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$32 bus transfer to central location - Some hotels were walkable or Uber for a few bucks. I am not saying this is acceptable....just that it was possible.

There is a new build coming...but I would be quite sad to see Navigator go.

Now I will play the other side. Earlier in this thread I posted a number of 4 star hotels with bus transfers for low $300's.....it was possible at the time I looked.

Must have been a long time ago as the captain doesn't have the authority to give each passenger $500. He is the ultimate authority on board but Corporate controls the money. Don't get me wrong, if I was Regent I would either give back more money or find hotels and transfers. Unfortunately, in the cruising world, things happen that are beyond the control of the cruise lines...but the amount they offered was insufficient.

Announcing WC swap to a different ship? Announcing some special people joining Mariner soon? Announcing the dry dock changes for Mariner/Voyager?

Let your TA sort it out - that's what they get paid for. No reason for you to stress.

Thank you for the wonderful posts!!!

OPINION - Regent bought a certain amount of bandwidth and by restricting it, they ensure an equal experience for all.

Depends on the port....maybe 1130 to 330ish.

I've found the non-Starlink ships can vary wildly (that's about the high-end) but I only have one data point above 4MBPS for the Starlink ships.

That's great! You are the first I have heard this from....I have about 30 people at 4 give or take 2%

Apologies! Seems like most people are capping at 4MBPS down.....

I understand your point. I hope they get it too....but they stopped dinner with Entertainers and senior officers a while back and then started it again (Covid, etc.) and they stop it if something is bouncing around the ship. I would guess that most guests will experience it...but it is no more guaranteed than the ports are. There is a lot more uncertainty on a cruise vs. a land vacation (Covid showed just how much) and people should remember this.

I have about 40 data points for DL with SL - what were your test results?

That would include any port on every itinerary though. They try to provide whatever they are offering...but are not responsible for outside pressures like weather, sickness on board, scheduling conflicts, etc. I've seen this business from many angles for many years and the cases of false advertising are few are far between.

Vote with your wallet...but the grass isn't any greener. I deal with them all.

Any of you can book a table if you have the booking numbers of the other parties. The question is will they accommodate 8 people via the automated system. I am not sure it is set up to take that many in a specialty....but you can book 2 sets of 4 and the same time and talk to the restaurant manager, the F&B Manager, etc. when you get on board and ask to put the tables together. They have done that multiple times for us in the past.

Unfortunately, there is no way to determine, if or when, the invitation will arrive. If there is an invitation and it causes a conflict with the specialty restaurant, a simple conversation with the F&B Manager, the GM, etc. will result in the reservation being rescheduled for another night.

It all depends on the officers' schedules, the health status of the ship, etc. They will try but if there are people with a LOT of SSS nights they will get priority as will the higher suites. They may also only extend this to the people in the suite although there is a table in CR that can seat more than 8. The best you can do is wait and see if you get an invitation onboard. It will be written and be in your cabin on check-in or on your door during the cruise.

If you are invited to eat with a senior officer it will be on a day of their choosing that fits into their schedule. You will get an invite a couple of days prior to the date. It is not something you can book.

Respectfully, if Regent avoided every port that cannot provide "Regent quality services" then Regent would have to drop half their ports. I like the small ports in remote parts of the world - there are not many left and I would like to see them before they gone or changed forever.

Wonderful hotel - incredible breakfast!

The boarding time slot is generally ignored by everyone involved in the process.

If memory serves, taking a credit instead of pre-cruise hotel is about a $150 - $200 credit depending on location. You never get the retail amount back, you get something closer to what Regent would pay by contracting for thousands of rooms a year.

It wasn't my intention to seem snarky...apologies if it read that way. Just clearing up assumptions about what I do for a living.