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When do members think Regent will restart cruising

Another disappointment. We have been offered a future cruise credit, but prefer a refund. Is there any chance of this? 

I will stick to the adage ‘No vaccine no cruising’. Why take the chance? There are other vacation opportunities, 

We will only cruise again, or for that matter fly again, when there is a reliable vaccine. Otherwise why take a chance? We are very elderly but patient and will sit it out.

Just to add. I fear Regent have been going down since they were taken over last year. Maybe this is deliberate policy by the new owners.

Flossie is right. The perks for loyal passengers have been seriously downgraded and Regent  need to examine the Seven Seas Society benefits with some urgency. Although I must admit that  I am unsure they really care. 

I am appalled. I do not believe the service on the ships will manage this with any efficiency and we will get laundry back much later than the current turn round and it will be of poor quality. Furthermore we are in the Platinum grade which included free laundry and we have been given $100 onboard credit as compensation, which is useless to us as we can never find anything to spend it on. Do Regent want to drive away their most loyal passengers.

I may seem ignorant but in the printed Regent brochure there are a number of cruises that are specifically marked, only one in most lists.

They are denoted as ‘featured cruise’ . What does this mean?

My wife and I are regular cruisers, mainly on Regent and Seabourn. Next July we will be celebrating an 80th birthday and want to arrange a cruise for all our children and grandchildren ranging in age from 10 to 18. We all live in the UK. What cruise line would anyone recommend? We would prefer UK or European based, preferably one week but no more than a fortnight.

Thanks to all. It looks as if we will either have to stay at home or go somewhere “safe” on land. I fear that the “safe” places will bar visitors.

Sorry, I have inadvertently repeated myself

I am finding the current situation most confusing.

1. is or when will Regent be cruising again?

2. if they are or will be, how can we find itineraries?

3. If we want to cruise in the next few months, on Regent or a comparable line, are there any options open to us?

We seem to be going off subject which is asking will there be future Regent cruises in 2020. I fear the answer still seems to be no or unlikely, which is bad news for those of us who have FCCs. But if cruises  started again would any of you fly to them?

When .regent resume sailing will they stick to the current(I.e. old) schedules or introduce new ones?

Further to my  earlier post. Just received our kN5 masks. They are made in China!

We intend cruising again as soon as it opens up. But with hindsight we should not have cancelled in advance of Regent cancellation as we. like many many others on this thread, have no right to a refund but have a Future Cruise Credit in a company that might go under.

The cause of our problems is Covid19, but we cannot sue a virus. Nor can we take a group action against China which seems to have started the virus either inadvertantly or, as some conspirancy theory addicts have suggested, deliberately. The most we can do is boycott chinese goods etc.

We intend cruising again as soon as it opens up. But with hindsight we should not have cancelled in advance of Regent cancellation as we. like many many others on this thread, have no right to a refund but have a Future Cruise Credit in a company that might go under.

We all have to support Regent at this time of great uncertainty. After all many of us have a lot of money tied up rith them in the form of 'future cruise credits'

We cancelled a cruise which was subsequently cancelled by Regent. This was after we had paid in full and when it became obvious that cruising was going to be suspended for some time. We were given a future cruise credit as at that was the only option available at the time we cancelled. Subsequently, and after cancelling themselves, Regent offered to those passengers who had not cancelled a choice of a refund or a future cruise credit. Should not this option also be given to those who had cancelled under the previous terms?

Sadly if many or even some of of the restrictions mentioned in this thread apply when cruising resumes, we are unlikely to book. We cruise to enjoy and even just social distancing would be too much. We were due to cruise on Regent in May but that has been cancelled. We will wait to re-book until Covid19 is a bad memory. Bring on the vaccinations, but as I am 86 I am likely to be at the back of the queue, which I find acceptable.

You are right bbtondo. But it is really wishful thinking. All we can hope for us that the cruise industry will survive and be able to honour our credits. We hope to resume cruising as son as it again becomes viable.

40 minutes ago, bbtondo said:

Thanks for posting this.  If they really want to keep cruisers they should of added:

 

"And at this time we can assure you that all refunds will be in your bank within 3 weeks."

 

Show me the money.  LOL

 

 

We were due to join a cruise in May and had paid a deposit. I took advantage of Regent’s offer to pay in full and convert to a ‘future cruise credit’. If, when sailings start again and we are no longer fearful of the virus, there are special reduced offers for Regent cruises will we be able to take advantage of the special reduced rates using our credit?

Many of us probably have Future Cruise Credits under the above plan. I have two questions.

(a) What happens if we do not survive the pandemic?

(b) What happens if Regent do not survive?

We cruise two to three times a year, for the last few years invariably on Regent. We have another cruise booked on Regent, but unless they announce something soon and similar to Viking we are loathe to book another one  with them.