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I will respond to this post since we are going on the Regal again on Feb 18th - obviously I love this ship. We were on the sailing from FLL to Galveston - Oct to Nov, 2023, then again Dec 10 to 17th and again Dec 27th to Jan 7th so many , many trips on this ship. We are counting the days to return on the 18th of Feb. On every one of them, I have found the room stewards always to be super friendly even when one is just walking by, exp the ones on Caribe deck. We were on Emerald deck last time but often went back to say hello to the steward on Caribe.... We never tip the steward on the first day - it is totally unnecessary...they always do a great job - we tip on the last day!! The piazza is a great fun place to be - we enjoy the diversity and the music....It is quiet in the area off the Crown Grill near the library - often people will be found there sitting and reading. It is quiet up at the Retreat pool for adults only.....The Vista Lounge is open when there are non events and it is quiet there. We are not foodies so we are more than happy to eat at the buffet or the International Cafe. On sea days, the grill is open inside the buffet and the food is wonderful.... it is gyro type meat with wonderful grilled veggies..On the Friday before the cruise ends, they have a phenomenal dessert buffet on at the Lido buffet...they also had longostino lobsters and other seafood...it was great. Regarding the Internet - it was great. The new Starlink provides excellent internet access. So her is my differing opinion from the original poster. We are not crazy about these western caribbean ports -we just like to cruise- obviously after 53 on Princess. I do recommend the Tabayana beach excursion - the snorkle site is great and a nice buffet lunch on the beach...Massages are inexpensive and it is a short 30 min ride from port. The beach at Mahogany Bay is wonderful...a trip to French Key is nice. We have been to Belize so manyh times taht we just stay on the ship but if you like to snorkle, the reef there is very nice. We have a special place we go to in Cozumel - not willing to share it. See you on the next one!!!

I have no idea why this happenend to you. I have done this for at least 6 cruises and have not had an issue....most recently done about a week ago.

What is the big deal----maintenance happens....just be patient.

People should not question the captain's decision to keep safety the number one issue....cruising is fun but we all need to go with the flow that ports can and will be cancelled to keep us all safe.

Have a great trip - we leave on the 18th !!

We always eat at the buffet and have never had a problem. The key is to wash your hands frequently - hand sanitizers do not always do the job. The biggest one is to stay out of crowded elevators. people just push their way in and when that happens, we just get off and wait for the next one. Avoid people sneezing and coughing and maybe most importantly, get your vaccines and stay up to date on them.

I know for a fact that Stockperks does NOT ask for any income info- if you use the email , one just sends the brokerage statement with blacked out acct info and away you go...

All one needs to do is send a recent brokerage statement with the account number blackened out to hello at stockperks.com.....easy peasy - credit given usually within one day...you are not giving out any private information by blacking out your acct number. I have done this for several cruises and it works fine....I cannot understand why so many are making a big deal about all this.

Better to cancel the port than go in to a war/terrorist hijack zone.

Hotel Des Coutellier Awesome - wonderful bed and pillows...unique breakfast delivered to your room - fresh breads and pastry....so comfy...near train station and cruise terminal....close to restaurants - will stay there again.

Do you know who is the new captain coming on? Aldo is great fun - sorry to see him leaving as we will be back on the 18th.

We have done 3 cruises on the Regal since October and two more booked for Feb and March. We have no complaints at all. The food has been good, the bed and pillows have been wonderful as are all the Princess beds and pillows. Room stewards are great - very conscientious and pay attention to detail. We have done over 50 Princess cruises and find the Regal to be one of our favorites. It is not one of the new ships but we love the Regal!

I agree - the Sun Princess is already way too big for me.

It seems the port congestion issue has started when the Carnival Jubilee arrived - 6500 passengers!

In Vancouver, they tried to take my small electric fan that I take on all my cruises and there have been many...I continued to argue with the security lady and finally I told her it was a medical necessity and she said " ok" if that is the reason!!!

Your voice is amazing...you should go on America's Got Talent or one of those shows,,,,

Princess offers two different choices of pillows - you can always exchange the ones you have for the fuller ones. WE usually sail in an aft rear facing cabin and have never had a problem.....good luck on your cruise. I can't wait to go again next month!

You must have an odd cabin. We sailed the Regal in Oct, again Dec 3rd and again Dec 24th and going again Feb 18th. Our bed was perfect as were the pillows, everything in the cabin was in perfect working order. so there was a little rust on the balcony - we do sail in salt water so not a big deal. The rest of the ship was great . We had no complaints whatsoever....Love the Regal!

Carambola Beach Club on St Kitts - wonderful!

We never purchase insurance from Princess. it is not worth it. We use Squaremouth .com and can find multiple policies with different limitations, coverages,etc. It gives you much better coverage for a lesser price.

Better to go around 1pm. We boarded on Dec 24th at 10:30 and it was almost a 2 hour wait due to security ...they had only 3 security lanes opened and then finally opened two more to speed things along.By 1pm, the line will be shorter..IMO....

GF pistachio pudding on the Regal up on the Lido buffet

We do not eat beef so no comment on that. Overall the food is good . It does tend to be a bit too salty for my palate. There are always plenty of options.

That is who we use also and get results sometimes the same day.

There was an elite line in Ft Lauderdale in Oct for the Regal….nots in Galveston for the Regal.