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Agents should pitch the giant suite on the yet-to-launch Seven Seas Explorer to upmarket clients who have never cruised before, according to the new boss of Regent Seven Seas Cruises. Speaking in New York at the
Regent Seven Seas Cruises unveils the suites on its upcoming ship. JANE ARCHER reports from New York
Seven Seas Explorer anticipates ‘huge demand’ for largest suite at sea The Master Suites, the next
The Regent Suite’s nightly rate will be $5,000 a person
biggest on Explorer, will be a third of the size and will cost just under $1,700 a person a day for a seven-night Mediterranean cruise. “It will be an unrivalled
unveiling of the Regent Suite, Jason Montague, president and chief operating officer of Prestige Cruise Holdings, which owns Regent and Oceania Cruises, said he expected “huge demand” from both former passengers and non-cruisers once they saw how “special” it was.
“It is a big selling opportunity,” he added.
experience on the most luxurious ship ever built,” said Montague. “Space is important but so are the materials and craftmanship that go into creating this vessel.” The 56,000-ton vessel will enter service in summer 2016. Regent’s last ship launch was
At 3,875sq ft, the Regent is not only the biggest suite at sea – an honour previously held by the
2,549sq ft Queens Grill Grand Duplex suites on Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 – but also the only one with its own spa, including a sauna and steam room. Treatments are included in the
daily rate of $5,000 a person, as are airport transfers and excursions in private limos.
Seven Seas Voyager in 2003. Montague ascribed this to the need to improve the line’s other three ships, with $150 million having been spent on refurbishments over the past few years. “It is important the rest of the fleet complements Explorer,” added Montague.
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SHIP PREVIEW Seven Seas Explorer (to launch in summer 2016)
Guests in Seven Seas Explorer’s Regent Suite will not only find a custom-made piano in the room but also someone from the entertainment team on hand to play it for them. They will also be able to share
the captain’s view over the front of the ship from the Vista Garden, lie in bed and enjoy sea views and entertain friends at the suite’s marble bar.
The new ship will feature a
Prime 7 steakhouse, designed to look like a private members’ club, with deep leather chairs. A library to one side doubles as a private dining room. As on Regent’s other ships,
there will be a Compass Rose Restaurant and La Veranda buffet, which converts into casual eatery Sette Mari in the evening. The details of two other speciality
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The Regent Suite living room
restaurants have yet to be revealed.
The observation lounge will have floor-to-ceiling windows and be themed on the “roaring twenties”, while the ship’s decor will reflect “Hollywood’s golden age”. Seven Seas Explorer will spend its maiden season in the Mediterranean. Bookings will open on February 4.
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