I was having a great time on my recent Regent Seven Seas cruise before I started speaking to fellow guests. Some first-timers as well as long-time regulars raised issues which made me wonder if I was being too forgiving. After all, the trip had cost me a lot and it is worth being picky!
So, after digesting it all and taking on board their thoughts, here’s what I believe the line does well, differently, and what doesn’t work for everyone – and why.
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We are going on Oceania Marina next year in a Penthouse Suite. I am going to price out a Celebrity Cruise line (our go-to cruise line) Celebrity Suite and add up the cost for each and see what the apples-to-apples comparison, cost wise is. Betcha not that different.
Thank you Gary….Just curious. Does Regent require any formal attire. i.e. are men required to wear jackets and or ties at supper time?
I don’t agree with your assessment that the regent ships are outdated. Silversea is grey grey grey. Regent is beautiful and warm. salt is the best on Silversea.
Which South Africa Silversea are you going on? We are on Jan 12th 2024 14 day Cape Town to Cape Town
Gary, I love your videos, but in this one you honestly talked too fast for me to keep up. Also, you can book specialty restaurants way in advance and excursions almost a year in advance for all suite levels, so not sure why you had a problem pre-booking! Additionally, I wonder if your “standard” hotel was just a function of what Regent could get in Tokyo. Japan was one of the last countries to open up travel without mask or vaccine requirements, so I think they’re an extremely crowded market now. For my cruise from Southhampton in Sept. ‘22, the pre-night hotel was the Park Lane Intercontinental in London—one of, if not THE most luxurious hotel rooms I have ever stayed in!
Correction on dining. You can make 1 reservation for each specialty restaurant BEFORE booking and once onboard so 6 plus lunch on sea days. Between that, the main restaurant and La Veranda (Italian). Lots of variety from my perspective.
A detailed and well-informed video as always. I'm currently not at a point in my life where I would really consider doing an ultra luxury line, and this review solidifies that stance. At some point I'd like to try out this experience with my wife, but I think we'll stick with the premium lines (particularly Celebrity and Virgin) for now.
Do you think that Regent are charging a premium for things like the artwork, table settings and crystal chandeliers? I understand that these are meant to impress but do they actually add anything to the cruise experience.
Thank you for sharing.
Lack of casual evening dining is a reason we’ve not considered Regent, though we have sailed with Oceania and Viking, neither of which hold much appeal as the guest capacities are larger than we prefer. May look into Seabourn.
Maybe a common question but i couldn't find it.
With camera did you take the walking shots (you can't see the camera and the pole, only there shadow)
Thx for the content and info again 👍🏻
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Regent was great on a recent cruise, food excellent far better than Oceania. Having said that both Regent and Azamara this year have provided better quality food than Oceania. We find it hard to understand the fixation with food on Oceania, having tried them for a second time this year we were again disappointed.
Dear gery, in the lost video about regent in the you sed that you were highly impressed with the food and Its in the highest level at sea competing with cunard queens girl. this video you state that the food is kind on the same level with oceania cruises.
In your Point of View Wes there are down grade of the food or the food in oceana cruises is that good???
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So it is like a Disney type experience vs a private club experience.
We came back from our first Regent trip this autumn. Really enjoyed the experience and how much is included. We had a pre cruise stay and our hotel was a nice one (apart from the breakfast chaos and checkout the morning of embarkation). We enjoyed the food and really liked at there was a good range of food on the left side of the menu always available and could mix and match with the daily menu which was new each day. The library was very well stocked and staff were excellent. It was lovely having laundry included and certainly presented beautifully when it was delivered back to the room – I told hubby not to expect tissue wrapped laundry service at home! All in all it was a lovely trip and really nice not to have think about paying for anything all trip. We had a suite but paid a lot less than full price and having been said we don’t think full price would be value for money when we consider what we actually paid. As far as all inclusive and included speciality dining and excellent service we had similar on a Saga cruise (excursions were extra) and found them to be well worth trying again in the future. I might not be the youngest on board in a few years too 😂
Is it business class airfare for domestic flights as well?
Regent have lovely ships, but may be the worst cruise line on the oceans, for the money. This is a cruise line that has a clientele that is 70 plus, but makes ZERO attempt to cater to disabled customers, of which the majority of their customers fall into.
Great video, per usual 😊 Thanks for all that you do!
Your reviews are excellent. Do you often travel alone?
Really interesting, and I am very much looking forward to your in-depth comparison with other luxury lines. If possible, can you do a segment on Solo traveller fares across these lines? I was interested that the MDR was open seating. So far, my only experience odd more luxurious cruising is upgrading to Grills and Club Balcony on Cunard. This has made me realise that I really do appreciate having open dining but with a dedicated table for the duration of the cruise. You get the flexibility of dining when convenient but the benefit of the same waiters and fellow guests every night, which makes a lovely atmosphere. Thanks again for your super detailed and informative videos, they are so helpful.
What a wonderful service you provide with these exceptional videos! After seeing this, a luxury line does not appeal to me, and price is only part of the equation.
I, too, would miss some of the entertainment. The alcohol, wi-fi and excursions are not something I would need. We generally do independent excursions. Apparently pax are the same in every cruise line, as when we walk the steps for exercise dinner time there is always a long line of pax waiting to get into the MDR for dinner. We eat a variety of healthy fare, and have no need to spend extra monies or time searching for a gourmet experience. Considering we cruise for the ports, we eat at the buffet to save time and see a few shows. Dinner has become such a production on all lines (and slow at times).
It was also a problem on my recent Greenland/Canada cruise that pax would wait in line hours before tender tickets were to be distributed, just to get them (in case they might need them) and then not show for the tenders. This resulted in tenders running half full. Seems they were doing the same by scooping up "free" excursions places and not showing up. It is not to the cruise lines' credit they did not find a way to stop the no shows, especially with the excursions. We found the staff and crew to be very engaging, friendly and willing to converse on any line we have sailed. Service is excellent across the board.