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8 hours ago, Steve Q said:
We were just on the 18 day Transatlantic cruise. We had a Concierge cabin and had four devices connected. Honestly, the WiFi was not very good. At times, it barely worked at all. That said, if you are only looking to send emails, it might work for you. It is possible, however, that the internet will work better this summer in Europe.
Is it the ship's internal wifi reception or lousy satellite signal reception?
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We are on the Mariner right now on the World Cruise 2023.
The staff and service are the best!!!
And we have cruised on many ships and many cruise lines. The food quality and variety is very good. We have had better food only on one cruise line but with other disadvantages.
The Regent package is perfect, at least for the WC.
We are having problems with the internet but a fix is promised at the next port in Fiji: special parts and an engineer to install them.
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On 1/18/2023 at 9:14 AM, flossie009 said:
Posts #96 & #104 on the following thread gives our experience with Wi-Fi repeaters on Regent ships (some are in the suites):
Our takeaway from our experiences on Mariner a year ago, and Splendor more recently, are:
- Some repeaters are in the suites; not just in the hallways
- If you have to go to the lengths of wandering around looking for a connection, propping suite door open, wearing a tin hat etc. then it is worth seeking help from the on board internet manager; who may in turn have to seek help from a ship's technical officer
- "3 bars" on your device confirms that you are connected to the nearest W-Fi repeater; however that repeater may not necessarily be connected to the internet 🤨
- Some internet managers are more au fait with the ship's Wi-Fi infrastructure than others 🙄
We are on the Mariner right now. Wifi access is not a problem, we have all the bars. But Internet access is just terrible. And it is worse when we are in a port. According to the ship's internet guru it is a satellite issue.
As somebody else mentioned: just not enough bandwidth. And, therefore, Regent also blocks sites with video like YouTube and many others.
Right now, we are in the port of Callao, actually waiting to be getting to our pier. They just won't let us in blaming weather. But the weather is just fine according to our captain. Must be political weather. In any case, due to our location in the wider port area internet is even worse.
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19 hours ago, slidebite said:
Of course. My point is my single connection you have per suite was dreadful as it was. Hotspotting that same connection (and sharing it with another device, or two, since that is what a hotspot is) would just be sharing be sharing an awful connection.
It's been 4 years since our last Regent cruise it was awful then. Maybe they're better now? :shrug:
Still awful
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I have cruised a lot with many different lines but never seen "Deck Luggage Tags."
What are they for, i.e., what do you do with them?
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Just another thing:
it is Wienerschnitzel and NOT Weinerschnitzel 😊
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On 8/14/2022 at 8:51 PM, jeb_bud said:
...the server forgot to bring sauce for the Vienerschnitzel.
Sorry to say, but the server was correct. A true Wienerschnitzel is never ever served with sauce!
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15 hours ago, zelker said:
So if I'm reading this correctly, it seems like the big question is - is HAL going to commit, by 2-18, to voluntarily opt into the CDC guidelines and of course mandate that at least 95% of passengers and crew are "up to date" with their vaccines in order to be rated at the new level of "vaccination standard of excellence" which then means isolation can be 5 days. But if not, then it's still 10 days in isolation .... I think ....🤷♀️
"vaccination standard of excellence" requires that more than 95% are boosted!
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3 hours ago, cruzin4us said:
I'd like to do away with mandatory masks as well. On a Princess cruise back in October masks were encouraged by not mandated except embarkation/debarkation, lining up for dinner, elevators etc. From what I witnessed: People seemed to be using their common sense, when there was a crowd, the masks were on. When walking down the hall and no one was around the masks were off. This is a no win situation for whatever side of the fence you are on. My 83 year old parents just got back from a cruise where masks were mandatory everywhere except eating/drinking and they still came down with Omicron. The blessing is they were vaccinated and they only had a few cold like symptoms for a few days.
My point is, no matter how careful you are, you can still get it. If you don't want to get it, don't leave your house which would include not cruising. I'm vaccinated & boosted and if it's my time to go, then it's my time to go. I don't want to waste the rest of my life living in perpetual fear. The stress and anxiety that has taken over our society is not healthy and it's pitted friends and families against each other.
I only have so much sand in my hour glass left and I don't want to waste it hunkered down in my home.
That was October. Then came the Omicron wave. In November they required masks everywhere. We felt safer on the ship than at home.
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8 minutes ago, grest said:
I'm pro mask.....but then I'm from Florida, where so many refuse to get vaccinated or wear masks....no pandemic here....
??? Talk to the hospitals.
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11 minutes ago, lovetocruisee said:
I am a doctor.. but thank you. I’m sure you will
be wearing a mask through ALL of the cold seasons
Some countries do! Think Japan and China. And they do not seem to have a problem wearing masks.
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On 1/17/2022 at 6:15 PM, boatmad said:
My DS boarded MSC ship in Port Canaveral yesterday. New policy just begun for that line, of testing everyone before boarding. Caused long delays getting on.
Policy begam 1/9/2022. We had it and it caused a 30 min delay for us.
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We have not disembarked in Ft. Lauderdale in quite a while.
Do they have Global Entry lanes/kiosks?
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On 9/3/2021 at 1:30 PM, dides said:
Just boarded a 3 night cruise on Sky Princess out of the UK. We are in a suite and noticed a different offering on our suite welcome letter: a Suite Lounge Cocktail Hour session in the Concierge Lounge from 5 to 7pm with complimentary drinks being served.
Please help me out. I am new to these new Princess ships and although we are not going to travel on the Sky Princess we are scheduled on a cruise on the supposedly similar Enchanted Princess.
Here is the question: where is the Concierge Lounge located?
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This Medallion app is a nightmare. It is not even a beta version. Why Princess insists on having to use this constantly failing app prior to embarkation is a mystery. Why can't we all do the required pre-cruise items also via their web site like all other cruise lines handle that and use the app only while on-board?
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This Medallion app is not even a beta. Ridiculous that they force us to use it for planning and pre-check in purposes when they also have a web site that could do it like with other cruise lines. On board is a different story.
I prepared an email to Princess listing the problems I have but can't even find an email to send it to. The email that was listed somewhere on this forum just bounces...
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Regent finally responded to my email via our Travel Agency:
"At this point it is too early to advise on these requirements. Due to the current global health situation we are not even sure how visas will be handled for the 2022 world cruise...
I can say that at this time India is the only visa on this WC where the guests would need to send in their physical passports. At the moment India offers an evisa option, but their entry into India might be too late in the cruise to process this type. These requirements could change by 2023.
It is recommended the guest contact visas central as they can possibly provide them with more clarity regarding current processing times, but they are as facing the same situation we are as things are up in the air at the moment."
I also contacted Visa Central but their reply did not address my questions.
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16 hours ago, Jimmcdaniel said:
@rallydaveWhen you did your WC were visa included in the package from Regent? Did you use them? I am guessing the OP (like me) is on a cruise where we have a “visa package” from Regent. Since my wife and I are trying to get a lot of postponed travel accomplished before we get too much older, we have a busy travel schedule. If Regent is going to need physical possession of my passport for, say, 2 months sometime before the 23WC, I’m probably going to need a 2nd passport. Never done that before. If any other World Cruisers have info or insight on this I would certainly be interested to hear. On the 23WC We aren’t going to Russia but we are going to China (Hong Kong) and Vietnam (places I have had to get visa in advance in the past).
Jimmcdaniel you are exactly in the same situation we are in with the WC 2023 and that's why I asked this question which still has not been answered yet despite all the valuable suggestions. E.g. I didn't know about the possibility of a 2nd passport. I thought that was only a feature for Diplomats and people that go to countries that would object to travel documentation in their passport from "enemy" countries.
I also contacted Regent directly but they have not responded as yet.
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How does that work?
How far in advance does the process start?
I assume we will have to relinquish our passports for a while. That might cause a problem for other travel scheduled to take place before the WC.
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2 minutes ago, Pcardad said:
Respectfully, If you are spending over $100K for a WC, you need to have a conversation with your TC and possibly a rep from the insurance company.....not random people on an internet forum.
You are correct, of course. Nevertheless, sometimes experiences others had might help in asking the "right" questions 😊
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I am really struggling with these insurance issues, particularly when it comes to cover a long WC. We have been burned in the past, e.g. insurance companies will not refund premiums if a cruise is cancelled for whatever and whomever. So insuring a WC could be a very expensive loss if it is cancelled. Covering pre-existing conditions is another sore issue and might require legal representation if an insurance company construes pre-existing out of nowhere for a particular health issue that needed care off the ship.
Refunding the off ship medical cost: who pays what and when?
We will have a Medigap policy that covers "Medically necessary emergency care services beginning during the 1st 60 days of each trip outside the USA." We pay "first $250 each calendar year and 20% of up to a lifetime maximum benefit of $50,000, and amounts over $50,000."
That means we will have to cover the $250, the 20%, everything over 50k, and everything that happens beginning day 61.
Under these circumstances, why would I need to buy additional medical insurance way ahead of the cruising start date Jan 2023?
And what insurance would I need to buy assuming that any insurance I buy would cover the full cost from the beginning. I.e. does Medigap pay 1st during the first 60 days before the additional insurance or the other way around?
Cancellation policies:
I assume that before the final payment is due there is no real need for insurance? But how to cover that huge amount when most policies have a cap well below that?
Starlink
in Regent Seven Seas Cruises
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These are actually two issues: The receiver issue, i.e. the antennas receiving the signals from the satellites. This can be improved with Starlink.
The second issues how the ship transmits internally via Wi-Fi. That issue is completely independent of Starlink. That causes the location issue where one location on the ship has better reception than somewhere else.