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Countless passengers for years have asked on board that the volume be turned down in the Observation Lounge, the Explorer Lounge and the other venues. The music is often terrific, but Regent is unresponsive to volume.

They are our favorite group on Regent. But I agree with TC that this group and most others get way too loud before dinner.

Or, just Google the location.

I'd like a new Porsche.

We have been to St Barts too many times. Really nothing to do there and you can cover the town quickly. It is a tender port from pretty far out and is often cancelled due to swells or rough weather. I don't think it is a great loss to miss this stop.

Voyager a really good cruise experience. First rate.

There will be beautiful Christmas decorations almost everywhere on The Explorer. Music in some locales, but not overwhelming.

Very festive.

Oceania and Regent both excellent imo. Great food, great cultures and itineraries and passengers.

And as mentioned above, it is a new ship. The injured pax evacuated by helicopter to hospitals and the ship now towed by two tugs into port.

I don't think it has changed that much over the years. Mostly people in their seventies with some older and some younger. Mostly American and the British countries but with a wonderful variety mixed in. A very compatible group overall.

Keep the plastic bottles. Really useful on tour, in the gym, at the track and  in the suites. Easy to chill or re-chill.

Beware incentive groups.

Today is a sea day sailing from Puerto Montt to San Antonio (Santiago) for disembarkation. We are completely enclosed by fog and the ships horn is

getting lots of use. Nothing scenic, but Bill could pick up some extra cash cleaning windows. A  good cruise for 16 days about to be over.

Ditto to the comments about the Explorer windows needing more washing. They sometimes wash the upper deck windows and the dirty water settles on the windows below. Dinner in Chartreusse last nightcould hardly see the beautiful scenery due to really dirty windows. But overall, Regent does a great job.

Just be careful of the suite location on Explorer as on all ships. We are currently on Explorer and have t of loud noise above our suite,mostly from the pantry.

Some of the most beautiful scenery in the world. Wish it were a little warmer down here.

UUNet, did you really think they would put Clemson folks in the brochures?

Glad to hear all this since we will be in one next week Buenos Aires to Santiago. Unfortunately our cruise will have a lot of cold weather at the bottom of South America , so that large verandah will get limited use....except wearing parkas.

2 hours ago, Portolan said:

Great video...thanks!

 

We're embarking on Explorer doing more or less the reverse trip in less than two weeks so this really whets our appetite. 

Ditto

You're right about the shops having minimal selection. It's hard to use up credit. Especially men's stuff.

We are on this cruise, BA to Santiago, and have done it before on the Mariner. The bottom of South America has some of the most beautiful scenery in the world, so no surprise the cruise is sold out, even overbooked. Sometimes rough seas, sometimes not. Hoping for an excellent group of passengers again.

3 hours ago, RachelG said:

Just like airlines, cruise lines will oversell, knowing that they will have a certain number of last minute cancellations.  If that doesn’t happen, they start making offers, to switch to another cruise in a higher (often substantially higher) cabin.  But I have even received and have taken an offer to cancel completely with full refund and a very substantial cash payment which was enough to cover another cruise—offer given and accepted the evening before we were to fly out.

 Would they do this for the upper categories as well?

1 hour ago, RachelG said:

Received same email.  A first for me.  Of course, it was stuff I already know, as would seasoned travelers.  But still useful for people who don’t travel frequently.

  

i also received an offer to switch to the next cruise and get a huge suite upgrade, but that is a no go.  The Buenos Aires to Santiago cruise is apparently well over sold.

How can they "over sell" a cruise? Doesn't each guest have a specific cabin assignment? It's hard to imagine bumping cruise passengers. Does it happen?

Some cabins on deck 10 are forward of pool deck and not any problem.

Just returned 2 weeks ago.Voyager is in great shape. You won't be disappointed. A really fine ship.

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