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Hi RELS - My information was from 2 years ago. That's the way it "Used To Be". That was in the "way back time". A lot of stuff changes over time, and this was one of those things. I believe the discount only applies 30 days before boarding and while actually onboard the ship. Best Regards.

For me...Having been retired for nearly 20 years now...and having had to either wear a military uniform (beginning at age 20 for the next 26 years), and then a business suit to work for the next 12 "civilian years"...The term "Dressing Up" means I'm actually wearing (hardly) any clothes at all! 😲 Being able to "successfully pass inspection for dinner" on Regent, while wearing a pair of Slacks, a dress shirt, and some "loafers", certainly meets my own definition of a "luxury experience". Best Regards.

Ha! Good One! 😉

Thanks for clarifying Greg. You would be on "our cruise". 😀 This will be our first time on Splendor (along with another couple of our close friends). We've had lots of Regent cruises in the past, but this will be our first cruise on one of the "new ships". I'm looking forward to many relaxing hours at sea on this TA. I think you'd have to pay the deposit fee (15% PP for the Concierge Suite) if you booked immediately, and the final payment will be due on July 23. Best Regards.

Sandy, maybe it was a fight over the last available bowl of prunes at the breakfast buffet! 😉

Hopefully, there will also be plenty of liquor onboard! 🤪

If you're referring to the Splendor sailing departing BCN on 20 Nov '23, we're on that cruise, as well. Really looking forward to it 😀 Typically, the required deposit (if you're in the U.S.) for most of the suites that aren't the premium "named" suites (that are above the Penthouse level) will be 15% per person, of the final net fare (after the customary Regent discounts have been deducted). If you're on the leg from Barcelona to Miami, the final payment will be due by 23 July. Best Regards.

Exactly my point! Thanks! 🤪

If a baby duck is a "duckling"...why isn't a small Goose a "gooseling"?

Marc (and BBWC), Thanks very much for the quick replies! This "newest/latest deal" is even better Than I thought (and certainly better than what it used to be)! 🤪

I have a question for my fellow "Regent Cruisers". This may/may not only apply to U.S. passengers, as there are some "contractual differences" between countries. I know you'll have the answer! Back in "Pre-Covid Days", if you booked a future cruise with the onboard Regent Travel Consultant, while on a current cruise, the required deposit for the "future cruise" was reduced by 50% (meaning you only had to pay a deposit of 7-1/2% instead of the "normal" 15% for that "next cruise"). Is that reduced deposit provision still in effect? Thanks much. Regards to all.

I think a related question to the topic at hand... Out of the entire regular passenger loads on any given Regent cruise (or any other cruise line)...I wonder how many of those passengers (percentage-wise) are regular (or even infrequent) readers and posters on Cruise Critic, or on any other cruising website? I raise this question only because if we don't regularly see an outpouring of either praise or complaints about various Regent ships or cruises, it might not mean that things are either "great, good, or terrible". It could instead mean that the overwhelming majority of (Regent) passengers (either once in a lifetime, or "regular" customers) simply never post about their various cruise experiences (either good or bad)...either while currently on a cruise or after having just recently disembarked. Just because we don't "see" too many negative (or positive) reviews, I don't think we can use the quantity of reviews alone to judge that things were "mostly good" (or "mostly bad").

Really? Is that what Regent cruisers regularly need to do?

Actually, I love corned beef hash. Along with eggs over medium and whole wheat toast. 😉

Pappy - I can certainly empathize with your frustration, brought about by a growing collection of "small problems". After a while, the totality of a lot of "small problems" (and annoyances) can add up to becoming "one big problem". Particularly when the constant advertising we all receive tells us that the product being offered (at a super-premium price) is going to be a "total luxury experience" for the customer...and you haven't even boarded the ship yet!

PC - I don't think it would "ruin" any one particular dinner for me, either (assuming that the dinner itself and service was up to my expectation of Regent)...but seeing people in a dining venue after 6pm, dressed as the poster/s described above (clearly in non-compliance with Regent's rules) ...it would at the very least, give me pause to wonder about what other published standards or "rules" might also be "flexible", on a case by case basis, or selectively "un-enforced" on any particular Regent cruise. I.e., Would it really be "all that bad" if I decided to enjoy a scotch and a good cigar on my own private balcony on some lovely warm/pleasant evening on Regent? It's the "broken windows theory". If everyone else who is driving by me on the highway is consistently doing well over 75 MPH, without any evidence of police enforcement, and yet the posted speed limit sign says, "55 MPH", how seriously should I believe that there really is a 65 MPH speed limit? And then, how seriously should I take any other driving laws? Can/should I really drive through a red light, if no other cars are around? If Regent isn't going to enforce one clearly written "rule" (dress codes after 6pm), then what other rules might also be flexible, as well? Regards

Just "how bad" does Regent have to become, and by "how much" do the quality standards have to fall, before people (like me) finally come to the conclusion that "enough is enough", and decide that the product's premium price is simply no longer worth the product that is being delivered? I'm not "quite there" yet, but it's getting close. My next (Regent) cruise experience (Nov '23 Splendor TA) will be a very important/primary factor in guiding this decision for me. Regards.

OilPainter - Hi! I've got a lot of experience with using a CPAP on the Navigator. Kwaz girl also had lots of experience with the Navigator layout. 😉 Just bring along a long extension cord. A 10 to 12-footer (along with the cord that comes with the CPAP) will be enough to make it from the nearest 110volt receptacles from either side of the bed to your machine. As Kwaj said, on the side of the bed closest to the bathroom, there's a 110 receptacle on the small make-up/vanity table along the side of the bed. On the other side, there is a table (near the mini-bar) across the room from that side of the bed. But having a longer extension cord (it will have to be something longer than 6ft...more like 10ft) will reach it. Just be damn careful that you don't trip on it in the dark in the middle of the night while walking to the bathroom! Also disconnect the cords during the daytime and put them in a drawer. Another alternative is to get an adapter plug so that your CPAP 110volt plug can plug into the 220v 3-hole outlets that are above the bedside tables on each side of the bed. Most every CPAP machine is made to be "dual-voltage"...110V and 220V. But you need the correct plug adapter for it's American plug to fit into the European wall receptacle. I've attached a pic of the Navigator receptacles that are on each side of the bed so you'll know which adapter you'll need (For some inexplicable reason...Europe seems to have about "150 different types" of wall receptacles)...one of the mysteries of the Universe". 🤪 Regards.

Sometimes, I guess the thoughtful sentiment and care is more important than the actual delivery. SWFLAOK, Thanks for the reply. Best Regards.

Is it safe to assume that you most likely won't be booking any future Regent cruises? After having read many of your previous comments, the majority of your experiences on Regent with the food, the service, the suites, and the whole shipboard experience, etc., didn't really seem to meet most of your expectations. Just wondering? Regards.

Phil - There are specific differences between accepted/lawful marketing practices in the U.S. vs UK. Our Regent advertising material in the U.S. actually DOES STATE that excursions are "Free". Below Directly cut/pasted from RSSC's U.S. online website... "Every journey is as varied as the travelers taking it. So, at Regent Seven Seas Cruises – the only truly all-inclusive luxury cruise line – we offer thousands of FREE Unlimited Shore Excursions to explore however you please when sailing to the over 500 ports of call that we sail to across the globe." Regards

And, NO!

Hi Linda - Our own most recent Regent experience (Mariner Panama Canal Dec '21) was that Regent's online pre-check-in page would not even let Mary pre-check for the cruise, because it "saw" that her passport would have less than 6 months left on it when we would be getting off the cruise in San Francisco. It didn't make any "sense" to me, as we would be disembarking in our own home country with a "still valid " U.S. passport (2 months to spare)...but that's the way RSSC has their online check-in site "programmed". So, at the last moment, we had to get a new "expedited passport" issued (with a lot of last-minute stress, and with the help of our congresswoman's office getting involved). And at this same time, the U.S. was "just waking up" from the Covid lock-down and passport office being under-staffed. Mary's new passport arrived with just 3 days to spare before we were to embark in Miami. Not a pleasant start to a cruise (which wound up not being all that pleasant, anyway)! Since you still have time to get your passport renewed now before the cruise, my advice based our own experience with Regent, would be for you to go ahead and do the renewal now. Best Regards.

GP - I look forward to reading your posting. We'll (maybe) be on our first Splendor cruise in November. Best Regards

Please note the correct spelling of her name...It is often incorrectly cited... "JTEEGEN@RSSC.COM" JENNEFER TEEGEN