If I'd never been on a cruise before, this cruise wouldn't have been bad (although, for the money, I still would have been disappointed). Given that I've cruised with this line previously (including with the Paul Gauguin when it was part of the line) AND just completed a cruise on Azamara earlier this year, this trip proved to be far below expectations.
With the exception of the housekeeping ...
My husband and I are 73 and 70 years old and have been on 55 cruises before this one on the Regent.
Boarding:
We arrived at the terminal at 11:30 AM but waited until 1 PM to board and 2PM for the cabins to be ready. Next time we will arrive later.
The Ship
The Navigator is small and easy to "navigate" The pool is never crowded but the only "walking" deck is deck 11 which can be very sunny and ...
This was our third Navigator cruise, our ninth on Regent overall. Although we had a wonderful time, we feel that Regent has gone downhill overall. We're not sure if they have reduced their staff, or if the inclusiveness of tours, or a combination of both, as led to the decline.
Embarkation was a total cattle call, with us all crammed in the Fort Lauderdale holding area for what seemed like an ...
We just got back from our Regent Seven Seas Navigator Western Caribbean cruise. The service was excellent. The food was probably the best cruise ship cuisine we have had yet. The free airfare and excursions were a good value. We took particular advantage of the excursions taking one in each port. All were excellent and organized with precision.
We had only two complaints as follows:
1. ...
As a retired couple, we have the time to cruise frequently. In the past we have returned to Voyager many times. To our surprise, our December 2010 cruise was a big disappointment. Things have changed, and not for the better.
On the positive side, the ship looks good and is constantly being cleaned and polished. The new entertainment company is far superior to the former troop. The staff ...
We're retired and we enjoy sailing. After over 150 nights on Regent, we've considered it our favorite and we always anticipate our next Regent cruise. Sadly, things are not what they once were. The first hint that things had changed happened at embarkation. In the past we arrived at the pier and walked onto the ship. In December 2010, we arrived and were guided upstairs to be seated where we ...
We sailed on the Mariner January 4 from Ft. Lauderdale to Lima. A year earlier we had sailed on the Mariner from Auckland to Los Angeles. We were extremely impressed with all aspects of the ship; especially the quality of the food and service in the dining room and the friendliness and positive attitudes of all staff.
A year later it was like a totally different ship. The staff were not friendly ...
I suspect there will always be the Regent vs. Crystal crowd so we'll join the fray. We have sailed Crystal three times but heard such good things about the Regent series that we decided to give it a try. We tried this Caribbean cruise for its themed cruse. Here are our impressions.
Crew: aboard Crystal the crew worked to get your name from the very first day, here aboard the Mariner it was ...
My wife and I recently returned from a 10-day Western Caribbean cruise on the Regent Seven Seas Mariner. Our observations follow. For purposes of evaluation, you should know we have taken thirty-five cruises on ten different lines, the last fifteen primarily on Crystal and Silversea.
The best way I can describe our reaction to the physical ship itself is "ordinary." There is nothing particularly ...