scott45

just booked our first regent cruise on the Grandeaur…

would appreciate advice/ suggestions from experienced Regent cruisers….

Since we just booked and our cruise is in March…. We finding most of the excursions are gone…. Do they add more… do they reserve once onboard?

We are quite concerned…. Thoughts please

thank you in advance

Hello fellow cruisers

My wife and I will be taking the above trip and arriving in Reykjavik 2 days prior to sailing.

We are interested in taking the 10 hour south coast tour… but have concerns about the number of people

that are packed in the regular tours … up to 19 people…. Would be problematic 

We’ve found the highest rated tour company that will do the same 10 hour private tour for a total of $1258.00 us

divided by either 2 or 3 couples…. Up to 6 people and there would be more flexibility with stops….

please advise if seriously interested

thank you

Larry

Lsbas@aol.com

Thank you again…your insight and comments have been invaluable… we have

Honestly never had this situation before having flown international business for many years… BUT we have never flown to Iceland before either, we’re still attempting to sort the air out… because the Iceland air situation did not present itself until last week and most people plan international flights in advance… there

is little availability now on desirable flights if we did our own air so our options are

truly limited. This is our first experience with door to door service and it certainly 

isn’t the “seamless” experience we expected…. Live and learn

Unfortunately no…. The policy is 15 per cent door to door before final payment 

I questioned it as well …. My agent even contacted SS corporate….

not a good situation….

Thank you again… your input and suggestions are much appreciated!

when planning this July 24 “big” birthday 

trip we we’re excited to experience our

first Of many SS trips and the door to

Door and the thought of a seemless trip

were very appealing….

unfortunately that was not too be the

case… the business class we were promised as stated earlier is on Icelandaire which is clearly not business class and now even before final payment 

if we cancel we’re told we have to pay

a 15 percent penalty….

My wife and I are beyond frustrated with

This entire process and incredibly upset

that our travel agent has not been able

To rectify any of this….

BYE BYE SS…. after over 100 cruises on other brands… many luxury we have

never experienced any of this!!!

Thank you all again…. Incredibly helpful information 

The flight from London is great… nonstop London to LAX on Delta business class

we will research all your wonderful suggestions….

You are all amazing!
thank you!

Yes July 24 2023

We are booked for our first Silversea cruise with door to door service including business class air…. which we can only fly now

for a multitude of reasons.

When I spoke to SS we were told we are booked on Islandair from LAX to Portland and Portland to Iceland…. an approx 10 hour 

Flight… and this airline has no true business class… only a slight pitch in the seats comparable to economy plus.

This could be a deal breaker for us because we would arrive crippled .

Please share how others have arrived in Iceland in true business class

Is there a direct number for travel at SS?
is it true that Icelandaire is the only airline that flys into Iceland?
Our final payment is due next week so decisions have to be made soon…

Thank you in advance for any assistance you can offer…. I’m unable to reach my travel agent

Warmly

Scott

My wife and I are also on this sailing…

we expect a lovely experience 

On 1/22/2023 at 3:05 PM, fishmongerrules said:

will be on that one as well. i hope things settle down by then. looks like the ship will have a lot of extra rooms available so maybe we will have about the same number of people onboard.

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! Our agent was sharing miss information….

that would have been a deal breaker for us…. Your reply saved the day!
Do you know what hotel SS is using in Iceland?

We are just about to book an Iceland to Southampton cruise on the Moon in July and now my husband is expressing concerns regarding the

Zodiac ride from the ship to some of the smaller villages in Iceland. He had an extremely bad experience previously…. The issue is not

Getting in or out but the potential rough waters. Is anyone familiar with the length of travel from the ship to the smaller locations and if

tenders are ever an option instead. 
Thanks in advance

Please provide specific info

after 200 cruises we have never encountered that horrible problem

we are taking our FIRST Holland cruise on Saturday and are now

Feeling quite concerned 

what ship please?

1 hour ago, Cruisish said:

I'm curious to hear from anyone who may have encountered bed bugs on HAL. We have unfortunately had that experience and are distressed and disappointed in their response. 

1 hour ago, Cruisish said:

I'm curious to hear from anyone who may have encountered bed bugs on HAL. We have unfortunately had that experience and are distressed and disappointed in their response. 

Thank you so much for your very illuminating review....

We travel in either Aqua or Suites.... and after many experiences in Luminae...

when in a suite we always request Blu.... if available.... we personally feel the quality and service is far superior....

We recently sailed in Crystal... cuisine and service very disappointing....

Out of consideration for Aqua guests... and not wanting to create a wait for guests

we will be sailing aqua  for the majority for our future sailings....

I only want the Millennium to be sure that the problem is corrected and the passengers are safe, nothing else. If the washing machine is malfunctioning, that would be a good thing to fix. If the food handlers need more training on food handling, so be it. I'm getting the feeling from these flames that no good deed goes unpunished.

 

 

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Thank you so much for the heads up. Hope your wife is OK I find it shocking how rude so many people on this forum are It’s clearly quite easy for some to sit back and criticize