8/20/10 - Regent Seven Seas Rolls Out 2011 Offers

Regent Seven Seas Cruises is rolling out very attractive offers for 2011, including two-for-one fares, plus additional bonus savings of up to $2,000 per person. Also included are round-trip air and ground transfers between airport and ship; unlimited shore excursions; beverages, including premium spirits; 24-hour room service; no additional charges for specialty restaurants; and complimentary prepaid gratuities.

Fares start at $5,599 per person for 10-night Mediterranean cruises aboard the Mariner in April; $6,499 in May; $7,499 in June; $7,999 in July; and from $7,999 to $8,999 in August.

Based on checking my current bookings and contracts the pricing is identical to what it was orginally. At first glance I cannot see any reduction in the original fares.

This happens a lot as all cruise lines constantly advertise their offers and we get lots of calls thinking pricing is new but it is the same offer.

Before Regent came up with their quarterly review deadlines for changes in pricing we would see a "new offer" that sounded great, get lots of calls but only to find out YES they are doing XXX now but you no longer get XXX and the fare was higher. This was particularly true of the Paul Gauguin with the "free air offer" everyone wanted the "free air". The free air offers were often higher overall because without the free air the actual cruise fare was less and you could simply add the air at the regular RSSC price and have a better value.

This is normal marketing that all cruise lines do to sell their products.

I do like the way Regent does it now with the quarterly time frames where all prices change at the same time and you can check everything on those magic dates. Not to say they cannot change a price if they chose in the interim but they pretty much stick to the those dates of 3/30 6/30 9/30 and 12/30.