papaflamingo

Ok... but IMHO, "may" isn't all that hard to interpret. And they actually DO "list each suite" and the amenities. So they DO say which one's get it. To list them separately in an overview is wordy and unnecessary. All you needed to do was select the suite you were interested in and select the "amenities" prompt and it states if it has guaranteed reservations. That was my point. Anyway, in reality, and depending on length of cruise, if you are in a Penthouse or higher you'll very likely be able to get extra nights in the Specialty Restaurants, just ask your butler as soon as you get on board.

Nope. But then again I'm not worried about my couch coming off during the luggage transfer. 😎

Why are you apprehensive? Grandeur is going to be spectacular! What have you been reading?

If an amenity "certainly played a part" in a decision to upgrade, I'd research the amenity in the most easily accessible manor, by reading the "Amenities" on the web, before accepting the upgrade. It's not "weeding through advertising" at all. It's CLEARLY stated on the "Amenities" list for the suite. No ambiguity, no inconsistency. I must ask though, where did it say "distinctive suites" get "guaranteed reservations every night?" The only place I've seen that is under the "Amenities" prompt on the website. Under the "Distinctive Suites" description it states "You may enjoy guaranteed reservations at your favorite specialty restaurants." NOT "guaranteed every night." Not a snarky question, but I'm truly curious. And speaking of "snarky," I'm not the one who said "you'll live," that was someone else.

If you look on the "Regent Experience" prompt under "Culinary Experiences," you'll see that under "Room Service" it states: "Enjoy delectable appetizers, main courses and desserts in your suite 24 hours a day. During dinner hours, delight in ordering dishes made to your exact taste from the expansive Compass Rose menu. Fleetwide | In-Suite" That pretty much covers 24 hour room service fleet wide.

If you had simply gone onto the website and selected the "amenities" for each of the suites, or the one you were interested in, it turns out their "idiotic representative" was correct, it's CLEARLY listed that only the Grand, Master, and Regent suites get guaranteed reservations each night. 😏

Yeah...I couldn't remember. Old age. Thanks. 😎

Have you done this before? We used Luggage Forward in 2022 and I seem to remember that they specifically said not to attach ships luggage tags. I may be totally wrong about that (wouldn't be the first time), but if you've never done this you may want to double check.

We spread them out, mostly because Prime 7 and Chartreuse are pretty "heavy" meals. So don't want to do them too often or too close to each other. Haven't done Pacific Rim yet. But keep in mind, you can always try an extra reservation early too. You don't have to wait until after you've been. Generally it's the sea days that people seem to like for specialty dining. So any shore day you can most likely get in, especially if you're willing to eat late or share a table. So if the mood hits you, go to the specialty restaurant and see if anything is available.

We did Navigator in 2022 around the British Isles. The similar ports we had were Dublin and Belfast. In Belfast we did the Titanic Trail and really enjoyed it. But I'm a bit of a "ship junkie" so there is that. But the museum is about the building of the ship, not the sinking of the ship. So a totally different experience than most Titanic exhibits. And it was interesting (to me) to see the dry dock where Titanic was built. In Dublin you dock in Dun Loaghair, about a 20 min. ride to Dublin. I had been to Dublin before but my wife had not. We overnighted so had 2 days there. On the first day we did Dublin Highlights to get to town and see some of the sights,including St.Patrick's Cathedral and the Book of Kells. But I notice on your cruise it doesn't say it goes to see the Book, so..... Anyway, we left the tour after the Book of Kells and walked to the Guiness Storehouse and had no problem getting in without any reservations. It's interesting, but the best part is the 360 degree view from the top while you enjoy an included pint of Guiness (or glass of wine if not a Guiness drinker). Then we went to Temple Bar (grabbed an Uber as it started raining a bit). Went into Olver St. John Gogarty's Pub as it has live Irish music and had lunch and a very good time! Made our way to the train station (there's one a few blocks from Temple Bar) and went back to Dun Loaghaire. The train station is right across from the port entrance, so very easy trip. You can research the train you want and station locations on line. On day 2 we did Summertime Drive Through Ireland's Countryside and really enjoyed it. Beautiful drive, some interesting stops, and a nice lunch. So if you want to see the countryside rather than Dublin, it's a good option.

Have you cruised to Japan on other lines?

When you go into the booking process there's a prompt for "share our table" and an option to select "yes" or "no." If you select "yes" then you'll be assigned a table for 4. But the bias is "no." So if you booked your dining without knowingly selecting "yes" to the "share our table" prompt, then you booked tables for.2. So not to worry. But if you want to check to verify, go back into the dining reservations booking area under "customize" and you can see. If the prompt is selected "No," then select the nights you have your reservations and make sure your name shows as "reserved".

Yeah... I've looked a tours but figure I can book hotels and tours myself much cheaper. But the one that is pre-cruise, at $750 per person... that's a different story. So...we're giving it a try.

Nice!! Wish we were staying on board. But we have Explorer from Hong Kong to Tokyo on Feb. 21 so probably best we get home and change out our clothes. 🤣 See you on board.... drinks in hand! 🍹😎

Here is my experience. If you deviate and go early to the cruise (or come home a few days later) you do NOT get Airport to Hotel transfers. If you use the Regent supplied hotel room whether or not you use Regent Air then you WILL get the transfer from the hotel to the ship. You can get transfer to the airport after the cruise if you use Regent Air, go directly, even if you deviated to pick your own flight. As long as you go directly to the airport. Just ask your TA to set it up (that's what we did and there was no extra charge for it). Not sure it you can use Regent Transfer to a hotel if you deviate but arrive the same day as everyone else. I imagine they will let you use their transfer in that case. Have yourTA find out about that too. But, if you do NOT use Regent Air of Regent Hotel, you lose all transfers. As for the air credit, I compared our upcoming cruise with a similar cruise on Royal Caribbean. You can go on their website and actually access their Air Department and "run the numbers" for air to a cruise you might be interested in. So I did. We're going to Hong Kong and returning from Tokyo. Royal Caribbean had a cruise that went Singapore to Tokyo so I used that. The cost of the round trip Business Class air on Royal Caribbean was actually pretty close to the credit that Regent was offering on their cruise. So yeah...they get deeply discounted rates.

We bought tag holders on Amazon years ago for Royal Caribbean and also bought a set of Carnival tag holders. The Carnival one's will easily hold the Regent tags so we simply. slide them in and attach to our bags. Not really necessary though as the tags are a lot sturdier than they look. Anyway, here's a photo with our Regent bag tag in a holder that (I believe) is a Carnival holder (wider than Royal Caribbean). As you can see it fits very easily.

No. They just offer one of the pre cruise packages, (usually the cheapest one) as a booking incentive. If you book and there is no pre cruise offered, you can always opt to pay for the very same package. We are doing "Jewels of Hong Kong" in Feb. as a "free" pre cruise. If you look at it on line it would cost $1799 per person. If I was to decline it I'd be credited with $750 per person. Don't ask why, just the way they do it. For comparison, the other 2 pre-cruises offered in Hong Kong are considerably more expensive, so it seems it's the least expensive pre cruise tour that is included.

"All inclusive" includes air fare. "Inclusive" does not. But both include hotel stay for Concierge and higher, shore excursions, gratuities, specialty dining, alcohol, etc.

That's interesting...we opted out of one a few years ago and got a credit. However you can't really compare a pre-cruise to air fare. It's really comparable to shore excursions (after all that's actually what it is), and there is no credit if you choose to not use shore excursions. And if there is no credit for not going, you can remove the " from "free" since it actually IS free. 😎

Jan. 8 Los Angeles to Miami.... Panama Canal for us! Can't wait!!! 😎

If you were able to book excursions for both segments then you'll be able to book dining for both segments, but just for you, not your friends. We are gold status so we get early booking of dining and just booked with friends who are new cruisers, so they had later booking. You won't be able to add them until booking is open for them. So you can book the first segment for yourself, then wait to book the second segment when it opens for them or book for yourselves then go in and change the reservation by adding them and selecting a new time. When you are able to book for them, all you need to do is click the "add guest" prompt and fill out their information. You'll need the name they booked under and their booking number.

If I were you I'd see about using Deviation and pick your own flights. What airport are you leaving from? Also the thread about the missed cruise is missing lots of important information. The poster stated that they were unsatisfied with the first routing so called and had it changed to a different routing. Then the plane "turned back from the tarmac" so obviously there was a major enough problem that the original flight was significantly delayed or canceled. What they don't say is what the original turn time was or why the flight "turned back on the tarmac." It would be easier to understand if they came through with ALL the information. I wouldn't worry too much, that was an airplane problem that caused the misconnect. You could have a 5 hour turn time and end up missing the connection (I'm a retired airline pilot, I could tell you TONS of stories). But to alleviate the worry, we ALWAYS deviate, even if going the same day. And that doesn't guarantee anything. I booked our flight through Regent Air a couple months ago from Atlanta to Hong Kong with a 4 hour turn in San Francisco. Then United changed the SFO-HKG flight and now our turn time is 1:49. Fine if we're on time, but not much "wiggle room." However there isn't anything else any better. So we'll just see how it goes. Fortunately we are going a day early AND have a 3 day pre-cruise excursion, so should be NO problem making the cruise, but might miss a day or so of our excursion. Guess we'll see.

What is your connection time and what airport? But you can deviate and still arrive the same day as your concierge suite will get you there. Have you considered that?

Any particular reason why you didn't choose to deviate and go a day or two early? Is Deviation still a possibility?

If Regent gave FCC then that amount would be deducted from the Insurance payout. I just canceled a cruise for Covid. I had to turn in all the paperwork, including what Regent refunded me (yes, there was a refund of port charges and taxes). That amount will be deducted from the insurance payout. So what would have happened is that if Regent gave say $1000 FCC then the insurance company would have deducted $1000 from their settlement. You might find that as a "good deal," I'd rather have the cash so I can decide when I choose to sail rather than being obligated to use it in the "next 24 months." As for their flight, they say that they booked too late to change itineraries, and were denied the opportunity to book themselves with an up charge. Could they have simply turned down Regent Air and bought their own tickets? Don't know, because they don't say. But clearly they booked too late to deviate (I actually don't know the time frame as they don't say when the booked), or chose not to deviate until it was too late, but they denied the first itinerary and accepted the second one from Detroit. What they don't say is how close the connections were. Their flight "returned from the tarmac" but don't say why or for how long. Was there a mechanical (probably)? Weather? Some other reason that the flight was delayed? They said there was "there were no alternative flight arrangements" after the return. So it would seem a pretty major delay. How was Regent supposed to anticipate THAT situation? Sorry, I think there is a lot to the story that we don't know.