docmark

Thanks for the responses 

Planning to make reservation on Explorer, never been on. Highest category available is Concierge suite. Please advise on preferences  re: Floor, and "location"

Thanks 

Jancruz said  " at my age I usually dont buy green bananas"

Hadn't heard this for a long time ,  and  made my day!!..  

Just saw "wait list" sign on all categories of Mariner Oct.12 (10 days) Cruise, planned for LA to mexican coast. So obviously it is cancelled

1 hour ago, cruiseluv said:

Difficult to believe it would make sense for them to sail with those low numbers

We plan to go on October 12 cruise, IF in next 6-8 weeks it appears that Cruise will not be cancelled. We have not yet deposited or reserved, and I tend to believe there are others like us, so they may get to 50% (or close to it) capacity.

2 hours ago, mrlevin said:

 

So I am now cruise-less in 2020. 😒

You are not too far from Los Angeles,  take a look at Mariner October 12  cruise , 10 days...   It MAY happen !!

----------"However, due to what just happened in New Zealand, our January 2021 New Zealand/Australia cruise may not sail. "

 What just happened in New Zealand?

--"Being on a ship with 700 passengers and crew is a disaster waiting to happen.  "'

That is why it is "imperative' not to have a "full' capacity, and reduce the number considerably, in the near future crusing

Thanks a lot, very helpful

I wonder if any "regular" Regent cruisers have copy of "premium red wine " menu, those that  are NOT covered (free), and requires extra payment.

Thanks in advance. (please don't respond by telling me to call Regent! )

We have stayed twice in OC suites, odd number on deck 12,  enjoyed them , recommend them highly, and there was ABSOLUTELY  no noise factors. 

2 hours ago, RJB said:

Just got our refund this morning.  Was about 4 weeks.  All in all not too bad.  Thanks O . 

I wouldn't call 4 weeks "not too bad', I 'd rate it EXCELLENT!!

Good for you

Last 2 posts have nothing to do with title of this thread: REFUNDS

"I would also recommend Top Ten tours for any tours or transportation in the Lisbon area. They truly were top notch. "

++++++ concur!!!,

Thanks for the quick reply, Paul.

16 minutes ago, Paulchili said:

I did it today - one award and one paid ticket cancelled - easy-peasy, no fees.

Kudos to United.

Paul, can I ask if your cancelled UA flight was related to a cancelled Cruise ,or you haven't cancelled cruise yet? I have a cruise in mid-august, and (Miles) flight with UA , neither cancelled yet

"To pay all that money to get a premium category stateroom, and to not have a decent sizes bathroom seems so wrong to me."

That's exactly my "sentiment" !! 

"if you don't mind my asking: Other than the possibility of plenty of disposable income, what makes the large cabin, butler, etc. attractive enough to warrant a cabin cost difference  equal to an entire second cruise?"

First of all  I don't consider myself being in the category of "plenty of disposable income" !!

From start of cruising many years ago, I did not feel comfortable in "small" cabins, and as we started cruising more, I tried to secure bigger cabins ,500-1000+ sq. . However, in past 2 years, we have been cruising much  more frequently and planning to continue that way, so last trip on Marina, which was planned a year before, was the last "big cabin" I plan to take (my wife leaves all the travelling arrangement to me !!),  in order to afford more cruises.

Very likely almost all our future cruises will be on cabins of PH size .I still will be inclined not to go any smaller, for example, I have looked at veranda cabins (Oceania) and  the bathrooms were absolutely too tight for me !!.  

Of course the comparison is between 2 cabins of completely different size, OC >2.5 times bigger than PH 

Paul, as you noted, itinerary definitely affects the cost,  our cruise had only one sea day, but I believe since it was "off season" for a west coast cruise, price was more attractive 

13 hours ago, Paulchili said:

It’s very easy math - you know how much you paid/pp for Marina  and for the Crystal.

Divide each by the number of days of the cruise and you’ve got the pre diem/pp 😊

Hi Paul

Here is the comparison: Oceania per diem came out to $1312 per diem for 2 of us, and Crystal per diem was $1045  per diem for 2

2 minutes ago, Paulchili said:

Thank you.

I am making a wild guess here - the cost of OC on Marina would be comparable (or possibly even less?) to PH on Crystal (if one doesn’t drink).

 

I will be surprised if you are right, but I will do my best to calculate the numbers and report by tomorrow 

2 hours ago, Paulchili said:

docmark,

Thank you for your comprehensive review.

What cabin were you in on the Symphony and how did the per diem costs compare (in comparable cabins)?

TIA

Thanks Paul, the reason I didn't do comparative cost is that we were in Oceania Suite both times on Marina , and in PH on Crystal, much smaller, but plenty of storage  space including a walk in closet. We were comfortable there except my wife didn't like TV location(side of bed instead of directly in front). I will look into requested calculations after I retrieve the last Marina cruise cost. Also will have to factor in liquor cost when we do a comparison (My wife was not without a glass of red wine in her hand at any time !!)

---Another side note on Raspberries, since I know you are partial to them: I am also very fond of Raspberries and a little less of Blackberries. So every morning at breakfast I would ask for a bowl of them , and they served it promptly .They were very fresh .

I also agree with you on Croissant "superior quality" on Marina 

27 minutes ago, clo said:

If you scroll down just a tiny bit you'll see a post on this subject that has 150+ replies. You may want to copy and paste there and perhaps asks the mods to lock or delete.

No, Thank you

I thought title of this thread was Oceania FOOD