By Eric Goldring
Celebrity Century Update “Celebrity Cruises continues to work on repairs to Celebrity Century’s rudders. The ship sailed as planned from Villefranche to Marseilles, where she is currently in wet dock. While the ship has been alongside in Marseilles, divers from the United States, Canada and France have been working tirelessly
I have truly had it with this one. Regent has just announced that it is rolling out a luxury hotel package that is included with your cruise. It uses the word “FREE” in all capital letters. To be sure the package looks attractive: • 1-Night pre-cruise hotel accommodations in city
Like a moth attracted to a light bulb, I admit I have been checking Cruise Critic and Luxury Cruise Talk message boards to see what the few vocal folks have to say and, now what those non-lawyers have to say about Regent Seven Sea Cruises’ refusal to reimburse the cost
For the past couple of years, as the economy has struggled, Seabourn engaged in a pricing strategy that made absolutely no sense to me…and was very frustrating for guests as they feared booking early was going to result in them paying more than those that waited…and, honestly, me because I
On Cruise Critic there has been a long thread about the saga of the Regent Seven Seas Voyager’s azipod issues that is now plaguing the ship (and which are being repaired). While the thread initially was about the ordeal of the cancelled cruise and then what type of compensation was
Celebrity Cruise’s Century has just cancelled its October 13, 2010 cruise after sailing out of Barcelona, apparently due to loss of some control with its rudders (not sure if it is one or both). (It is has traditional propellers and rudders, rather than azipods like the under-repair Regent Seven Seas Voyager.)
I love the way people all become experts on anything dealing with anything…especially cruises. The vast majority of people have absolutely no idea what goes into running a tender, no less a cruise ship or a cruise line. Yet these folks, unfortunately, stir up innocent folks affected by the unfortunate
Regent Seven Seas Voyager has sailed from Piraeus to Marseille for drydock repairs to its podded propulsion system. Traveling at 14.3 knots (well below her normal cruising speed, but certainly sailing competently) she is expected to arrive in Marseille early in the afternoon on Sunday. Although the time needed for repairs
The other day a well respected and long time naturalist for Regent, Terry Breen, made a comment somewhere that the repairs to the Regent Voyager’s broken azipod could take a month. This set off a whirlwind of “OMG, my cruise is probably canceled even though Regent Seven Seas hasn’t yet
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