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Dolebludger

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    Durango, CO, USA
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    sports cars and cruising
  • Favorite Cruise Line(s)
    Paul Gauguin, Regent, Silversea, Celebrity Retreat, MSC Yacht Club
  • Favorite Cruise Destination Or Port of Call
    South Pacific, Europe

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  1. We are on night 5 of a seven nighter on the Splendor. Happily, we haven’t had much of a chair hog problem on the pool deck. Today, we found loungers where we wanted on the shady side. About an hour or so later, I noticed that the lounger next to mine had a cell phone on it the whole time. We moved then to a shadier side, and the cell phone was still there, and probably still is. I don’t steal anything, but I would not “reserve” a lounger by leaving my cell phone on one for hours. I do think the service crew needs to police the place better. And perhaps to ensure that guests don’t leave valuables on the loungers, as well as not “reserving” them by leaving cell phones, purses, or the like. And we agree — if you are not sitting there, it isn’t yours.
  2. I’m on a cruise in the Caribbean right now. This time, it is not X, but I’ve cruised X some. On this cruise — and on the many I’ve been on — there are kids. They aren’t bothering anybody. They are having a good time too. I have never been on a cruise where there was a problem with children. So, I’ve never personally seen any reason to prevent children from enjoying any cruise.And on my last birthday I turned 80.
  3. Sounds like this is a constant state of confusion — as is all too usual. A mandatory tip on a fee is a deal breaker for me.
  4. We are on the Splendor right now. We are in the Caribbean. The Compass Rose was a bit chilly on one evening. I wore slacks and a short sleeve polo shirt. That evening, I also wore a light weight sports jacket I had brought for that purpose, and was fine.
  5. Typo, sorry! I meant “Splendor”, of course.
  6. I’ve been trying to get an answer, but haven’t been able to get a clear one yet. Will keep trying.
  7. This will be the first of what maybe several, posts about this cruise. The onboard service and food have been great. Other things, not so much. Of course,,Wi Fi has been bad, as we expected. But as RSS gold guests, with three hours of ships phone time, we expected it to work. It does not. We have some calls that need to be made. We cannot make them via the WiFi using our cell phones. And the promised three hours time via the ship’s phone has not worked at all.i will discuss this problem with somebody in authority (if I can find such a person) and will report back.
  8. Yes, go and have a good time. Just save your receipts for hotel and transports. When you get back, contact your travel insurer and your CC company. Onboard, few things are better than a Regent cruise
  9. I wonder if travel insurance might cover what a guest pays for hotel and transfers in this case, minus any Regent reimbursement. On one occasion United cancelled a booked flight Denver to Boston, and couldn’t get us on another for days, so we asked to be flown home to Durango, after one nights hotel in Denver. Our AmEx Platinum at least reimbursed us for the hotel.
  10. Would it be possible to take the bus to the station and call a cab for the short distance to the hotel? Shouldn’t cost much, and the cab will go direct from bus station to your hotel, whereas the shuttle bus would likely stop at several hotels.
  11. Right, and that’s why it’s good that all Labadee cruise visits have been suspended.
  12. Does anybody know how much of an increased fare there is going from category F to concierge? The suites are identical, and the only concierge benefit has been taken away.
  13. Yes, and they were being advertised AFTER the removal of the Concierge benefits.
  14. Well, sir, I have been on Regent cruises that missed ports. Always for a good reason, so ‘no problem. And of course false advertising is a misdemeanor and not a felony. Under Federal law. But do you know what it is here in Colorado? It is a misdemeanor but requiring restitution. So I know that I am not going to book a Regent cruise out of Reykjavik any time in the near future, nor out of Barcelona or out of Anchorage. I am happy that you posted the T&Cs in print I could actually read! I don’t think state laws (which apply as Regent has online booking in all states) are going to give Regent all the protection from non-delivery of advertised services that it expects. I hope that it continues to deliver what it says it will. Otherwise, we’ll either seek a better cruise line. If there is none, we’ll just stay home in our SW Rocky Mountain home. We’ll drive around to the many national parks around here. We don’t need to take a cruise if it is misrepresented. Actually, we knew cruises were going to go down hill. That’s why we moved to the mountains and 12 years ago.
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