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Seven Seas Explorer Cruise Review to Europe - Northern Europe

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 43

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
Seven Seas Explorer

12 Night Old World And Art Nouveau (Stockholm To London)

Sail date: August 30, 2019

Ship: Seven Seas Explorer

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Regent is a very lovely cruise line. Love that you don't have to worry about tipping! It's all inclusive, so if you come with no cash, you can still eat, drink and enjoy the ship. The clientele are low key and wonderful. Most of the travelers are 70+, we are in our 50s, but we met the most interesting people and really enjoyed the trip.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Quick and easy. It took a couple of hours to get our bags, but it was nice being able to grab a bite to eat, lounge at the pool and take advantage of the Canyon Ranch Spa before departure.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
We had an opportunity to do a galley tour during the cruise. Let me tell you, the kitchen is spotless! Purchasing and ordering is all automated, so the F&B manager can tell what is needed for the trip. Only wish they would have had a specialty night, where there were themed food nights. There's no mexican or indian food served which I would have loved to have after 10 + nights. One of the chardonnays that I preferred ran out after one week! It was my favorite. :(

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Fun and easy activities. This ship isn't decked out with all the extras, but the pool was nice, the sauna and cold room were great! Met fun people at the events, when we were out to sea.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Enjoyed many of the performances. Missed a few due to late dinners, but the ones we saw were fabulous.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Everyone was awesome. I did the survey half way through the trip and they were on it!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Beautiful!

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Large rooms, luggage fit under the beds so they weren't in the way. All rooms have balconies which are fun for arrivals and departures from ports. Huge walk-in closets, lots of hot water for my daily baths!

Ship tip

Don't expect a theme park experience Very elegant, but casual ship. Enjoy meeting the other travelers, many who have traveled the world!

Ports of call

Stockholm, Sweden Did not visit port

this was an embarkation port, but we did take advantage of the pre-cruise nights. Beautiful, fun city. Do take advantage of a night or two in this city.

Helsinki, Finland

5 out of 5
Impressed by its cleanliness, old and new style. Great walking town. we were blessed with great weather.

St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

4 out of 5
Three days were a little long, if you don't get into the excursions you want. Due to the visa requirements, we were not able to take advantage of walking on our own (we did not get a visa. we did the cruise tours to be able to view the city). Really enjoyed the tours, just wish we would have seen the Hermitage and maybe taken advantage of the extra tours in the evening.

Tallinn, Estonia

5 out of 5
Beautiful, historic city. Should have done more shopping here! Great walking tour

Riga, Latvia

5 out of 5
Beautiful port city. Great walking tour.

Visby, Sweden

4 out of 5
It may be a summer location for Swedes, but our tour guide was a little scattered and there was no shopping where we were. Very disappointed

Copenhagen, Denmark

5 out of 5
Favorite port of all! Could spend a couple of days here to take in all the sites and do a tour. Felt quick!

Amsterdam, Netherlands

4 out of 5
Canal cruise is the way to go. Took advantage of the time to do exploring on our own. Fascinating neighborhoods.

Zeebrugge (Bruges), Belgium

5 out of 5
Lovely, quaint town. Walking tour was fabulous. Can't really go off on your own as the port is more industrial and far away from the main town

Southampton (London), England Did not visit port

Disembarkation port, we did not take any tours after the cruise. We were ready to come home

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Seamless!
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2 Comments

buckyboy    5 years ago

Glad you had a good time

bobduck1993    5 years ago

All of this sound wonderful !