Regent Seven Seas Cruises proudly claim to provide an unrivalled experience. There are two ways of looking at that as I recently discovered.
We joined the Regent Seven Seas Explorer on 12 December 2022 in Singapore for the cruise titled ‘Coastal Beauties of the Pacific’ which completed in Sydney on 29 December and on the same evening departed on a cruise which was to end in Auckland. A ...
This was our first cruise on RSSC Explorer and we were hoping it would live up to it's 6 star rating. Unfortunately it did not. However, we did enjoy the ship, the food and the entertainment ( leaving aside the comedian).
We booked the 3 day pre cruise in Singapore and I for one enjoyed myself not having been to Singapore in 20 years, so much has changed and so much more to see. Marina Bay ...
The Viking ad is correct. What there is not enough of is time.
We booked the extended Regent cruise from Singapore to Auckland. Australia had several stops. Most of which were kept.
New Zealand in 2018 passes a requirement for all ships entering their waters to have their hulls cleaned prior to doing so. Yet Regent never could arrange for it. Upon being noticed that the Seven Seas was barred ...
We came to Singapore few days before, to enjoy the most expensive city in the world. On the day before embarking the Orion we met with the other fellow cruisers and actually a couple of them we knew from before. It was a treat to see them again after so many years. Me and Pat were enjoying a couple of Lindblad cruises, even before when it was National Geographic. In the past few years we have been ...
After reading some of the reviews on Cruise Critic we were a bit apprehensive about whether the high standards of our two previous Nautica cruises would be maintained, since the NCL acquisition. We need not have worried!
The ship was clean, crew were great, and the food was excellent, even though the menu did get a bit repetitive towards the end of the cruise. Our fellow passengers were a ...
Smooth embarkation at Singapore. Rooms compact but comfortable and very clean. Bathroom on the small size but adequate. Worth booking concierge or above for the extra perks ie free WIFI of 500 minutes and extra specialty restaurant bookings. Drinks are expensive, however Oceania is lenient when bringing some alcohol for cabin consumption onboard. Mini bar is loaded with soft drinks of your choice. ...
There are eight (8) R Ships on the seas with different cruise lines. They are all identical, were built for Renaissance Cruises in 1999-2000 just before they went insolvent.
The Ships sat at anchor for years before being renovated and put back in service.
They are 30,000 ton ships, a perfect size and take 600-700 passengers.
I love the "R" Ships, especially with Azamara and Oceania ...
Azamara sells their cruises to "destination" cruisers, yet they have the most incompetent shore excursions desk, worst tours and most expensive. their free shuttle to the city centre usually translates to 'designer mall' so if u r not into high end shopping, u need a tour. overpriced, eg Komodo Dragon tour $179 for I hr. of which we spent ten minutes taking pics of lethargic lizards. I suspect ...
We are senior, experienced cruisers. Most of our cruising experience has been on Princess ships. We joined this ship immediately after it had undergone a major refurbishment in Singapore. It was a re-positioning cruise to Sydney. It was a good fly/stay/cruise deal so we thought we would try a RC ship for a change.
Well, NEVER AGAIN!! Firstly, we waited several hours to board because ...
It was the first cruise for us. Enjoyed the stay as well as shore excursions. The cabins are nicely done. I feel balcony cabins are the best options and esp. upper decks are better. we were on the 10th deck. Nice pool, and Jacuzzi.
Because of full season, there were long queues for the disembarkation process - long time and tiring. Restaurants are big mess during meal hours. the problem is for ...