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He told me. 180 or so loungers for 700 guests. Therein lies the problem

Sometimes the floor plans indicate what patio furniture will be on your balcony.

I’m just the messenger. That’s one of the reasons Franck gave me. He could be referring to iPads or iPhones. i know I am far less concerned about theft on a regent ship than eg at a resort.

The don’t want their staff getting altercations with passengers and they are concerned that there might be valuables on chairs that will go missing. That’s what I was told

No effect whatsoever the lounges on deck 11 not as popular double vs single means they hog 2 single chaises

I have an official answer about the chair hogs. I spoke to Franck the gm who was on the Splendor cruise when Stefan imposed the policy it is not company policy and it will not be for many reasons. The official policy is what’s written daily in passages. Do not expect anything to change

and you can buy a coat for your pet that signifies he’s a ‘service dog’

this is totally unregulated.

Doing it on one ship at the request of passengers does not make it a policy.

No better on silversea or any other cruise line

he is on board. it gets worse each day

I can’t specify precisely because I don’t ask about his negotiations on air or anything else. I just revel in the good news But he does perform miracles in many aspects of my bookings

I’m sure she claims it’s a service dog emotional support? could be to detect seizures no way to prove not regulated

We as individual passengers have no power. No clout. No ability to negotiate many, not all tas, can negotiate for better deals. that’s why i hand out my tas card on every cruise

One final caution there is plenty of covid on this ship. I don’t know exact number of cases but I personally know 3 people with covid. The coughing on board is very noticeable. we never leave home without Covid tests. I suggest you carry one in case you have even minor symptoms so you can confirm one way or the other

Starlink blocks WiFi connection when vpn connected. You have to connect to WiFi first then connect vpn

Some tas have more clout than we do

For included flights a great ta is worth his or her weight in gold i flew in a Qatar qsuite la to Cape Town with no up charge!! My ta worked his magic

No brainer costwise always log into WiFi before turning on vpn

i’m on rssc grandeur. i’ve never experienced so much coughing. i know we have some covid cases. we are also on panama canal cruise heading to los angeles. we’ve been on for a few weeks since barcelona we also love silversea and appreciate this detailed thread. we will be on silver ray in 2024 for 37 nights. lots of good information

We have been in grandeur since Barcelona on crossing formal nights there were more tuxes than I expected to see but most were elegant casual the 7 day Caribbean leg was all elegant casual with a few slobs mixed in now on the Panama Canal leg we are back to elegant casual. A few ladies are overdressed (imo) nightly but live and let live. Tonight is of course New Year’s Eve. Might be a tux or 2 on board there is no reason to get dressed up or even for men to bring a sport jacket unless you want to. Those folks are definitely in the minority

You can stream with a vpn. I’ve been doing so the entire cruise. Internet has been flawless. The IT guy is great

They are doing same on grandeur

I’ve had a lot of good butlers but Bobby on this cruise is in the top 2 for sure. Very proactive rather than reactive. When they offered me a move to the gs I said only if he part of the deal when we moved to the grand suite I pointed out that they didn’t put hooks anywhere. Not the bathroom. Not the closet. There were hooks in the grandeur suites I suggested he mention it i just realized he had hooks installed but he wanted me to discover them for myself. I was not expecting that.

Panama Canal transit now my 6th time lol narrator mediocre compared to others who have guided us through the canal but it is still fascinating