Q&A Forum

[Randall Soy]

Good Morning from South Florida and thanks for taking the time to join us today! I am excited to join Carolyn Spencer Brown on this Q&A, focused primarily on Seven Seas Explorer. I’ll attempt to answer as many questions as possible and if I do not know the answer, I’ll research and post a follow up thread if that’s ok. Carolyn, where would you like to start and thanks very much for this opportunity.

[xrvlcruiser]

Do we just watch this thread to see the answers as Mr Soy replies?

Peggy

[Host Bonjour]

[quote name='xrvlcruiser']Do we just watch this thread to see the answers as Mr Soy replies?

Peggy[/QUOTE]

Hi Peggy,

Looks like Mr Soy has arrived & I'm sure our Editor Carolyn Spencer Brown is here too - I see a post time stamped 11:00am..stay tuned & thank you :)

[xrvlcruiser]

Thanks!

[Randall Soy]

[quote name='xrvlcruiser']Do we just watch this thread to see the answers as Mr Soy replies?

Peggy[/QUOTE]

Hi Peggy,
This is new for me as well. I'll try and answer the ones already posted and take on new ones as well! Hope you are well and excited about Explorer!

[xrvlcruiser]

Hi Randall,

absolutely - can't wait to sail on her in July! Edited June 17, 2016 by xrvlcruiser

[editor@cruisecritic]

I'm here, have been posting -- fun to team up with Randall and talk all-things-Explorer. I was lucky to get a chance to visit the ship in the yard, in Genoa, gosh, about a month ago and would love to see some up-to-date pics :) as of about today.

We put together a slideshow from the yard, to show what it looked like then, along with renderings that depict what it will like. Fun to see the difference (but then I'm a ship geek and really love shipyards).

What's stuck with me since the trip are a couple of things:

*Did you know that RSSC is building every cabin onboard? That's unheard of -- most ships, even luxury ones, typically only construct from scratch their top suites. They pre-assemble the rest from cabin factories (typically owned by shipyards, fascinating places) and slot them in like Legos.

*The public spaces have really high ceilings and felt like being a grand hotel rather than on a ship.

*Okay, so this is not ship related. But I really got excited after hearing about the new series of culinary-oriented shore excursions....

Carolyn

Carolyn Spencer Brown
Editor in Chief
Cruise Critic

[Randall Soy]

Thanks Carolyn. Those special touches that you saw in person are coming together every day. I am especially excited to witness the culinary arts kitchen classes along with the amazing new menus in each of our five restaurants.

[editor@cruisecritic]

Making me hungry here....

Carolyn

[quote name='Randall Soy']Thanks Carolyn. Those special touches that you saw in person are coming together every day. I am especially excited to witness the culinary arts kitchen classes along with the amazing new menus in each of our five restaurants.[/quote]