Regent Seven Seas Splendor Day 7: Butler Service on an Unplanned Sea Day 

love your blogs, I am going on regent seven seas splendour in 2 weeks so looking forward to experiencing what you have shown us, cheers

Boooooo to the Chair Hoggers. When I sailed with Regent in June 2019 (Explorer) they ENFORCED the “no chair hogging” policy and it was wonderful. They were very polite about it and very efficient, to the betterment of us all.

The practice of “Chair Hogs” is unacceptable. I was shocked to hear it happen on a Regents luxury cruise. The crew is afraid to enforce the policy because of the merit program. I hope Regents is listening to you and reading my comment. When you pay a cruise fair that is almost as much as a new SUV, you expect better. Every time I come close to booking with Regents, this kind of stuff stops me. Thank you for your comments.

Nice video. The butler service , caviar and in room dinner looks wonderful. The "Chair Hawking" practice should not be allowed after ~2 hours.

Keep loving on one another and enjoying the magnificent married life!

If the Fates allows I'll be cruising Regent for the first time in a Penthouse B on Splendor this November. 🤞🏿

Your videos MADE me book a cabin on the Splendor. I sail in March 2024. Thank you and Jonetta for inspiring me to realize my dream cruise. See you on your next visit to my neighborhood (National Harbor, MD). I can't wait for your next video! Happy travels.

I LOVE sea days! Hopefully you made the most of yours 🥳. Thanks for the great video 👌

Thanks for posting!! I’ve been enjoying your cruise on Regent. Sailing for the first time in February

You guys take muckbanging to a whole new level. Love it!!!

St. Barts was so close we could taste it. But alas, it was not to be. Sea days are relaxing, and it helps to have butler service to ease the pain of the missed port. Around 03:11, all of the best loungers (place where you will get shade) are taken by "lounge hoggers". They put out some item on the lounger early in the day, and claim it all day, even when they are away for hours at a time. I think this is very rude. I believe there was a stated policy prohibiting this action, but I can't remember where I saw it!

Loved the video. I am a government employee and can't wait to retire and book a cruise with this company. Happy travels . You both have sold me.

Whether it's Regent, Royal, Four Seasons, Hilton, I just love people's fascination with "The Pool". As if any one of the travelers don't have access to the pool at home. Cracks me up at beach resorts - there's a lovely ocean and beach out there. But let's "sit by the pool". To each his own - but good - less people on the beach.

Sailing on Reagent Seven Seas Explorer at the end of February. This will be our first cruise ever. Very much enjoying your videos. It’s been nice to have an idea of what to expect.

Agree on the “chair hawking”. I believe there were guests who put their stuff on a chair at 7am, went to breakfast or even an excursion and came back 5+ hours later. I get holding it for an hour but half of the day, preventing others from using it is pretty selfish.

Around 1900 when people were taking cross Atlantic or other destinations with long sea travel deck chairs were assigned by class. So 1 st class had a particular section, with each class travel it was the same thing. That was your assigned deck chair. Now if your neighbors around were annoying then you could go to deck chair attendant would sort out a new place for you. But with 2000 things changed and more people started traveling and they be from any zip code area and feel they paid a lot of money for this. They felt well may not have fancy suites they would equalize this class deference by hogging chairs around the pool deck. Could often see this in the theater or other areas. My mom and were on Carnival ship in mid 2000 and saw this. There were often disputes of which crew didn’t really want to get in the middle of anything till they had to. Of course same people at a different like karaoke save seats for their friends were at a later show. Similar disputes would start. Some people left. They told me they pay a lot money and not to come on a cruise to see this stuff you could encounter at home. A cruise director yes they post the signage about hogging chairs to encourage people to think about being. Others saw this has they were being denied their right to take seats where they want and want. “ My Rights”. But I think people should be mindful of what the signs say. Not to hog them for 2-3 hours or maybe longer before they show up.

I just checked the Cruise Critic portal and there are postings going back to 2018 about the chair hog issues with Regent. (Even though some people think the luxury line traveler's are above all that 🙄).Regent has a sign but don't seem to enforce it. One suggestion was to put the stuff UNDER the chair, use the chair, then put the stuff back when you leave. They'd probably not even never show up while you were there. One poster said it was over 5 HOURS! and no show. Probably on an excursion.

Oh my the first video I have seen where people actually did this when the choice of stateroom provided that for an option.

I agree with you re: Lounge "lizards". Celebrity has a policy of one hour. If the people haven't returned in one hour, they take the stuff off the lounge and put it somewhere, and the "hawkers have to go get the stuff. They are a little lenient around lunch time, but even then, they enforce it. It seems to work, and contrary to belief the other passengers are very supportive of the policy. A personal note, by the look at some of your fellow passengers, I can see many lounge hawkers on board. Just saying.

If a chair sits empty with towel and book etc. for more than 30 minutes, all bets are off. It's poor behavior.

Chair hogging should be heavily enforced. After 30 minutes, pull their stuff and let someone else have the chair. I assumed on a Regent Cruise they would have loungers for everyone!! You've paid so much!

The chair hogging rules need to be enforced. If more people complain the lines might do something about. It is not fair that a few folks act like they paid extra to inconvenience others. Same thing with hot tubs. You shouldn't be able to stay more than 30 mins.

I find that chair hogging is common practice at resorts ships and beaches. Shame but it is what it is.

i hope you dont mind me saying this. this is my first video i have seen. 1. you 2 make a lovely couple 2. and you 2 look like you would be on a luxury cruise.

What do you both do for a living? In my head I have Johnetta as a family law attorney and Daren in politics?

All that money that you pay for this cruise and you had to wait 20 minutes for a breakfast burrito , the portions are small and that chair hawking bullshit isn’t going to fly with me I would simply toss their towel and l lye down in the chaise lounge.❤

Chair hogs? I observe the chair for about thirty minutes. If no one returns to the chair I remove the offending objects; If I am feeling particularly generous, I either place the items under a chair near me, or turn it over to the staff. If I am feeling onerous, I just throw it away. If the offender returns, I am just puzzled as to what happened!

Sunbed "Chair Hogs" always reminds me of this beer ad from the 1980s: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LuIJqF8av6I.html

I think the staff should deal with those rude people who hawk seats and or tables. Totally selfish.

I hate sun-bed huggers, they are being rude and selfish!