Thundery

20 hours ago, irishwitchy said:

I would also like to see the trolley put into service again!  

we would as well it was wonderfully room temperature as opposed to the plated stuff. I like to choose my own selection

We did the Silver Spirit this summer - were not impressed

54 minutes ago, wristband said:

Bring your own.  We found Regent's metal bottles cumbersome and poorly insulated which failed to keep water cold.  Worst: a metallic, acrid, sour taste from water in the bottle.  Ugh.  We tossed the bottles and used our own, filled with ship water.

 

Water refilling stations are available throughout the ship.

We found the same thing. Awkward to drink out of - bring our own!!

On 7/18/2022 at 6:11 PM, golfgirls said:

So looking forward to this great itinerary and of course all of the Regent pampering….See you at the Pool Bar on Saturday!  Pat and Marg.  

Hope you guys have a great trip, see you in Oct on Explorer

You are right. We are boarding in Greece in 2 weeks and have to have a test😖

We are wondering if there will be any mandatory formal nights, Greece is pretty casual and it  is a short trip. Hoping not to pack fancy duds although we do always dress Country Club Casual - no jeans 

On 6/25/2022 at 5:35 PM, pingpong1 said:

Chris, I completely agree about the crab legs!  It's inexplicable to me that Crab legs (Especially - "Fresh") on a Regent Alaska cruise (or fresh crab AND fresh lobster/clams/oysters on a Regent New England/Canada Maritime Cruise), would not be available for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner...with "snacks in between" on those itineraries!  😉  Can't they/won't they provision that "fresh and right off the docks" when they're operating in those areas?  Or must it all be ordered/frozen/packed/delivered well in advance of initially getting underway?  Best Regards.  I really enjoyed reading your travel report.  Thanks. 

We just got off a Princess ship from Alaska and found the very same thing no fresh local seafood or fish

On 4/15/2022 at 4:29 PM, pnsnkr said:

 

I showed him the pics and he instantly recognized you.  He says, Hi!

 

 

Many folks get dressed up for Christmas and New Years. But no one takes offence if you dont. Usually a personal choice. We like to dress up and do so

1 hour ago, RobynJack said:

I will be on the Navigator for the first time in nov 2023 and I am nervous about being in room 942 under La Veranda.  Will I hear lots of noise and moving chairs? Plus  many people have said the ship rocks a lot in bad seas.  Is it worse in the front or back?

If you can change cabins do so.
Under the veranda deck on any ship is noisy

So looking forward to your posts and hearing who all the officers and crew are. We join on Nov. 15 - Jan 19 and cant wait. will be interesting to hear what all the new rules and regs are. So excited you are doing this thanks so much

We have been sailing with Regent over the Holidays for about 10 years now. It is truly a special experience. The staff really go out of their way and the ships always look fabulous.

agree 73 days is a long time, it will be the longest for us and yes thank goodness for business class.

hope you can persuade her

11 hours ago, charltonkerry said:

Thank you everybody much appreciated, I left it to the wife to decide upon either this trip at Christmas 2022 or another one I just noticed which is the grand spice cruise. 

The grand spice cruise has a great itinerary. We are booking this one. Very similar to the one we were supposed to do this year

4 minutes ago, DaveFr said:

Usually 4 to 6 weeks.

 

Dave

We usually get it 2 months ahead of sail date. Nothing yet for Nov. 6 trip, didn't even bother making appointments for hair, nails etc. or Dinners for that matter

8 hours ago, howiefrommd said:

According to Cruise & Law News reported this AM

Not sure why they dont just on with it and cancel until the end of Dec. at least

50 minutes ago, DaveFr said:

I received the following email two hours ago from Regent:

 

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING YOUR UPCOMING CRUISE   DATE OF ISSUANCE: AUGUST 3, 2020

 

Dear Valued Guest,   Regent Seven Seas Cruises continues to closely monitor the COVID-19 coronavirus situation and the global health environment. To address feedback from guests and travel partners, we are modifying our payment schedule for the remainder of our 2020 voyages — for any reservations that have not yet been paid in full, final payment will now be due 60 days prior to cruise departure date. An updated invoice will be issued today reflecting your new final payment date. If you have questions regarding this matter, please contact your travel advisor.  Sincerely,  Regent Seven Seas Cruises   Dave

Too late for our Nov. cruise but works for Dec. ones

6 minutes ago, Travelcat2 said:

Cruise Director's contracts are for 3 months so there has likely been a change.

Except for Gudrun none of our favourites are on

thanks Jackie, I realized that was the way to go after posting

will try that

Hi travel cat it has been awhile miss contacting with you. I have tried to figure out on the Regent website to find out who is the CD, and F and B and GM  as well as the before dinner  entertainment dancing people are as in Boogie and Cassia or Natures Rhythm for our upcoming trips

Don't find the website so friendly but clearly not using it correctly  Can you walk me through it

Thanks

Sandy

Make that. We would like to know as well😊

You'll like to know this as well

Re: Chartreuse. Have to admit we too much preferred the menu in Signatures. We are long time Regent cruisers and are usually on board for 2 months over the holidays(including this year on the Mariner)  and the menu in Chartreuse gets really boring .Have mentioned it many times to the maître d on each ship but nothing seems to change. Signatures used to change the menu every week and we loved it

We board the Mariner inAuckland on Nov 30 until Jan 20. Looking forward to meeting you still on the ship at our meet and mingle. Snowing like mad here in Calgary. Can't get out of here soon enough

Hi All. We travel Regent all the time. Lots of folks put a magnet on their door with where they are from. At Christmas we always decorate our door and find more folks are doing it every year

The Journey Is About To End

 

As we come to a close of this trip, to sum it up it was a nice cruise.

 

Yes it’s time to say goodbye to the folks we met on board the ship and the ones on Cruise Critic that have been following the post. We hope you not only enjoyed them but found them informative as well. Sorry about no pictures, but next time we’ll do better.

 

Last evening we had friends from San Diego and Los Angeles meet the ship and have dinner with us on the ship. One of the couples had never been on a ship before and couldn’t believe how nice it was on the ship.

 

We had them up a cocktail party in our suite; the Butler did a great job setting it up. The Chef did some really nice selected canapés along with a caviar service. After that we headed to the Mariner Lounge for a drink before dinner at Prime 7. The food and service outstanding, the steaks cooked perfect. And desserts were very good, most had key lime pie. I had the ice cream which I think is the best I’ve had, even off ship. After dinner it was time to say goodbye to our friends and walked them off the ship. This was a really special evening for us.

 

To sum it up, the cruise was a good one and Regent did a nice job with a few exceptions. They need to be more consistent on food. Most of the time it was good but they missed the mark a few too many times. One night you have a great meal in a restaurant, the next time not so good in the same restaurant.

 

The tours average at best and one really bad. The extra pay “Swim with the Dolphins” was excellent from the ship to the dolphin area.

 

The crew on the ship was excellent, we think maybe understaffed from time to time (mainly in La Veranda & the Pool Grill), but even under staffed the crew did a super great job.

 

Housekeeping again did an excellent; you couldn’t have faulted them on anything.

 

We didn’t over use the Butler, and he was excellent. No matter what people say about they don’t need a Butler, the Butler just makes a cruise better. We don’t have one at home, but on a cruise it’s an important part of the cruise for us.

 

So thanks again, until our next cruise on Regent its goodbye for now.

So all in all you had a great time. Loved reading your blogs and so hope we have the chance to sail with you both again. We embark the Mariner on Nov 30 - Jan 20 and look forward to the new look after being on the Explorer the last two Holiday Cruises. As I said before the Mariner was always my favourite

Safe travels home

Sandy and Terry (Calgary)