Rare loriva Posted March 12, 2023 #26 Share Posted March 12, 2023 On 2/20/2023 at 7:01 PM, clelbonv said: Thank you for the detailed review. We are scheduled for Sydney to Singapore January 2024 and this was very helpful. I have been reading about the poor excursions that regent offers and have been planning on a few my own. Do you specifically have any ports that you suggest we skip the regent tours all together? Sounds like Cairns may be one of them. Also our cruise has two ports of call in Papa New Guinea so this is concerning regarding the poor quality of the tours and the safety of the area. Did not plan to do a private excursion. Would you recommend just walking around and not doing a Regent tour? @clelbonv-- There is a roll call for our sailing here This is typically where those on the same sailing discuss excursions and plan private ones. The latter is less likely on Regent due to the included excursions and on all lines post-COVID. Come on over and join us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wuzzle10 Posted March 13, 2023 #27 Share Posted March 13, 2023 On 2/21/2023 at 12:01 AM, clelbonv said: Thank you for the detailed review. We are scheduled for Sydney to Singapore January 2024 and this was very helpful. I have been reading about the poor excursions that regent offers and have been planning on a few my own. Do you specifically have any ports that you suggest we skip the regent tours all together? Sounds like Cairns may be one of them. Also our cruise has two ports of call in Papa New Guinea so this is concerning regarding the poor quality of the tours and the safety of the area. Did not plan to do a private excursion. Would you recommend just walking around and not doing a Regent tour? Do not walk around Papua New Guinea on your own, it is very dangerous there, best not get off the ship 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snore42 Posted March 13, 2023 #28 Share Posted March 13, 2023 Papua really shouldn't be a destination for cruise ships. The best reason to go is during the Sing-Sing (September). It's an absolutely incredible experience. If you are a photographer, it should be on your bucket list! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Gilly Posted March 13, 2023 #29 Share Posted March 13, 2023 Our Regent excursion in Port Moresby was a great experience and an opportunity to learn more about this fascinating country. It remains one of our highlights and I would not have missed it for the world. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami74 Posted March 13, 2023 #30 Share Posted March 13, 2023 1 minute ago, Gilly said: Our Regent excursion in Port Moresby was a great experience and an opportunity to learn more about this fascinating country. It remains one of our highlights and I would not have missed it for the world. Would you mind sharing which excursion it was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Stickman1990 Posted March 13, 2023 #31 Share Posted March 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Wuzzle10 said: Do not walk around Papua New Guinea on your own, it is very dangerous there, best not get off the ship Rubbish - take a ships tour and you’re fine. It would be silly to travel to PNG and not get off the ship We we’re there last month on another luxury line and visited Alotau, Wewak and Madang and enjoyed our visits to each of them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Gilly Posted March 13, 2023 #32 Share Posted March 13, 2023 @Tsunami74 I don't recall the exact title of the tour but see from the blog post I wrote that it was a "general highlights". We had a great guide and travelled in a medium sized vehicle - no luxury for sure, but perfectly adequate, bearing in mind the local people had no transport that day because we were using all the buses. It took me two blog posts to cover the fun we had - the second one is here and I think our enjoyment is clear. Hopefully there's enough detail in there for you to work out which itinerary covers similar ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clelbonv Posted March 14, 2023 #33 Share Posted March 14, 2023 On 3/12/2023 at 6:37 AM, loriva said: @clelbonv-- There is a roll call for our sailing here This is typically where those on the same sailing discuss excursions and plan private ones. The latter is less likely on Regent due to the included excursions and on all lines post-COVID. Come on over and join us! Thanks!! Will do 😃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami74 Posted March 14, 2023 #34 Share Posted March 14, 2023 15 hours ago, Gilly said: @Tsunami74 I don't recall the exact title of the tour but see from the blog post I wrote that it was a "general highlights". We had a great guide and travelled in a medium sized vehicle - no luxury for sure, but perfectly adequate, bearing in mind the local people had no transport that day because we were using all the buses. It took me two blog posts to cover the fun we had - the second one is here and I think our enjoyment is clear. Hopefully there's enough detail in there for you to work out which itinerary covers similar ground. Thank you A very nice review. You seem like a positive outlook person. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Gilly Posted March 14, 2023 #35 Share Posted March 14, 2023 44 minutes ago, Tsunami74 said: You seem like a positive outlook person. Life is too short to do anything but make the most of it! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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