Regal Princess - February 25th cruise

[beshears]

Normally I write a lengthy review from the ship that I and the other 7 that were with me, just got off, and this time it was the Regal. I just don't have the time to do it like I normally do. I did not go all over the ship and check everything out, as 3 days I was off the ship with 5 others at the different ports.

 

You may or may not have questions about the Regal (we did the Premier package), but if I can answer any of your questions, I will try, and if I don't have the answer, I will tell you that as well.

[SHIP TRAVELER]

Thanks for posting.  We will be on the Regal from Galveston next year.  The Premier package is new to us.  I was wondering what casual dining venues were available.  I am hoping for some pop ups like the crab night in buffet or pub night.  Was there anything like a sports bar/Gastro pub with the casual dining.  Where did you use your specialty dining nights and what menu items do you recommend.  We have not sailed Princess recently so any comments on getting the most out of the the Premier would be welcome.  We would also appreciate any tips about must see areas or events on the Regal,

[Globaler]

We are sailing a TA on the RegAl on 4/5. What was the condition of the ship, food, service and casino.

[beshears]

ShipTraveler, unfortunately I won't be able to answer all of your questions, but I'll try with what I am familiar with. I do want to mention before I forget, we stayed overnight before we got on the ship on Sunday. We had to be out of the hotel by 11:00, and the beach was across the street. So we decided to start walking until our transportation came to pick us up later in the day before we boarded the ship. What we found was fun, was taking the trolley for a $1 pp. I think it has 2 routes and you can get a free transfer if you want to go the other route as well. That way we could see quite a bit of Galveston (our first time), which is a nice area. I also want to mention while I'm thinking about it, I was NOT interested in doing the Medallion (I'm an OLD lady, but my sons taught me quite a bit and that is how I learned.), but it did come in handy twice. My room mate and I were on deck 16 eating when this man came up to me and ask if I was Brenda Beshears? Of course, I had NO clue why he was looking for me, but my son had made reservations at Sabatini's speciality restaurant(Italian food) (one of the restaurants we picked form the premier package), and they had changed the time and wanted me to let the other people know in my group. Another time I had left my small purse behind (thinking I had left it in the MDR, but it was not there), and our main waiter told me that he would FIND it for me. Low and behold, I had left it on the back of the ladies restroom. I then knew, the medallion DID come in handy. That is just briefly what the medallion does, but it has almost anything you want to know/do on it that is going on at the TIME of the ship you are on. The other specialty restaurant was Crown Grill. I ask the other 7 with me which of the two they liked, and it looked like everyone like the Crown Grill. I think mainly because of the food. Another place on the Premier package is Alfredo's, and it has mainly pizza, but there is just about any kind you want, and it is GOOD! I was able to try (this was good too) Gelato, which I had never had before. Our main dining room, the food was good too, and every night (other than the two) we had something "different " to eat. I didn't eat much at the buffet, although it was available, but my room mate and I ate at International Cafe, which was a neat place to be, just next to the Piazza, where "everything" seems to be going on. They have several sandwiches, deserts, etc. Also, the TV in the room tells just about anything you want to know. For myself, close to the Guest Services, if you wanted a daily tally of what you have spent, etc. you put you medallion next to it, and it will print it up for you. I'm sorry this may seem a little zig zag, but I was thinking of what happened with me, and how I could answer this. If you did not understand something that I had mentioned, please ask,and I will try to answer again.

Globaler, the 8 of us did not use the casino. I'm sure some people may have thought the ship was bad in some areas, but for myself (I never heard any of the other 7 say anything either), I never seen anything that needed to be replaced, etc. from wear/tear. Food was great, no matter where you went to eat it, and I never heard any of the other 7 complain about it. I'm not much of a seafood person, but there was quite a bit of it served in the MDR (of course, there were plenty other options as well) if you wanted it, and my family was always happy with it, when they had it. Service, no matter whether it was Guest Services (I called a couple times) and they always were able to answer my questions, no matter what. Our room Steward Felix was the best. I had only ask for once a day, but he was in there twice a day, and I believe either he or his assistant were doing the other 3 rooms too. No matter who worked on the ship, or what their "title" was, everyone was willing to help and very accommodating.

[Globaler]

30 minutes ago, beshears said:

ShipTraveler, unfortunately I won't be able to answer all of your questions, but I'll try with what I am familiar with. I do want to mention before I forget, we stayed overnight before we got on the ship on Sunday. We had to be out of the hotel by 11:00, and the beach was across the street. So we decided to start walking until our transportation came to pick us up later in the day before we boarded the ship. What we found was fun, was taking the trolley for a $1 pp. I think it has 2 routes and you can get a free transfer if you want to go the other route as well. That way we could see quite a bit of Galveston (our first time), which is a nice area. I also want to mention while I'm thinking about it, I was NOT interested in doing the Medallion (I'm an OLD lady, but my sons taught me quite a bit and that is how I learned.), but it did come in handy twice. My room mate and I were on deck 16 eating when this man came up to me and ask if I was Brenda Beshears? Of course, I had NO clue why he was looking for me, but my son had made reservations at Sabatini's speciality restaurant(Italian food) (one of the restaurants we picked form the premier package), and they had changed the time and wanted me to let the other people know in my group. Another time I had left my small purse behind (thinking I had left it in the MDR, but it was not there), and our main waiter told me that he would FIND it for me. Low and behold, I had left it on the back of the ladies restroom. I then knew, the medallion DID come in handy. That is just briefly what the medallion does, but it has almost anything you want to know/do on it that is going on at the TIME of the ship you are on. The other specialty restaurant was Crown Grill. I ask the other 7 with me which of the two they liked, and it looked like everyone like the Crown Grill. I think mainly because of the food. Another place on the Premier package is Alfredo's, and it has mainly pizza, but there is just about any kind you want, and it is GOOD! I was able to try (this was good too) Gelato, which I had never had before. Our main dining room, the food was good too, and every night (other than the two) we had something "different " to eat. I didn't eat much at the buffet, although it was available, but my room mate and I ate at International Cafe, which was a neat place to be, just next to the Piazza, where "everything" seems to be going on. They have several sandwiches, deserts, etc. Also, the TV in the room tells just about anything you want to know. For myself, close to the Guest Services, if you wanted a daily tally of what you have spent, etc. you put you medallion next to it, and it will print it up for you. I'm sorry this may seem a little zig zag, but I was thinking of what happened with me, and how I could answer this. If you did not understand something that I had mentioned, please ask,and I will try to answer again.

Globaler, the 8 of us did not use the casino. I'm sure some people may have thought the ship was bad in some areas, but for myself (I never heard any of the other 7 say anything either), I never seen anything that needed to be replaced, etc. from wear/tear. Food was great, no matter where you went to eat it, and I never heard any of the other 7 complain about it. I'm not much of a seafood person, but there was quite a bit of it served in the MDR (of course, there were plenty other options as well) if you wanted it, and my family was always happy with it, when they had it. Service, no matter whether it was Guest Services (I called a couple times) and they always were able to answer my questions, no matter what. Our room Steward Felix was the best. I had only ask for once a day, but he was in there twice a day, and I believe either he or his assistant were doing the other 3 rooms too. No matter who worked on the ship, or what their "title" was, everyone was willing to help and very accommodating.

Thanks for your review.

[SHIP TRAVELER]

Yes Thanks for taking the time to report back.

[beshears]

You are more than welcome. As you could see while I was posting here, my mind was going back/forth of what I had been doing on/off the ship. One nice thing was when getting off the ship and wanted towels, you did not have to get them around the pool area, as they were always in the area when leaving the ship too, and when coming on, you could toss them in a container as well. (Saved from having to pack them in your luggage. 🙂 ) I didn't know how the beds/spreads would be, as I had read if we were not happy with our pillows, we could ask for another kind, but my friend and I were COZY as a bug in the rug, as everything was great for us. As I take so much luggage, I figured I might have to put some of it under the bed, which I believe I could, but I found plenty of room in the closet to do this. I will just throw this in for good measure, sometimes there is a pretty long walk from the ship to the entrance of the port. More than likely you know they have the rickshaws that pull people. What surprised me was they they only charge $1 pp. I don't know if the Magician will be there when you are on the ship, but he is a MUST to see, keeping a person spelled bound through every thing he does. Getting on the ship goes pretty fast if you already have gone on line/phone and put all your information in, and received your medallion. I will say getting off the ship was faster than what I expected, even when we had to get our luggage. As usual, we had to go to an area to wait until they called our color/number, but it wasn't very long like it has been on some cruises I have been on. I had checked with the other members of my family to "make sure" they had turned in the paper (Tuesday before getting off the ship to go to the port) of the type of transportation we had, and what time we were needing to be off the ship. Low and behold they had NOT turned it in, as they thought???, I had done it. I thought oh my! I then called Guest Services and mentioned what had happened, and they took care of everything right then, which really helped. I had mentioned International Cafe which is right next to the Piazza,which has sandwiches. I know you want the meat cold, but speaking for both Donna and I, when we got the sandwiches, the bread/rolls/crescent rolls, were pretty cold. So we ask them to use the microwave to warm them up, and the sandwich meat or whatever was in the sandwich was perfect.

[beshears]

I thought I would throw this in for good measure, and you don't have to check this out, unless you just want to. If you go on Facebook and look under Brenda Beshears, you will find MANY pictures (I have never posted this many pictures in my whole life). I was able (because of the package we purchased) to take a lot of pictures that was taken on our Regal Princess Cruise as well as the ports we visited too.

[crowdraven87]

7 hours ago, beshears said:

I thought I would throw this in for good measure, and you don't have to check this out, unless you just want to. If you go on Facebook and look under Brenda Beshears, you will find MANY pictures (I have never posted this many pictures in my whole life). I was able (because of the package we purchased) to take a lot of pictures that was taken on our Regal Princess Cruise as well as the ports we visited too.

I sent you a friend request because it seems the pictures aren't visible to non-friends. Feel free to decline or add and delete me later, whatever you are comfortable with. I still have 221 days until embarkation and I don't think I'm going to make it!