Jchisley Posted February 16, 2023 #51 Share Posted February 16, 2023 We have just booked our first ever cruise and it’s on Grandeur in 2024. After watching that Channel 5 series I’m getting worried . It all just looked a tad boring and dare I say a bit like afternoon activities in my mum’s old folks home … I mean i’m in my 60’s myself now but I was hoping for something a little livelier or glamorous for the very high price tag … 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Techno123 Posted February 16, 2023 #52 Share Posted February 16, 2023 56 minutes ago, Jchisley said: We have just booked our first ever cruise and it’s on Grandeur in 2024. After watching that Channel 5 series I’m getting worried . It all just looked a tad boring and dare I say a bit like afternoon activities in my mum’s old folks home … I mean i’m in my 60’s myself now but I was hoping for something a little livelier or glamorous for the very high price tag … 😬 Honestly it is nothing like what they have shown so far 😜😂😂 I think it is very hard to get the 'essence' of a cruise line in a programme like this especially as it is focussing on it from the staff rather than customer point of view but Hi de Hi it definitely isn't. On port days you are off and out - the more little walking people next to the excursion the more active it is and we would often go off out again on our own after lunch. On sea days you may wish to partake in a few of the friendly (I mean very competitive especially afternoon Trivia) activities to earn some highly sort after Regent points to exchange for a bit of tat at the end of the cruise - my other half just rolled his eyes and disappeared to a quiet area of the ship with his book (unless it was a golf activity which he could win 😜😜)but there is also the gym, exercise classes, spa, champagne lunches, pool, sunbathing, mini golf, short tennis, gazing out as the world slips by It's more like being in an all inclusive luxury hotel/resort but you wake up with a different view each morning. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jchisley Posted February 16, 2023 #53 Share Posted February 16, 2023 34 minutes ago, Techno123 said: Honestly it is nothing like what they have shown so far 😜😂😂 I think it is very hard to get the 'essence' of a cruise line in a programme like this especially as it is focussing on it from the staff rather than customer point of view but Hi de Hi it definitely isn't. On port days you are off and out - the more little walking people next to the excursion the more active it is and we would often go off out again on our own after lunch. On sea days you may wish to partake in a few of the friendly (I mean very competitive especially afternoon Trivia) activities to earn some highly sort after Regent points to exchange for a bit of tat at the end of the cruise - my other half just rolled his eyes and disappeared to a quiet area of the ship with his book (unless it was a golf activity which he could win 😜😜)but there is also the gym, exercise classes, spa, champagne lunches, pool, sunbathing, mini golf, short tennis, gazing out as the world slips by It's more like being in an all inclusive luxury hotel/resort but you wake up with a different view each morning. Techno123 thank you for this - it’s very reassuring ! The luxury hotel vibe with spa ,champagne lunches and sunbathing is more my idea of a good time than jigsaw puzzles and origami 🤪 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcyLondon Posted February 21, 2023 #54 Share Posted February 21, 2023 On 2/16/2023 at 4:50 PM, Jchisley said: Techno123 thank you for this - it’s very reassuring ! The luxury hotel vibe with spa ,champagne lunches and sunbathing is more my idea of a good time than jigsaw puzzles and origami 🤪 I couldn't believe the origami session! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefken Posted February 21, 2023 #55 Share Posted February 21, 2023 It appears we may not see the last episodes of this series for a while. Channel 5 decided to change their current Friday night programming schedule, RSSC are Waiting for confirmation of the new broadcast time. I think we’ll probably have been on the Splendor (March 21st) by the time it’s shown, so we’ll have had our own experiences of the ship. If it’s anything like our Marner and Explorer cruises, I’m sure we’ll enjoy everything. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cAPS lOCK oN Posted February 22, 2023 #56 Share Posted February 22, 2023 I just can't understand why these shows can't make cruising seem appealing. In the US, the Smithsonian Channel had a show about Explorer that was as bad as your Channel 5. I was in my 20s when The Love Boat was a thing on TV. That show was far from an artistic success, but it actually piqued my interest in cruising, and the rest is history for me. Times have changed, I guess. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishwitchy Posted February 22, 2023 #57 Share Posted February 22, 2023 Is there a way to watch the cringe worthy show in the US. I think I was on Splendor when they taped it. Anyone have a link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCCruzQueen Posted February 22, 2023 #58 Share Posted February 22, 2023 The first episode was on YouTube. Right now I can’t find it. No episodes after that. When we were on Splendor in the fall, one of the production staff mentioned that it would be on Tubi but it hasn’t shown up yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwn Posted February 22, 2023 #59 Share Posted February 22, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, irishwitchy said: Is there a way to watch the cringe worthy show in the US. I think I was on Splendor when they taped it. Anyone have a link? You can see the first video in post #8 in this thread. We are in the video . They were filming for about a week after we boarded on Dec 3. The film crew had boarded in SJ, I think, at the end of the cruise before ours. These were Round trip Miami runs. There are a lot lot of staged scenes to make it look like they are filming all through Christmas. Edited February 22, 2023 by cwn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Techno123 Posted February 23, 2023 #60 Share Posted February 23, 2023 (edited) 9 hours ago, cwn said: You can see the first video in post #8 in this thread. We are in the video . They were filming for about a week after we boarded on Dec 3. The film crew had boarded in SJ, I think, at the end of the cruise before ours. These were Round trip Miami runs. There are a lot lot of staged scenes to make it look like they are filming all through Christmas. Post 8 is the Christmas cruise. The series (well 2 so far) is different (and worse 😜😂) and in Northern Europe. Edited February 23, 2023 by Techno123 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pack Leader Posted February 23, 2023 #61 Share Posted February 23, 2023 On 2/21/2023 at 10:05 PM, Stefken said: It appears we may not see the last episodes of this series for a while. Channel 5 decided to change their current Friday night programming schedule, RSSC are Waiting for confirmation of the new broadcast time. I think we’ll probably have been on the Splendor (March 21st) by the time it’s shown, so we’ll have had our own experiences of the ship. If it’s anything like our Marner and Explorer cruises, I’m sure we’ll enjoy everything. Interesting. I was wondering what had happened to the schedule. How they can not complete a short series in consecutive weeks is beyond me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefken Posted February 23, 2023 #62 Share Posted February 23, 2023 You’d think RSSC would be a bit upset, especially after sending out a mailing, informing us of the series. We are looking forward to boarding her anyway. Filling in on-line check in Monday, last box to tick, getting closer by the day 🛳🛳🛳🛳🛳🛳 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flossie009 Posted February 24, 2023 #63 Share Posted February 24, 2023 12 hours ago, Stefken said: You’d think RSSC would be a bit upset, especially after sending out a mailing, informing us of the series. Maybe they are relieved after the adverse feedback on the first cringeworthy episode. IMO Regent Marketing could salvage the rest of the series by having the voiceover rewritten. Less references to cost and more concentration on value and the good service that we all enjoy. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare lprp Posted February 24, 2023 #64 Share Posted February 24, 2023 2 hours ago, flossie009 said: Maybe they are relieved after the adverse feedback on the first cringeworthy episode. IMO Regent Marketing could salvage the rest of the series by having the voiceover rewritten. Less references to cost and more concentration on value and the good service that we all enjoy. 100% agree @flossie009, the series about Explorer was so much better. These 2 episodes about Splendor are embarrassing 🥴 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefken Posted February 24, 2023 #65 Share Posted February 24, 2023 3 hours ago, flossie009 said: Maybe they are relieved after the adverse feedback on the first cringeworthy episode. IMO Regent Marketing could salvage the rest of the series by having the voiceover rewritten. Less references to cost and more concentration on value and the good service that we all enjoy. Agree. We we able to watch Episode 3 (don’t know how) but we did. It was slightly better. More about the actual ship, good portion shown of the catering aspect. Chef purchasing fish for a new dish etc. also change over of Captains, so thought the following episodes might have been more of that ilk. Maybe we’ll see more or maybe we will not. Do we wait with bated breath, no I’ll just look forwards to boarding her in 25 days. 🛳🛳🛳🛳🛳🛳 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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