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I also was on board when Mykonos was cancelled the seas were very rough IMHO cruise ships should "avoid" Santorini with those horrible local tenders there were queues up to 40 min and more ... I was on other cruise lines when ports ( usually tender ports ) were cancelled and sometime we did get an OBC - the amount of the appropriate port taxes for that port clearly not on Regent

During a cruise fair I requested further information : you are able to book : full board , full board all in (drinks ) , full board with excursions and full board with all in and excursions complimentary Champagne is indeed Taittinger Brut

I am a wine "snob" - I cannot stand the fact red Burgundy is served in a Bordeaux glass for example - and during my 4 cruises on Regent I never had complaints concerning the wine service Usually I do ask to see the wine list during embarkation lunch i remember when i did order white Far Niente the sommelier said it was only delivered same day - very late - and not chilled enough ... during another cruise I said I like my special Champagne rather cold and all my further orders were very OK depending on the cruise there is a wine lunch and sometimes a Champagne lunch - imho it was worth the extra money but I cannot remember the amount

yes that is true - even a possibility only " full board" without drinks there is a cruise fair next weekend in Antwerp and i will try to attend despite I am unable to cruise during the next months

I heard the complimentary Champagne is Taittinger - not bad at all for complimentary bubbles imho

Last year I did 3 cruises on the Dawn and it was very good . This year my cruise on the Dawn was a disaster in full - especially the wine service was poor despite the chief sommelier was excellent a lot of mistakes in the various restaurants ranging from destroying a special upmarket Champagne in La Terrazza , red lamb in Atlantide some cold and lukewarm dishes ... the lunch buffet is far from"attractive" especially the hot dishes never SS for me again !!

I read in queens grill the dover sole is replaced by a lemon sole ???

I did 20 cruises on the Vistafjord - first one in 1990 - and only 1 on the Sagafjord , I did not like the atmosphere on her - it was a very closed society of favourites of the senior officers. The standards dropped heavily on Vistafjord as from the end of 1995 - the management of Cunard was a disaster later confirmed by experts. Cunard was a "toy" for the mother company Trafalgar House . Every cruise something was taken away as well ...and random promotions in the F&B department The refurbishment of the Vistafjord was done far too late one of the reasons I stayed on the Vista until 1999 were the single cabins however before the merging Royal Viking was better in those days. I usually was one of the youngest guests on board the Vista.

it seems R is calculating the single sup on the regular fare , not on the promotion ...

same for my refund

but i do not like the single cabins !

I am in delay to wish you a great time ... it seems next saturday you will be in belgium unfortunately not in my hometown ( boo to C HQ😛 ) but in that desolate port called Zeebrugge I am unable to visit the ship due to a very serious medical condition , must go to hospital on wednesday for further treatment If you do not intend to go to Bruges , i recommend you to take a taxi and ask to bring you to Zoute in Knokke , the most upmarket place on the Belgian coast - your lady will like the shops the shuttle will bring you to Blankenberge what is the opposite of Knokke zoute - the most common place on the coast opposite the local church in Zeebrugge there is a good restaurant but you have to book ( i am not receiving commissions )

i saw him last year on de Silver Dawn

very sorry to hear that sad news - the first time I met Slavko he was headwaiter in the speciality restaurants - unfortuntely the last time was a few months ago on the Symphony

it was very windy in belgium and the netherlands as well feeling sorry that you are docked in Ijmuiden - if a cruise ships will dock in Amsterdam and not a regular , they are unkind ...