seasickphil

On their website it still state that in QG A bottle of Champagne and box of chocolates to celebrate your arrival is provided.

@BeachTunes We have been to Livorno several times, the train to Pisa runs frequently and only takes about 15 mins so it is very easy to do on your own. There is not a lot to do in Pisa apart from the leaning tower. [ although it is certainly lovely to see ] In the past we have combined visiting Pisa with Lucca [a beautiful walled city ] but i believe that there is some maintenance work being carried out on the line between Pisa and Lucca, so i don't know if this would have any impact on being able to do that on your own.

Gilly, Glad you are continuing to have a lovely time. I must thank you for telling Mudhen about Mermaid Gin, i have not heard of that brand before myself so i thought it only right that i should try a couple for myself on our last night aboard, you are indeed correct, it certainly is a very good gin. Just a pity there was only one night left for me to enjoy it, still there is always the next time, that is if they have it on Voyager.

I saw my wife using a very similar pen yesterday, she informed me that it must have fallen into her handbag last Saturday when the storm in the Irish Sea hit us while we were aboard Splendor. 😉😉

Thank You Gilly. I was awake from 2am what with all the creaking going on but didn’t feel unwell at all (am I now developing some sea legs after 25 years of cruising or is that just wishful thinking) no medication needed at the moment but will see how things go throughout the day. Nothing planned at all for today, probably the sea conditions will determine what we eventually get up to throughout the day. Just been on the balcony, it’s a trifle blowy out there so everyone take care.

Just checked the shipping forecast, winds of gale force 8 are predicted later this evening and with looking at my profile name you might guess I’m not exactly looking forward to this greatly. Could be in for an early night.🤣🤣

I would say very unlikely, at the moment we are anchored in Dun Loaghaire (Dublin) and a speed check has come up with a reading of 1.1 download & upload speed of 0.7.

I couldn’t agree more with what Gilly has said. The weather forecast before we came did not augur well but in actual fact has been very pleasant, Oslo especially. I don’t think that I have been on any cruise that has so many young people on, it make’s one feel positively old,🙂🙂 though it does make for a very nice ambience on board, although not so sure about their singing on karaoke night.😂😂 It also caused the staff one or two tiny issue’s in Prime 7 last night, when 19 of them were helping to celebrate a young lady’s birthday.

We arrived at the port today by taxi at 12.15pm, onboard Splendor by 12.30, no Covid tests just the welcome aboard glass of bubbly, that was the only requirement needed by us. Already unpacked and now relaxing on our balcony in the sun, just polishing off the bubbly left in our suite, what more could one ask for.

The bottom line is that Regent allow children onboard their ships and if the parents or grandparents can afford to pay the fare, then it is not for me or anyone else on this thread to tell them how or what they should spend their money on. I would assume that they, like anyone else, would research Regent's product before deciding if it would be right for their family. They certainly would know their own children better than any of us on here do, therefore should be more than capable of deciding what cruise line would suit them best, after all it is their holiday as well.

There is no necessity for you too check-in online to be fair.

I never knew Keeping up Appearances was screened in the States.

NE John I believe (and act) that a proper Grills pax is to be part of the ship and not onboard to isolate and show off one’s status - just enjoy your perks and good fortune to yourself. Showing off is classless and tacky. Not everyone in grills feel the same. A number of years ago when getting into a rather full lift, i inserted the card to get to the grills restaurant, a posh voice from the other side of the lift said, oh you are in the Grills as well are you, Queens or Princess? i ignored the remark [to be fair i did not know what person actually spoke] but she continued speaking regardless, telling my wife and i that she would not cruise at all if her husband didn't book them into a Queens suite. We felt that uncomfortable, so much so that we got out of the lift at the next floor it stopped at and had a bit of a walk around and a much needed drink in the Commodore lounge before going to the restaurant for some food. Luckily our paths never crossed again.

Does anyone know if you keep your obc from original booking if you bid for an upgrade please.

Last year on Voyager we docked in Lisbon Cruise Port - Jardim do Tabaco Quay which was only a 10/15 min easy walk from Praça do Comércio Square all on the flat, Santa Apolonia Terminal is right next door only about 5/10 mins walk further along. We also overnighted before disembarking and we certainly were not moved, 2 other ships were in port as well, that day. I believe only Ventura along with Mariner arrive on the 1st therefore leaving Mariner the only ship in port on the 2nd, so i would not expect capacity to be an issue.

We board Splender on the 26th, our TA emailed us the final summary just over a week ago, this included our embarkation port and ocean terminal. You would think Regent would have that information to hand this close to departure. You could give the UK office a call to see if they can help.

The last time we received 2 amounts of internet credit was when we were doing 2 segments of a world cruise, i thought that world cruises was the only time you received more than 1 amount, that was until i read this. We are on QE for 2 weeks Q331C but this is actually 2 cruises Q331/Q332A so would we receive 2 amounts of credit instead of 1, or am i just wishful thinking.

We have never taken a drinks package [don't think its good value, not for us anyway] on our Cunard cruises but have always had either the Captain's or Commodore's wine collection, that is until our last cruise aboard Elizabeth. The reason for this was when we were aboard Mary the head sommelier, who got to know our tastes recommended us some really good bin end wines at a much reduced price that he had tasted earlier. So last time we had no package but just picked any wine we wanted off the main list with quite a few of the recommended bin ends thrown in, that suited us very well and we intend on doing this again in October aboard Elizabeth.

You can't copy/paste because the PDF is secured. I did not know that, thanks. The La Croix Vermentino Sauvignon Blanc Vin de Pays d'Oc listed just above Cunard Private label certainly needs to be drunk when young and fresh. I definitely would not be wanting to drink either a 2017/18 in 2023 as listed in the PDF.

If you look at the Cunard own label wines i would hope that they are not selling these vintages onboard now. Making me think that this is not an up to date list. I'm afraid for some reason i can't copy and paste but if you look at the list they have their Cunard Private Label White Wine @ $34 but the vintage is 2018 way too old to be drinkable i would think.

Looking at the vintages of the white wines, i would think/hope that the list is not the present one.

We also received this email regarding our upcoming cruise on Splendor later this month, it appears they are covering every angle. On one hand they say. As you prepare for your journey, we would like to advise that this sailing welcomes all guests on board regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status and without the requirement of proof of a COVID-19 test prior to embarkation. Then go on to urge everyone to take a Covid test within 3 days of embarking and recommend them to wear face coverings. So can anyone who has sailed recently give any insight into how many people actually do still wear face coverings and take Covid tests after boarding. Also how long have we been given port arrival times, [ can not remember being given one last year, memory not what it was ] but this is irrelevant for a lot of us who have Regent transfers too the ship either from the hotel or from the airport and therefore are totally reliant on them getting us to the port at the correct/given time anyway.

Can i jump in and just ask if anyone has requested wagyu steak in QG, they have it onboard as it is on the Verandah menu but with a $30 supplement. I wonder with the current finances of cruise lines at the moment if this would be a request to far.

I agree with everything you say, all industries have faced spiralling costs, not excluding us people. Where I stand is that prices in the cruise industry are increasing across the board but the product we are receiving is going in the opposite direction. Last time my wife and I sailed on Regent (post Covid) our experience was not as good as pre Covid but hopefully things next month on Splendor will be better, i really hope so.(because after having one bad experience don’t mean the next one will be the same)I know many loyal customers may not have seen any decline on Regent post Covid but reading on here that is not the case for everyone Will Regent customers who pay a high price in return for premium product continue to do so if, according to some on cc are not receiving an experience that they have become accustomed to getting. I have my hard hat near me if needed.😉😉

papaflamingo I believe you might be mixing me up with pappy 1022, nowhere in my reply to you did i mention Regent being dishonest. Reading back, Parapara (post 31) got exactly the same answer word for word as i did, so therefore it makes out that all port cancellations are for the same reason. Or could it be something else?, i wonder.