This was a New Year's 11-day roundtrip from Ft. Lauderdale, which is our favorite departure port. We have over a dozen cruises and are Celebrity Elite, but took this first Regency after some issues on our 14 day Infinity last January. Came the night before for a Friday departure which is much calmer than the Sat or Sun busy days. Overnighted at the Hampton Inn north of the Airport our third stay there. Shuttle from hotel was very prompt, drivers picked us up at airport the night we got in and offered rides to nearby eateries if we wanted and then on Friday were very prompt in delivering us to the ship around 1:30pm. We were met at the shuttle door by Regent staff, and welcomed warmly. There were four check-in lines and we were checked in in five minutes and on the ship. We were offered Veuve Clicquot as we entered the ships lobby and directed to the pool deck to await the opening of our room at 3pm. Plenty of food and service and at 3 we were given our rooms as promised. Luggage was immediately delivered and by 3:30 we were unpacked.

Suite 617: We traveled with 19 year old daughter and room was adequate for the three us us, but four would not work. Bathroom and walkin closet were big pluses. No problem storing clothes for 3 for 11 days. Suite for two would be very roomy with spare storage. Deck was nice sized and you could do breakfast outside, though we did not. There was a lot of spray on deck six, so if I do Navigator again, I would go with seven or eight to avoid it. Cherry was excellent in service and cleaning, no complaints. The team was a little stressed to get all rooms cleaned and it looks like they could add one or two more room attendants to make it easier, but we were very pleased.

Food was excellent. Room Service as prompt, Buffets in Portifino were very good and service was excellent. Food at the pool was also good, with table service and several themed buffets. Barbeque and Mexican were big hits. The dining room, Compass Rose, was very good. Most meals equaled Specialty quality on Celebrity and only weaknesses noted were limited fish options. Beef, lamb, lobster and duck were very good. Franco and Simone run the Compass and were outstanding. The sitting is open, but we kept the same table and waiter for 9 nights, we think we benefited from extra attention because of this, but many people moved around. We did Portifino for dinner one night and it was a lot of fun. Food is as good as dining room but it is not a step up as in speciality restaurants in other lines. This is not a problem as all the food is good. We only did this one night late in the cruise and wished we had done it twice, because even though it is always Italian, the menu is changed each night. Several people went there three or more nights. Read more