Eno-Bob

2 hours ago, Hearthosesteeldrumsplayin said:

Maybe we'll pick up a couple of bottles in Barcelona to take along!

We're going to try and do that too -- unfortunately we get in to Barcelona in late afternoon so we'll have to see what can be done with time and distance.

Looking forward to seeing you onboard!

The wines listed above are a small sampling of the “House” wines – the Somms usually do a “tasting” on the first sea day and these are the wines that were poured for that tasting.  There are many more house wines available, some “good” and others not so much.  You can always ask your Somm for a “tasting pour” of any wine you see on board and it’s always good to ask them what they think are the best house wines on board at the moment. 

On the other hand, Regent has always had an excellent “Connoisseurs” Wine List.  We have always felt that their mark up was reasonable – would put their wine prices at high-end retail.  Their prices are usually higher than Wine Searcher’s average price but below the highest Wine Searcher prices.  There is a good selection, and we usually select a dinner wine from that list and try the house wine at lunch.

We often bring our own wines aboard, from our cellar if leaving from a US port or buy some wines in the country we’re visiting.  There is never any problem or corkage fee if you bring your own wine – you’re saving Regent money.

All of the above was true before March 2020 – we’ll be boarding Splendor on Nov 23^rd and will hopefully find that it is still true.

Bob

It worked for me by going to "Find a Cruise" and then selecting Ship "Grandeur" and clicking "apply".  It lists the Grandeur itineraries. 

They are posted on the Regent website now.  They look very much like the Splendor's first season, most of which never happened --

In normal times you are allowed one reservation per specialty restaurant for each cruise.  If you are on back-to-back cruises you would get two reservations per restaurant, etc.  We just booked dining for our Nov 23rd Splendor cruise and were only allowed the three reservations.  There have been earlier posts where the poster noted they were allowed more reservations on a single cruise.  Having lived with Regent's webpage and software for many years, it's more likely a software "glitch".  

That is correct - it took you directly out onto the pool deck!

In the Explorer suite we've traveled in, #918, the shower did not have a bench.  However, the shower is large enough that they could add a temporary seat.  You may want to check with Regent or your travel agent to see if something like that is available.  We did not use the tub but we don't remember there being grab bars.

Here a couple of pictures of the Navigator Suite 1125 from 2017.  We thought it was a nice suite on the Navigator, a bit of a strange layout but it had originally been a beaty salon.  The shower is a bit tight, but that may be true for all the suites.  Lots of storage and we didn’t have any noise issues. 

I believe that shuguley was asking about the dining amenity that comes with booking one of the Grand, Master or Regent Suites.  The amenity listed for those suites includes, “Guaranteed Reservation Each Night in Specialty Restaurant of Your Choice”. 

Although we haven’t had the opportunity to experience one of those suites yet, it’s our understanding that you just tell your butler where you would like to dine that night and they take care of the rest.  Of course, you may book several nights ahead, or you can decide that day where you would like to dine.

We would assume that you can ask for a table for two or you can ask to share a table to make new friends.  While the Regent Suite has its own private dining room between Prime 7 and Chartreuse, we know of one Regent Suite couple who preferred to eat in the Prime 7 dining room and had a table at the back there most nights. 

Maybe someone who has stayed in one of those suites can provide more detail.  

Hear ____

We will be with you on the Splendor for the November TA -- hopefully, it will not be cancelled.   We also have a Military background -- retired Air Force and retired Air Force Civilian.  Hope we get to meet in November!

If I may -- GO AIR FORCE!

2 hours ago, Dolebludger said:

This really scares those of us who fear financial failure of some, or all, cruise lines. There are so many FCCs out there, and those using them in the future will add little or no new money to the lines. And with all the rolling start up delays, the cruise lines are really going to need that new money.

As mentioned earlier, we cancelled 6 cruises so far.  However, we took full refund on all of the cancellations -- no FCCs involved.  We have 6 new cruises booked through Apr 2023 -- all "new money".

Six Regent cruises cancelled and our Nov transatlantic on the Splendor is looking "iffy" --

crispy46 –

   We also recommend the Regent Connoisseur Wine List.  They have a good selection from known wineries and the prices run close to high-end retail.  So you can enjoy the full sommelier restaurant service without the big markup. 

   Regent will also have at least one wine pairing luncheon with wines from the Connoisseur list on each voyage – a good way to try some of the wines on their list.

   If you haven’t been back to Colorado Springs for a while, you will be amazed by the growth.  The city is spreading and growing North, East, and South.  Can’t go West anymore, the mountains and national forest create a hard border.

   Hope to meet you for a glass of wine on-board a future cruise.  We’ve got 5 cruises booked right now – just hoping that we’ll be able to start cruising later this year…

Bob

We almost always bring wine on-board.  If we’re leaving from a U.S. port, we will bring some from home and we’ll often visit wine stores at ports along the way and buy a bottle or two.  There is never any problem with bringing your own bottle of wine to any of the dining rooms and, if you have suite with a butler, they can send it to the dining room and have it waiting for you.  The Soms will take good care of you and they do enjoy receiving a taste of the different wines.  No corkage fees, you are actually saving Regent money because they don’t have to provide you with their wine at dinner. 

11 hours ago, SireDoime said:

Why? Is this a ship requirement or for privacy?

 

As others have mentioned, this is to keep the cabin or deck lights on forward facing cabins from interfering with night vision on the bridge.  Your butler will explain the requirements and the steward will close all the drapes in the evening. 

Yes, we’re in the same circumstance.  We’re booked for The Best of Asia, 59 days beginning next March.  Obviously, we don’t know what the circumstances will be a year from now, but we’re considering cancelling that cruise.  We were already a bit wary because Regent cancelled the ports in China on this year’s cruises long before the virus happened, and we would have probably cancelled next year’s cruise if they cancelled the China ports again.  We do have until Oct to make a final decision, but, at the moment, we’re leaning toward cancelling. 

I believe they usually try to start boarding at noon.  We have seen it delayed one time, but it has usually been noon.  If you leave your luggage out as required in the morning, it will be loaded and taken to the ship.  We have left the luggage go by the Regent transfer and made our own way to the ship a number of times with out any problem.  We have let the Regent contract representative know that we were not taking the bus and there has never been an issue or problem.

I stated above that this year’s Amazon Cruise still included a stop in St. Lucia.  That was last week — just received an Itinerary change and the stop in St. Lucia has changed to Fort de France, Martinique.  They also dropped St. Barts and added Philipsburg, St. Maarten in its place.  I guess you just have to be flexible...

You can bring your own wines to any of the restaurants and they will serve them to you -- no corkage fees on Regent!

Thanks for the great review and your experiences doing the Amazon Cruise!  We're doing the same voyage next Christmas, also on the Mariner.  The itinerary also includes St. Lucia, but we've had our yellow fever shots and should not have a problem.

We were on the Explorer Barcelona to Miami cruise and tried to book excursions for an upcoming cruise while on-board.  Totally frustrating and impossible to do using the Explorer internet and Regent website.  We went down to the Cruise Consultant and she was able to pull up our cruise and make the excursion reservations without a problem.  That may be the best way to make your reservations.

Bob

The M&M is scheduled for tomorrow, Nov 24, at 11 AM in the Explorer Lounge, deck 4 7–

See you there!

Hi Jackie,

   We’re on the Explorer and just docking in Lisbon.  Looking forward to seeing you on-board!

Bob & Pattie Smith

Here's a link to the RSSC page - it was still there this morning:  https://www.*****/RSSCsocialclub/

The show has been posted on the RSSC Facebook page - just finished watching and it was very good.   Not sure how long Facebook will allow this to be available, so check it out before it disappears.