| RSSC drops local season

REGENT Seven Seas Cruises (RSSC) has been forced to suspend its previously planned 2021/22 Seven Seas Explorer season in Asia-Pacific, with Chief Executive Officer Jason Montague confirming the move this morning.

The highly anticipated program was set to see the vessel make her Australian debut (CW 13 Nov 2020) operating 14 all-inclusive itineraries between Oct 2021 and Apr 2022.

The canx are part of RSSC’s return to service plan, which will also result in the Seven Seas Voyager 2021/22 season in Africa and South America suspended.

“Considering the continued impact of the pandemic in certain parts of the world we thought carefully about how, when, and where reuniting the entire Regent family would enable us to consistently deliver an unrivalled experience as well as provide exceptional destination explorations,” Montague said.

“We’re excited to share with you our plan which will see all of our ships back in the water by early 2022…unfortunately this does mean we’ve had to make some difficult decisions.

“As a result and with much regret we’ve had to suspend further sailings including Seven Seas Explorer’s upcoming Asia- Pacific season and Seven Seas Voyager’s upcoming Africa and South America sailings.”

Montague said RSSC shared in the disappointment of those who’ve had their “much anticipated and much deserved experiences cancelled”.

Instead of operating locally, Explorer will return to service in Venice on 16 Oct, while Voyager will be deployed from Barcelona on 15 Feb 2022.

Miami will see Seven Seas Mariner restart on 18 Dec, followed on 06 Jan 2022 by Seven Seas Navigator.

All voyages up to each ship’s respective restart date have been cancelled, with impacted clients to accordingly receive a 100% refund, automatically paid within 60 days of the cancellation.