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Deserted Beaches & Perfect Service: Falling for SeaDream II in the Caribbean
Looking back, it was easy to fall in love with SeaDream Yacht Club. The yacht is small (just 112 passengers), the crew—hailing from around the world—is warm and welcoming, the itineraries bring travelers to off-the-map destinations, and there’s no formal night!
SeaDream II in the Caribbean (© Leonard Hospidor)
Other Recent Reviews
Silversea Silver Spirit Maiden Holiday Voyage
Debbie Hoffren offers up this incredibly detailed report on the maiden voyage of Silversea’s Silver Spirit. This is required reading if you’re planning on cruising this new ship.
Regent Voyager Baltics Adventure from Copenhagen to Stockholm
The summary of the trip is that it was a great experience. The highlight was the itinerary. It was our first visit to most of the ports and they exceeded our high expectations. The ship was nice, but I wouldn’t call it six-star luxury. There were a few highs, a few lows, and a lot of just okay food and service experiences. —Diebroke
Expedition Spitsbergen on the Prince Albert II
The Prince Albert II is an expedition ship with an ice-strengthened hull. Silversea gutted the ship, increased the cabin size, and rebuilt the ship to fit in with its fleet of small luxury ships. We really enjoyed the ship—it is well laid out and nicely decorated. —Leslie
Around the World on Regent's Voyager
This year’s World Cruise ended three weeks before the scheduled date due to a problem with one of the pods. Regent did an excellent job of handling a difficult situation. It is part of what makes us come back year after year.
Black Sea Cruise on the Regent Navigator
Leslie from New Mexico offers a detailed redux of the Black Sea ports visited via Regent’s Navigator: Istanbul, Turkey; Nessebur, Bulgaria; Constanta, Romania: Odessa, Yalta, Sevestopol, Ukraine; Sochi, Rusia; Tranzon, Turkey, Mitillini and Athens, Greece.
Cunard's Queen Mary 2 Crossing the Atlantic
“We were on the 8/3/2007, six nights eastward crossing on Queen Mary 2. In summary, I’ll say that we loved the experience and would repeat it again in a heartbeat.” —Maria
Regent Voyager Transatlantic Crossing
“We loved our first crossing—was our second favorite cruise out of nine. We find transatlantics romantic, crossings evoke a daily cruise rhythm that allows you to completely relax. Regent does them spectacularly well. We look forward to sailing on the fall Voyager 2010 Grand Crossing and in January 2010 we will get to experience the maiden crossing on Silversea’s newest ship, the Spirit.” —ColonelWes
15-Night Dubai to Athens – Silversea Silver Whisper
“This was our first Silversea cruise. We loved every bit of it and plan to book another Silversea cruise in the near future. We are Regent regulars and found Silversea to be a worthy competitor indeed.” —Island Cruiser
Istanbul to Athens with Regent's Voyager
“We have been on five Regent cruises. This is the first time I feel 100 percent that it deserves a “5” rating.” —Travelcat
Regent Mariner Repositioning to Alaska
“This was our first cruise on the Mariner and the first time to visit Alaska. We thought the 11-night cruise that repositioned the Mariner to Alaska for the summer had a good itinerary. It was also a West Coast departure, which was convenient for us.” —Travelcat
Regent's 10-Day Paul Gauguin Itinerary
“The bottom line of our Paul Gauguin 10-day cruise (February 15–25, 2006): It was a great trip, but the experience on the ship itself was not quite up to our b2b in February 2003.” —Dreps