travlr21

We did this cruise last year. It was a advertised as a 17 night cruise, however we had 18 sleeps - aka 18 nights, we repeated May 12th. We only got 17 reward nights. 😞

What are bidders? TY

Just saw your post. Yes, the email we received in December was for changes from March 20 on, with the 3 day Dubai loop you mention. Is there a rumour this is a charter segment? The website shows a 38 night cruise starting Feb 28 that includes the 3 night Dubai loop.

We are on the Grand Voyage and received the revised itinerary from March 20 to the end of the cruise. We admit reading that the changes are due to the dry dock seems odd to us. Until this thread in CC I never thought to look at the website or my account and see it has disappeared. Since we booked 2.5 years out, we accept that changes to the itinerary can and will happen. If we were like many other cruisers and not on CC, we would be blissfully unaware of the theories proposed and the angst some are feeling. It's maybe a bit of drama I could do without. We await further updates from Regent. Best wishes for a Happy New Year.

So yesterday we received a revised itinerary and today it is gone? It disappeared from our Regent account and can't be added under our original booking number..

Sorry if I was confusing, what I posted above is the revised schedule we were sent today.

I also posted this in the roll call. We got the email today with the change to the itinerary for the 64 night voyage, the schedule from Feb 12 to March 19 remains the same. The change is from March 20.

We really enjoyed the lobster tail on the Flora in November. It was huge, neither of us could finish ours. We were B2B and they asked us what we wanted for lunch on turn-around day, we were the only B2B passengers so the buffet would not be open. Since the previous night was lobster night we asked if they had leftovers, we wound enjoy a lobster salad sandwich. They obliged and it was huge as well! We highly recommend the Flora (& Machu Picchu).

Thanks for the report. We are B2B on the Flora, Nov 5 & 12, followed by Machu Picchu. (Assuming it happens as planned, Celebrity's system can't seem to handle this, looks like we are on the Flora and at MP on the 12. We'll double check when we board on the 5th that all is well.) Interesting about the dry dock, I was not aware.

We were on the Explorer in May, Tokyo to Vancouver. We booked late and we could not get some of what we wanted, selection was meh. We were only interested in the included ones, some of the extra cost ones were quite expensive IMHO. We were not interested in helicopter, small plane or dog sled for $$$. In Ketchikan we did a guided hike, we arranged that directly on the ship last minute, replaced a scenic coach tour we did not want but had no choice when we booked our excursions. In Juneau the excursion was a bus ride to and from Mendenhall Glacier, once there you were on your own. In Seward there was a bus ride to the Sealife Centre and a talk by one of the staff - that was a last minute addition on the ship when whatever we had booked was cancelled. After the talk we were on our own to get back to the ship, there was a shuttle bus but we walked since it was not too far. In Kodiak we did a self guided hike, there was a bus from the ship to the park and back. Initially there were no tours in Dutch Harbor. Last minute they added a 'hop on hop off' (school) bus, but it 'sold out' by the time we asked. We just walked on our own, it is a very small place. Everything on the ship was pretty wonderful.

It's been a while, but we were on over Christmas in 2017. Definitely yes to the gingerbread houses, a grand display of them. Ray was the CD and he hosted a Christmas show one evening. Also on Christmas Eve he did a Christmas Carol service. If I recall correctly, there was traditional turkey dinner but offered on Christmas Eve rather than Christmas Day? I am pretty sure there was a Yule Log dessert. I thought it all elegant and well done. Hopefully we cruise with Regent over Christmas again some day.

Understood, but while we had 18 sleeps on the cruise we received 17 reward nights. The full day gained did not count. 😞

We did the reverse in May. (You are doing it in the right direction. Losing all those hours was brutal, one hour a number of nights, and 2 hours one night. Ugh.) I saved our Passages. There was a shuttle from the pier (we were at Takamatsu Pier 2) to Sendai Rifu Aeon Mall. The disclaimer in Passages was that the shuttle should be used as a supplement to available local transportation such as taxis. We were on a tour so we did not use the shuttle.

Ship - Explorer Sail Date - May 5, 2023 Yokohama to Vancouver Suite 863, Starboard, Aft, Concierge E Separate shower and bathtub Noise issues - None Would book again? - Absolutely Quiet location, large balcony with 2 chairs, table and a lounger. No longer close to the aft Laundrette which has been converted to a crew cabin.

Slightly different terminology in the email advising us of the tour cancellation. 'This tour is part of our complimentary excursion promotion so there is no refund necessary.'