Here I go again. It's been nearly 6 months since I set out on a new journey to new destinations and tomorrow I'll be aboard a new ship, too. Regent Seven Seas (formerly Radisson Seven Seas) is an all-inclusive ultra-luxury cruise line. Everything is included, from your en-suite mini bar restocked daily to the caviar/seafood bar on the pool deck. Yes, Grey Goose is also included! I'm especially looking forward to all the bottled water I can drink. I can't tell you how many times towards the end of a cruise I have trapsed from bar to bar to bar, looking not for the latest foo-foo drink but for a large bottle of water. Only to learn that "they are sold out." By the way, for those of you with a bottled water addiction, it is always more economical to purchase the largest size of bottled water, rather than the easy-to-carry size. The problem is finding the one or two bars onboard that sell the largest size. When you find that bar, be sure to tip, in cash, the bartender that fetches it for you. If you should ever be fainting from thirst this will be your first point of contact to score a liter of the water. Scary but true!
I haven't started to pack yet despite my pledge to myself that I'd not wait until the last second to throw my bags together. Even though this is an 11-night luxury cruise, there are only two formal nights and even those, according to the brochure, don't require formals for the women or tuxedos for the men. This is really country-club attire, dress-up is a nice cocktail dress/pants for the women and a dark suit/tie for the men, if so desired. And...I've heard that this isn't a stuffy ol' cruise for the mega-rich. It's "regular" folk, who are tired of being nickeled and dimed by the mass market and premium cruise lines, who are tired of being one in 3,000 passengers and are looking forward to very personalized service.
If my electronic equipment doesn't fail, if the internet connection is good and the video gods are smiling, I'll upload video clips to YouTube. My YouTube name is CruiseMaven; simply enter CruiseMaven in the search box.
Please check back often. Leave pertinent comments and questions. Thanks and "see" you tomorrow!
Comments