Seven Seas Voyager Review

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caution when selecting the Voyager Master Suite

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sk8rldy
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Jan 2015

Voyager Master Suite

My review centers specifically around the Master Suite experience, #700. This writing reflects a just completed 18 day Southeast Asia cruise. It is meant for the traveler that prefers the Master Suite and looks for that level of luxury. My family has traveled on this cruise line 7 or 8 times during the past 15 years. About half of those in a Master Suite. I have been on all of Regent's ships. I have also traveled with Crystal Cruises, most recently on the Serenity, in the Crystal Penthouse (top priced room), which was outstanding in every way.

First I would like to say the staff on this ship and the food are exceptional. I would say this area of the experience is "luxury" and very good. I would also say that the production shows, although they do fewer than in the past, are also very high quality, with excellent talent.

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Now about the room, for a "luxury" cruise experience, for four people, that cost us more than $133,000.00, it is not at all worth it. This room, and the ship in general (staff/food excluded) is outdated and not at all "luxury." Honestly, out of five stars for the room, I give it 2 stars. I give the ship as a whole in common areas, a 3 star rating. It's on the level of a 3 star hotel. It is clean, but I would STRONGLY recommend if you choose this room and ship, you look at actual photos of the ENTIRE room (as opposed to drawings in the brochure) and look at size. Brochure photo makes the room look much larger and does not reflect current interior design.The suite is very laid out oddly. First it is on the front of the ship, translating into VERY bumpy. The worst area to put the best room. You will hear an extraordinarily loud noise when the anchor is dropped, but that is only on stops that require a tender. It particularly affects the guest room.The laundry is at the complete other end of ship, and only two wash machines service this level. Rarely is a machine available. (Crystal and other high-end cruises includes complimentary laundry with a Master Suite) Layout: The Master Bedroom is part of the bathroom, only a cheesy curtain separates the bath from the bedroom. The shower and toilet are very small and not even a fraction in design compared to what is out there on other luxury high-end ships. There is absolutely NOTHING about the Master Suite experience here that makes the guest feel special. We went from staying at a Four Seasons Hotel, in amazing rooms, to this. Honestly upon check in, it was a huge, depressing let -down.The room is VERY dark with low ceilings. It is filled with over 60 coffee table books that clutter every empty spot. There are very few open plugs to charge your electronics. Be sure to bring your european adaptor to increase places to charge. Doors are propped open with cheap yellow rubber door stops that slip and then the doors flap night.2nd issue. This is a two bedroom. We brought our parents and put them in the 2nd room. Clearly now, I see for the same price, they could've had a suite--with more room, a closet and a patio. BIG MISTAKE how we booked this. This guest room is small, like a college dorm room. It has a very small box closet, a VERY small bath, and really is not a place you would put grown adults looking for a luxury experience. At least in the ship's Master Suite #1100, the second bedroom is a full size room with a closet and patio. So disappointing our parents had to spend 18 days in this space. Given the price we paid, we expected much more out of this room.

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