My spouse and I usually book with Celebrity in their Penthouse Suite. In 2016, our May 2017 Celebrity Equinox Film cruise was cancelled and the Celebrity Equinox was repositioned to the Caribbeans. We wanted a Mediterranean cruise with embarkation and disembarkation in Barcelona because in May 2016, we took the Celebrity Equinox Film cruise in the penthouse suite with a pre-cruise stay at the Barcelona Majestic penthouse and had a wonderful time and awesome experience.

Our travel agent recommended Regent. She explained Regent was a level above Celebrity and the Regent Explorer Itinerary met our "Barcelona" requirement. We booked the Grand Suite (GS level) because of the included amenities including priority boarding. The cruise was "all inclusive". The hotel and business class air fare was included. Regent booked us at the Melia Hotel and we upgraded to a suite (over $1200). Since we had a hotel preference to the Majestic Hotel, I asked if we could stay at the Majestic for our pre-cruise hotel accommodations. I was told the Melia Hotel would be our pre-cruise accommodations.

After departing our flight in Barcelona, we were met by a Regent representative. She said we needed to wait for the other couple who had been on our flight and was also staying at the Melia Hotel. Several more passengers arrived and they were taken to various hotels including the Majestic Hotel. I questioned the Regent representative and she said the Majestic was one of their 4 hotels. Read more