tnr

We are so glad you survived and feeling much better.  Couldn’t bear to see something more happen, so be good.  (I know that’s against your nature.). Give TB a hug for us.

4 hours ago, jhenry1 said:

What are the hours if any for the gyms on the Regent ships?

On the Grandeur now and the hours are 7 am - 9 pm.

19 hours ago, Stefken said:

Can you ask Lorraine if she will be on board for Mediterranean cruises in May. Saw her on the TV series on the the Splendor and she was great on that, would be nice to see her in person.

 

thanks Lynda 🛳🛳🛳🛳🛳

Lorraine will be leaving in May, but I fail to remember if it is the end of May, or earlier.  (As I hadn’t yet had my full supply of coffee this morning.). Z will be able to tell you.  She will be going to the Explorer after her vacation.  David Niven will be coming back to the Grandeur.

We are on our way.  Up at 2:30 this morning to make a 6:00 flight and now sitting in DFW awaiting the other half trip to Fort Lauderdale.  Will be staying there and being picked up by private driver in the a.m.  We can’t wait, and will be sure to check out the pool bar when we get on board.

I’ll try to keep Ray in line.  Can’t wait to see you both.

2 hours ago, Zqueeze1 said:

Thanks!  We are looking at the three options Regent is offering at a discount and may take the Lisbon to NYC cruise, which should be cheaper and limits the time away from TB and her cats.  Waiting on the new pricing before deciding.  Too bad that Regent is only offering three cruises to pick from if you want a discounted rate.

 

Z and TB

Z, you could always join us March 25 Miami-New York on the Grandeur.  Would love that.

We just booked our air to Barcelona through Regent Air.  My TA also told me that my Delta choices were not available as Delta had cancelled the contract.  Of course, this could just be verbiage that the air department is using……or not.

On 10/11/2023 at 6:23 AM, Gpilon said:

It displays in "My Account" then in "Show my Itinerary", although the actual cruise show the Sofia. Perhaps our level of suite dictates the hotel? Regardless, we will take the credit and book the Majestic. 

We would usually book our own hotel, or at the least, provide our own transportation to the ship.  I am concerned about not knowing which port they will be using.  I’ve heard they sometimes have to use Tarragona instead of the port in Barcelona.

20 hours ago, Gpilon said:

It appears we will now be put up at the Intercontinental for our July 2024 cruise, even though the hotel offered on the website indicates the Sofia. We have decided to take the hotel credit and will spend 2 nights before the cruise at the Majestic Hotel….Virtuoso offers excellent rates with included buffet breakfast and a hotel credit. We will book Blacklane for airport to hotel then hotel to cruise terminal.

Gpilon, how did you find out about the Intercontinental?  Our account shows the Hotel Sophia for our August cruise.  We are staying a few days extra and have also booked them with Hotel Sophia and don’t want to have to change hotels for the night.

I saw the same thing yesterday when looking at some flights far into future.  I assume it is a glitch.  

My experience has been, if Regent has given you the onboard credit, it will have to be used or forfeited.  It cannot be converted to cash.  If your TA has given you a credit, it can be converted to cash while you are onboard.  That is also true for any excursions you have paid for, and canceled before the date on your tour ticket.  Hope that helps.

Z, looking forward to reading about your tour to the concentration camp.  We were scheduled for the same excursion last summer.   Alas,, Covid made other plans and we had to miss it.

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It’s so good to have you back!!!!  You always make my day with your posts.  Congratulations on your anniversary and have a wonderful cruise.  Wish we were with you but at least we will be with Mudhen in September.

There are phones in all the cabins.  No need to use a cell phone.

1 hour ago, ILoveMyDogs said:

Same here about first stop after a Regent cruise. However, we’ve often overheard others saying they like the Tex Mex buffet 😂

They are probably from nowhere near the southwest.😜

The hotel credit is per cabin. 

Even though our middle names had been added, our flights do not show them.  Our TA is looking into the situation.  

2 hours ago, GeorgiaPeach51 said:

I have to honestly report on one aspect of our Jeep tour this morning.  Ya gotta drive.  If you want to see the good volcanic interior stuff you have to pay the windshield time penalty.

 

And,  also, Jeeps need steps.  When we saw the Jeeps as we exited the ship, I gave them a malevolent glare, cause really, the floor of the stupid thing hit me at mid hip.   The seat was at shoulder level for cryin out loud.  And I am 5’8”.  
 

So do you attempt to kind of hop up so you are then sitting on the floor?  This presented a whole different realm of unappealing options that were no better.  I perused the door.  There was only the handle.  There was no bar of any kind so I went for it, grabbing anything I could get a grip on, felt momentarily hopeful, but found myself sliding backwards. I contemplated this fact as I hung on the side of the Jeep, too far up to go back down because of the effort already expended, and yet, too far down to assure victory.  So I hung there, sloth-like wondering how best to preserve a little shred of dignity and pondering the dark heart of the person who refused to install a grab bar of any kind.  
 

Suffice to say every exit of the odious Jeep required a similar ignominious repetition of the above described debacle.  Every woman in the Jeep was similarly tortured until finally my seat mate Leslie put her foot down, folded her arms and refused to exit the Jeep again until she could see the Splendor and was assured of escape.  So, Dear Splendor Excursions staff, please make a step stool a required item.  At least half the ship will thank you.

Omg, this sounds like my experience in Iceland on a day long (12 ish hour) tour.  My DH had to help push to get me in, and my shin was literally bloody by the end of the day.  

The RSSC site is correct.  Coffee connection is on the port side and the Meridian lounge on starboard side.

I checked our profiles and middle names were missing.  I called Regent directly and they were added immediately.  Problem fixed and TA did not need to do it.

Thank you John.  We have a gazillion Hyatt points, so it will be a good way to use a few.

terri

Captjohn, how do you arrange the parking with the Hyatt?   Call them directly?

You can request certain airlines and even specific flights.  I let my TA do the work with Regent after I give her my top 3 choices each way.  

We had a tote bag in our concierge suite on Splendor a couple of months ago.  I’m not sure if that’s true on all the ships.