We chose this cruise because we had our honeymoon on Seven Seas Mariner in 2014 and thought this itinerary was interesting. After eight years away, the Mariner has had a top to bottom refurb and the ship looks great! Service for the most part was wonderful - especially our cabin stewards and the observation lounge waiters/bar staff. Free laundry and pressing made packing much less stressful!

We thought there were more misses than hits on this cruise, however, and are not planning additional cruises with Regent at this time. We found there to be very little in terms of entertainment. During the day, there was nothing planned other than the occasional game of cards or trivia. A few enrichment lectures were held - but many of them at inopportune times. In the evening, there would be nightly music and canapes from 6-7:15, but then nothing after that. If you had an 8:30 specialty restaurant reservation, you will find yourself sitting one of the three bars on the ship alone and with no live music. Nightly show was at 9:30 which seemed a half hour too late. One of the entertainers was great (Jeri Sager) but the rest of the entertainment, including the production cast, left quite a bit to be desired. We like Regent for their all-inclusive aspect - and we never had to show our sea pass except at the spa.

The included excursions were mostly misses. One was great - a VIP Wine Tasting and Lunch in Ensenada at the Valle de Guadalupe. The rest were bus rides that took us to tourist/shopping traps. One excursion was advertised as a trek in the mountains to a river where we'd get to swim - it ended up being a 30 minute (or less) walk up a hillside where a bus took us to a 'resort' where we could use a pool. We had to tender at two ports and the Captain really struggled to get us in the correct position for tendering, and the tender boat drivers were pretty terrible - one of ours got scolded by the harbormaster in Santa Barbara for doing such a poor job. Read more