FL Wolfpacker

I tried deviation early and the connections and timing were poor. Waited for Regent to do the flights and they look good. My travel is the end of June so hopefully they work out

I added an extra day prior to the ship’s departure in case of airline issues. As a result our flight leaves on June 28th

Unfortunately Discover was the carrier that was offered thru deviation. Fortunately they are only on the outbound leg

Just received my flights for our July 1st sailing from Rome. I contacted the air desk at the 210 day out time period and was told the best they could do was a deviation with 2 stops (flying out of Ft Myers, FL) with short connection times and +$2K pp charge. I decided to wait and see what they would come up with at the 75 day time period. Without a deviation fee they scheduled a one stop flight (thru Frankfurt) on the way out and a one stop thru Newark on the return (and both have very good layover times). The flights are operated by Discover Airlines so that may present some issues but I am very surprised/pleased otherwise.

Are you on the Rome to Monte Carlo tour? We are booked on that one, which will be our first Regent cruise, so we are hoping it’s a good experience.

I think the best option will be to add another day at the hotel prior to the cruise. That will be less expensive than flying out of one of the gateway airports. Regardless I will investigate other cruise lines and compare them to Regent minus the air component before I make my final decision.

We are looking into that. What prompted us to try this cruise was the inclusion of business class airfare. Now it appears that comes with some significant restrictions. I plan to compare the Regent cruise with others excluding the airfare to get a better feel for the overall value.

Booked our first cruise for next July from Rome to Monte Carlo. Called the first of December to get the flights. Every one of my requests required at least a $2K pp fee. The best they would offer without a fee is a 2 stop flight via Swiss Air arriving in Rome near midnight. We are flying out of RSW (Ft Myers FL). Totally disgusted with the whole process. Thinking of cancelling the cruise and trying the new Ritz cruise.