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I think you've hit on a main problem that the Sun has . Which of the 3 or 4 different venues does one need to go to? I get it that with a large passenger load Princess is trying to distribute the load across the ship but the way it's been implemented just leaves a lot of people confused.

And how and why do SO MANY threads that start out as simple questions turn into nasty comments. Everyone could benefit from the basic tenet I learned from my parents - "If you don't have anything nice to say ..................."

K - is this you? Hope you guys are great! Boy do you guys get around! How does this ship compare to the Sapphire? Sounds like not so great. We are signed up to take our grandkids for New Years (that we booked when we realized we weren't doing the SE Asia cruise). I have a feeling it'll be a one and done on this class of ship.

If we do same day air deviation do we lose the "free" transportation from the airport and the one night's hotel? (Haven't been to Europe in about 50 years so I really appreciate not having to arrange this) ****

@papaflamingo - Thank you for the detailed explanation of how I should approach air deviations. We are at 120 days out right now - will they know what flights that would be included for us at this point? (We're in a Horizon Suite so business class and a night in a hotel precruise are included)

@puppyluv1 - I know your post is old so I hope you're still watching this thread. Are you saying that when you checked the available flights for your cruise the one you wanted showed as $2500 pp more for a nonstop than a flight with a connection but when Regent booked you on that same flight the upcharge was only $500? (I'm getting ready to call deviations and want to have an idea of what to expect) Thanks!

This will be our first Regent cruise. Does level of suite matter for the free dry cleaning?

Is there a "dry cleaning" option for laundry?

We depart Sept. 5th. So should I wait to see what Regent books for us before I ask for a deviation or is it better to be proactive and do it now? ***

I'm reading this thread and trying to get a feel for what to expect. We've cruised a lot but have just booked our first Regent cruise. I loved the "all-inclusive " aspect as a respite from all of the research I've always had to do for previous cruises but now I'm worrying about whether we should have booked the air portion ourselves. We will be flying Detroit- Rome and Monte Carlo- Detroit. We are supposed to get business class air. I usually try to get non-stops but does Regent booking our air preclude that? How far in advance will we know what our flights are? If I decide to get a deviation how will I find out what portion of our new flights will be covered by Regent? Anything else I should know? Thanks in advance.

Thinking about it!

So - the Reserve dining room was already crowded and now, until all of the grandfathered "Reserve "Cabana cabins end, it will have the new 16 Sanctuary Balcony Cabins also eating there . We have several cruises on the Sun currently booked - some in "Sanctuary" Minis and some in Suites. In none of our sailings do I want to have a crowded dining room. I can't see a good way out of the conundrum Princess has created. ***

Right now it's supposed to accommodate all of the Reserve Collection mini suites and the Reserve Cabana cabins. In the future it will be for the mini suites (which are now Sanctuary Collection mini suites) and the 16 Deluxe Balcony cabins. BUT, and it's a big problem, all of the Reserve Cabana cabins that booked before April 23 still get Reserve dining grandfathered in AND it seems that immediately the 16 Deluxe balcony cabins also get the Reserve dining. So for about the next year there will be a massive overcrowding problem (which people have reported has already happened.) I don't really see them combining the dining rooms. We're in one of the mini suites so I have no skin in this game but, had I booked a suite, at thousands more, I'd be pretty peeved that the dining was combined.

Nope!

@Sox Fan Cruiser - you probably can't answer this because it hasn't been implemented on your cruise yet , but it would seem to me that with an S9 you would still get the Signature restaurant while all of the new "Sanctuary Collection" cabins will get the Reserve (which should be re-named!) and the same thing in the Sanctuary itself. Suites should get that aft area beyond the gate and everyone else get the more forward area by the pool.