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You deviated me to SS after many years and also to Regent LOL🤑

mrs catlover - new Crystal shall not happen in 2023 - even 2024 is doubtful - also angry new C is going to that port of Bruges Zeebrugge instead of to🤔 my hometown I will be on Regent Splendor 21 March ( 25 % s sup ), Europa 2 on 10 th June and on Silver Dawn 23rd April and 4th November 2023 the door for SB is still closed - permanently I have a medical disease so I cannot guarantee for sure to be on board also I decided not to do longer cruises ( + 7 days ) to N Europe anymore HL is aware of my identity on CC but will not communicate and I do not think I am that famous at all , only crazy of gastronomy or said by somebody the guy speaking several languages 😁

I made 2 bookings as well caused by the fact nothing was done by actual "new" Crystal to faithful ( and damaged ) pax I expect another approach - more continental gastronomy on Explora and a cheaper wine list as on C Complimentary Champagne shall be Moet - despite not my favourite still very nice to offer .

Unfortuntely last year in summer - heathwave - it was terrible to find decent transportation to Steinwerder - taxi drivers were not very happy or willing as usually they could not catch somebody back to the center it was a long drive due to traffic some 35 e

if you do not want to spend a lot but willing to stay near the center : the Radisson if you do want pay more : Fraser suites but be careful - limited space for breakfast

on SS the casino was alwys staffed by eastern europeans

IMHO a cruise line depending heavily on US pax cannot risk to sail without a casino aside of expedition ships Hapag lloyd , Ponant and Saga do not have a casino.

that is the same on SS , where I booked several cruises - being single at reduced single fare also on Regent and even on Hapag Lloyd - you never can book one of the 2 owners or the 2 grand PH unless you book 2 and more years in advance and for a single cabin you must point those as soon as the preview is out

Thanks again for the comments despite i do like the ship and the team on board extremely high , i do have problems with Serenissima for quite some time I am very acquainted with Italian food and i cannot qualify some dishes as Italian at all IMHO the corporate ex chef does not know anything about italian cooking - i can give the most italian posh names to typical belgian dishes 😁 also some dishes are downgraded by adding unnecessary vegetables esp spinach maybe i am too severe but we are on the highest rated cruise ship ...

The Queens Grill ( and Princess ) is only a premium dining venue together with a lounge . I am just back from the Retreat on Celebrity Beyond - I cannot qualify it as luxury : the room was spacious as was the bathroom however dispensers for amenities i had an Aqua sky suite - the butler was great - free mini bar beer and soft drinks drinks free up to 15 $ - i had once a 18 $ martini so i had to pay 3 $ + 60 c gratuity for the Champagne lovers basic brand Cattier was 15 $ the Retreat lounge bar was very good , friendly staff as was the sundeck I found the menu in the Luminae not so great but service was very good - I was one of the few ordering a special bottle wine list not so great speciality restaurants are expensive indeed : from 30 $ (lunch at the Bistro ) up to 75 $ - + 20% service - i did not go to the "carpet" maybe we must qualify it as "value for money " I will not go back , as I am a cruise passenger on luxury ships however sometimes i do a one week on a lower rated level

but i do not love the prices on the highest level - LOL 🤑

There is no real terminal , only a small office and they put crush barriers and 2 guards to pass those

I hope - i am a single - that single sup will not be 100 % if you want something better as the "single cabins i do not need a PH but i would like at least a verandah

Bordeaux is together with my hometown and the oldest docking places in that city St P in that country R 😝 one of the only places where a ship can dock right in the middle of the town. Unfortunately a ship in Bordeaux is linked in full by the tides - what in Antwerp is only for the swing. Personnaly I find that the security had to be improved in Bordeaux I like to go and shop in Bordeaux and have a look to the most expensive wines in a store built around a spiral staircase - the higher the most expensive ... also some great eateries "brasseries " for a lunch ashore - not too expensive

and some annoying overnights as well Rouen on a Sunday : everything is closed only the churches and some eateries

Yes Rostock and Warnemunde is the same Suez usually is a technical stop - not the safest place at all ...I was told

I am in YC and I am Diamond , however I did receive an embarkation time for Dubai at 5 pm ??? I thought embarkation for YC started at am ?

When seeing your pics I am homesick to her ( the Europa 2 ) I am boarding on 10 th June for Athens to Venice ( or somewhere in the area ) I decided no more long cruises to North Europe anymore and in the summer the Medit is far too hot for me I am dancing from one company to another providing low sup for singles are offered

Thank you for sharing the above I was supposed to do the cruise before the Christmas one - but my health did oppose it Yes the time is gone all the people on board - the team - were from a German speaking country , I even was speaking French with a few originally from Tunisia and working on Mein Schiff before. Enjoy your cruise!

Many Thanks for the kind wishes ! I hope in 2023 you can go on a Crystal cruise , I am waiting for "something" from the new owners ranging from a discount or an upgrade - well something like that. When the Manfredi group was still owning SS , unfortunately the last years they were not kind at all to singles ...so wait and see on new C I am dancing from one company to another when low single sup are offered I hope a lot of the nice people will come back - but my naughty side i also wish some 5 people will not come back ...

yes i did book a Caribbean cruise for March 2023 and another for February 2024 at 25 % single sup - i find the maximum acceptable 50% however i paid once 100% on Cunard but that was a very stupid (extremely low ) cruise fare

I am new to Regent , simply could not consider to book it as a single at 100 % single sup. Do you receive a free bottle in the suite as on Seabourn or Silversea ( aside of the Champagne )?

I even liked the Champagne bar on MSC with very soft prices

I do not think Beluga caviar is still served on a cruise ship And unfortunately retail of DP went up in my country a lot of specials are done around this time of the year - some basic Champagnes went up with 4 € comparing to last year and licors as well Cointreau + 4 €🤑

thank you for all the information ! maybe i will book a trip to Mexico in March with a low single sup also depending on the flights