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I hope Regent has excellent security, to rip who ever has that suite out from the room when the cruise finally ends.

Great hotel! Been staying there at least twice a year for 20+ years (minus Covid). The club floor has a very helpful staff. Agree on breakfast.

If in a Grand/Master/Regent Suite, your butler can confirm reservations for each night while on board. You can also have the meals from Compass Rose, Chartreusse, Prime 7 or Pacific Rim restaurant served in room. I wouldn't worry about booking the reservations before the cruise, if you are in any of these suites.

To add to Papflamingo's comment, this also would mean if you miss the connection, the airline won't be responsible to rebook you. Their system would see it as two separate bookings and not their problem you missed the connection. Also I believe the checked luggage may have to be rechecked between segments, depending on the airline.

The credit that Regent gives to passengers, doesn't equal what they are actually charged by the airline.

I'd highly suggest a private driver/guide for ports that are once in a lifetime type places. We would never take a group tour to those type of places, that is far from our idea of luxury. With a private driver/guide, you don't have the same time restrictions at a stop, as you would a group tour and get a more personal experience. Our TA has always booked the private tours for us, and if there was an issue with a tour, she has stood behind the booking and gotten us money back or a credit towards a future tour. Regent is our current favorite cruise line, but the included excursions have little value to us, unless it's the Caribbean or other places we've been to previously.

Air Tahiti has upgraded its fleet and are now using dreamliners. May want to take another look at flying them.

I'd also add a visit to Eze is very nice, when docked in Monte Carlo. The tour we took with Regent did a bus to Eze, with walking tour. Then took us back down to the Royal Palace just in time to see the changing of the guard.

Here's a link to "The Study" https://www.rssc.com/discover-more/blog/private-dining-in-the-study

Yes spa treatments are unlimited (to those registered to the suite). The service can be done in room or down at the spa and your butler will coordinate these with you on arrival. Generally the head butler is assigned to this suite and will be at the ready at all times for any requests. Dom is the champagne in suite. No better options are included, but you can always request your brands of choice and Regent will either include it or tell you what the uncharge will be. Unlimited dining reservations and also can order from any restaurant for in room service. You also get private access the "the study" which you can see on deck plans is in the back of Prime 7. There you can have custom chef dinners.

Have you tried calling Hilton Honors with your reservation #? They should be able to add your HH#. Unless Regent doesn't give you a confirmation code?

Very well said!

How is it being selfish? I grew up cruising on luxury lines. At the age of 5 I took my first cruise, Royal Viking with my family to Alaska. From there, my family would cruise at least twice a year along with other travels around the world. This opened my eyes even at a young age to different cultures and history. What better education can children have than actual experiences around the world? A disney cruise does not offer these same experiences. My sister and I always found things to do (despite the cruises not having kids programs) and made friends with the adults on board, where we'd end up playing cards or doing puzzles among other things. If you want to avoid children, there are lines like Viking that don't allow people under 18 on board. Otherwise be ready to see children on board a Regent ship. Regent does cater to children during the alaska and holiday sailings, where they have kids groups with staffed supervision.

Wouldn't the customs agent have seen when your passport was scanned in the UK? All passports are scanned these days and a record comes up in the system of all places it's logged, regardless of physical stamp they give you in the passport.

There is at least one person who has stayed in the Regent Suite due to their prolific gambling across the NCL lines. So depending on level of play, you can get some good bonuses. With Regent they don't seem to highlight the benefits. Maybe because much of the clientele have deep enough wallets to really put a dent into the casino benefits if they wanted.

Is there a Starbucks near the port? Also many hotels have free wifi in their lobby. If he’s part of Marriott Bonvoy, those hotels generally give higher speed internet in the lobby to their members.

Was it on the Explorer?

Papua really shouldn't be a destination for cruise ships. The best reason to go is during the Sing-Sing (September). It's an absolutely incredible experience. If you are a photographer, it should be on your bucket list!

Find another butler? Lol. We stay in grand suite or higher, but I always thought all butlers regardless of room class offered the same service. We've had this experience on multiple cruises and never requested the service, it was offered.

I'd speak to your butler about Sette Mare. Not that they can make you a reservation, but they can speak to the maitre'd to coordinate timing. Our butlers have been able to do this for us at all venues including Compass Rose. Some butlers have insisted to walk us to each dining venue, so that's when we coordinate the timing and venue. The butler walking us down, was never something we asked for but have sometimes taken them up on their offers when made. If you want drinks before dinner, let him know where you will be and they can come get you at the venue when a table frees as well.

https://woodencork.com Try this site. For the holidays I purchased a special Chinese New Year edition, JW Blue that included engraving for a client. It was beautiful and the sites Customer Service was good too.

When we visited Barcelona (2017) we had Amex Concierge book us a driver and guide for the day. Normally we would have this booked through our TA, but Amex had a better deal. The guide arranged all our tickets, the driver pulled up and dropped us in front of each stop, while the guide took us around. Very well coordinated and efficient to see everything in the limited time we had. I think it was a mercedes sedan they drove us in. Try Amex to see their options.

Something to consider... On Regent and Seabourn, we've been able to coordinate private dinners on the top deck. Regent will set up a table outside and you can arrange the menu, as long as you give advance notice. This is something our TA suggested years ago and we've stuck with it when the itinerary/weather allow.

TAP = Take Another Plane

Our US based TA has very strong relationships with GMs at specific hotels around the world. Mandarin in Miami it so happened she knew. Although we don't get the big refunds from our TA, like others do, our TA certainly takes care of us during our trips in other ways. This being one example. Upgrades like this are never expected, but certainly appreciated and valued when booking through them.