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pnsnkr,

I just noticed the Room Service difference and was correcting my post when you responded. Well, the Compass Rose has an Excellent selection anyhow. 🙂

It was nice to read this thread! It was uplifting discussing the perks that a Penthouse provides. I like to read threads that make me smile! It is comforting to discuss the fun & rewarding aspects of cruising with Regent!

Gcorgain,

Simply excellent WriteUp!

gcorgain,

This has been one of the most uplifting threads that I have read since COVID showed its ugly head. I have read many seriously depressing accounts of quarantine on different cruise lines. I am very pleased to learn that Regent has showed it premium service by minimizing the grief for those stuck in this unfortunate situation.

Your updates has brought great comfort to many that were on the fence of cancelling or going ahead with their cruise.

Thank you so much for such excellent updates during this trying time. As you can tell, many of us have had that fear of being positive not so much of being sick but of being confined. I am sure that most of us are double vaccinated and boosted but still are able unfortunately to get a breakthrough infection with Omicron variant or one of the other variants.

I can simply say WELL DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am going to respond not so much from a cruising perspective but from the general mask mandate issue. I am double vaccinated with Moderna and am 69 and my wife is 74. I obviously wear a mask when I am indoors following Illinois law which for me is only shopping, dining, & medical appointments. The other day I had a medical appointment to discuss an upcoming surgery and ended up wearing the mask for a little over 5 hours in a row at the medical facility. I felt like I couldn't breathe after a while and just wanted to escape where I was at.

It may have been the stress of the surgical consultation but I had never wore a mask for longer than it took it pick up groceries or get seated at a restaurant. I can't imagine any relaxing vacation or doing anything if I had to wear a mask more than a short period at a time. Plus I wear glasses and I see then don't see with every breath which drives me crazy because of the lens fogging up.

Frankly, I don't leave the house much anymore if I have to go in somewhere. I am good for a hour or so masked but soon I just get this feeling like I just want to rip the mask off and scream!

I don't know if this note was helpful but for me a mask and a relaxed vacation just don't go together especially when my wife and I have followed the rules and are fully vaccinated. We plan to get our boosters as soon as the Moderna one is approved for Senior Citizens.

Sounds like good news!

8 minutes ago, NikiPinkston said:

A couple of lines in the FAQ's in NCL's Sail Safe policy, say that they will assist you with travel arrangements if you test positive ("travel" meaning transportation home/quarantine?):

 

"If you are denied boarding due to a positive COVID-19 test at embarkation, the cruise line will coordinate and cover costs for travel arrangements, for you and those traveling with you if they are also denied boarding." 

 

"Guests who test positive for COVID-19 during their cruise and are required to quarantine will receive a pro-rated cash refund or a pro-rated Future Cruise Credit. If a guest followed all of the cruise line’s health and safety protocols, the cruise line will coordinate and cover the cost of necessary onboard COVID-19 related medical treatment, required land-based quarantine and travel arrangements to get the guest safely back to their home."

I guess NCL is going to handle this the right way for the guests as long as they confirm that the cruisers had followed all the rules before they arrived at the boat. Thank you for providing this information it was comforting to read! Thanks again!!!!

Just curious about what happens if you test positive once you have flown to catch the ship even though you were negative tested at home a few days before? If confirmed positive, I guess you won't even be able to fly home until you quarantine for a week or two at some hotel that will accept a Covid positive person. 

The point I am making is that despite being fully vaccinated, not being able to board the boat might not be the end of your problems on what to do next as a designated positive person even without symptoms.

I can't imagine walking into a hotel and staying I am Covid positive and looking for a place to stay for quarantine would be well received by the staff or other guests. 😞

Just too much craziness and the risk of getting stuck out of town and treated like a Leper for me to travel now. Hate to admit but I will have to wait.

I will be watching. 🙂

I am 69 and have been double vaccinated for a few months already with Madurna and was happy to read that Regent was going to expect 100% vaccinations.

I am not worried about getting sick. I just don't want to get hassled with repetitive Covid tests that are unreliable. A false positive could end a luxury cruise by being quarantined in a 3rd world country when not even sick. 😞 Perhaps even just trying to get on the ship with a false positive.

Even trips to Europe & Thailand are complicated even for fully vaccinated. Just doesn't seem worth it for now. But as one gets older if you don't get out and enjoy life now you might never get too. 🙂

Greg,

La Veranda has a menu on line for Breakfast.

La Veranda Regional Specialties | Fine Dining | Regent Seven Seas Cruises (rssc.com)

Looks pretty good to me! 🙂

TWO passengers onboard the first fully-vaccinated cruise ship in North America have tested positive for coronavirus.

The passengers, who shared a room on the Celebrity Millennium, tested positive during the end-of-cruise testing which is completed three days before returning to the US.

In a statement released today, Celebrity said: "Two guests sharing a stateroom onboard Celebrity Millennium tested positive for Covid-19 while conducting the required end of cruise testing.

"The individuals are asymptomatic and currently in isolation and being monitored by our medical team.

"We are conducting contact tracing, expediting testing for all those close contacts, and closely monitoring the situation."

All passengers were required to show proof of vaccination along with a negative Covid-19 test within 72-hours before the ship departed.

The cruise departed the Caribbean island of St. Maarten on Saturday.

The Celebrity Millennium is now docked in Curaço with the passengers who tested positive remaining in isolation.

The ship will return to St. Maarten this Saturday to disembark.

The Celebrity Millennium became the first ship to sail with guests from North America in more than a year.

Just under 600 guests were welcomed onboard on Saturday.

Rum drinkers must made the required pilgrimage to the Bacardi Distillery In PR although Appleton Estates Rum from Jamaica is much better to drink. 

Very good questions asked and excellent answers given! Bravo!!!!

Mask, 

In my broken German I think it means.:" Greetings! I traveled once to Switzerland.  Glacier Express was the best. Unfortunately I have forgotten much of my German. I was stationed in Germany in 70-72 and 74-77. I learned a little German there. German is a difficult language to learn but practice makes perfect. By the way, The Swiss are not really that Formal. 🙂 

Appears the Splendor will be splendid! 🙂

Gruezti  Hambagahle, Ich bin einmal in der Schweiz gereist. Glacier Express war am besten! Leider have ich viel Deutch vergessen. Ich bin 70-72 und 74-77 in Deutschland stationiert. Da habe ich ein bisschen Deutsch gelernt. Deutsche Sprache schwere Sprache aber Uebung macht den Meister! Nebenbei bemerkt, die Leute in der Schweiz sind nicht zu steif. 🙂

Hammo, I am interested in the answer to your question also. Hopefully someone will provide the info you seek.

Thank you for sharing the beautiful pictures of the room Snore42!

I truly enjoyed the interesting tour and behind the scenes of the Explorer! Thank you for taking the time to respond to this posting!

Just curious if anybody else has watched this 2 hour video from Chudsey on the Explorer. It was very entertaining and definitely makes me want the Explorer to be my first Regent Cruise!

Having never cruised, I want you to know that your excellent commentary is sure tempting for us that have not taken the plunge. 🙂

Jackie,

Thank you so much for posting Daily Onboard Activities on your crossing! I am impressed by the many available options especially during a sea day that can keep most people busy unless they simply want to relax.

Like many others following this blog, your postings allow us to share in at least some small way the crossing with you and Dennis!

From Judy and I here in the cold Midwest we wish you both Thanksgiving greetings and safe travels home.

Ken 

Jackie & Dennis,

Enjoying your latest cruise details!  The meals sound very delicious. Hope that the weather and waves don't take away much from your voyage.

Reading about transatlantic cruises really gives me a chance to learn more about the ship and the many things to do at sea when there are just a couple port calls.