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I get it. I just looked at your signature and see your cruise was 15 years ago. I certainly can’t remember the details of what I was doing in 2008. Those ginger pills sound interesting. My wife was a little queasy last night and I got her some candied ginger from Compass Rose. She ate one of them and decided she’d rather be sick. I’ll be on the lookout for those pills.

They had some very nice looking hot dogs at the pool grill today, although I went with the chicken cordon blue(sp). After last night’s overindulgence I drank water but the wine choices looked good too. Aside from the unseasonably cold weather, which I blame on Corporate, the experience so far has been excellent.

Just curious, how do you watch waves crashing g over the bow from the Horizon Lounge?

I have read quite a few posts on WC live reports about art/craft classes such as needlepoint or scrapbooking. Maybe some watercolors.

I booked Concierge or higher until I hit Gold mostly for the four internet logins. Having hit that milestone we booked a F2 on Grandeur in 2026 last month.

I have carried a three-socket extension cord for years. Never had any pushback from the cruise line(Regent or Scenic). My most recent Regent cruise was in October.

Thanks bitob. I’ll be boarding Grandeur next week and will bear that in mind as I get connected.

I think I had the VPN running when I logged in during our Mariner cruise in October. What is the benefit of logging in without the VPN?

You can see more than six per category by making your search more specific. For example if you are searching for category E cabins you will be shown six cabins, probably on Deck 10. Specify Deck 8 and you will see six cabins(if available) on Deck 8. Select Port or Starboard and you will see six cabins on the port or starboard side of Deck 8, etc. It can be a pain in the neck but eventually you will get a much better idea of cabin availability. Of course if you know a website that shows all available cabins with one search just use that.

A possible ray of sunshine…. An acquaintance of my wife is departing on a world cruise (not Regent) January 2 that goes up the Amazon. Of 2,000 passengers about 3 have their visas. Apparently the cruise line has agreed to let passengers aboard if they have at least submitted the paperwork to Brazil. If that’s correct maybe Regent will do the same?

Thanks for the helpful replies. I just booked 875 for a Grandeur Southampton to Southampton cruise in June, 2025. We'll find out just how important the coffee maker and cashmere blankets are to us in Concierge.

It wouldn’t break my heart to see a bottle of Tres Estrellas on the shelf either. I have a warm feeling for that one as it was the first rum I ever tasted that I could stand to drink straight.

After reading about the tub/shower combos I would add Mariner to the list of ships to not book guarantees.

I am planning a cruise on Grandeur in 2025. I think I'm going to book a F1 or F2 for this cruise. Looking at the deck plan I see four F1 suites at the stern on Decks 7 and 8. The equivalent suites on Deck 9 are Concierge. I'm attracted to these suites because they appear to have the large balcony of a Concierge suite. Suite Guru does not have any reviews of these suites. I'm curious if anyone has stayed in one of these suites, or the Cat E suites at the back of Deck 9? How was the experience? Also, aside from the longer walk to the elevator why are these suites a lower category than the ones just in front of them? Thanks for any input.

@pingpong1 I’m not sure the hundred or so people on the cruise critic Regent board talking about something really qualifies as “publicity”.

We needed a visa for Turkey earlier this year. Regent facilitated the process for $99. I could have done it myself for $50. I had plenty of other things to do and I paid the $99.

You could print out the bank statement, black out the account number, then scan the statement into a file to be submitted online. Your name on the statement should be enough to prove it’s yours. I have a scanner which makes it easy. If you don’t have a scanner but do have an iPhone you can use the Notes app to scan your documents. I imagine android phones have a similar feature.

SSBP?

Bummer. I was hoping they would transfer to Grandeur.

We’ll be on board for 20 days in September 2025. I guess I’d better bring my galoshes.

It looks like maybe Regent is scrambling to deal with a brand new California regulation that REQUIRES all cruise ships berthing at San Pedro and other ports to connect to shore power. https://lbpost.com/news/new-state-rules-to-reduce-vessel-emissions-at-ports-get-federal-ok/

Reading that letter made me think Regent is trying to finish some work that they didn’t have time to get done at the shipyard or en route so far. Maybe they have a hard deadline to meet in order to dock at San Pedro.

Starlink was up and running in October. Download speeds were consistently in the 1-3.5 Mbps range through a VPN. Compared to the sometimes zero Mbps performance I all too often saw on previous Regent cruises this was pretty good.

Are you sure they require your bank account number or will your name and number suffice? If you have children they could probably provide the necessary tech support.

What are you able to do with the upgraded WiFi that you could not do with the standard WiFi? I know what Regent says you can do but I am curious about your actual experience.