FengShui@Sea

Ask your butler as early as possible for the dates you want. They can sometimes preform miracles!

Sadly we definitely noticed a downgrade with Regent (including running low on food items) on our April Splendor TA. I hope it is just a post Covid thing and will eventually return to normal, as I am sure they were hard hit financially.

We were put in the AKA Brickell in Miami in April which was a downgrade from the Four Seasons the previous time. Others on our sailing were put in the Miami East Hotel.

We were on the Splendor in April and she was definitely dining with the social travellers; although the odd evening she would excuse herself.

No, my travel agent had the work. Regent significantly changed one of the itineraries making it unacceptable. Over a two year period my two nieces each scheduled their weddings which conflicted with bookings. My golden retriever developed cancer. Life happens. The suites for every cruise we have taken, or have currently booked, with Regent were priced at $2,000 or more a night, so cry me a river. It is the cost of doing business, but they and my agent are well compensated in the fares we pay.

Yes, that is exactly what it means. However, at least Regent let’s you apply the $100 ‘admin’ fee to any other reservation as long as it is before final payment. I have a cruise in October that I have applied five different admin fees to, so that is a total of $1,000 as the $100 fee is charged per person.

How nice for your friends. However, their opinion does not negate our experience.

ChucktownSteve ~ I am sure I speak for many newer Regent cruisers, as we are, when I say we sincerely appreciate the time you have taken to give some insight into your experiences and observations on the Navigator. Our first cruise on Regent was on the Explorer in January 2020 (pre-Covid) and it was nothing short of spectacular. In contrast, we completed our second Regent cruise last month ~ a 21 night cruise transatlantic on the Splendor ~ which sadly was substandard in many areas. Some of our experiences on the Splendor were similar to yours (generally poor food quality and preparation, as well as inconsistent service in Compass Rose, etc.). However, we were trying to allow for post-Covid hick-ups in our judgement, but it really seemed worlds apart from our first Regent cruise. I also found that in discussing our experiences/problems with the Splendor on Cruise Critic some of the die hard Regent fans just didn't want to know.

Here is the link: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2393020-regent-seven-seas-suiteguru-quick-reviews-ratings-of-regent-seven-seas-suites/ Thank you for your observations and information about the Navigator, greatly appreciated.

Touchee! 😅

Perhaps your statement "The situation regarding the health requirements of individual countries and the associated paperwork is ever changing" may have been accurate a year ago. However, today with vaccination and testing requirements well under control most countries have relaxed their entry requirements and they are not "ever changing". Speaking from personal experience of less than one month ago Regent should well have known that we didn't require a Health form for Spain. However, I only found out when trying to complete my form onboard the Splendor 48 hours prior to our arrival in Spain. If Regent did know and didn't bother to let the passengers know - shame on them. If Regent didn't know - they should have - so shame on them. Another example is that we were told by Regent that Bermuda required all of us to register on Bermuda's government website and pay a fee of $40 each for a travel visa. Since my husband and I didn't intend to go ashore I called Regent and was told that it was only required if you planned to go ashore. When I explained that their email said it was required to be allowed to board our ship (first stop was Bermuda) she consulted a supervisor and then said that was an error and a corrected email would be sent out by Regent. Guess what - no corrected email was receive and who knows if it was actually required by Bermuda - we completed the form and paid the fee, but didn't go ashore. All I know is with the multiple tasks involved in preparation for travel I have better things to do than follow inaccurate information provide by the cruise line.

We just returned from Europe and the Heath forms were no longer required in Spain, Italy or Croatia. Unfortunately, Regent didn't do us the courtesy of advising us on any of the changes. They seem to take great pleasure in having their passengers jump through hoops. Not impressed with many of their missteps, and have canceled two Regent cruises since returning home.

I found the mirror quite adequate for drying my hair, but there was no place to store the hair dryer so I had to keep it in the drawer on the other side of the bed. There is an electric plug just outside of the bathroom (opposite side of the bed to the makeup mirror) but an extension would still be needed.

PH has a fabulous large, lighted, magnifying (reversible to regular side) mirror on the make-up table next to the bed.

Yes, it is usually $300 from my experience.

flossie009 - thank goodness that you are able to set the record straight. The poor poster must have been delusional. 🙄

Yes. Some people on our transatlantic said that they were no longer offering free laundry because of that. We had free laundry but maybe because we were in a penthouse?