Regent has announced a 145-night Voyager WC for 2011. Departs San Francisco on Jan 13 and ends in London (Southampton) on Jun 7. No trans-Atlantic leg. It's 67 ports in 30 countries, with "more overnights in major ports than any other cruise in our history."

Initial info went out to folks currently booked on the 2010 full WC to entice them to sign up for 2011 with the same cabin. Now that 2010 final full WC payments have been made, it will be interesting to learn how many people have signed up for the upcoming full WC.

Interesting to see them get rid of the transatlantic. The extra that Regent will pay in shipping will probably be a lot less than the loss they probably took on the back to back transatlantics. Will be interested to see actual schedule to see overnights and new ports.

This development is very interesting since there were strong rumors that there wasn't even going to be a World Cruise in 2011.

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Eugene Seskin

Regent has posted the circa South America itinerary for 2011.

Beth - since we will have just returned from our cheap trip to OZ/NZ - should we go ahead and book the Master suite for South America? I'll still have a month before ROAR 3. :D

Betty, wouldn't that be fun... in another life!!

Because I'll turn 70 in 2011, I'd like to do that cruise; however, my stocks would have to be "born again" to afford such an adventure .It is something to dream about though.

In the meantime, I'm in Omaha today and Lincoln tomorrow to watch my beloved Huskers take on Texas Tech.

Go Big Red!!!

Cheers! Ray

Ray--it's my dream too. Doesn't someone say--dreams are the stuff life is made of?

Diane, the librarian in me had to find out. Shakespeare and Bogart both made reference to it, though Bogey paraphrased Will. See here .

They don't have the segments broken out on the South America cruise yet, but there look to be some interesting possibilities there.
I would LOVE to do the entire thing, but not possible while still working.

I'll never be able to afford a trip like this but I've just got to ask...how much would such a trip cost??

Between yesterday and today Regent has pulled the itinerary and pricing for the 71 night South American cruise. Seeing the prices yesterday, it started at $35K per person for Cat H. With normal discounting including SSS and On-board booking, you should be able to get 5-10% below that (I think).

Beth--Does that mean I can be Lauren Bacall?

Let me see, take a nice cruise or pay off the mortgage...I best stick with the mortgage!

I bet the single supps a killert

The single supplement was 40% for the 2009 WC, is 30% for the 2010. I couldn't find any information about the single supplement for the 2011 trip.

Peggy

Thanks Peggy

Of course you can, Diane and we can call you Baby like Bogey did.

Both the 2011 long cruises are posted again: the WC and the SA trip.

I tried to find the single supplement and could not - I assume Ngaire will have a better idea.

Peggy

I looked at the 2011 World Cruise itinerary...

...not wowed.

Not that many new overnights. At least Singapore should have been an overnight. Having spent a couple of overnights in Colombo, I don't know why that made the list. How about in Europe, just Bordeaux? As for new ports, there don't seem to be many. There are so many Pacific Islands that Regent never seems to stop at. All they really have is Tonga and Christmas Island (along with normal stops in Hawaiian and Society Islands and Bali). How about Samoa, the Caroline Islands, Cook Islands, Marianas Islands, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, New Caledonia, or the Solomon Islands. There are plenty of World War II battle sites that would be quite interesting.

Still, I would love to take the cruise. If New Zealand, Australia, China, and the Red Sea ports are big draws year after year, then that probably explains Regent's scheduling them. I like to think I might be able to take the South America cruise in 2011; World Cruise will have to wait. ;)

We'll have to see how the segments break down. We're interested in Sydney to Asia, via the Great Barrier Reef, Northern Australia, Bali, Manila, etc.

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Eugene

single supplement returned to 40% for the WC in 2011.

I understand it is higher for the rest of the year.

Just got the announcement of the World Cruise from Regent. The segment breakdown is:

Seg 1: San Francisco - Auckland
Seg 2: Auckland - Sydney
Seg 3: Sydney - Beijing (Tianjin)
Seg 4: Beijing - Bangkok (Laem Chabang)
Seg 5: Bangkok - Dubai
Seg 6: Dubai - Rome (Civitavecchia)
Seg 7: Rome - London (Southampton)

Very interesting. Looks like Segment 3--the one in which we're most interested--is 26 or 27 days, and I expect it to be fairly pricey. Segment 5 is interesting, too.

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Eugene

Where does the ship go after London?

Ardis,

I have no idea but not go back to the US . . .

Peggy

I'm guessing that the Voyager will start their normal Baltic/Russia cruise season which usually starts in early June.

Mike

Does anyone know if the free shore excursions will continue to be offered with the 2011 SA cruise? Historically, they have also offered free first class air for those signing up for the whole cruise, as well as shipping of luggage. I am not seeing any of these yet on the Regent website.

http://www.rssc.com/cruises/MAR110111C/portsexcursions.aspx

The SA 2011 trip is posted on the Regent site.

The SA Trip is so fantastic! They're stretching it out to 71 nights, I think ours was only 63 nights?

I wonder how they will break out the segments for the SA trip?

Lauri,

Much of the itinerary is very similar to the 2010 itinerary. I'll bet you can look at it and get a good idea. I guess the question is where they will break between Rio and Ft. Lauderdale, if they break it at all. Those more familiar with the S. American cruises, might have better guesses. I would guess that if they break that segment up, it might be in Manaus?

Ft. Lauderdale to Lima
Lima to Rio
Rio to Manaus?
Manaus/ to Ft. Lauderdale

From the email we received today, it looks like the segments will be up by Monday.

Just saw the e-mail. I assume they'll show the segments of both the World Cruise and the Grand Circle S. America cruise. Where's our fearless leader, when you need her? Just kidding!

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Eugene

Dont go there Eugene. Last time someone said that, there was a near rebellion!

Actually you can see the segments from the link in the email. Unfortunately the SA segment I was interested in is too long for us just yet, but I am now looking at Auckland-Sydney.
Other option would be Antarctica on PA. Will have to see the pricing when Silversea puts their 2011 schedule out.

I was interested in the (probable) Lima to Rio segment but it's just too long. Lima to Buenos Aires would be better. Then they could also do a BA to Manaus and Manaus to FL segment.

Oh well, there's always another year!

Lauri, you get your wish--it will be Lima to B.A.

This is the route Ray and I would be interested in...Lima to B.A. about 23 days....That would get us back in pleanty of time to get ready for ROAR 3.

With this segment I will have completed all of S.A.

Pat,

That is a wonderfull itn. Carol and I BA to Lima four years ago. Did not include Antarctic. As you and Ray really liked Norway I think you would really like this part of the world. The Chilian fords are great. This is a cruise I would give some consideration to doing again, we liked it that much. We should talk at the HO DOWN.