Boy! I absolutely love, love, love the Splendor! It is so wonderful to be back on board Regent! I don’t know if we had done so much cruising I had gotten a little jaded, having been away for over two years or the brand new beautiful ship but being back on board is like nothing I’ve experienced before. It is wonderful being back on board and as always with Regent, being pampered and spoiled. I’ve had the biggest smile on my face for three days now.

We have sailed on all the ships now, except for the Song, and I’ve liked them all, but the Splendor is without a doubt my favorite. For some reason I was never that enamored of the Explorer, just kind of thought the decor and atmosphere was a little over the top for me. Great ship but it had a hotel feeling to me (i now that probably sounds silly). Regent calls the Explorer “the most luxurious cruise ship” and they say the Splendor is “luxury perfected”. I totally agree. The hallways and elevator areas have a lot of dark paneling with navy blue and gold carpeting that is really pretty (as Carpeting goes anyway). Very old world, luxurious type of feel that I really like, not sleek and flashy like the Explorer. They have made some real improvements too, the coffee connection is more spacious and even has some outdoor seating. Haven’t been in Compass Rose yet but the decor in Chartreuse, Prime 7 and LaVeranda are all beautiful. The theater is really nice too. Just overall a beautiful feeling and atmosphere.

We have an F2 cabin for the first time and I just love it. The layout is great with the bed facing the ocean, the bathroom is great with two sinks and the closet is big enough to get dressed in. I like having the desk area (for Marc) and the buffet area for me as I don’t have to nag marc to clean up the desk anymore. Wish we could do the world cruise in that cabin…….I would be a very happy “camper”. Luxury perfected indeed!

Off to the spa, more later…