Everything Bagel

1 hour ago, PaulMCO said:

The ship has yet to be designed.  Financing still has to be arranged.  A contract has NOT been signed it is just an MOU.

Reading this reminded me of a line from the movie Annie Hall:

Still, it's a great idea, and I am excited about it!

6 hours ago, loriva said:

 

Which ship and exact dates?

Serenity, October 26 to November 9, 2024, Quebec City to Ft Lauderdale.

https://crystalcruises.com/cruises/none-cse-014-241026?menu=itinerary

Jersey girl!

1 hour ago, papaflamingo said:

Just a quick comment about the "every day" selection in Compass Rose.  You want it discontinued, why?  If you don't like the selections, simply ignore the left hand side of the menu.  If you eliminate the "every day" portion all you'll have left is the right side of the menu anyway.  

But honestly, on long cruises especially, the "every day" portion allows for some "de-tox" meals.  We've done 44 nights.  I can't eat the more "gourmet" side of the menu every night, so sometimes a more "bland" meal of chicken and veggies is "just the thing."    But as to it being "basic," sure... "basic" escargot, caesar salad,  steak and lobster with the sauce of your choice (I like Hollandaise on my steak), baked potato and asparagus is... for me.... pretty nice. 😎

I think Big Vin is pulling chains with some of his comments. I read the full review and he also suggested charging a fee for using the elevators, and serving crispy bacon at the gangway. I have to agree with him about dumping ABBA tho. I remember that Crystal over extended Grand Hotel for their intro production show and it became the butt of many jokes.

Does a crew member still accompany each tour? And how many crew members are there at full capacity?

18 minutes ago, cruiseej said:

 

And I'm only saying that sometimes s--t happens that no one can do anything about other than to work through the problem as best possible. Now, it this were a recurring problem with every cruise, or many cruises, that's a different matter, and yes, that would be a real failure on Regent's part. 

Of course neither of us know how often this happens, but I would wager that no one proofread the welcome letter mentioned in the original post.

16 hours ago, cruiseej said:

The ground services firm they hire has a few people tasked with being at the hotel desk, loading the busses, etc.  All it takes throw things off is one employee who is sick, or has a sick child, or has a car problem/accident, so they are understaffed and unable to keep up. If this issue a recurring complaint, then Regent needs to hear it so they can address it with the local company or hire a different one (if there are companies to choose from); if this was a one-off snafu, it's unfortunate for the passengers who had a poor experience, but not a systemic problem Regent needs to address.  

I think Regent is responsible for everything they do AND everything others do in their name. I accept no excuses for bad planning or execution when it's my vacation that is impacted. And I mean everything, including the bagel.  🙂

I agree with the last two posters. Of course, I will try to be fully informed before booking my first post-Covid cruise.

Soon after my first post above, I found this video review in the Regent forum

And it struck me that this is the main difference between building a new luxury ship and refurbishing an old one. I'm thinking that there is a good chance that the end product for new Crystal will not be very cohesive. It might even wind up looking like an everything bagel, not that there is anything wrong with that.

Thank you for your thoughts.

You get a bear, though.

1. I get emails from Crystal. I'm not sure why because it is to an email address created subsequent to the bankruptcy.

2. Having three different cabin designs within the same category is needlessly confusing and likely to cause some negative feelings down the line.

3. Most everything else I read and hear about the revamped cruise line is very appealing to me. But it remains to be seen if this is just marketing hype. If there are good reports here from cruisers who are not predisposed to promote Crystal, then I will book a short cruise to see for myself.

I look forward to all your reviews!