silkismom Posted February 9 #26 Share Posted February 9 We have Regents insurance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYC-London Posted February 9 #27 Share Posted February 9 7 minutes ago, silkismom said: We have Regents insurance. Read the thread about insurance - in the future you may want to consider and investigate obtaining your insurance from an entity separate and not related to Regent - CC has some great information regarding travel insurance - it is very informative and worth reading 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pcardad Posted February 9 #28 Share Posted February 9 8 minutes ago, silkismom said: We have Regents insurance. Sorry, I do not know as we buy Allianz - cheaper and better coverage. I am sure there is a customer contact number in your paperwork. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYC-London Posted February 9 #29 Share Posted February 9 There is an individual on YouTube with a channel dedicated to cruising - he was also on this cruise and got sick with the "stomach bug" the second day and spent almost the entire week isolated in his cabin. It seemed like he had the cruise from h???, with the icing on the cake that Regent sent him to the wrong airport for the trip home. So far he has only provided snippets of information, anxiously awaiting for his full review. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silkismom Posted February 9 #30 Share Posted February 9 My TA didn't give me a choice. SS uses Allianz, guess I assumed Regent did too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYC-London Posted February 10 #31 Share Posted February 10 4 hours ago, silkismom said: My TA didn't give me a choice. SS uses Allianz, guess I assumed Regent did too. Then you consider changing TA because they are obviously more interested in earning a commission, which on some insurance policies can be quite generous. Most seasoned travels know to get their insurance independent of the tour operator. There is an excellent thread in this board regarding insurance and the news story in question involves Norwegian cruise lines which is the parent company of Regent. The TA commissions from Regent are quite substantial so your TA should not be insisting that you purchase a specific policy from one specific source. A good TA does what is best for the customer, not their pocketbook. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhD-iva Posted February 10 #32 Share Posted February 10 15 hours ago, cstein said: We board on Voyager February 19. Spoke to RTA today, who spoke with Regent, who denies they are under code red. On Voyager now, embarked in BsAs. Yesterday was FIRST day not under Code Red. Now smth like code orange, if that exists. Things are starting to get back to normal, but captain announced yesterday that it takes another 48 hours of no new cases to completely eliminate all restrictions. Having a great cruise! Service in CR last 2 nights has been flawless. No complaints! 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ysolde Posted February 11 #33 Share Posted February 11 We'll be on Voyager March 19. Keeping an eye on this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare asnaleah Posted February 12 #34 Share Posted February 12 We highly recommend Steve at tripinsurancestore.com. I wouldn’t ever buy insurance from the cruise line or my travel agent. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYC-London Posted February 12 #35 Share Posted February 12 3 hours ago, asnaleah said: We highly recommend Steve at tripinsurancestore.com. I wouldn’t ever buy insurance from the cruise line or my travel agent. I also recommend Steve at tripinsurancestore.com - we have been buying our insurance from him for a few years and have always been very happy and satisfied - he ALWAYS looks after what is best for the customer, which can not be said of cruise lines and some TAs. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redraider1966 Posted February 12 #36 Share Posted February 12 While we're not on Voyager until late May, we're following this thread closely, particularly with regard to further reports of COVID and noro. The latter is the first among equals of concerns for us if it is indeed true that pax are normally allowed to self-serve at La Veranda in contrast to Oceania's standard which we very much prefer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flossie009 Posted February 12 #37 Share Posted February 12 1 hour ago, redraider1966 said: if it is indeed true that pax are normally allowed to self-serve at La Veranda It is true, and we hope that does not change on Regent 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhD-iva Posted February 13 #38 Share Posted February 13 Last night at dinner, a staff member confirmed that there is currently at least one case of Covid on board. Dinner service at compass Rose continues to be excellent. It is not a fast-paced meal; from beginning to end it can take almost 2 hours. The group I have been with are not in a hurry, but I assume if we were, we would be able to accelerate the pace. Food has been excellent, I am especially impressed with the included wines. When on my first Regent cruise, it was a little bit hard to find something acceptable to me. On this cruise there are a lot of good included wines. Due to weather, Port Stanley was canceled. Therefore, we had 8 sea days in a row. Two of those days we spent in Antarctica getting up close and personal to all the wondrous beauty around us. The lecturers have been excellent, and the list of activities is good. The two days we were cruising through Antarctica. The number of daily activities was extremely limited. The purpose was to allow the passenger, the ability to spend as much time as they wanted, enjoying our presence in that unique environment. I should mention that Super Bowl was a big hit. The constellation theater was jampacked. We “tailgated” prior to the start of the game. I enjoyed having a hotdog, buffalo wings, mac & cheese, and other goodies. more later 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redraider1966 Posted February 26 #39 Share Posted February 26 On 2/12/2024 at 10:28 AM, flossie009 said: It is true, and we hope that does not change on Regent For those Regentphiles who prefer self-service buffets, I certainly would expect that they maintain good personal hygiene habits to help minimize outbreaks of noro or worse, such as what has led to the quarantining of NCL's Dawn over this weekend, or prolonged code reds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silkismom Posted February 26 #40 Share Posted February 26 Any reports about/from the Voyager lately? We board in about 12 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardowMD Posted February 27 #41 Share Posted February 27 With the NCL quarantine now on ship out of Cape Town, wondering if someone supplying NCL ships in Cape Town is a carrier of some type of exotic virus. So far no one has diagnosed the problem and it seems to be a long duration. Would US CDC ever get involved? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flossie009 Posted February 27 #42 Share Posted February 27 15 hours ago, redraider1966 said: outbreaks of noro or worse, such as what has led to the quarantining of NCL's Dawn over this weekend ..... the quarantine having proved to be unnecessary and simply based on unfounded rumours Seatrade report 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redraider1966 Posted February 27 #43 Share Posted February 27 1 hour ago, flossie009 said: ..... the quarantine having proved to be unnecessary and simply based on unfounded rumours Seatrade report Fine, so you are still prepared to experience documented outbreaks of noro and extended code red periods just to have your precious self-serve buffet . . . . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrlevin Posted February 27 #44 Share Posted February 27 (edited) 16 minutes ago, redraider1966 said: Fine, so you are still prepared to experience documented outbreaks of noro and extended code red periods just to have your precious self-serve buffet . . . . Yes, this Aggie really likes self service buffet; and, no, in over 700 days of cruising I have never come down with norovirus (or covid) onboard. Edited February 27 by mrlevin 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flossie009 Posted February 27 #45 Share Posted February 27 29 minutes ago, redraider1966 said: Fine, so you are still prepared to experience documented outbreaks of noro and extended code red periods just to have your precious self-serve buffet . . . . Are self-serve buffets really the cause of noro outbreaks? If so we must have dodged many bullets in our many years of cruising and enjoying buffets on land & sea. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pcardad Posted February 27 #46 Share Posted February 27 7 minutes ago, flossie009 said: Are self-serve buffets really the cause of noro outbreaks? If so we must have dodged many bullets in our many years of cruising and enjoying buffets on land & sea. It is because people are nasty and can't be bothered to wash their hands. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardowMD Posted February 27 #47 Share Posted February 27 After visiting buffet, Sanitizer your hands when you sit down to eat, make sure silverware wiped and you should be ok. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redraider1966 Posted February 28 #48 Share Posted February 28 20 hours ago, CardowMD said: After visiting buffet, Sanitizer your hands when you sit down to eat, make sure silverware wiped and you should be ok. So perhaps you can provide a "medical" view as to why when outbreaks of noro occur and cruise ships that indulge their pax with self-service buffets immediately impose "code red" drills and draft crew members to serve said pax (in addition to other measures such as removing salt/pepper shakers) until the "emergency" is declared over? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizzy Posted February 28 #49 Share Posted February 28 I could be wrong but I think I remember (oddly) that the casino was open during a code red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare pappy1022 Posted February 29 #50 Share Posted February 29 Could it be because that the casino makes money? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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