16 Days of Luxury 5-STAR CUISINE on World's Most Expensive Cruise Ship | REGENT SEVEN SEAS SPLENDOR
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- čas přidán 8. 07. 2024
- Join us on a culinary journey as we explore the wonderful food and culinary options onboard the luxurious Regent Seven Seas Splendor, dubbed “the most expensive ship in the world” by Channel 5 (UK). From casual fare to elegant 5-star fine dining, this cruise ship truly has it all.
In this complete Seven Seas Splendor dining guide, we’ll tour the ship’s main dining room, Compass Rose, reviewing the all the options including the vegan and vegetarian cuisine. We’ll also check out La Veranda, the ship's casual buffet option for breakfast and lunch. We will also review Splendor’s specialty dining restaurants-the French-inspired Chartreuse, the classic steakhouse,Prime 7, and the Pan-Asian Pacific Rim. We'll also review the Pool Grill, Sette Mari, and the coffee bar, Coffee Connection.
Join us as we savor the flavors of this all-inclusive ultra-luxury cruise ship’s dining experience.
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Great job with video, stills and commentary! What a treat to have family along with you. (Well, most of the time. LOL. I am with you as to having some down time with good coffee and a book!) Thank you for all your time and effort. Looking forward to your future travels. And thank you for the tips. Will be on Splendor in October.
Thanks so much for watching - and your wonderful comments. While the big group provided some challenges with finding down time, we wouldn't have cruised the canal any other way! What is your October itinerary?
@@callingallports Barcelona to Venice. 12 days. Hoping for some sunny fall weather.
@@kimberlysuse917 that sounds wonderful! Fingers crossed for favorable weather!
Another great video!
Thanks so much!
We found this really interesting and absorbing to watch. Some great details, useful insights, and skilled photography and editing.
Thank you so much! As you know, these videos take a long time to create. So we really appreciate your feedback!
These are all outstanding videos! Hooked!!!!
Thank you so much! Glad you are enjoying them!
I love it, we are going on the grandeur later this year, first time on RSSC, very excited to get an idea of what to expect
Thanks! Although we had some minor complaints, the food aboard the Splendor is top-notch. And I'm sure the Grandeur will have equally amazing food.
the spring rolls are 10/10 i stand by it
Will have to try them the next time.
Jorge is definitely the heart of the Splendor, he’s a gem 💎.
He truly is! He went above and beyond for our family, a true asset to the Regent fleet.
@@callingallports "above and beyond"....for a cruiseship at sea, he must have been an angel with wings...[wink]
Sailed also on this cruise and found similar situations. Though the cuisine and options were plentiful and varied and the staff as you noted, exceptional, alas overall we were somewhat disappointed too. Sailing again on Regent in September, hopefully things will improve. Great vlog, very informative 💯%👍
Thank you so much for your comment!
We really loved Regent the first time we sailed on it, we were hoping this cruise would match. Maybe the Christmas cruise was too crowded? Would love to hear your thoughts once you sail on the line again.
Excellent video! I love how informative your videos are.
Thank you so much! We really appreciate your feedback.
Great video ❤
Thanks for watching and commenting!
I sailed on Splendor last February and Jorge was absolutely the best.
He truly is! Thanks for watching and your comments!
I’m so glad you did this video! We are going this summer on the Mariner which does not have Pacific Rim
Thank you so much! We loved our time on the Mariner in 2017. It's a shame that Mariner does not have Pacific Rim, but Chartreuse and Prime 7 are both very good!
@@callingallports I know they’ve redone the Mariner since then so I hope it will be great. This will be our first Regent cruise it’s our 25th anniversary and we’re going with another couple. We typically cruise Celebrity
Celebrity is a line we have yet to sail with. What makes it so appealing for you? Would love to hear your thoughts!
And congrats on your 25th anniversary - we will be celebrating our 21st in Alaska this May.
@@callingallports we did two celebrity cruises last year and we’re doing another one this year Christmas week. Staff is great. Food better in some areas than others. My son (21) has celiac so they were fantastic with him. We did one newer ship with the “Magic Carpet” that was really cool. We did Alaska last year. Lots of cool places to hang out in. We did Alaska last summer. Both trips last year were still Covid concerns and both you had to test prior. Jan one was in the height of the Omicron surge and there were maybe 1200 people. July one unfortunately one of our group got Covid and they sequestered him and were great with the whole situation. We wore masks inside on both of those. This year things are different and I’m not as concerned although anything is possible of course. I’m sure the service won’t compare to Regent but this Regent one is a special occasion trip to the Med.
I liked the detailed analysis of your review. I’m on the ship in March. Did they have a variety of mocktails to choose from ?
Thanks for your feedback! They did have a mocktail menu, not terribly extensive but decent. Andrew’s brother does not drink alcohol and often ordered mocktail - he really enjoyed quite a few of them.
What’s your March itinerary?
@@callingallports we are doing a 10 day Regent Caribbean in March 2024 and a 25 day Regent African Nov 2024. I’m thinking of bringing my own coffee press on the board after your video.
I guess I’m not a “foodie”. If I ever have a meal that is not perfect (cold, tough, etc.) I simply mention it to our server and it is made right almost immediately.
Thanks for watching and for your comment. We have sent back food in the past, when it was just the two of us, but we wanted to avoid that since it was such a large group. There are usually challenges associated with larger groups, so we chalked up some of the food issues to that.
Your experience matches the one my wife and I had on Regent. For us one of the problems was that the food was often bland tasting and under-seasoned. We found that was also a good analogue of our voyage on Regent. There are better ultra luxury ship travel options.
Thanks for sharing your experience on Regent. Under-seasoning seems to be the way these days, just got off back to backs with another cruise line that did not season a single food item.
What are your preferred luxury lines?
They must have massive stores to be able to offer such a selection of food.
The “premium” options you mentioned on the always available like the steak and lobster; that is included right?
All dining on Regent is included with the fare. You can get what you want, however much you want. It’s a nice perk of luxury cruising.
a 14 day cruise on this ship starts at $32,000, ok well, watching this is just another fantasy of mine that will never come to reality
Go with Cunard instead
@@user-nk1rk2uo8p thats what im thinking, carnival and royal car are too loud and too many kids for my pleasure as im a quiet guy who likes peace and minimal noise, cunard has great food and the prices are not as high as this one
We'll be taking our first Cunard cruises this summer. Will be interesting to compare the Regent/Cunard experiences.
Thank you for sharing the kind of ultra-luxury (6-star) cruise-ship that most people will never experience (not least of all because what it charges per night can easily buy a week on most other cruise-ships). I was smiling at your comments about the buffet-menus and the stable menus in most venues.....and then wondering what your menus at home are compared even the pool-deck breakfast buffet at sea? Bottom line: there are so many items in any buffet that, even if it were the same 100 items every morning, you would be able to choose different items every day for 1 to 2 weeks without repeating! Everyday life is so repetitive and boring compared with even an average cruise-ship.....
Thanks for your comment. The Regent Splendor buffet is a decent size, but much smaller than what you'd find on other cruise ships. Although there was a decent amount of variety, we ended up eating the same things day after day as the offerings were repetitive (same style of eggs, same potatoes day after day). Just a bit of variation would have been great, considering, as you mentioned, the hefty price tag. We recently took a cruise on Holland America and were amazed by the different offerings - we did not have the same thing twice, which was lovely.
@@callingallports Well, thanks for that clarification. Yes, I agree with you about Holland America (and likewise Royal Caribbean . . . and even Carnival). Huge buffets four times per day on all of the major cruise-lines! This is one of the reasons that I never go on the luxury cruise-lines: they offer more and better in many respects but not 300% to 500% more to justify the price-differentials. Just like it never made sense to me to pay First Class airfare when it is 3 to 5 times the Economy airfare.....and they are all going the same place.....and it is all done within hours....A cruise is a bargain by comparison!
Thank you very much for your honest review of the cuisine on board the Regent Seven Seas Splendour. I am seriously considering cruising with them in 2025, but after hearing about the disappointment you had with some of their food offerings, I might settle for Oceania Cruises instead.
Thank you so much for your comments! I would say Oceania is definitely not settling when it comes to food - the cuisine we had on board in June was certainly some of the best we've had at sea - and on land! We're planning on putting out our Oceania review in June, so hopefully that will provide a bit more information for you.
I guess it comes down to what you're looking for in a cruise. What does your ideal sailing look like?
Thanks for an the excellent review. My wife and I were interested in a cruise with a traditional (English) Christmas dinner this year, but by all accounts, this might not be for us. Perhaps Cunard will deliver.
Thanks so much for your feedback. And you’re right, Regent certainly isn’t for everyone. What, apart from a traditional Christmas dinner, so you look for on a ship?
@@callingallports Hello there. Nice to receive your reply to my comment. Having watched your review, Christmas was a consideration in our planning an end of year voyage. To my wife and I, a ship is the destination, while the countries they visit are secondary. That explained, I`m very sure we will travel with Regent in the future. Their ships certainly look beautiful and a great way to explore the world. Take care and many happy travels. Tony - Sydney, Australia.
Loved your video. We are sailing on the Splendor in July, and have also sailed on the Mariner and the Explorer. On both ships there were some hit and misses in the dining. On the Mariner we ate at Prime 7 a couple of times. The first time the food was terrible. Cold and tough steaks. The second time it was great.
The food on the Explorer was in my opinion much better. We had been told that the portions were small at Pacific Rim, and just ordered extra accordingly. On the Explorer it was just after Covid so the number of people sailing was about 75% capacity. I think The food and serving time was better because of that reason.
Sette Mare was good, but not great.
As you stated all the servers were wonderful.
Thank you so much - glad you enjoyed the video! We've been trying to figure out a time we can get onboard the Explorer - we've heard that it is a better experience overall.
And we think you have a great point about the lower capacity equaling better food. When we sailed, it was at 100%. Wonder if less passengers would have made for better dining. But even with the misses, the food onboard is still excellent overall.
Thanks for watching!
@@callingallports we had friends that were on the following Panama Canal cruise on the Splendor that you were on. They loved it. No problems with the service or the food. The Explorer was great especially the Cruise Consultant.
We are traveling on the Splendor in July. Unfortunately Regent has changed the itinerary 3 times since we booked the cruise. The current itinerary is ok, but not what we really wanted. Also the reasons given for the itinerary changes were not believable.
Now that Regent is running their promotions for the 2 category upgrade and 20% off, our sailing is pretty much sold out. Hopefully the service will still be great.
I think perhaps many of our dining issues stemmed from being such a large group. We’ve been talking about wanting to head back on Splendor as a couple (or even a group of 4).
Which itinerary are you on? We sadly missed a port on our Panama Canal cruise - heard a variety of reasons why, but nothing official.
@@callingallports We are going from Copenhagen to London. If you want to hear the long drawn out story just give me an email address and I will send you all the details. You will find it amusing. It’s too long for this forum
By the way, I just sent you an email. What trip insurance do you use on your trips?
this would be my dream cruise line and i love the plates lol
Something about this review made me want to watch that new Wednesday Adams show. Not sure why.
Would love to know more about this conclusion you’ve made….
@@callingallports lol at the three and a half minute mark one of your younger guests had the no blink stare down
@@jedimindtrixr4kidz294 we figured it had something to do with the younger family members, but wanted to confirm. 😆
@@callingallports Yeah they both were reminding me of my neglected netflix list haha
Great vid! The shots are all stitched together so nicely! Some of this comes with practice but cut out those “uhs” and the other hiccups/pauses in the commentary and you’ll be golden (though imo in this video the good editing makes up for those minor shortfalls)
It's awesome....i am reminded of Titanic Ship and it's splendor and so much class! Beautiful ❤
Thanks for watching - and your feedback!
Been on Splendor twice now. Wonderful ship, cabins and crew. The food is great, but not top-notch foodie material. I mean think about it. Everything prepared on a ship has to come out of a can or the walk-in frig/freezer. There is no way it can be as fresh as what you'd find in a local independent gourmet restaurant. That said, the wonderful cocktails make up for it!
The cocktails are the best!!!
With that said, yes, the food on Regent is great overall. But we were recently ok Oceania and the food was spectacular. So there can be a way to create truly amazing food at sea. Have also heard Seabourn is top notch, but we have yet to get on that line.
Thanks for commenting!
Your video was interesting though I feel you are way too picky to go on any cruise. We have gone on many six star cruises and found like everywhere sometimes something was cold or under or over cooked, we just asked for a new one or it’s something else as there is no shortage of food! I agree with the gentleman or a lady that said you get what you pay for but I also agree with my father who always said “it’s just another meal, there will be another one soon. My humble opinion is for people that are foodies like you you’re best off going to Italy or France or Japan etc that Way you can research and find the best restaurants for what you want to eat. Good luck with your channel.
Please Slow down when scanning the menus so we can read! Making me hungry!
So sorry! We realized when filmed fast once we started editing. We will try and post the menus online once we get our website up and running! Thanks for watching and your comment!
Why don't Americans know how to use cutlery?
Of course that statement assumes everyone at the table was born in America.
I agree. No matter what reviews I watch about Americans eating, most seem to have difficulty in holding a knife and fork properly. It's ridiculous watching them eat like a shovel, swapping hands, or stabbing their food. As to T-shirts at dinner, hideous.
I'm an American, and I have to agree. Baseball caps, T-shirts and tank tops, elbows on the table, talking and chewing, mouths open, facetime while dining. We try and get a table facing away from people to not have to look at the train wrecks. That said, we've been on this ship twice and have not had those problems, other than a fellow walking around inside the carpeted dining areas w/o shoes which was really gross. Yep, he was a Yankee :)
The Eggs Benedict look awful. How hard is it to not overcook an egg? It grinds my gears 🥶.
Certainly frustrated us. A perfect poach is divine, an overcooked egg is disheartening.
On nights when you don't eat in the main dining room, I see no reason for the entire group to have to go to the same restaurant to split up. I went on a cruise with a group once and disliked being all together every night.
Although we often ate breakfast and lunch apart, we agreed that dinner would be eaten together. Family was the focus of our cruise, so we did everything we could to make that happen. Thankfully though, there were only a few times the large group caused big issues. Fortunately for us, we actually really enjoyed spending every night together. Thanks for watching and sharing your views.
Love to see where you went each day?
@@hlmoran417 as in a nightly rundown?
Nice video. Regent definitely needs to improve their culinary game, as their food is not great and not consistent at all.
The food, even with the issues we had, is still at a very high level. Although they have some competition from other luxury/ultra-luxury lines, it is quite good overall. But yes, it does struggle with consistency at times.
7 day cruises on this ship are about US$19,000, a 67 day cruise is US$135,000
Is this per person?
@@faithmoore7520 yes that right
@@faithmoore7520 just google regent seven seas and go through all the cruises they have, its unbelievable, i think i would have to save for 5 yrs just to go on a 2 week cruise
Our cruise did not cost nearly that much. Larger suites are much more expensive, our suite was not that pricey.
Our cruise was not that much money, not even close.
The portions are small for the money that you pay, these cruises are very expensive, I will order 4 or 5 plates of food just so I can get full, I’m going to get a suite with a butler so he can get food and drinks for me.❤
The portions are quite small, but very rich and often heavy. Most nights, I was full by the end of dinner - even with the smaller plates.
Sounds like...for a 6 star ship, they had 3 star dining. For what you pay on Regent, I would certainly expect much better. I shall stick with Princess.
I would stay it ranged between 3 and 5 stars, with 5 being the highest, depending on the day and the venue. We’re taking our first Princess cruise next year - excited to see what it is all about.
Thanks so much for watching and your comment. We really appreciate it!
@@callingallports Could you order "Off Menu" such as Cunard's Queen's Grille or Silversea/Seaborn?
Why don't they have a private dining room for large groups, many cruise lines do?
@@bodyloverz30 The restaurants were all very accommodating to ordering items off the menu. At times, we have to request something a day in advance, but they tried to meet our needs.
@@bodyloverz30 They have a private dining room, but it is reserved for guests in the highest tier, the Regent Suite.
So a family of 10 X $750 X 16 = $120,000 Trip, that's $7,500 a day! Personally, I think they would have done much better on a Cunard QM2, Queen's Grille, sailing.
Yes, it is quite a lot for a single sailing, but our decision was based on the itinerary first, cruise line second. Curious to hear your opinion, what makes Queen's Grille the better way to go?
@@callingallports You can order "off menu" anytime you want and room service, is the full Queen's Grille menu, not the stale room service menu offered. Most Luxury lines, Crystal, Silversea, Seabourn, offer much like Cunard.
@@callingallports Why did a butler, not serve your wife's room service dinner, complete with full table setting, including starched linen a table cloth? Other Luxury lines do, Goldring is right, for a true "6* line!
@@bodyloverz30 We did not have a butler for this cruise. But room service staff always offered to put the linen table cloth down on the inside table - when we eat outside, we do not use it. - Diana
Perhaps try RSS BEFORE trying to make that comparison.
I don't suffer fools when it comes to the crying over the lack of selection when it comes to the vegans. They would be much happier if they had some bacon.
We did get one to eat escargot, so there's that. 😂
TxGambler77, national authorities around the world, including the World Health Organisation, the C.D.C. in the U.S., and P.AH.O., have found that the higher is the intake of animal proteins and saturated fat, the shorter is the lifespan, the greater is the obesity epidemic, and the more prevalent are all of the chronic diseases, including cancer, heart-disease, heart-attacks, strokes, diabetes, arthritis, and kidney disease....The W.H.O. has specifically warned that processed meats, such as bacon, are carcinogenic. Any happiness is momentary....the lost decades of life, and the trillions of wasted dollars on preventable sickness, suffering, and premature deaths, are not worth a second of it.
@@callingallports There is always a lot more choice for vegans, for vegetarians, and for health-conscious folks at the immense buffets, quite apart from dedicated items on menus.....and now some ships have dedicated spa cuisine e.g., Vitality Cafe on Royal Caribbean mega-ships. A key tip: make special requests before the cruise. That way, it will be much easier for the cruise-line staff to procure appropriate items, and to prepare meals to your specific needs. The more people ask for healthier cuisine, the more cruiselines, airlines, hotels, restaurants, and other providers will expand their healthy options.
Excuse me but how can that girl taste or smell anything but metal
Timely service with a party of 12 will always be a problem even in the best of restaurants. As for cold food or eggs not done correctly did you bring it to the attention of your server and give them a chance to make it right? Seems to me the least you should do before you make it an issue on a video like this.
We have done 5 Regent cruises and have three more in the pipeline. While never perfect we have found like in life you do get what you pay for and we are not fighting four or five thousand people to get on or off the ship etc.
Yes, we did mention food issues to the staff. We tend to not send items back however, as we do not like to waste food. And most of our dining issues, however, came when we were in smaller groups - not our party of 10.
We do think it is important to highlight the shortcomings, rather than present a sanitized view. It is important for people watching to know that while Regent food is very good it may not be faultless.
no prime rib on the menu???
Are you referring to the Christmas menu?
@@callingallports yes or any???
@@kathleemcallister I have to look back at the menus, but I do not recall seeing Prime Rib at all on our cruise. The kitchens tended to lean towards the finer cuts of beef, but in my mind, nothing beats a good Prime Rib - especially at the holidays!