Regent Seven Seas

Regent Seven Seas Cruises is a fleet of stunning luxury vessels, the newest of which, the 700-guest all-suite, all-balcony Seven Seas Voyager, completed it’s inaugural voyage in April, 2003. It’s sister ship, the 700-guest Seven Seas Mariner was the world’s first all-suite, all-balcony suite cruise ship. The line also operates and markets the six-star, 490-guest Seven Seas Navigator and the six-star 350-guest Regent Diamond. The 320-guest, 19,200-ton Paul Gauguin entered service in Tahiti and French Polynesia in 1998, and is the most deluxe cruise ship ever to be based there year-round.

Following closely in the wake of the Seven Seas Mariner, the new 700-guest Seven Seas Voyager is the world’s second all-suite, all-balcony ship and the second to feature a restaurant operated by Le Cordon Bleu of Paris. There are four main dining venues, surprising for a ship of her size. The Voyager also features some of the highest space and service ratios at sea, and her suites are the largest “lead-in” suites in the industry.

The 700-guest Seven Seas Mariner, which sailed her inaugural voyage in March 2001, is the world’s first all-suite, all-balcony ship. The 50,000-ton vessel offers worldwide itineraries, accommodating her guests in 354 luxurious ocean-view suites, of 301 to 2,002 square feet, with private balconies. The Seven Seas Mariner boasts the 100-seat “Signatures”, Le Cordon Bleu’s first and only permanent restaurant-at-sea; exclusive Le Cordon Bleu Classe Culinaire des Croisieres workshops offered to guests on select cruises; four dining venues with the main dining room offering single, open seating; an exclusive Judith Jackson Sea Spa featuring specially trained therapists skilled in Jackson’s celebrated aromatherapy; “Club.com”, an 18-computer Internet cafe and classroom; and Mermaid* pod propulsion systems for virtually vibration-free cruising.

The 33,000-ton, all-suite, 490-guest Seven Seas Navigator debuted in Western Europe in September 1999. The vessel features 245 ocean view suites (90 percent with private balconies), plus fine dining options, generous space-per-guest ratios, impeccable service, luxurious amenities, a Judith Jackson Sea Spa and three email-ready computers for guests’ use.

The 19,200-ton Paul Gauguin has offered year-round seven-night cruises in the pristine paradise of Tahiti and French Polynesia since January 1998 (and is the most elegant vessel to be based there year-round). Sailing every Saturday from Papeete (Tahiti), the ship visits Raiatea, Tahaa (for a call at RSSC’s private islet of Motu Mahana), Bora Bora and Moorea. All staterooms feature ocean views (50 percent with private balconies). The ship has a casually elegant dress code suitable to the destination, as well as cuisine inspired by a two-star Michelin French chef, complimentary watersports and her own retractable marina.

The 20,000-ton Regent Diamond, launched in 1992, combines small-ship intimacy with large-ship amenities. Her inimitable profile owes to her twin-hull design, which cuts down on pitch and roll movements. Of her 177 spacious staterooms overlooking the sea, 123 boast private balconies. From December through April she operates a distinctive Panama Canal program featuring extensive land options in Costa Rica, Mexico, Central America and Caribbean ports, with summers devoted to Mediterranean cruises from Barcelona, Rome, Athens and Nice.

In 2001 and 1999, Regent Seven Seas was voted “Best Small Cruise Line” in Travel & Leisure’s fourth annual “World’s Best” Awards readers’ survey. In 1995, the line was voted “World’s Best Cruise Line” by the readers of Conde Nast Traveler. The fleet reaches over 300 ports worldwide on every continent (including Antarctica).

Regent Seven Seas Cruises, with headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is part of Carlson Hospitality Worldwide of Carlson Companies, Inc., one of America’s largest privately-owned corporations. Carlson Hospitality includes: Country Kitchens, Country Inns & Suites by Carlson, TGI Friday’s, Regent Hotels, Italianni’s, Friday’s Front Row Sports Grill, Friday’s American Bar, and Regent Hospitality Worldwide.

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