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@papaflamingo My comments agree with yours 100%. 
 

Our cruise had substandard Panama Canal enrichment. That seems to have been corrected by your cruise. My major criticism. 
 

Glad you enjoyed the cruise. 

I only want to add that we were in penthouse 606 for the Miami to LA cruise over Christmas/New Year’s. The cabin was quiet, no neighbor noise (thank you neighbors) and no wind leakage. 
 

It was the best ship cabin we have experienced. 
 

We had other criticisms of the cruise, but the cabin was more than nice. 

@marycruzMy wife says you’re welcome. Enjoy the ship. It’s like an art museum at sea. 

My wife found it sufficient. I had no use for it.

@GMIAC We had, in my opinion, great enrichment lectures on Christopher Columbus (Jay Levy) and the Ocean (Dr. Ranelli).
 

But the PC enrichment was non-existent. 

Our major criticism of the cruise was the Panama Canal crossing. This was not our first crossing. On Holland America we had previews, lectures and in room videos about the Canal, the building of the Canal, etc. We also had an “expert” to ask questions about the Canal. 
 

On this cruise nothing. Then we had a heavily accented “guide” narrating from the bridge. After the crossing there was a session with the “guide” in a lounge with minimal room. 
 

This was totally unacceptable. When I spoke with the CD about all my concerns, he said it was too late when they tried to get someone. When I asked about YouTube videos, I got some ***** and bull about licensing and “corporate.”

Unacceptable. 

@marycruz My wife tells me the night table between the bed and the veranda has the mirror and har dryer outlet. I don’t like using a hair dryer, so I didn’t know. 

We were in 606 on Grandeur for Christmas New Year through the Canal to LA.
 

It was wonderful and convenient. 2 decks above Compass Rose and the Theater. We usually took the stairs right out of the door. 
 

No extraneous noise. 
 

Great butler - Rajib- could not have been more helpful. 

19 hours ago, 2SailingNomads said:

We sailed Miami to LA and other than the ports that got deleted - and the chair hogs - we had no issues.  Service was very good as was the food.  Beautiful ship.  Stayed in a PH on deck 14 did hear a little noise one day from next suite but not terrible.  

We were also on that cruise and had similar comments. The chair hog issue was annoying both around the pool shaded areas and in the non-assigned seat dining (pool and veranda). Jorge (George) in the Compass Rose was a dream. For the second consecutive Christmas New Year cruise we had our “son” Nino as our waiter. We also had MANY wonderful personnel in the dining venues. 
 

Our Penthouse on deck 6 was comfortable and quiet. Rajib, our butler, could not have been more helpful. 

Cannot really comment on food because we had Kosher proteins. Everything was custom cooked and delicious. When we didn’t have the Kosher, we had fish or veggie. No complaints about anything. 
 

We are appreciative of RSSC and look forward to our 3 currently booked cruises. 
 

On 1/4/2024 at 9:18 PM, 2SailingNomads said:

There are many good and some not so good things on this cruise.  Overall we have really liked the food, which of course is very subjective, but getting a dish that is only warm at best is not 5*, no food from the lunch buffet in La Veranda has been close to hot. Service has mostly been very good, well I went for breakfast today and waited 7+ minutes until someone asked if I wanted a coffee.  Not 5* 

 

Service at the bars (dare I write this as 2 nights to go) has been excellent with no complaints except for the bottle of red wine that clearly should have been discarded 2 days earlier. 

 

Chair hogs, yes the (I think English) couple who had 6 chairs between them, really pitiful inconsiderate people, who were not on any of them for 5 hours.  

 

The self important entitled person who brings her dog to restaurants.  

 

The entertainment is probably the best we have had on 27 cruises.

 

No recognition by name other than from our butler, room attendant, and one waiter in Prime 7.  I remember our first cruise on Seabourn 15 years ago going to breakfast the first morning and 10 people addressed us by name.  Not on Regent. 

 

Do not find the officers to be very friendly, except for the Captain.  Nor the CD or social host. 

 

Issues with our not inexpensive suite, most of which should have been resolved before the ship first sailed.  

 

Butler has been great.

 

Included wines are some of the best of any sailing I have been on.

 

Only did 1 ship tour - which was an upcharge and it was disappointing, lesson learned.  We usually do not do ship tours but thought since there was an upcharge it would be OK.  

 

Jorge the Maître Di, who we know from our cruise last year on the Splendor is great.

 

Everyone has their opinion.  This is mine.

 

Overall, this reflects our experience as well. Many staff members recognized us from a previous Splendor cruise. Minor problem, Splendor is the only RSSC ship we have been on. I guess we looked like some one else. Not an issue. 
 

When we had our first dinner at CR, we heard a call “momma and papa.” We looked up and it was Nino, our waiter from Navigator last year who we “adopted.” Needless to say, we had superb cuisine in CR for the entire cruise. We had a special dietary requirement (Kosher Proteins) which were carefully taken care of. We were advised in another thread to seek out Denver. When we met him, we  quickly had our dedicated breakfast server. We were not in a real rush for any meals, so we didn’t mind any waits and our food was always well prepared and proper temperature. 
 

What can I say (ok, write) about Jorge (George, as he preferred). He was WONDERFUL. He knew our seating preferences for breakfast and dinner and always found us wonderful locations with our Nino. He was also fun to talk with and just a mensch. Pardon my New York-ese. 
 

We have nothing to criticize here.

We were in a Penthouse with a fabulous butler, Rajib. On a previous cruise we had unfortunate butler experiences. Rajib was always a call away and anticipated all our needs (once he knew what they were). With the Kosher Proteins, we had to notify CR or Prime 7 ahead of time so they could defrost and prepare them. Rajib was a great interface. … and he kept my pretzel dish full in the cabin.

We were not happy with the Panama  Canal crossing. We expected to have some orientation/enrichment in the Theater about the building and features of the Canal. NOTHING! When I asked the CD about this, I got some “answers” like licensing and other excuses. NONSENSE! When we crossed on Holland America, we had an expert speaker, videos, videos available on the cabin tvs, etc. Grandeur had Dr. Ranelli (sp?) aboard for other superb enrichments who could have been giving Canal enrichment. Then, they had a Canal pilot (or someone) give a talk in the Meridian Lounge. You have a ship with 750 passengers and have the talk in a space for less than 100 people.
 

The ship and the Canal were our reasons for cruising. This was unacceptable, in our opinion. 

I could not get the RSSC appraisal “app” to stop blowing up, so I gave up. 
 

Well, I’m tired and I’ve written enough. Someone asked my overall opinion, I answered 8.9 and an incomplete. I may enhance later on. 

Also the best Internet on any cruise. Thank you Elon for Starlink.

1 minute ago, KenzSailing said:

 

I appreciate that, but we're quite the opposite.  We're looking forward to being filled with surprise, wonder, and awe.

 

(The Oxford comma lives on!) 

I can experience surprise, wonder and awe even though I know beforehand how awesome it is. My wife and I were in awe of the Prayer Wheels outside Pacific Rim on Explorer. We saw it in a video, but being face to face was awe inspiring. 

Watched the Christening this afternoon. It was very well done. Some of the speeches were a bit long. We should all wish Andrea the best. 
 

The entertainment with Kristin was great. 
 

The only thing I would like to see are some real videos of the ship! Before we board in a week, I would love to see the things that will interest me. 

1 hour ago, Morfrost2 said:

Rather not have a missile land on their ship

29 minutes ago, eric4395 said:

Hi My wife and I will be on a 12 night cruise from Miami  on Grandeur next Nov 24. First time with Regent, Flying from the UK  is there a requirement to wear a jacket at anytime on the cruise.

No. At least on our past 4 cruises. I refuse to wear a jacket and tie since retirement. 

Where did they dock you guys? Usually terminal J. Doesn’t look that way. 

9 minutes ago, RollTide49 said:

 

How do I find the web cam- I would love to see the ship. We will be on board on Dec 13

On YouTube “BLC  Streams Port Miami”

We were on Mariner last summer to Alaska. We’re not not big fans of Alaska.  Every excursion turned out to be an expedition. Alaska is BIG. 
 

Absolutely. 
 

Next Christmas we’ll be on Explorer (2nd cruise) to Australia and New Zealand. 
 

The only ship we haven’t been on is Splendor. 
 

We’ve really never had a bad experience on RSSC. Whenever we’re on board we always see staff who know us. 

Looking forward to her in Miami. Setting my alarm for early to see her docking on webcam. 

Counting the days till the 21st.  

When does Grandeur leave Bermuda?

I know this a ridiculous question, but …

When will some travel agency (or RSSC) give us a nice video tour of the ship?

I can’t be the only one asking for this. 

Luggage tags filled out. Waiting for the 21 day action. 

3 hours ago, GMIAC said:

We have $2,200 in onboard credit ($2,000 of which is use-it-or-lose-it), so we plan on upgrading Internet, maybe wines, and a few spa services. 

Be careful when upgrading internet. The last cruise we were on, we upgraded and it knocked off access on our other devices. I spoke with the Internet guru and he said this was the way it worked. When he downgraded  me, everything returned. 
 

I have no idea what happened. YMMV. 

@Mike MooreThank you. 
 

It’s good to see familiar faces in the video (David and Daniella). Can’t wait to experience the new CR. Maybe we’ll have some of our previous wait staff members. 
 

30 days and a wake up!

@Mike MooreThank you. 
 

It’s good to see familiar faces in the video (David and Daniella). Can’t wait to experience the new CR. Maybe we’ll have some of our previous wait staff members. 
 

30 days and a wake up!

3 minutes ago, DeepFreeze63 said:

Am on board. Ship is a SUPER WOW! MY favorite ship was the Splendor (3 cruises) but now is the Grandeur - after 2 days! 

CR is like a fairy tale setting and food has been outstanding.

Several workmen aboard  fixing things as Grandeur gets accustomed to the seas. My specific nits are : door bell inoperative and toilet is finiky.

First night we had one of the 6 new production numbers  - high energy pirate theme - terrific.

Internet AOK but we're in Kotor and surrounded by mountains.

Thank you for the report. Sounds wonderful. Hope we see some pix or videos soon. 

Hopefully the punch list will be minimal when we board in Miami on 12/21!

Some nice pictures on Instagram.