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  1. During the pandemic Barbados did a lot of advertising about working from their island with good wi fi. I also seem to remember that Barbados was one of the first cruise ports to open up and cruises started scheduling from there, revising itineraries. There is a thread in this forum about Barbados not being able to supply hotel rooms for everyone coming in. From what I remember on the forum, it came up as a surprise and Regent had to cancel hotels for some that had already had their cruise/hotel/air booked. I bet no one has any kind of estimate when the very high occupancy rate will go down. If you search for Barbados on this forum you will see where is it talked about this last spring.
  2. We did the tasting of the included wines on our December cruise. It was very well presented. But as we were tasting, another passenger was there making sure to explain to the sommelier why a couple of the wines he had were not very good wines. I made sure to ask for a taste of one of them and it was very good indeed. Which I made sure to vocalize. I made sure to order it in the CR that evening. We have always enjoyed the included wines.
  3. At the top of this forum you will see an topic on Regent flight with and without deviations. That explains alot about the included air. The $75 is recently new and not described there. Short overview Business Class flights are included with the cruise and Regent will send you flight info about 90 days prior to flight. If you want more say into what flights you take, then at 210days prior to flight you can work a deviation $175 per person, and there is usually a chance at better flights. The $75 is to try to control the calls to Regent flight people with just wondering etc questions. You will pay $75 to talk with an agent and then if you find a flight you want and take the deviation the $75 will be deducted from the deviation fee.
  4. I think this is just starting up. Sounds like you were not the only ones that had to work the issue real time.
  5. That is so much better. I think (IMO) more people end up knowing what to do after the new type of "muster".
  6. Thanks for taking the time to bring us along. We are doing this trip in 2024 in the reverse order. Looking forward to your description of sights etc.
  7. We were on the Voyager this last December. It was a great ship and we enjoyed her.
  8. I finished our flights last week for our Tokyo-Vancouver next year. I had been looking on line at various flights including one that had a transfer in Korea where you also changed airports!! Our TA worked with Regent for us and pretty much understands what we would like. We did take a nonstop DFW to Tokyo BC with an upcharge, on a 787. Our seats are in the center and the heads of our little rooms for 14 hours are close enough we can talk to each other without getting up. Using miles to get from Vancouver to DFW, so got a $300 credit for that. We are happy with these flights, would have been nicer without the upcharge, but realize the realities of the times.
  9. When we are putting laundry out, I let our steward know.
  10. I read the forum on cruise critic before our cruises, especially our first one. When I see reviews that complain I usually try to figure out is this real or an attitude (no facts provided). I can usually find other reviews, comments by the one who is not pleased and that tells me alot about the person. I form my own opinions and have learned alot from the day by day blogs and the trips summaries that are posted. I will not attempt a day by day post myself because I know I won't keep it up. I do take notes each day so I can have a fairly comprehensive summary when we are home.
  11. Thanks for all the recommendations, lots to look at to decide. As far as dinner at Joe Fortes, while it sounds great, we will just be getting off of the Explorer, but will check it out.
  12. We will be spending one night in Vancouver at the end of our cruise. Does anyone have a recommendation for a hotel that is within walking distance of restaurants etc. I know this has been discussed on this forum but cannot find it with my search capabilities.
  13. This seems to be pretty normal, most of the times we don't notice it. Visitors to the USA from abroad need to show that they have a way (and the money) to get home. This is usually done by a round trip ticket.
  14. I see the two tier system for our cruise on line, but we booked this cruise awhile ago and at a less price that what is shown. So I guess I am looking for where that history price would be.
  15. I have seen it many times, but can't find it when I want to. Can someone give me a path to find the air credit for a cruise? Thanks
  16. On the Canary Islands (cannot remember which one) that is volcanic and mostly covered with lava a tour that includes both the volcano and the wineries was very interesting.
  17. My favorite NA spirit is Monday NA Gin. It makes a very nice G & T and a good martini. Haven't found this in stores, order from Amazon.
  18. When comparing two cruise lines cruises, I would build a spreadsheet listing what is included in each. First is the suite size and compare it to a similar size on the other cruise. After listing everything I give a dollar value to what it would be to get that on the cruise that doesn't have it. Pricing seems to come in very close. Remember that many itineraries also have an included pre or post land trip.
  19. Thanks for taking the time to post your experiences. We also found the beverage packages, experience etc not to be much of anything. For liquors, the package description always ended with something like and others. So going to a bar, it was hit or miss to find out if a liquor you desired was in the package you purchased. Wine service at dinner was rushed and confusing. I was always offered wine well before I had decided what I wanted to eat.
  20. For myself, I do not care for the "virgin" drinks, seems to be too much of sugar, or lime, or sour. Several NA "liquors" are showing up that to me make some nice mixed drinks. These are what I would like to see in the various bars. Last trip I did get a NA Gin in our cabin and that was nice. It made a good G & T to refresh while getting ready for dinner.
  21. When we were on Voyager in December I had requested NA Gin and a bottle was in our suite. I didn’t see it behind any bars. They had 0.0 Heineken. Our next cruise I will ask that the NA Gin be in a bar for me.
  22. The very first discussion on the Regent Cruise Critic forum (which you are on) discusses flights with and without deviation. There is a thumb tack by it. That will give you alot of information about booking flights.
  23. I also recommend this museum. Try to get some detail directions. We took a trolley from our hotel and were dropped off within a block, the guy pointed the way, and it still took us several passes before we saw it. (I realized there wasn't a parking lot or huge sign like we are use to in the states.)
  24. Don't remember having binoculars in our concierge.
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