cerise638

I find it quite astounding that a guest would complain that they had things stolen when they had left them unattended on a lounger in the first place. 

I think it is highly unlikely that any crew member would steal anything from any guest but understand why Regent would want to protect them from accusations by making it clear not to touch guest possessions

I think the much better approach would be for Regent to take a stand and state that when belongings were left unattended at any venue for over an hour that it would be assumed that the guest had forgotten them and they would taken to security for safe keeping.  

Did I assume that somebody had stolen my jacket when I left it on a chair in the pool grill and it wasn't there when I went looking for it an hour or so later. No I didn't. Was I angry that a crewmember had taken it reception for safekeeping. No of course not.  Especially as my linen jacket had been beautifully pressed and wrapped in tissue paper and looked far smarter than when I had last seen it

6 hours ago, boblerm said:

@islandchick, I have not forgotten you!

 

I don't think that I need to post dinner menus for Pacific Rim, Prime 7, Chartreuse, or the Always Available menus in Compass Rose, as these are available to view on the Regent web site  here

https://www.rssc.com/experience/cuisine

 

I will begin with the daily special menus in Compass Rose, and will provide the rest in bits and pieces.

 

These menus were taken from my TV screen, and are in daily order

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yum

6 hours ago, boblerm said:

@islandchick, I have not forgotten you!

 

I don't think that I need to post dinner menus for Pacific Rim, Prime 7, Chartreuse, or the Always Available menus in Compass Rose, as these are available to view on the Regent web site  here

https://www.rssc.com/experience/cuisine

 

I will begin with the daily special menus in Compass Rose, and will provide the rest in bits and pieces.

 

These menus were taken from my TV screen, and are in daily order

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 hour ago, cruiseluv said:

Sorry, but I wouldn't agree to that. Its ridiculous. Do the servers wash their hands every 15 minutes, or change their gloves continuously? Does everyone entering La Veranda stand in line dutifully behind that little sink to wash their hands?  If this is a hard rule guess I will not visit La Veranda, not a big deal as I hate buffets.

Editing to add: Has Regent reverted to passengers serving themselves from the buffet line? If there's an anti-covid measure I wholeheartedly supported was to to only allow staff to do this

What is anyone's problem with washing their hands before they eat. I welcome the opportunity do do so without having to go to a restroom or back to my cabin.  By following the rule of washing my hands before I eat I have never suffered from Novovirus despite being on a cruise where it was prevalent.  Don't understand the issue here

Pre-covid would have had no hesitation in recommending Scenic for Expedition, River or indeed Ocean Cruising.  Closest fit to Regent vibe.  However their policies through the pandemic have not been good.  For us not a problem as we have no dollars/pounds tied up.  If they come on the market would really fit in the Regent family for service and experience.

Love your positivity. Hope to meet you both on a future cruise.  I am so envious that you can have an Explorer pool grill burger.  The best ever burgers we have ever had full stop

1 hour ago, gcorgain said:

I am happy to report I am writing this note from the Pool Grill. We are free! We’ve never been so excited for a buffet…

 

Greg

Prime 7 Key Lime Pie.  Always seem to manage a slice no matter how much I've eaten beforehand.  To echo others. Yumm!!

On 8/22/2021 at 6:16 PM, Bellaggio Cruisers said:

Herb and I are in our eighties. We have had ongoing health issues for many years. We jut got our #3 vaccine this week. Doctors recommended to get it. 
We are planning to be on our December 8th Regent cruise. Not many years left to enjoy life!

sheila

Go for it

2 hours ago, Lonedaddy said:

But then many say the CDC should dictate policy on masks and vax, so private companies should be able to tell the CDC to stuff it also!  But let's go ahead and mandate unproven(and potentially risky)  vaccines.    

Or let's go ahead and contract a potentially lethal virus and pass it on to others. Risk of death from vaccine is far lower in 50+ demographic than from covid.  There is always a balance between the risk of side effects from a vaccine and the effects of disease.  If you choose to take your chances with getting the disease that's up to you but you therefore have more potential to pass it on to others.  Therefore to protect society from your choice you will need to maintain social distancing which for me means a lack of access to cruise ships.  Your call

Note that all we can say about the vaccine is that prevents the vaccinated getting sick.  Cannot see many countries allowing people in until their own population have been vaccinated.  At the moment there is no evidence that you won't transmit the disease even when vaccinated.

Thank you for such a measured post. Makes me feel a while lot better about travel in the future

On 9/28/2020 at 6:43 PM, Tapi said:

I have been flying multiple times a week, every single week since the pandemic started (required for work). I haven’t stopped. I witnessed how the airports emptied at the beginning of the pandemic with 0-10 people on a flight and nearly deserted terminals with almost every business closed, and then how they gradually started filling up again and businesses reopened, giving them a semblance of normalcy. 

While I haven’t flown on Southwest, my experience has been that the passengers who do challenge the procedures and protocols in place are a very small exception and not the majority. Almost everyone follows the rules. People do tend to get a bit too close when standing in line on the jetway, but otherwise, procedures are followed. I have watched as flight attendants and gate agents have “gently reminded” passengers if they are not complying, and most if not all quickly comply. 

The airline that I fly has many procedures in place which make me feel confident about flying. Fogging and deep cleaning before every single flight, sanitizing wipes handed to every passengers as they board, middle seats blocked, service limited to sealed bags with mini bottles of water, 2 snacks and hand sanitizer, new boarding procedures, and one of the most organized deplaning procedures I’ve ever witnessed with all passengers remaining seated until the row ahead of them has collected their belongings and moved forward. And for people who claim to have a medical condition that prevents them from wearing a mask, they are now required to arrive at the airport at least with an extra hour so that they can go through a medical consultation and document verification to make sure that they do qualify (for the record, I still haven’t seen a single passenger not wearing a mask). 
 

Concerning air quality, it’s eye opening to learn how air is filtered on airplanes using medical grade filtration systems, how the air flow travels from the top down (not horizontally) and how it’s replaced every 2-3 minutes, minimizing the amount of air shared among passengers, which makes up for the lack of separation between passengers while seated. 
 

It’s actually surprising to see the level of compliance that I’ve witnessed, considering the number of people traveling, many who may not believe in all of these procedures. But they also know that the airline that I fly on has made it very clear that no compliance will earn them, not only to be kicked off a flight, but also to be placed on a “no fly” list and be banned from flying. Nobody wants to take that risk for the sake of protest. 
 

I know that not all airlines are the same, but I’m very satisfied with what I’ve witnessed so far. As much as I’ve flown during this pandemic, I would’ve expected to have been infected by now if these procedures weren’t effective or adhered to. Thankfully it hasn’t happened. After all these months traveling as frequently as I have, i do feel safer flying than going to a local supermarket or restaurant. 

8 minutes ago, Pcardad said:

Respectfully, your scenario is not at all likely at the moment as there is no cruising to speak of. We are discussing going/not going once the industry resumes sailing.

 

Perhaps you feel that it will resume far sooner than I expect it to. I do not think it will resume until there is a viable vaccine and I think you will be REQUIRED to have it and prove it at least 60 days before sailing. Just my opinion.

 

I also think Regent is going to have to re-market itself to a different target market but that's a different discussion.

Sorry I did not notice that people were assessing the risk based on a vaccine being available and only allowing boarding with a certificate and of course that would reduce the likelihood of the virus being on board

It did appear to me that others are willing to cruise without the vaccine which is the only option available at this time

46 minutes ago, jjs217 said:

 

 You get it!!!   Yay!!!!   I thought I was one of the few on this board who is ready to get out there as soon as possible, but I was looking for an alternative cruise if my Seabourn Antarctica Expedition Dec 2020 is cancelled.  I found a Regent cruise I would love to go on Mar 2021 Singapore to Dubai, but every category was wait-listed.  So, I guess there are a lot of us who want to get this show on the road.  Also, the cruise lines can't make assurances against every illness, or injury.  Stuff happens.

Yes "stuff happens". What's your degree of acceptance if that causes you to be locked down in your suite because there is an outbreak on board.  No cocktails, no fine dining just a limited room service menu.  Could be like that for weeks until you find a port which will allow you to disembark

Then when you do no government rescue just a cattle class charter flight home with others who may or may not be infected

Just one scenario that could happen. For me it's nothing to do with being risk averse. It's just that my scenario has a high likelihood at the moment.  Testing can only show you haven't got the virus today not tomorrow so someone will bring it on board.

If you are  an ex pastry chef you will appreciate the desserts on Regent.  The are outstanding and beautifully presented.  

Breads are pretty yummy too.  

My guilty pleasure is the pool deck burgers. Explorer has the best 

Against my better judgement read some of these threads again. I am in the camp that will not cruise until I am reasonably sure that I won't be confined to my cabin should someone bring the virus on board (recognising that could be me as either asymptomatic or presymptomatic).  I am also not comfortable with how the rules about wearing masks in spaces where social distancing was not possible could be enforced when I see comments like "I wear a mask when it is mandatory"

This means that the wearing of masks on ship is mandatory in all public areas full stop not open to interpretation of what spaces are confined by a passenger.  I can see the reviews now. I paid $$$ for this cruise and they asked me to wear a mask. They said it was only in the elevators (well that is what I chose to believe)

I also despair when I see comments belittling the serious consequences of contracting this disease.  Regardless of your level of fitness it can strike you down. 

Really pleased for all of you in communities that have not seen the serious impacts but please don't tell me that the death statistics are fake news manufactured by hospitals trying to make a quick buck and therefore you think that this is a big fuss over nothing and therefore cruising should start just for you.

I also know there are others (like Sheila) who have addressed the risks in a measured way for them and have a far more realistic view in that they will cruise when relevant authorities allow them to. I totally respect that.

Hoping that for all of us cruising will resume sooner rather than later

Stay well all

No one has any right to judge about what is optimism as opposed to unrealistic.  There are lots of people posting who appear to take great delight in pouring cold water on others hopes.  

If you don't think cruising is feasible I respect your opinion and if you do I respect that also.  This isn't a game of who is right or wrong.

Just take a moment to think how your responses can affect others and their mental health.  It may be cathartic for you to give the glass half full opinion and justify it but it is really depressing for the rest of us.

I will not be reading this board for the time being.  This is not because I am putting my head in the sand but because in day to day life I have enough reality.

Foreign and Commwealth Office has just updated its guidance and now advises against cruising for UK citizens

On 5/26/2020 at 7:36 PM, Travelcat2 said:

 

I like the way that you think.  How could I have forgotten internet and booze (especially Veuve Cliquot!  I'm so used to social distancing and am glad that I can still hug my cats (and my DH).

 

P.S.  Thank you for starting the thread asking about the WaterCooler and to Host Dan for getting it going!

Tc2. Looks like this cave  may be an option. If you find the cave I promise I will bring the Veuve Clicquot and may be a few other Champagnes to you may like too.  Another of my favourites is Pol Roger

2 hours ago, mrlevin said:

 

Can't you read the balance sheet?  NCLH had way too much debt before this all started; they took their chances and then got screwed by the pandemic.  This is exactly the same problem that had happened at Renaissance prior to 9/11.

 

edited to add:  Given that we know that when they put a block of cruises on waitlist that they will eventually be cancelled and when they eventually cancel the stock goes down that day; is anyone shorting NCLH today?

I think that NCHL has done as much as they can in terms of warning stockholders that they would have limited sailings on limited ships this year and stated they have funding for no cruising for well in 2021

If the crisis goes on for longer I think we will all have much deeper concerns than the viability of a cruiseline.  

Let's see how all this pans out before predicting bankruptcy for NCHL. If I was a debtor I would not pull the plug on what was pre virus a sound company

11 hours ago, Travelcat2 said:

 

I find your comment most interesting.  Hopefully, seniors will be able to have the vaccine from Oxford University and it will be safe.  My DH and I are really looking forward to this particular vaccine as we have the utmost respect for what they do at Oxford.

 

cerise - apparently, even if we wanted to go to the U.K. to get the vaccine, we would no longer be permitted to do so.  Well,  maybe my DH could since he is a dual citizen (U.K. and U.S.) but thankfully, he would not go without me

 

In your previous post, you mentioned that you switched your cruise from Zanzibar to La Palma.  Is that also in November?  

Hi TC2. You can still travel here I believe but you would need to quarantine for 14 days after arrival

Regent business model is to offer included excursions.  Therefore they can plan with suppliers the numbers and negotiate a price based on known bookings.  If this model is disrupted by people opting out then it is no longer sustainable.  If you don't like excursions included in the fare then don't sail Regent.  End of story.   There is no opt out until they change their business model.  If they do I'm Ok with that but it would mean I would look at other offerings

The reason I choose Regent is because it's the easiest option for a time poor person and believe me it is really appreciated.

2 minutes ago, Travelcat2 said:

 

wripro - can you please play nice on the Regent board?  We are trying to keep the board calm and friendly (which I know that you can be).  I'm not a fan of included excursions either but understand that it is a big draw for people new to Regent.  The one thing I hope that we can agree on is that Regent puts the safety of their passengers, crew and ships first. They take it very seriously!

 

While you're here, has Seabourn given any indication of how they will be resuming cruises (i.e. protocols for sailing, etc.)

Tc2  Not only a draw for people new to Regent. I like knowing all my costs up front.  If I choose to pay more for an excursion I can. But as I still work I prefer someone else to do the planning so all I have to do is click on an option as I don't have the freetime to compare costs.

I am prepared to pay Regent for included excursions even though I may not use them just for the convenience of someone else do the planning.  Probably an extra $100 a day but for us who still work and have limited leisure time worth it.  

Not sure why you have mentioned Seabourne on this board though

Wipro I have no idea what your problem is with Regent and actually I don't care. I am really  not sure why you feel the need to post unfounded accusations on this board.  Or do you have evidence that Regent will put the safety of their crew, contractors and guests at risk