kirtihk

No, there is no more flexibility except they added economy option. The air price was always (as someone wrote on this thread) present at the bottom of pricing as an option to reduce the fare by it if booking on your own. Also, Regent does not adjust their pricing every few month (technically, does not increase it); they gradually decrease every few months their initial bonus discount (as they state as promotion) of off the brochure fare. It’s just a little different game. It’s similar to Ponant game except Ponant displays it in % saving vs $$ amount on Regent and it reduces % not every few months but rather dynamically based on total sold cabins for all categories (Ponant always starts with 30% discount, and goes down by 5% until reaching 0% discount when only few cabins left).

It is plus air. Celebrity Aqua, for example, doubled (or more) within last 1.5 years or so.

The bottom line based on all comments, about 80-90% of respondents are at least annoyed if not frustrated and irritated by these changes, and that coincides with what I predicted people would think about this matter when I looked at my cruise’s pricing and structure on July 4.

No doubt (for some itineraries). My point was pure logic based on (as I wrote) “if” the majority switch to other less luxury cruise lines. In that case no way Regent would run over 100% occupancy. And “currently” occurred obviously for booking prior to July 1.

Hmmm…. For our cruise the air went up by $2,010 pp.

If the majority “joins the rest…”, who will Regent be left with? Meaning, would they travel with 80% unsold cabins?

And then why are air prices increased overnight at exactly the same time when they implemented the latest change? Also, when booked my first Regent cruise a few years ago, I asked at the time of booking whether I can remove my “free” post-cruise land package with a price reduced by that at package amount displayed at the bottom of its description ($1,999 pp in my case), and the answer was “No. You either take it or not, but the total price remains the same.”

It’s exactly my point, too (not one and done anymore). From a cruiser’s perspective, they are losing their unique touch regardless of what they try to approach now.

And from my Indian Ocean (Cape Town to Dubai) cruise, too.

All is true. So, there is nothing so special about Regent anymore in many aspects. Oh, well... To be fair, Regent increases the cruise price typically couple times a year (I figured out a few years ago that they do it by gradually decreasing the initial promotion % saving from the brochure price).

Yes, but it's also clearly increased (by $2,010 per person for our cruise in December 2024; so, it's $4,020 more for 2 now). And the funny part is when I called at the time of booking it (2 years ago), they told me that the air price stays the same no matter what for any given cruise from a cruise's sale opening date through the cruise departure date.

I don't think that was the point (to offer a completely different experience) in the original post. The point was to offer an additional (of high quality as a key) experience to loyal cruisers. And yes, it's true: it's a human nature NOT to feel any special when everyone else around you has the same "special". Specialty becomes (mental) norm by losing requirements of exceptional treatment.

It’s funny: just by its name, “guarantee” actually sounds more assuring or promising than non-guarantee in terms of a probability not to be bumped.

During one of our Celebrity cruises around 7 years ago the captain announced that Celebrity will build 4 new class ships (then he whispered said - "Here is a secret: actually, there will be 5th ship, too").

Just 15? I didn't know I'm immortal (I start the cruise morning with 2-4 Champagne glasses at 7 am). It should be limited to cold weather for anyone ("no need for indoors hrs when the sunshine...")

I don't think people book cruises to use benefits as a major reason.

I wonder what might happen to our 3-leg part of the 2026 world cruise on Dawn(March 14 - May 2, Perth, Australia through Bali, Singapore, Thailand, Bombay, Egypt, to Israel). That will be our first Silversea cruise (we’ve cruised on Regent Splendor (and in December will cruise on Voyager) and on Seabourn Venture and Pursuit - all lovely!).

"Many a mickle makes a muckle" - this is an example of how a true cruise spirit accumulates $$ for a cruise fare (or for anything expensive, for that matter)!

There silver lines between irony, sarcasm, and being cynical, and it requires a virtuous work to balance around that trio.

Then according to more than double charging for solo, the cruise line would quickly adopt the fine print (similar to many cruise lines’ referral program implication): “double occupation is only allowed (no exception) for family members and friends); if such a booking occurs in violation of this rule, it will be cancelled without compensation for both parties involved.”

Airlines don't do that, because they can sell the second seat versus cruise lines that cannot sell the second bed in the same cabin to a person who is a stranger to a person who bought the first bed in that cabin.

Multiple people... as opposed to a "singular" people

Seabourn: "Tipping is neither required nor expected."

I would make them unwanted and hurting their feelings (and ears) by going in with a nice shot of scotch and singing some Opera: Toreador, en guard! Toreador, Toreador! And dream away, yes, dream in combat, That a black eye is watching you, And that love awaits you, Toreador, love awaits you!

We are in agreement (a few minutes apart) - see my post # 98