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No but people keep harping on about it 😜

Received email. Much to do about nothing, over hyped.

Regent is due to get the first new build in 2026 and so if my total speculation is anywhere near the mark, I am more thinking the acquisition of a Regent Ship, Mariner, Voyager.

It doesn’t of course have to be an R class ship.

I see Regent and Oceania have today announced some new ships starting to be launched from 2026. Couldn’t be the news of an existing Regent or Oceania ship being acquired by Az could it?

We were on the Malaga cruise and agree that whilst the Flamenco group were good, they were more akin in the past to have been an “Addition” to the evenings entertainment arranged by the CD. As an “Azamazing” event, it failed to hit the spot for us I’m afraid (and said so post cruise feedback).

Just off the Pursuit where we had 2 signature dancers (Dorota & Joshua) in addition to the regular 4 show team. Ballroom lessons were given on 2 days but no “pre-show” dancing was scheduled. Not sure if the return of dancers is across all ships as last couple we have done they had been dropped.

Thank you. Confirm that all is now good on the Pursuit.

Boarded today pool open but buffet served. Perhaps legacy precaution but Captain just made health announcement about washing hands for 20 secs and the “Insider” front page carries an “Important Notice”

Thank you Selbourne 🙏. I’ve resumed the paper delivery from tomorrow and with the money I’ve saved these past 2 months I’ve booked a Caribbean cruise on Britannia next January. Safe travels back home.

Since we are just expressing our own interpretations, I'll offer another hypothesis: Sycamore Partners knows how to make money, at least in the retail private equity business. Perhaps they told the food and beverage managers that they need to make more money, and they gave them some freedom on how to achieve those goals. Perhaps some managers ran their numbers and determined that they couldn't make a profit with the current prices, butother managers decided to cut costs in some other way. I Hope this isn’t the case as there needs to be a consistency of offerings across the fleet (IMHO).

Not a great situation for you to be in but fingers crossed that you’re both well enough to go ashore in Banjul and that you retain good health for the remainder of your cruise. We board later this month in Portugal and will be hoping for the best 🤞

The inconsistency of information, knowledge and application appears mind boggling at the moment.

I’m disappointed that Sycamore hasn’t reviewed their drinks offering post RC acquisition it’s far too complicated. I’d like to see a slight tickle in the “included” offering and a single “top shelf” upgrade.

What an excellent read Selbourne. So pleased this much anticipated transit meet your expectations and had given you fond memories to treasure. I’m a massive “lurker” of your thread and look forward to each morning’s read to the extent I’ve been able to cancel my morning paper. 🤣 Wishing you and your wife continued safe and enjoyable travels. Regards