CookingChick2020

On 3/24/2024 at 9:52 AM, MudderBear said:

Hello.  I booked a cruise in June of 2023 for this May.  I booked the Princess Plus.  The two casual dining are still not appearing anywhere.  Every time I've called Princess (full disclosure, I haven't called them in a few months) they've assured me I still have the two dining casuals.  Why can't I see it with my own eyes?  Has anyone run into this and have cruised and did indeed have the two casual dining meals?  Thanks.

I had the same issue in that I wasn't seeing it in my personal booking information.  BUT I got this in the "prepare for your cruise" e-mail from Princess:  

I'm pretty sure I own more than 20 swimsuits...some one-piece, some bikinis with mix and match options.  It's easy to pack more than a few swimsuits if most of them are bikinis...they don't take up much room.  I wouldn't dream of judging someone based on how many different suits they wear on a cruise...lol.  If I want to get sun, I'll go with a suit that has a bandeau top and a cheeky bottom.  If I am swimming in an ocean with waves, I want a top with straps and more coverage on the bottom.  If I'm doing a combo excursion where I'm in town and on the beach, I might opt for a one piece suit that can sub as a bodysuit as well.  I don't do hot tubs but I'll be in the ship pool on sea days for sure.  At the end of the day, we all do what we choose to do to enjoy our cruise, right?

I use a small faux leather waist wallet that has a removable belt so I can also use it as a clutch in the evening.  Similar to this:   

I have been shaving my entire face and neck for at least five years...and I get testosterone pellets so facial and neck hair is abundant...lol.  The hair doesn't grow back thicker or darker and I get the added bonus of great exfoliation.  I use Dorco Tinkle Razors...you can Google them.  I get mine from Amazon.  I generally shave every couple of weeks.  I slather Bio-Oil Skincare oil on first and go to town!

1 hour ago, aventureux said:

Inspire makes it efficient.  We used Inspire in Lisbon for a cruise in April from Lisbon and we are having a July 4 proctored Inspire antigen in London before a July 7 embarkation from Portsmouth   Highly recommended   

Perfect...thanks!

1 hour ago, asnaleah said:

We used Inspire on June 3 for a June 6 sailing. Went smoothly.

Lovely...that puts me at ease now...thanks!!!

Hi there.  So happy to hear about the elimination of the pre-flight testing coming back to the U.S!!!  Now I have a question about pre-cruise testing if anyone has any input.  We are flying to Rome on 7/10 for a 7/13 embarkation.  I have made appointments with Inspire Diagnostics (Regent partner) for a proctored Antigen test on the morning of the 10th before we head to the airport.  I believe this keeps us within the 72 hour (Inspire refers to it as 3 days) window that Regent requires.  I would imagine that if it didn't, Inspire Diagnostics would have raised a red flag since they know our sail date...but I'm assuming.  Has anyone else done testing through Inspire?  Does my time calculation seem accurate?

30 minutes ago, PSU said:

I would think so. We did a three day after cruise with Regent last month last month in Istanbul and they tested us the day before we left for the US at the hotel. 

We actually stayed at the Hotel Sofia before the cruise it started in Barcelona. 

Thank you so much for that info!  I'll reach out to our TA and have her follow up with Regent.  I was prepared to go through eMed but this would be better.

2 minutes ago, PSU said:

I would think that you would have to find a test in Barcelona or bring an emed proctored home test with you and do it in the hotel room in Barcelona. Unless you booked the hotel through Regent.

Thank you!  We actually do have our post-cruise hotel booked through Regent...the Hotel Sofia.  Does that make a difference?

Hi fellow cruisers!  Wondering if anyone has insight into onboard pre-debarkation testing on Regent.  We are staying an extra day in Barcelona post-cruise but need to be tested prior to flight back to U.S.  Our ship docks at 6AM so I'm not sure how we might be able to test onboard before we disembark.  Thoughts?  thank you for your insight!

We rebooked a cancelled August 2021 Mariner cruise and will now sail July 2022 on the Explorer - Rome to Barcelona.  

On 4/24/2021 at 11:14 AM, bluecruisin said:

We are doing a T/A next spring which ends in Rome. We are then flying from Rome to Venice for 4 days. Out hotel is acroos the water from the airport and we will take a water taxi, probably a private one, but maybe a group one, which the hotel can set up. We will each have a large suitcase and a roll- on. When we pack up on the ship to leave we will only pack what we feel we will need in Venice and just take our carry ons. The Venice Airport has a station called Left Luggage, they will hold your luggage for you untill you return to the airport to fly out. I believe it was either 7 Euros or $7 per piece per day. It saves from taking them to the water taxi and carting them all around.

 

For Margord's benefit as well:  the last time we were in Venice there was a luggage storage place in Piazzale Roma as well.  We took the bus transport form the airport to Piazzale Roma, offloaded our big luggage, used only our carry-ons for a couple of days while we were in Venice.  We caught the nearest vaporetto and took it over to the Rialto Bridge stop and made our way on foot to our hotel.  Our cruise was actually leaving from Venice a couple of days later so we reversed course, picked up our luggage and made our way to the ship.  Regardless of what you decide to do, offloading most of your luggage while you're in Venice is the easiest way to go...unless you're okay spending a lot of money on private water taxis.

Well, we got the official word from our TA today...our August Mariner cruise has been cancelled.  At least they did it before they required final payment!

Thank you Pcardad and hichachoc for your insight!  Ugh.  😒

Pcardad (and others in the know) - we are new to Regent and have a cruise booked in August on the Mariner.  I've been watching the cabins go from partially waitlisted (when we booked last July) to all available and now all are waitlisted.  What can I glean from this?  Is it an indicator that the cruise will be cancelled?  Confused in the era of COVID!  Thanks for any insight.