Gator73

As others have commented, wind is a huge issue underway (we visited a Grand Suite Forward while underway and the wind made the expansive well-appointed veranda literally useless. In addition, the x00-series Penthouses have solid bulkheads facing forward (vs glass on PH's with side views); this means that when you're sitting down on your veranda, you can't really view much but the inside of a solid bulkhead. The interior of these suites is a bit larger than other PH's so the question is whether the extra interior space outweighs the veranda shortcomings.

Would love to see the pics if you have time . . . we're in 939 Navigator Suite for the 24 Feb 25 MIA to MIA via the Windward/Leeward Islands and Amazon; tho not the same door number as yours, some recent pics of a Nav Suite vs the stock photos would satisfy some curiosity on our part.

Well-said . . . the reason enforcement is lax has no other explanation in my mind than Management has indicated to the front line staff (i.e., Maître d's, host/hostesses, bar staff & servers) that they're at most empowered to mention the dress code to those not in compliance but otherwise are not to make a fuss if someone refuses to comply. [The same applies to the deck & pool bar staff vis chair hogs.] Personally, this regularly divisive dress-code issue is one Regent needs to diffuse as it impacts the civility & community experienced aboard ship as well as in forae such as these. And, the only way to diffuse it is either a) stick with the policy & empower front-line staff to enforce it (that means these employees know Management will unequivocally back them up) letting current & potential future customers know what's expected of them as well as what won't be tolerated, or b) do away with the policy entirely and hope existing customers who value some basic qualities in evening attire will still remain loyal to the line when "anything goes" varied evening garb becomes the "norm.".

I'd love to see some open deck forward space - we transited the Panama Canal on Christmas Day 2022 aboard Splendor (i.e., add to this configuration all Explorer-class ships - Explorer, Grandeur & Splendor). It was a very special transit and day . . . BUT, unless you had good friends in forward-looking suites, you had no means to see the transit from an open-air forward-looking space (the only public forward-looking space was the enclosed Observation Lounge). Entering Amsterdam in Aug 2022, such spaces were available on Voyager as we transited the locks from the Baltic.

I've seen nothing official from NCLH or Regent indicating they're dropping Voyager (or any other ship) in 2026, so I'm curious where those making this statement are getting their information? As of right now, this is what we Navy veterans call "scuttlebutt" - unsubstantiated speculation, aka "a wild ass guess."

NCLH (the holding company of Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania & Regent) announced EIGHT new ships, four of which are going to Norwegian, two of which are going to Oceania, and two of which are going to Regent. The two ships going to Regent are detailed in other contributions to this thread, but they are 38% heavier in tonnage & will carry 14% more passengers. The "hybrid" character reported for these two Regent ships may mean that the 38% "weight gain" is not just SIZE-related. I'd suspect that weight gain is apportioned between a) supplemental alternative propulsion characteristics (e.g., perhaps, engines to burn ultra-clean LNG for transiting sensitive areas . . . maybe even augmented by batteries (which are VERY heavy) added atop the standard bunker fuel & low-sulfur diesel engines) and b) additional space onboard to accommodate 100 additional passengers.