This was my fourth cruise on Regent (wife's fifth). We had originally planned to take Navigator trans-Atlantic in March, but switched to the new ship as soon as we got the announcement email. After looking at the floor plans, we decided on a concierge room, and it was the nicest we've had on a cruise. When we renovate our house, I want our bathroom to be as nice as our cabin's!

Our transfer from Rome to the ship and embarkation were smooth and timely. We explored and found we liked just about everything on the Explorer...the set-up of decks four, five and 11...the smiling crew, etc. My wife loved the spa services, and I thought the gym setup good, although the weight scale developed a gradual increasing trend during the cruise. Not sure how that happened...

Speaking of dining, overall we loved the food, wine and service. We followed previous recommendations on Cruise Critic and had most of our dinners in Compass Rose and Prime 7. Service was exemplary...we thought Allan (CR) and Marius (P7) were two of the finest and nicest waiters we've had on cruises. Make sure you get your name on the P7 standby list for as often as you wish to dine there...that worked well for us! And I thought Vladimir (dining manager) was a twin or triplet...he was everywhere, and remembered our name from the get-go. Room service was also excellent, including one dinner we had on our deck in port in Bermuda. Read more