Sirius Cruiser

That's the problem with great food on cruises! One gets home and "What in the world will we have for dinner?" Appetites become jaded! I did copy the flaming Duck a l'Orange and even do it with Game Hens!!! The Miso Glazed Sea Bass sounds wonderful!

Some of my own favorites are Escargot (every meal - my favorite), Lobster Thermidor and Newburg, Filet of Sole, Duck a l'Orange (flaming), Crepes Suzettes. I like many of the flaming dishes done beside our table or neighboring tables. Great fun!!! I assume/hope Regent does this too, Yes?

(And then there are the stories of QM2's sprinklers in the Grill being set off once!!! Will it happen this time!!! I guess everyone got wet but what a tale to tell about later!)

Thank you for your post! We were having second thoughts about the Explorer booking thru the Canal (very beautiful ship and nice deck plan - hope it isn't too Vegas however) and concerned that we'd be tied to alerts on our watches or we'd miss dinner!!!

We're booked on QM2 this Christmas - New Year and wanted something for next! But we have to fly to New York to catch up with her and fly home after.

We like the idea of getting off at the "Left Coast" so we don't have as far to travel to get home. The Explorer seems a perfect plan!

Again, thank you!

I am getting the feeling that we will have to get a specific time (reservation) for every dinner no matter where we dine except for the pool deck. That can't be true can it? What am I missing here?

Thank you very much for your insightful comments and comparisons!

We have just booked the beautiful new Explorer for the Panama Canal trip (!) which we have done on Queen Victoria twice, in both Princess Grill and Queens Grill in 2009 and 2011. We had the same table, waitstaff and could order anything we wanted (especially in Queens Grill) and have dinner at any time between 6:30 and 9pm. Will we have this much freedom as far as time and ordering on Regent? The idea of choosing French cuisine on a particular evening, for example, several months in advance is somewhat daunting! It's nice to decide only several hours before. And then, will we have trouble booking a specialty restaurant that day or even more than once in the cruise for that matter?

How would you compare the QM2 & QV Grill experience to Regent?

Have you given QE's Verandah Grill a try? How would you rate the food and atmosphere? Perhaps there will be a change from Todd English to Verandah Grill on QM2 - I hope so!