The Emperor tries on Regents New er third hand "New" Clothes - Yes an Explorer review

[Emperor Norton]

Should have jumped ship then and avoided the crowds.

 

 

 

I wasn't feeling overly well that morning so I missed my tour. Eventually I felt well enough to go stroll the town and perhaps try a Bellini at Harrys Bar.

I took alilaguna for transportation. The downside was trying to figure out how to use my amazing chip and no pin card on a machine that expected a pin. I can't remember now whether I made up a pin or just entered a blank pin. Whatever it was it worked.

 

Crowded was an understatement.

 

[Emperor Norton]

 

 

 

All roads lead to Rome, all lines end in Venice?

 

 

[Emperor Norton]

 

 

 

 

 

[Emperor Norton]

 

Drop the lighting a bit, drop the ambient temp, have a few glasses of Chianti and you can almost hear Dean Martin singing "Thats Amore"

 

 

 

 

[Emperor Norton]

 

 

 

 

Back on the ship it was time for warranty or initial build inspection or something. They were finding areas that had obvious issues and photographing them. We helpfully pointed out all the bar stools. And the lack of bar windows.

 

Oh a round trip ticket to/from the cruise terminal/St. Marks was 15 Euro.

Edited September 14, 2016 by Emperor Norton

[Emperor Norton]

My Precious, my Sangria.

 

The bar was surprisingly crowded. I blame Harrys. It seems they have a dress code I couldn't find on their website. No short pants. Several other passengers had also been refused entry/service based on their dress. I was in shorts and quickly asked to leave. I was surprised they were OK with the one guy in suit and tie passed out on the bar. Oh well.

 

For testing sake, let's see how this works.

 

Whatever happened to asking someone else to take your picture?

 

You have to be careful with the quality construction of some of the furniture.

 

No idea what these were for

[BarbarianPaul]

Wow! All these pix are amazing...and commentary so fun...they've made me feel like I'm on vacation too...

 

 

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[Emperor Norton]

And for the overnight in Venice we had dinner in...

 

Chartreuse.

 

I think this was a riff on chicken supreme

 

The tartar needed to be ordered again.

 

When your food looks like this, shouldn't you play with it?

 

 

[Emperor Norton]

In case of emergency, read the fine print then follow the dotted line. I don't think so.

 

Tonight we had turquoise

 

GG.

 

Goodbye Grasshopper.

[JPR]

What Grasshopper? I didn't see any cocktail there. Apparently I was distracted...

Edited September 14, 2016 by JPR

[Emperor Norton]

Would I cruise them again? If management changed it would depend on destination and single supplement. With the current management they're at the bottom of my luxury cruise list.

 

Food and service wise (excluding destination services people ) this cruise was far ahead of my last Regent cruise. I still feel that Seabourn has better overall product but that this cruise was much closer.

[lincslady]

Emperor - thanks for the effort of putting in all your photos and enjoyably cynical comments. Above all, it makes me realise that I do not like ship excursions - there are some occasions where they are useful, in places hard to get around otherwise.

 

Not only the only reason why I will not be cruising Regent again after our trip on Mariner last year, but certainly one of them.

[flossie009]

A very enjoyable and balanced cruise report

Thank you

[Host Dan]

Thank you so much for allowing us to enjoy your adventure with you! The dialogue and photo's were fantastic!

[Isklaar]

Thank you for another interesting and informative review. It's been such an enjoyable read.

Great pics as ever too!

[poss]

Thank you for all your time and effort. All good details and interesting to move through.

Edited September 14, 2016 by poss

[Pamela1]

Thank you so much for sharing your adventures with us, i have enjoyed it immensely and even found a new cocktail.

Please let us know about your next voyage (whatever ship or ports you sail) as i just love your wit, humour and a good eye for a photograph. :D

 

Pam.

[gnomie1]

Many thanks for allowing us to share in your adventure - your sense of humor added to the pleasure!

 

 

gnomie :)

[newlondon]

Thanks for your conclusion. From reading the whole thread I think your standards are higher than mine, but a la Seinfeld, not that there is anything wrong with that!

[UUNetBill]

Loved reading these posts - took me back to places I'd been, and whetted my appetite to visit places I haven't yet be able to make it to.

 

Thanks!

[RustyRollock]

Thanks for such an entertaining and unbiased (!) review. We share many of your experiences and conclusions and agree that under the current regime unfortunately we won't be taking any more cruises with Regent.

 

I'm still trying to figure out which fellow traveller you were. Are the photos in the pool bar taken from your usual vantage point?

[liptastic]

Thanks Emperor, you have continued to delight us all with your great photographs and excellent commentary. Really sad to see your thread ending. I have been waiting each day for the next installlment, well done. Cheers, Jean.

[irishwitchy]

Very enjoyable and nice white socks also!

[DeepFreeze63]

Thanks to all posters. I'm sorry to see this thread end.

I enjoy Regent for many reasons including for the seasoned travelers that we meet. I can’t imagine that such people would base their decisions to do cruises on a glowing review; but do realize that they might be given pause by a few negative reviews. Me, I use CC (and other such sites) to gather “facts” but take the info with “a grain of salt”. I am very thankful that veteran cruisers such as Emperor Norton and TC2 take so much of their valuable on-board time to communicate their observations and opinions.

Emperor Norton considers himself a gourmand; me- not at all. So, just because he doesn’t like some food, doesn’t mean that I won’t try it. BUT, if he likes something you can bet that it is going to be scheduled for my plate during the next cruise.

TC2 has almost unbridled enthusiasm for Regent on board experiences (ps: so do I); you can easily discern this from her many posts. BUT she is also highly “vocal” about important issues such as “included” excursions, suites under pool deck, and aft vibrations on some Regent ships. Her insights are valuable to me.

Furthermore, I definitely don’t want CC “peeking” into my life in any attempt to assure the veracity of my posts. Thank you CC management for your posts that clarify the CC position.

[BarbarianPaul]

Great points DeepFreeze63. I'm surprised so few reviews have surfaced by now. Another cruise just ended yesterday, so another 750 people must have some kind of opinion. They're always fun to read.

 

 

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