on British Airways) and that was a bargain compared to booking directly with the Regent credit. In fairness to Regent, it looks like someone incorrectly forecasted future airline rates when the pricing for was set a year or so ago.

Yes, you actually have to connect the Regent network first and then connect to your VPN unless you are using cellular data in port.

We had a couple of overnights on a Regent cruise in Japan a few years ago and they are great! One of the evening shore excursions was a Geisha dinner that was very special. Also a chance to see the cities at night. Jealous!

We love the block parties. Great way to meet new folks.

When we have booked the Master Suite with another couple, the additional passengers rate was the same as the least expensive cabin on the ship. We simply divided the total by four and the fair was more manageable.