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MomC,
Totally agree!
Talk about the epitome of first world expectations after paying first world prices . . .
Our first Regent cruise coincided with The Masters golf tournament...a while back and maybe before everything was so streamable (2009 or 2010).
I asked and was told it wouldn't be shown. Turns out that they did show it on one of the lounges TVs. Made my cruise much more enjoyable. Silly to some non-fans, I know, but it if one likes sports, then avoiding Regent cruising during big events (especially when other luxury lines show the games/etc) seems much more like a Regent problem than it should a customer's problem, IMO.
(CruisetheCs...lol)
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Bourbon list is weak...
Great list to have, but as mentioned, this isn't definitive.
It seems that any included liquor/liqueur on board would be available as part of in-room/personalized set-up.
Just disembarked from the Mariner Tuesday... we asked our stewardess for a bottle of Grand Marnier, which she brought that first evening. During the cruise, I was enjoying the Armagnac, so we asked our stewardess if we were allowed another bottle, to bring the included Armagnac (there was also a premium brand which costs extra in the bars), which she did happily. We were 'concierge D' category. Not sure of the bottle limits per category.
Maybe somebody has the bar-menu they can post...it's been posted from time to time.
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I can't speak for Baltic cruises, but in the Caribbean on Regent, freddie, Wendy, and Henk are right.
We've seen mostly 'casual dress' shirts (button-up-the-front) ...some dressy long-sleeve, but mostly short-sleeve dress shirts (tucked, and un-tucked), Tommy Bahama, some Hawaiian.
And also a healthy percentage of men wearing polo/golf shirts. And enough jackets there too (20%)...more in the specialty restaurants (30-40% maybe)...so you won't feel uncomfortable at all if you prefer that. A few ties as well, but very few, especially in Compass Rose.
Pillows - my wife asked for a different style pillow than the one on the bed and they brought it and she was happy with it. I don't recall a pillow-menu though.
Have a wonderful time!
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3. Pouring a glass in your room and sneaking it into a shipboard restaurant is, well, better left unsaid. People complain on Cruise Critic about being nickled and dimed by cruise lines. Amusing to me to see people willingly boast here about how they nickle and dime their cruise line.
No sneaking...carry comfortably and openly and the person seating us usually offers to carry it on a tray.
Get the smelling salts ready Percy, I also pour my fine spirits and carry them out of my room in a glass, and into a bar, restaurant or pool deck.
Everyone on both sides of the equation (running the cruise line and buying what the cruise line is selling) is going for some amounts of 'nickle and dime' (sic). All's fair in nickel-and-diming. Some people, I suppose, must be the generous type to pay brochure prices, avoid all sales and deals, and eagerly offer more, as not to hurt the bottom line of the said cruise. I couldn't be more tickled for them. Seriously.
If I'm drinking my wine and not their 'free' wine, I'm saving them expense.
Some one indicated it's fine to drink it in the room for free, using ship’s glasses and having room stewards throw away the bottle, but somehow, it's killing the bottom line for the waiters to throw away the bottle w/o giving them $10 to $25?
It doesn't cost the cruise line money for me to drink my own when I wasn't going to purchase theirs. And saving them the expense of a few bottles of the included-pour is a plus to their bottom line.
The OP said the policy didn't make a lot of sense, and no answer given really explains why the charge, except the assumption that the OP would pay hundreds (thousands?) of dollars for wine which doesn't really match what he went to a bit of trouble to bring.
(Spouse says, 'since it adds one more task to a busy wait-staff, maybe it's to help compensate them and/or reduce the occurrences of this happening'. That's probably worth giving them $10, then.)
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We get a wine glass or four from a bar or room attendent to keep in our room, pour our wine and stroll to dinner with it. This is usually for our preferred pre-dinner/appetizer drink...I guess if you wanted a fine bottle all through dinner, it's best to pay the $10, or excuse yourself and stroll back to your room for a refill.
(I've done both :o )
New to luxury cruising
in Regent Seven Seas Cruises
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We took our first Regent (first cruise, actually) when I was 43…I’m 51 now. We’ve done several since, and a couple of Azamara and one Celebrity.
It just depends on what you are wanting. I agree with other posters…Regent is an older but vibrant crowd, for the most part. We are amongst the younger ones there, but not the youngest (and the more years we cruise, the more we see younger couples on board…odd :confused:). With few exceptions, other passengers are kind, friendly, happy, and help make a great cruise experience. It seems most of those we meet there are self-made, have worked hard, are appreciative of the moment and the lovely surroundings.
Regent is what we want…quiet and relaxing. We have 3 kids and our couple-trips are our sanctuary…a place to relax and re-charge. Cruiselines are all different with different strengths. What we’ve found on Regent (JMO)…
* the crew…they’re well-trained and very hard-working. But if you’re new to luxury cruising and believe the ‘6 star’ hype and envision that ‘if you drop your napkin, someone will be there to catch it before it hits the ground’ type thing, you might be a little disappointed/disillusioned. It’s just a very nice cruiseline with, like all cruiselines, overworked people doing a great job. They are focused on making the cruise the best experience possible.
Have fun choosing, and cruising!