Rp

Sep 23, 2024

We were in a penthouse with a butler

We were in a penthouse with a butler. The butler was horrible, always barging in our room. He would not answer our questions, and tell us to find out on our own. He then admonished us when we would ask the maid for things or information. He treated us like we were toddlers. We are both lawyers with MBAs. We complained about him. He than said he was sorry but he did it again. But the worst thing was the food. At one of the specialty restaurants, I ordered lamb chops, and the server brought me 5 different knives because I was unable to cut them. Finally the chef remade them and cut them for me. They were good then. Another night, I ordered lobster at a different specialty restaurant and it was too chewy. At the third restaurant I ordered a chicken dish and I had to order a vegetarian dish as again the chicken was too chewy. I became a vegetarian on this cruise as the crummy meat and crummy fish were tough. The buffets were vegetarian good. Also I am gluten free. They do not know how to cook gluten free. I had a scone that was so hard. I did not bite into it as it was hard as a rock, and I would have needed dental work if I bit into it. The gluten free pancakes of 3 times, one time was good, the other 2 times ,way too chewy. The good things were the entertainment was great and they did do a good job with the laundry. Also I thought the staff were great except for one server and the butler. This is not the most luxurious cruise line as they attest. I have been on a luxury cruise line prior to covid and this one is not. We met some people from the UK who had been on numerous Regent cruises who complained that the service and food had gone downhill. Save your money and go on a mass market cruise and pay to eat at the specialty restaurants.