TheShag Posted September 7, 2023 #1176 Share Posted September 7, 2023 Hey Bryan. Maybe we should discuss this in person![our winter home is in Naples] We are departing on a cruise this November from Bangkok to Bali. I paid the deviation fee up front which i felt was worth the minimal price in the grand scheme of things. Once I booked the cruise, I began my air travel investigations. Got some great advice by many who all suggested working out some 'sample' itineraries prior to airline booking time through the ITA Matrix site. At the appropriate time I called Regent Air with my top 3 air travel picks and got a great flight schedule with all the flights I wanted. Key was to get on it as early as possible and to be flexible. It appears that you are quite a ways out so lots of things can change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bswartz Posted September 7, 2023 #1177 Share Posted September 7, 2023 Hey TheShag, We’d love to meet up with you when you come down to Naples. We’re taking Regent Mariner in a few weeks around Canada and New England and then flying straight to Cary, NC where we own a second home. We are not snowbirds and only go up to Cary on occasion. We’ll be back to Naples in December. Here’s my email address: Golfbry at aol dot com Email me now so I have your email address. Thanks Bryan Naples, Fl and Cary, NC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Lady Posted September 9, 2023 #1178 Share Posted September 9, 2023 Does anyone have any experience or any insights into Regent booking round trip flights with the same airline? Does anyone know if this is an advantage or not? I will be prepared for deviation with routes for each leg of the trip with different airlines, but have noticed a BIG reduction in cost if booked round trip on the same one. Just curious to know from other’s experiences. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonedaddy Posted September 9, 2023 #1179 Share Posted September 9, 2023 47 minutes ago, Gray Lady said: Does anyone have any experience or any insights into Regent booking round trip flights with the same airline? Does anyone know if this is an advantage or not? I will be prepared for deviation with routes for each leg of the trip with different airlines, but have noticed a BIG reduction in cost if booked round trip on the same one. Just curious to know from other’s experiences. Thanks! the segments they booked for us do not seem to be airline or alliance dependent. Since they have so many itineraries that are open jaw - their contract is probably not tied to RT flights. Just empirical evidence - I'm sure others in the industry can add. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgee Posted September 12, 2023 #1180 Share Posted September 12, 2023 (edited) First time attempt to do Regent custom air today. Not a particularly happy result. Looking for nonstop air from Barcelona to JFK following April transatlantic. Delta and American fly the NS route. Told no contract with Delta and 800 pp surcharge to fly AA for one way nonstop. (Outbound JFK to MIA in economy was no extra cost, not surprisingly.) Tried alternative of Barcelona nonstop to Newark on United..told no contract..not available. Was offered a decent Swiss Airline connection through Zurich without any surcharge. Might have taken it to save the $1600 surcharge, but decided to take $2900 air credit & go with United Premium Economy NS to Newark on mileage points (just 100,000 miles) and be a little less comfortable. Also able to do JFK to Miami on Delta points..so get $2900 in air credit plus no deviation fee...will forgo Regent air for this trip. Had to pay $75 phone fee to get the information..it is what it is. Edited September 12, 2023 by edgee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheShag Posted September 12, 2023 #1181 Share Posted September 12, 2023 20 minutes ago, edgee said: First time attempt to do Regent custom air today. Not a particularly happy result. Looking for nonstop air from Barcelona to JFK following April transatlantic. Delta and American fly the NS route. Told no contract with Delta and 800 pp surcharge to fly AA for one way nonstop. (Outbound JFK to MIA in economy was no extra cost, not surprisingly.) Tried alternative of Barcelona nonstop to Newark on United..told no contract..not available. Was offered a decent Swiss Airline connection through Zurich without any surcharge. Might have taken it to save the $1600 surcharge, but decided to take $2900 air credit & go with United Premium Economy NS to Newark on mileage points (just 100,000 miles) and be a little less comfortable. Also able to do JFK to Miami on Delta points..so get $2900 in air credit plus no deviation fee...will forgo Regent air for this trip. Had to pay $75 phone fee to get the information..it is what it is. Sorry to hear this. What are the travel dates? Were you 'on it' on the first available date? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgee Posted September 12, 2023 #1182 Share Posted September 12, 2023 7 minutes ago, TheShag said: Sorry to hear this. What are the travel dates? Were you 'on it' on the first available date? Travel date for transatlantic is April 15. Made call about 4 days after earliest possible date ..waited a few days due to overseas travel...wanted to make call from home to assure a good connection. Regent rep was quite courteous..got impression that the 4 day delay made no difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ysolde Posted September 13, 2023 #1183 Share Posted September 13, 2023 3 hours ago, edgee said: First time attempt to do Regent custom air today. Not a particularly happy result. Looking for nonstop air from Barcelona to JFK following April transatlantic. Delta and American fly the NS route. Told no contract with Delta and 800 pp surcharge to fly AA for one way nonstop. (Outbound JFK to MIA in economy was no extra cost, not surprisingly.) Tried alternative of Barcelona nonstop to Newark on United..told no contract..not available. Was offered a decent Swiss Airline connection through Zurich without any surcharge. Might have taken it to save the $1600 surcharge, but decided to take $2900 air credit & go with United Premium Economy NS to Newark on mileage points (just 100,000 miles) and be a little less comfortable. Also able to do JFK to Miami on Delta points..so get $2900 in air credit plus no deviation fee...will forgo Regent air for this trip. Had to pay $75 phone fee to get the information..it is what it is. I'm sorry. We had a similar issue on a Regent cruise this past April -- We were on a TA from Miami to Barcelona. Our flight home would therefore be from Barcelona to PHX. We were initially offered a crazy routing (I don't remember it exactly, but it was something along the lines of Barcelona-Montreal-Toronto-Chicago-Phoenix), with many of the connections under two hours. I use a wheelchair to get around and DH and I knew this routing was a recipe for disaster. We contacted Custom Air and were eventually put on the UA flight to EWR, then on to PHX. It seemed like lots of people from our cruise were on that flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhenry1 Posted September 14, 2023 #1184 Share Posted September 14, 2023 On 9/12/2023 at 8:04 PM, ysolde said: I'm sorry. We had a similar issue on a Regent cruise this past April -- We were on a TA from Miami to Barcelona. Our flight home would therefore be from Barcelona to PHX. We were initially offered a crazy routing (I don't remember it exactly, but it was something along the lines of Barcelona-Montreal-Toronto-Chicago-Phoenix), with many of the connections under two hours. I use a wheelchair to get around and DH and I knew this routing was a recipe for disaster. We contacted Custom Air and were eventually put on the UA flight to EWR, then on to PHX. It seemed like lots of people from our cruise were on that flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhenry1 Posted September 14, 2023 #1185 Share Posted September 14, 2023 I am wondering what is going on with Regent. I know the air prices have increased but it seems we continue to pay more and get less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonedaddy Posted September 14, 2023 #1186 Share Posted September 14, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, jhenry1 said: I am wondering what is going on with Regent. I know the air prices have increased but it seems we continue to pay more and get less. Story of the whole economy and choices that were made in 2020. Edited September 14, 2023 by Lonedaddy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhenry1 Posted September 14, 2023 #1187 Share Posted September 14, 2023 100% correct. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snorkle lover Posted September 18, 2023 #1188 Share Posted September 18, 2023 We are tried and true Delta airlines people ( GA folks). Delta prices have skyrocketed so Regent is offering us United ( operated by Lufthansa) on our Med cruise in April. Good news is Delta direct home from Rome. Has anybody had experiences with United to Frankfurt ( then on to Barcelona)? Would love any input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Lady Posted September 18, 2023 #1189 Share Posted September 18, 2023 17 minutes ago, snorkle lover said: We are tried and true Delta airlines people ( GA folks). Delta prices have skyrocketed so Regent is offering us United ( operated by Lufthansa) on our Med cruise in April. Good news is Delta direct home from Rome. Has anybody had experiences with United to Frankfurt ( then on to Barcelona)? Would love any input. Could you get a Delta flight to Barcelona with an upcharge that is decent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveFr Posted September 18, 2023 #1190 Share Posted September 18, 2023 19 minutes ago, snorkle lover said: We are tried and true Delta airlines people ( GA folks). Delta prices have skyrocketed so Regent is offering us United ( operated by Lufthansa) on our Med cruise in April. Good news is Delta direct home from Rome. Has anybody had experiences with United to Frankfurt ( then on to Barcelona)? Would love any input. Don’t you want to ask about experiences with Lufthansa since that’s the airline that will be operating your flight? How long is the connection time in Frankfurt? Personally, I wouldn’t book a flight through Frankfurt that has less than a three hour connection. Good luck. Dave 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snorkle lover Posted September 18, 2023 #1191 Share Posted September 18, 2023 15 minutes ago, DaveFr said: Don’t you want to ask about experiences with Lufthansa since that’s the airline that will be operating your flight? How long is the connection time in Frankfurt? Personally, I wouldn’t book a flight through Frankfurt that has less than a three hour connection. Good luck. Dave Maybe someone can help me to understand. The flight says United operated by Lufthansa so what are we really flying 🙂 ? The connection in Frankfurt is 4 hours..doable right. I am afraid the upcharge to fly Delta would be way more than we or Regent are willing to pay since the cost is $11,000 pp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Lady Posted September 18, 2023 #1192 Share Posted September 18, 2023 7 minutes ago, snorkle lover said: Maybe someone can help me to understand. The flight says United operated by Lufthansa so what are we really flying 🙂 ? The connection in Frankfurt is 4 hours..doable right. I am afraid the upcharge to fly Delta would be way more than we or Regent are willing to pay since the cost is $11,000 pp. You never know until you ask. And then, you can always say no. Our flight home on ITA was very expensive to buy on our own, yet Regent had a contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Lady Posted September 18, 2023 #1193 Share Posted September 18, 2023 47 minutes ago, DaveFr said: Don’t you want to ask about experiences with Lufthansa since that’s the airline that will be operating your flight? How long is the connection time in Frankfurt? Personally, I wouldn’t book a flight through Frankfurt that has less than a three hour connection. Good luck. Dave Frankfort wasn’t our first choice for a connection, but they didn’t have any contracts through Munich. I insisted on a long connection time. We have a 3 hour 15 minute connection, but more importantly, there are three flights on Lufthansa to Barcelona later than ours. If we miss one, there is always the next one. Hopefully it won’t be too bad on a Wednesday, but you never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgee Posted September 18, 2023 #1194 Share Posted September 18, 2023 56 minutes ago, Gray Lady said: Frankfort wasn’t our first choice for a connection, but they didn’t have any contracts through Munich. I insisted on a long connection time. We have a 3 hour 15 minute connection, but more importantly, there are three flights on Lufthansa to Barcelona later than ours. If we miss one, there is always the next one. Hopefully it won’t be too bad on a Wednesday, but you never know. Smart. I would never book less than a 2.5 hour connection in Frankfort and prefer 3 as a minimum. I just grabbed a good deal on points coming from NY to Copenhagen for an Oceania cruise and have slight angst about a 1 hour 55 minute connection at much much smaller Brussels airport but should be fine with loads of backup connecting flights..worst case scenario. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcsdkqh Posted September 18, 2023 #1195 Share Posted September 18, 2023 If it says operated by Lufthansa, then it is a Lufthansa flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snorkle lover Posted September 18, 2023 #1196 Share Posted September 18, 2023 (edited) Grey Lady, we work with a wonderful TA and she was told by Regent that we couldn't get Delta at all to Barcelona. She even checked a few days prior and they couldn't get any Delta options due to the pricing being way more than Regent is willing to provide ( certainly understandable). So we are happy that the return will be on Delta and a non stop. Like you, I think with the amount of time for our connections, we will be ok. By the way have you sailed Regent before? This will be our fifth cruise on Regent and we can't wait!! Edited September 18, 2023 by snorkle lover Missing information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Lady Posted September 18, 2023 #1197 Share Posted September 18, 2023 12 minutes ago, snorkle lover said: Grey Lady, we work with a wonderful TA and she was told by Regent that we couldn't get Delta at all to Barcelona. She even checked a few days prior and they couldn't get any Delta options due to the pricing being way more than Regent is willing to provide ( certainly understandable). So we are happy that the return will be on Delta and a non stop. Like you, I think with the amount of time for our connections, we will be ok. By the way have you sailed Regent before? This will be our fifth cruise on Regent and we can't wait!! Believe it or not, we have never been on any cruise! Or to Europe! We almost were on a cruise in Alaska, but COVID reared its ugly head and we were quarantined there then flown home. We decided that if we going to give it one more try, we would do something big and splurge making it a once in a lifetime. Thus, we are doing the Mediterranean next year. So far, everything is good!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snorkle lover Posted September 18, 2023 #1198 Share Posted September 18, 2023 22 minutes ago, Gray Lady said: Believe it or not, we have never been on any cruise! Or to Europe! We almost were on a cruise in Alaska, but COVID reared its ugly head and we were quarantined there then flown home. We decided that if we going to give it one more try, we would do something big and splurge making it a once in a lifetime. Thus, we are doing the Mediterranean next year. So far, everything is good!! You will love Regent and Europe! They treat you so well. Maybe we can arrange to meet for a drink once on board. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheShag Posted September 24, 2023 #1199 Share Posted September 24, 2023 Getting closer to our November 25th cruise. It also now appears that RSSC has paid for the tickets as I can access more info on the airlines' sites. However, Turkish Airlines is looking for the specific 'e ticket number' for each of the passengers. Is this something that will come eventually from the Air Dept. or should I call them and request it? Thanks folks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonedaddy Posted September 25, 2023 #1200 Share Posted September 25, 2023 4 hours ago, TheShag said: Getting closer to our November 25th cruise. It also now appears that RSSC has paid for the tickets as I can access more info on the airlines' sites. However, Turkish Airlines is looking for the specific 'e ticket number' for each of the passengers. Is this something that will come eventually from the Air Dept. or should I call them and request it? Thanks folks! E ticket number or booking reference ? The latter should be on your flight itinerary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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