We picked this cruise because the itinerary was very different, we were able to visit many islands that we had never been able to see : Tortola, St Barts St Vincent as well as the ABC islands which we love. It was more expensive than the usual Caribbean Cruise but we are fans of Oceania. Indeed the service is superior to most others, it was cruise number 36 for us. The inside cabin was pretty ...
Quick background. This was our 46th cruise, the 3rd on Windstar. We treated my son and his family so they could experience a 5-star cruise line. Windstar didn't disappoint!
Flying from Charlotte, NC no problem to St Maarten. Customs there was very slow but the transfer to the ship was fine. Checked in at the cruise terminal and showed our vaccination paperwork & passports again and found ...
My husband and I celebrated our 20th anniversary on SDII out of St. Martin to visit the eastern Caribbean. What a fabulous time! The standards of service lived up to the hype. The crew knew us by name by the first dinner, and provided extraordinary service in every department. The size of the ship and the number of passengers we found to be perfect. It was easy to get to know a few other ...
When we arrived at Barbados there was chaos with the ground agents who didn’t seem to know who was going to which hotel for the first night stay. Luggage was being put into various vans and guests were put on minibuses and after quite a while we set off for the hotel. We were concerned about the luggage as on a previous Regent cruise our luggage had been lost!
We arrived at the Accra Beach ...
I wanted to take one of the sail yachts but the departure and arrival locations were different and astronomical for air fare, so we settled on this one out of San Juan. Easy to get to, not too expensive for airfare. The destinations of St. Thomas, St. Barts, St. Martin, Montserrat, and the BVI was an attraction too.
The stateroom (Deck 5, all the way in the bow) was the best I've seen. The ...
Our group chose this cruise around the Virgin Islands because of the stop in st barts. The small size is perfect to socialize with a group and not be overwhelmed with thousands of people
The ship is tired and a third of the cabins had no air conditioning. They did set out sheets and blankets if you wanted to sleep on the pool deck. I had heard from other passengers that were on a 2 consecutive ...
For its final winter in the Caribbean, some cabins on the 1200 passenger Oceania Riviera have had a facelift. We just completed 19 days on Riviera visiting eastern and western Caribbean ports, and some of the changes stand out.
The ports may not be what you recall. At San Juan, Puerto Rico the Riviera tied up at a great location, a short walk from the historic tourist area. Puerto Plata in the ...
We like Regent and since this is a new ship with the right itinerary and the right length of sailing we booked only 3 months our when the vaccination requirement was dropped. We had a guaranteed suite and the one we were assigned was one level up, on a low deck as we asked and almost center of the ship. That worked out very well.
It is a beautiful ship, although to us it felt a bit sterile ...
We wanted the experience of a smaller ship. The help did a wonderful job! They were so attentive in the buffet area, and so friendly too! We looked forward to the specialty restaurants but were disappointed. I had pad thai and can get better at our local restaurant. On several occasions, the food was not served hot, not even the soup! The cafe near the pool made really good, hot, burgers! One of ...
This was our first cruise with Regent. We've travelled with Viking, Windstar, Poinant, and others. The Navigator cruise from Barbados to Barbados looked like a nice itinerary. The cruise itself was very nice and the crew and food were great, on a par with Viking. There were a couple of issues shouldn't have happened on Regent.
The main issue was the absolutely chaotic transfer from the ...