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Wow. So sorry about your illness. Like the others, we really enjoyed reading your "blog". Very entertaining. The Katz's pic sent my mouth drooling. Get well, heal up, and perhaps we'll meet up at the Pool Bar someday. Look for the guy in the aloha shirt with his adult autistic son. Usually center bar.
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Booking the next cruise whilst onboard. Main advantages (if any) please
Aloha 1 replied to Harters's topic in Oceania Cruises
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We are Gold on Regent and Silver on Oceania. Been on both in the last 9 months. Regent Splendor,17 nites: Not one bad meal in Compass Rose. Had the best steak ever on R or O in Prime 7. Excellent food in Pacific Rim plus they had a very good sake selection. Although Chartreuse is our least favorite, the one visit we had was excellent. Sette Mari also very good both times. Oceania Riviera, 18 nites: The BEST thing about O is The Terrace. Not having to dress after a long day touring is priceless plus the food selection hits all the right notes. We never go to the GDR as we are not fans of 2 1/2 hour long meals. Jacques, Toscana, and Red Ginger all were excellent. Polo once again failed epically; slow service, steak not cooked as ordered. No clue as to why this one venue just can't get it right. Waves pizza in the evening was a nice change of pace especially since you can pair its with whatever from The Terrace. Bottom line, we did notice a few cutbacks, typically at breakfast and lunch, on both lines. But in general the food was still better than the mass market lines. I wish O could deliver the same type of experience as Compass Rose and wish R had a casual venue in the evening ( like the Pool Grill) where you didn't have to dress, however.
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Our first meal on any O cruise is always in Jacques. The man is a world treasure and frankly, is the reason for O's food reputation. We only sail on Riviera or Marina due to the newer ships not having Jacques. With a new generation taking over the operation of Oceania, one can only hope they study a bit of history and realize that even Millennials can be taught to appreciate fine cuisine and not assume they only want "chain restaurant" menus .
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What did you eat?
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Are there continuous shuffle machines in Splendor casino?
Aloha 1 replied to edgee's topic in Regent Seven Seas Cruises
I would add, all tables pay 3 to 2 for Blackjack. None of that 6 to 5 stuff like on other lines. Minimum bets from $10-$15. -
Are there continuous shuffle machines in Splendor casino?
Aloha 1 replied to edgee's topic in Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Just got off Splendor 2 weeks ago. All dealer delt. -
Currently on Splendor and Starlink is NOT installed yet.
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Anyone know if Starlink has been rolled out on Splendor?
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Well, I did put in quotes 😁
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I sincerely hope they do NOT roll these changes out fleet wide. The Impossible burger is a sodium laden chemistry experiment and is in no way heart healthy . And ground beef instead of filet medallions??? When you start messing with "the finest cuisine at sea" you risk losing your customers.
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Voyager - Rio to BA - Norovirus and Covid
Aloha 1 replied to CAHW's topic in Regent Seven Seas Cruises
One of the strange mysteries between O and R. Why would you allow passengers to feed themselves from the buffet? And they wonder how norovirus spreads? -
Delta Cancels Contract with Regent
Aloha 1 replied to CatServants's topic in Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Interesting. I air deviated 4 weeks ago for our July Grandeur cruise and have confirmed flights, seats, and a PNR. Nothing from either DL or RSSC about any cancellation. -
Getting problems resolved with leadership
Aloha 1 replied to aunteemom's topic in Regent Seven Seas Cruises
NCL is a mass market cruise line and advertised as such. RSSC is advertised as a 5 star cruise line and FDR Jr. needs to remember that. Money is fungible. -
All the tag has on it is the deck number and a space on the back to put your name and room number. Not familiar with the hotel ones as we typically book our own hotel. We are Silver right now but will be gold in July. Is that the level to get the "old" tags?
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Received our pre cruise docs and bag tags about a week ago. Definitely not the old Regent. Instead of a nice holder with a printed cruise summary brochure and tags with our name , we get a plan paper envelope with blank tags that have nothing but the deck number on them. Now I'm all for saving money BUT, in the same week we received 7 full color Regent brochures, including an almanac sized one. Seems to me that cutting back on those and going back to the little things that made Regent what it is would be money better spent.
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Ortho (and all who are on this cruise), we are having an impromptu get together at the Splendor Pool Bar at 5PM on Sail Away day. Do join us!
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Transportation from Rome Cruise Terminal to Airport
Aloha 1 replied to Just2guys's topic in Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Have used Rome Cabs many times to/from Civitavecchia to FCO. Great service. Roughly 45 minutes to one hour in the morning. We'v left ship as early as 7AM and as late as 8:30 AM and never missed a flight. Highly recommend. -
Also on Splendor 2/11. Need to root for my Lions!! Last year on Oceania in Antarctica, they threw a Super bowl party with all the typical tailgate food and showed the game in Horizons. It was great .
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Regent Flights - with and without deviation
Aloha 1 replied to Travelcat2's topic in Regent Seven Seas Cruises
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Regent Flights - with and without deviation
Aloha 1 replied to Travelcat2's topic in Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Had R add the numbers when making the reservation. Went on AA.com to confirm that it was done. This was at the time of making the air res (deviation). We always deviate to get the flights we want. Well worth the $175 per person. -
Except : the venue was in good use every night it was open on the Carib cruise. The point being, if the weather is conducive, the pool grill should be open for casual dinner. Previous posters have commented that staff advised them it was stopped due to budget .
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We've been on Explorer twice in the last year and found her to be a wonderful ship. We did have a hiccup one night in Compass Rose but it was handled extraordinarily well by the Chef. Very pleased with our PH and general service. One difference from our Carib cruise to our Istanbul cruise was the lack of any evening service at the Pool Grill. Such a shame to eliminate this venue due to "bean counting".