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When the only entertainment and only bar there is .... is spoilt by such dross yes it sure does ductate bookibg decisions

Just do not understand why Silversea employ Guitar players who simply cannot sing let alone sing in tune especially on Endeavour The Pianist was wonderful but last evening on Endeavour when you want to have a quiet drink in Observation it was spoilt by the awful playing and what purported to be completely out of tune so called uninteligble singing ....it had already driven us from cancelling bookings in the grill ..Has totally put us off ever thinking of SS

We have been lucky enough to sail on Regent Oceania, Silver Sea and Seabourn ....there is in many ways a wider choice of food on Viking and personally i like Main Dining Room for Breakfast and some Dinners ...but prefer World Cafe for lunch ...Dinner varies greatly both in terms of whats offered and how its cooked...my choice for dinner would be World Cafe but other half insists on MDR although the sound levels at Dinner is very high and when one of you relies on hearing aids makes conversation extremely difficult ...we always go for 6pm but find it amusing that desserts are never served before 7pm . I honestly think all the above lines are subjective food wise but what i do like about Viking is the open sandwiches offered at the coffee bar on Deck 1 ...but we much prefer the overall cruise experience on Regent other than a recent BCN to Cape Town on Voyager

Totally agree about return from Belize yesterday Viking really needed to have made arrangements ,,,,thankfully i had thought ahead and snagged 2 each of the lovely beef and smoked salmon open sandwiches at the Coffee Bar on Deck 1 as did others who like my other half took one look at Pool Grill queue and decided against it .... Yes there are nice things about Viking but i just do not think it rates as Number 1 hence why i wondered how they got the rating .......itinery and service is everything when you have been fortunate to cruise many lines and unless something changes Viking wont be our choice

Voyager Lounge Drinks service issue is not new or untrained staff ...the Waiters are brilliant however it's the actual bartenders who are thin on the ground ....you can have the lounge full of guests and at least 4 Waiters but still only 1 bartender who can't cope with fulfilling the orders ....Officers never around so the issue does not get fixed .

Currently on Viking Mars ....and whilst the ship is perfectly kept and public space is huge etc...cabins are compact to say the least and food is hardly spectacular What really gets me is its takes over 30 mins to get a drink served in Voyager Lounge before dinner ...the guitarist there between 5 and 6pm is truly awful and can't sing and hopeless, shows are OK but all produced at full pitch deafening decibels , food is OK but nothing spectacular Yes there's some nice pieces of furniture and other features but honestly cannot work out who or how it's rated No 1

So used to other ships having push button automatic detergent dispensers

Sad to say after our Odyssey cruise around Japan in April on SS with a flight after 10pm ....they claimed there were no Day Rooms or indeed any tours and instead we were dumped at Marriot Osaka so called Hospitality room ...see the photos The transfer to the airport was a total shambles much later than all had requested and as for Osaka Airport so called Business Lounge for Emirates disgusting was only word that applied with nothing in the least edible or drinkable Silversea truly shot themselves in the foot over that

Anyone recently got off the Norway /Baltic Seabourn Odyssey cruise and know who this person was ? Friends were on it and really could not believe how any passenger could bring on a dog claiming it was a service dog yet also had a maid It was assumed they were ultra rich long time Seabourn member in a top suite who could do as they liked apparently not from USA They wondered how the ship catered for its " doings" as everywhere seemed to whiff of it As the friends have 2 lovely dogs of their own they are not anti dogs but even I understood that you had mountains of paperwork etc to jump through before a dog was allowed on board

We were quite shocked to meet and become friends with a couple on Navigator who are across the hall from this family on deck 6 and the constant screeching emitting from said 2 year old means they will no longer sail on Regent The odd times we have heard said child schreech was enough ...no we are not anti children ...have 2 of our own and 6 grandkids we cared for till they started school ...but time comes when a screeching child on something like a Regent Cruise spoils things

Like many others have never seen a toddler or even 4 or 5yr olds onboard any of our Regent Cruises and as we are Platinum ! Hence it came as hell of a shock to see the 2 yr old clambering over everyone of the chairs in the Navigator Bar /coffee bar while Father looked on ...nor have we ever seen 4 or 5 yr old girls dancing up and down the slope from Seven Seas Lounge bar and into Theatre again with Mother etc simply looking on ....it may well be someone had words as not seen silly behaviour since ..although 2yr old screeches very often Not sure what Regent is gaining by encouraging such young children nor do we understand the attraction of taking them as it seems most adults simply enjoy the Adult atmosphere of Regent

I totally agree theres no way i would cruise with small children .....i was simply interested in what folk would say Currently on Navigator there is a family ( not officers or crew ) travelling with 2yr old boy and 2 girls circa 4 /5/6 ......1st day the boy was clambering over all of the chairs in Navigator Coffee/drinks bar while parents looked on. The girls were later dancing back and forth from Show lounge bar in and out of theatre again parents said nothing.could be something was said as not since witnessed same Regent just does not seem to me to be the right cruise line for very young children

Its going to make life very difficult if Regent does not sort out where Voyager is docking in Sept because if its Tarragona i dare not book tickets to see inside Sagrada Familia and they will be sold out long before

HAL NCL, Princess, RCL etc etc are a whole different ball game to Regent, Seabourn SS, Crystal which are basically 5/6 star and simply dont have facilities for children

Captains wife and 7 yr old son were onboard out of New York ...totally impeccable behaviour was a joy to see

The Captain did have his wife and budding Pilot son age 7 on board out of New York..whole different level of incredibly respectful behaviour though

All above comments are my thoughts exactly ...currently on said cruise Rekyavick to Southamptom and theres a 2 Yr old boy clambering over every chair in Navigator coffee / bar ...2 girls 5 or 6 yr old were loose in Stars theatre bar on 6 dancing and prancing about with parents taking no notice whatever in either case.... Seems the Parents have more money than sense to me !

Interested to know what others think ....

Purely because of itinery ......Seabourn October 2022 69 days .. far too many tours cancelled .....Entertainment good because John was CD and EVA was exceptional...dont like the theatre though or the Buffet ..SilverSea March 2023.. 19 days Tours were so so but it was Japan ....dont like the theatre and entertainment was poor ....food was better than Seabourn However unless things have changed drastically its still Regent 1st 2nd 3rd and beyond Will find out soon Oceania does not match Regent and have done Celebrity long ago

Not long left a Silver Sea cruise and it sure did not compare to Regent ....all cruise lines beds are either a King or 2 singles you choose they deliver and pool chair hogs are same on all lines ...at least Regent has bought in a policy about unoccupied loungers

David Nevan is 2nd only to Ray Solaire who is a legend

Seabourn is supposed to be 6star line but umpteen excursions on the 69 day Grand Pacific were cancelled with just 36 hours notice and nothing to replace them when you had booked them and used a massive OBC to pay for them at start of 69 days it became a huge issue since there was nothing ekse to use OBC on