We've cruised more than 50 nights on Regent but this will be our last trip with them. It's obvious that their new owner NCL (Norwegian Cruise Lines) is more concerned about their bottom line than on providing guests with top-notch experiences.
The excursions were poor - whether one of the "free" ones or ones you pay extra to join. Group sizes are too large, which impacted the pace of the tour ...
Had high hopes as many people have raved about Regent. Even those (titanium level) cruisers agreed that this was not anywhere near the service and quality they advertise.
There was a lot of talk that since Norwegian has taken over, Regent has tried to cut costs and service has gone downhill. I can't speak to this as it was our first cruise with them, but it was not worth the high price ...
This was our third, and last, cruise aboard the Voyager. It seems that new owner Norwegian is determined to bring Regent down to its level. While not terrible, dining room service was nowhere near the standard of other cruises. Two and a half hours for dinner with minimal wine! Thirty minutes for dessert when we told the waiter we wanted to get to the 9:30 show! Ten minutes to get a glass of iced ...