Navigator review

[newlondon]

JHP, You and I are certainly on the same page. Any private tour in Europe is expensive and we immediately dismissed them,

In Asia, however, we did several and did not mind surrendering the part of our fare that went toward the touring.

Agree about Crystal--too bad as well--because if the cabins were comparable we would love to try all the other good stuff.

[marinaro44]

And if we don't rant, Regent will not know of our dissatisfaction. Former Regent customers visit this board upon occasion and make it known why they are no longer sailing on Regent. After all, this is Cruise "Critic" and you will find most subjects repeated over and over. It is the nature of posting boards. I do agree that "it is what it is" but need to add....... at the moment.

 

marinaro44: Not sure how long you have been sailing on Regent but excursions were not included until the downturn of the economy. It was a way to fill the ships. It can be taken away as easily as it was added and not have an impact on the all-inclusivity of Regent. Onboard items are all-inclusive. Regent as well as other luxury cruise lines add and/or remove items that take place off of the ship (airplane fares, hotels, excursions) and they all remain all-inclusive.

 

Guess we just have to disagree about Regent's lovely suites:o

Suggest you simply write to Mark Conroy to register your complaint. That would be more effective and spare the rest of us your repeated complaints here.

[Travelcat2]

Suggest you simply write to Mark Conroy to register your complaint. That would be more effective and spare the rest of us your repeated complaints here.

 

There is absolutely no fun in doing that -- especially writing to a person who hasn't been president of Regent for over a year:D Actually, your comment was funny since it is known by most people that I am a long time Regent cheerleader. Nothing is perfect but Regent gets it better than most.

[sevenseassailor]

Thanks for the great review drcandon. Even though we have 304 nights on RSSC, this will be our first cruise on the Navigator. Have not been avoiding it but just prefer the longer cruises. I feel better about Navigator after reading your nice review. Will be on both Voyager and Mariner later this year. Anxious to see their "makeover".

[2old4this]

The Coffee in the morning on the Navigator is superb and cozy and everything one could want in a morning cup! Little nibbles there as well and the coffee is made to perfection!

It's directly across from the library.

We love the Navigator in every way--and certainly don't mind missing a port every so often due to heavy seas--missed two on the last cruise! It was quite alright to miss St Martin with 6 yes SIX other ships there!!

Service has been superb and we do like to sit in the same dining area each night with the same waitstaff-- the service is simply grand! We very rarely are there more than 1 1/2 hours and do not feel rushed.

We are very much looking forward to the next two cruises on the Navigator

Debi

 

I am doing the Caribbean in November on Navigator and am wondering how Regent deals with the crowds coming ashore from the megas at the same time that little Navigator has its own tours to cope with? Did you skip St Maarten on your travel because of the mass of scrambling tourists on the dock? Please reflect on the crowds you faced on the other islands, too, if you will.

[PathfinderEss]

Thanks for your review.