Seven Seas Grandeur: Greek islands with everything included
Athens round trip with excursions, drinks, speciality dining and flights in the fare.
Cruise line
Regent Seven Seas Cruises
The most inclusive fare at sea, on all-suite ships that take elegance seriously.
Regent's fares include almost everything — suites, excursions in every port, drinks, speciality dining and often flights — on ships of roughly 500 to 750 guests with a classically elegant, slightly formal feel.
Regent's argument is simple: pay once, then stop thinking about money. Every cabin is a suite with a balcony, shore excursions are included in every port, drinks and speciality restaurants are in the fare, and on many sailings so are flights and a pre-cruise hotel night. For travellers who find on-board accounts tiresome, that matters.
The atmosphere is elegant and a little traditional: formal-optional nights, a well-dressed crowd, excellent service that is attentive rather than chummy. Grandparents tend to love it. Children are welcome and a youth programme runs on selected school-holiday sailings, but this is not a ship designed around them.
Where it fits best: couples and older family groups who want an easy, polished experience with everything handled. Where it fits least: families with young children, and travellers who want a relaxed, modern, resort-style ship.
What's included
- All-suite accommodation
- Shore excursions in every port
- Drinks and speciality dining
- Gratuities and Wi-Fi
- Flights and pre-cruise hotel on many fares
Ships
- Seven Seas Grandeur
- Seven Seas Splendor
- Seven Seas Explorer
- Seven Seas Voyager
- Seven Seas Mariner
- Seven Seas Navigator
The ships
Regent Seven Seas Cruises at sea
Licensed photographs of the actual ships, not brochure renders.
Seven Seas Grandeur, Regent's all-suite flagship, under way in open water Photo: Mustang Joe · CC0 
Regent's Seven Seas Explorer in the Bay of Kotor, Montenegro, mountains rising on both sides Photo: Paavo01 · CC BY-SA 4.0 
Seven Seas Explorer, Regent's all-suite ship, at the quay in Cádiz Photo: Rab Lawrence · CC BY 2.0
On board
What Regent Seven Seas Cruises is actually like
Four honest notes, in our words, on the things people ask us about most.
- Suites
- All-suite with verandas on almost every category; suites are among the largest in the fleet-for-fleet comparison, and the Grandeur and Splendor are the ones to ask for.
- Dining
- Five or six restaurants on the newest ships, including Chartreuse and Pacific Rim, all included; a traditional evening rhythm with smart dress rather than black tie.
- Facilities
- A theatre, a good spa, one pool and generous public rooms; the ships feel like a grand hotel rather than a resort.
- Children
- Club Mariner runs in school holidays on selected sailings for ages five to seventeen; outside those weeks children are welcome but under-served.
Who it's for
- Couples and grandparents who want everything included and nothing to sign for
- Travellers who enjoy a dressier evening
- First-time luxury cruisers who like a clear, simple fare
- Groups with older teenagers who will use the included excursions
Who it isn't for
- Families with toddlers or young children
- Travellers who dislike any formality
- Anyone who wants a yacht-sized ship
Cruise ideas
Sailings we'd consider with Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Planning figures per person; the final price depends on date, suite and availability.
Seven Seas Explorer: Alaska with Vancouver and the Rockies
Glaciers and whales with excursions included, plus Vancouver and the Rocky Mountaineer for a 14-night family journey.
Not sure Regent Seven Seas Cruises is the right fit?
Tell us who's travelling and what matters most. We'll say honestly whether we'd book this line for you, or which one we'd choose instead.
Where they sail
Destinations
Mediterranean
The easiest great cruise there is: short flights, famous ports, and a ship for every kind of family.
Greek Islands
Small ships, island overnights, and a late season that runs into October.
Adriatic & Croatia
Venice, Dubrovnik and Kotor in a week, on ships small enough for the old harbours.
Caribbean
Winter sun for the whole family, on ships that make Christmas and half-term easy.
Norwegian Fjords
No long flight, dramatic scenery from your terrace, and a season made for grandparents.
Baltic & Northern Capitals
Copenhagen, Stockholm, Tallinn and Helsinki in a week, with culture the whole way.
Compared
Regent Seven Seas Cruises against the alternatives
Regent Seven Seas vs Seabourn: inclusive elegance two ways
Regent and Seabourn both sell small-ship luxury with most things included. Regent includes more and is a little grander; Seabourn is smaller, warmer and more sociable. We say which we would choose for which couple.
The best luxury cruises for grandparents and grandchildren
Which luxury cruise lines actually work when grandparents take the grandchildren: the ships with children's programmes and connecting suites, the ones to avoid, and how we would plan it.
The best luxury cruise for a family of 10
Planning a luxury cruise for ten people: how many cabins, which ships have the connecting suites, where to go, when to book and how to split the cost. Blackbury's working method.
Good to know
Regent Seven Seas Cruises: questions we're asked
Are flights really included with Regent?
On many fares from the UK, yes, in a standard class with an upgrade option. It depends on the sailing and the fare you book, so we confirm it in writing in your proposal rather than assume.
Can children sail with Regent?
Yes. A youth programme operates on selected sailings, usually in school holidays. For young children we would often suggest another line; for teenagers Regent can work well.
Further reading
Before you decide on Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Our own planning notes: who a ship suits, how many cabins to book, when to go.
The best cruises to take with your grandchildren
Which ships work when the party spans seventy years, what to look for in a children's programme, and the itineraries we would start with.
How to plan a multigenerational cruise
The order to decide things in, the questions that save arguments later, and what a specialist does that a booking site cannot.
Seven luxury cruise myths, dispelled by people who sail them
Crowds, buffets, seasickness, feeling trapped, dressing for dinner, children underfoot and the price. What is true of a 3,000-guest ship is mostly untrue of a 300-guest one. Here is what we tell first-time guests.
Ready to start planning?
Tell us who's travelling, where you'd like to go and what matters most. A cruise specialist shortlists the two or three ships we'd actually recommend.