vinojones

THANK YOU so much!! This is very helpful.

Thanks for your effort, don't go too much trouble though, it's just my compulsive "planning" showing up

Hello,

We will be joining Navigator for the final TA back to NYC from Barcelona on Sept 1.

Would very much appreciate as current as possible wine list, especially the premium offers. A list I found from a year or two ago didn't seem as if there was much difference between the regular and premium lists, I know they change frequently so trying to get a sense of what's on board now.

TIA,

WGJ

vinojones - really curious as to what you meant when you posted ".....RSSC seems to be a state of flux as to what kind of service they are willing to provide...".

I meant( in a good way) that there is a lot of chatter on this board such as your own posts # 3 in the Have Things Improved thread,and #12 in Regent Cruise is not the same after Norwegian Purchase, or the TS in Beware:5 star Cruise-1 star Flights (I would have had similar feelings if I had not learned enough from you and other posters to get around the TA/Regent perfunctory flight offers); Sorry for the list, but I have not gotten the hang of copying out of sequence posts.

I don't mean this as criticism in any way- you are definitely THE Ambassador for Regent around here!

I believe it to be true, as I have read on other threads, that all cruise lines go through cycles. With the increasing popularity of cruising they are all trying be beat the competition and improve the bottom line with varying success.

[Regent permits one advanced reservation for each dining venue to insure that everyone can dine once at each specialty restaurant. Since your friends are dining with you they have used their one reservation. Once onboard the ship you can usually get an additional reservation.]

Thanks for the reply Travelcat2. I have learned a lot about RSSC from your posts, including that for you, Prime 7 isn't all that special since you can sample the same menus in the CR. I was making the reservation just to see if the ambience was worth it. But I feel misled by the online registration process. Obviously the cruise line refers to all of us as guests, but when I am making dinner reservations and am asked do I want to include a guest I'm not thinking in terms of asking some one else to "spend" their reservation to eat at my table. A warning that will happen at the time I selected the guest option might have prevented me from putting our friends in the position of backing out ( if they have special night in mind) or accepting my choice.

As for the "other surprises" I have also noticed from the other threads that RSSC seems to be a state of flux as to what kind of service they are willing to provide. Just saying........

After wonderful experiences on many Windstar, Crystal, Seabourn and SilverSea cruises I decided to try Regent this fall. When online Prime 7 reservations opened for me on the 3rd I booked a table and as I saw the Guest option entered the name and other ID for another couple I knew would be on that cruise too. Imagine my surprise when my friend texted me today to say they were denied a reservation of their own because they were already listed as dining with us on another evening. Both the online system and a call to RSSC customer service was basically " too bad, try again on board, or cancel the reservations with your friend". Now I'm wondering what other "luxury level" surprises lie in store.