PhD-iva

Thank you for your positive attitude. I’m sure you will enjoy all of your future Cruises!

3 hours ago, flossie009 said:

…,,….. but there is the rear Galileo’s Lounge

 

 

Outside Galileo’s 

Lovely!

Am booked on Navigator in 2025. I think there’s no forward observation lounge. 😩

5 hours ago, mj_holiday said:

It’s still April 20 as we finish the first one and start the second one.
finally, our trivia team placed on the first April 20 and it was first place at that. Hopefully we can do a repeat of this on the second April 20.

As shown by the invite above, you have to spell out which April 20 you’re talking about.
We headed to dinner in the Compass rose, and there was a line. (this is very unusual.)

It seems everyone else wanted to get an early start on their evening, The clocks get set ahead two hours tonight as we head toward the international dateline.

We will have to wait and see what the second April 20 brings us. 
The question for us on the second April 20 is what pills out of our pill organizer do we take since we are having two Saturdays. 

This begs the question since you repeat a day on your cruise, do you have to pay twice for a “single date,” April 20??

🤔

5 hours ago, TashaDickens said:

Email to CEO has gone unanswered.

Not sure whether CEOs respond to complaints. Don’t they have minions for that?

I agree that RSSC & sister cruiseline Oceania have atrocious communication policies. 
You haven’t given me enough information to understand your concerns, but I can guess (given recent history) that you have at least one leg to stand on….

Most insurance policies exclude war, whether declared or undeclared. This is true industry wide. So sorry! 

7 hours ago, edinburgher said:

Unsure if this will be helpful or not, but throwing it into the mix anyway.

 

 This is a recent post I added to a thread when someone was asking about Rosyth and might be helpful to read, you only need ignore the parts which have no relevance for you. Post #4

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2992278-new-to-fred-olsen-and-rosyth-departure/#comment-67023712

A couple of points.

 

Yes, there is a building used on turnaround days but Rosyth is a working port and I do not know what that building is used for at other times.

 

Use of the bus for the teeny tiny short transfer to the ship was mandatory, as walking was not permitted.

 

I do not know where shorex coaches, drivers  and guides meet on days when ships have only a port call as opposed to embarkation, but they must meet somewhere close to the ship and it may be that you could contact the Port Authorities at Rosyth to ask your question as they will be the ones who know.  I looked and there is an e-mail contact form on the website

https://www.forthports.co.uk/our-ports/rosyth/

 

 

Thx! This is very helpful. I did hear back from Rabbie’s Tours, and they seemed satisfied with the information I had provided (from this thread).

Thx to all who have helped!

4 hours ago, Thejuggler said:

Rabbie's are a long established tour company that do dozens of tours every year. I am surprised they have not told you where you need to meet them.  

Their tours meet in Edinburgh, about an hour away from Rosyth port by bus. Their single departure time for the Hadrian’s wall tour is at 8AM (meet 15 minutes prior) however our port arrival time is scheduled for 8AM, so we can’t take the general tour.

Thanks for your response!

Thank you for your quick response! How close will the car and/or driver be able to get to the ship, or dockside if we are standing just off the gangplank? Maybe you would call that quayside?

Hi! I am organizing a private group tour with Rabbie’s Tours for some pax on our roll call and the tourguide/driver will pick us up at the Port of Rosyth. Where can I direct the driver to meet us/pick us up? The Head Office is requesting an address. When I google it, here is what I get:

Port of Rosyth, Fife Place, Rosyth, Dunfermline, Scotland, KY11 2XP

I would like to provide better information so we are not scrambling to find our driver when we dock! 

Thank you for any help you can provide!

I hope they have heard the concerns about “noise pollution” and will address noise issues in the staterooms that I read about on CC. Thin walls are part of the problem, even if not the only root cause.

8 hours ago, clo said:

Care to share your favorite?

Enjoy!

Holiday Biscotti, GDL.pdf GDL Eggplant Timbale.pdf Giada Chocolate and Fig Tart.pdf

5 hours ago, shepherd really said:

She's not even a celebrity chef.  She's just a person with a famous last name who pretends to be a cook on tv.   

While I no longer follow Giada, I used to watch her TV shows, I bought her DVDs and I cooked and baked many of her recipes. I have a lot of good recipes that I got from Giada. I definitely would say that yes, she is a celebrity chef.

I’ve since moved onto follow other chefs as I’ve previously mentioned, but I have absolutely no complaints about her professional competency (marital infidelity will not be mentioned. OOPS!)

3 hours ago, NutsAboutGolf said:

Thx Chat GPT! Now they can fire the Marketing Department!

1 hour ago, riversights said:

Nice frothy discussion.  Best dress in good taste, perhaps a pleasing style, not overdoing it.  

Not overdoing it??? 
I say, GO FOR IT! 🤩

On 9/16/2023 at 1:12 PM, Hambagahle said:

On our last cruises with O. we rarely used the Executive Lounge.  Found no need for it and our butlers did everything we needed anyway.  But I do not like american coffee - I only drink espresso.  So if there is a coffee machine (for espresso and not "brewed" coffee!) in the Concierge Lounge I would like to be able to use that lounge.   It is only a few steps from our Vista suite...

I’m an American and I don’t like any of the brewed coffee I’ve had on any cruise line ever, with the exception of Uniworld. Their brewed coffee was very good. Now on the other hand, I could not get the Uniworld servers to bring me both heavy cream and milk, so that I could prepare my own half-and-half. (This was in 2021, post COVID, so……)
 

1 hour ago, mrlevin said:

Andreas will be replacing Alessandro as GM.  Paul is CD, Zhivoli [sp] is ACD, and Christina is Social Hostess.   I only see Christina at Mensa but she seems very nice and personable.  I have favorite waiters but I am not going to share that info as I don't want to have to fight for a table.  😁

Christina Hill? If so, she’s great! 
PS, I’m sure all Christinas on R are great!😁 

On 4/6/2024 at 12:28 PM, CruisetheCs said:

I'm still curious if the survey includes nonsensical questions/answers that I mentioned in a prior post.   For example, one question on a prior survey was “How likely are you to cruise with Regent Seven Seas Cruises again?—the answers were “Excellent”, Very Good, etc.  

 

Maybe someone completing a current survey can let us know if those questions/answers still remain or if they have been corrected.

I answered the survey in full on Voyager this past February. I would have noticed if there had been anything nonsensical as in your example above. So I think they might have caught it. Fingers crossed!

On 4/1/2024 at 9:41 AM, Stefken said:

We will be boarding Grandeur 20th May. I will be dressing up every night, long evening dresses included I don’t want to wear on a cruise the same clothes I wear day to day at home. So it’s all my very best dresses and accessories. May be just me, but it’s part of the holiday for me, and my husband. I have had so many lovely positive comments made on my clothes, I wonder why so many passengers don’t want to dress up.

 

i wish Regent would go back to a more formal dress code, of an evening.We did a cruise on P & O in the Mediterranean and it was lovely to see everyone dressed up on the Captains night, even young girls in prom dresses. 

Why Regent have relaxed dress code defeats me. I’m going to keep doing what I’m doing and enjoy being on such a beautiful ship, surely the cost and luxury of these cruises warrant well dressed passengers. 
 

My opinion, but I hope valid.

 

🛳🛳🛳🛳🛳🛳🛳

Bravo and hooray, Stefken! We are likeminded.
We must coordinate cruises. I hope to sail w you (hubby welcome too) soon!

2 hours ago, Pcardad said:

Time will tell but experience shows they have know about this for a long time and a couple of letters isn't going to change their corporate strategy.

I agree. I was disappointed to see that the letter came from a guest relations supervisor. I assume that “supervisor” level is the equivalent of “Director” in banking. Everyone is a “Director.” Means nothing….

This might a good question to post on a different part of cruise critic; am thinking maybe this forum……

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/77-cruise-air/

35 minutes ago, roberts2005 said:

As long as you are both logged in to the wifi, it should work as it does at home.  I did not need to do anything special..  Only issue I had, was switching between my ipad and phone..

Important to set phone in “airplane mode” to avoid potential outrageous charges if connecting while at sea…..

Also, (and I’m a technophobe) also need to set a switch to enable wifi calling. 
Did I miss anything?

On 2/3/2024 at 7:36 AM, LaZ-Day said:

Doubt could a lawsuits like that ever gain win. Does Oceania state they will be responsible for unattended items? A few simple signs around the pool deck stating Oceania is not responsible for unattended items is all it would take to resolve the problem. 

You’re thinking US legal system. We don’t know where the lawsuit was brought…..

8 hours ago, Kay S said:

Ahhh...good times. 😝  Well, not really, but can someone tell me what the official Oceania policy is regarding bringing on liquor?

Here’s a link to O’s FAQ on alcohol - the official policy you requested.

https://oceaniacruises.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360005405394-What-is-your-alcohol-policy-for-bringing-bottles-on-board

Although, on CC you will hear there is no effective limit to the amount of alcohol that you bring on board, so long as you conform to the regs, e.g., consume in your cabin or pay corkage for wine consumed in a restaurant. 

Enjoy your cruise!

8 hours ago, sunlover12 said:

Going on a ship's tour doesn't mean you're averse to risk or lack creativity. I've been on many ship tours and most of them are quite good. There is a misconception that you'll always be in a big packed bus with 40 people. Not true at all.  I've been on some private tours that were a waste of time and money.  I don't have an obsessive fear of missing the ship. I've lived in a Third World country in West Africa and I've also lived in a foreign country in South America that was (and still is) on very unfriendly relations with the US.  So I know all about risk in foreign places. 

 

I go on ship's tours because I don't always want to spend time doing research on private tours.  Sometimes we will but in many ports we will take the ship's tours and we're glad we did. 

Off topic but couldn’t resist bc I’ve also lived in West Africa (Liberia) and South America (Colombia).

I assume you were in Venezuela (?) - how about West Africa….?