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Regent Seven Seas Cruises

Mid-size shiparound 750 guestsEntered service 2023

Seven Seas Grandeur

Regent's newest ship: everything included, elegant without being stiff.

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Overview

Seven Seas Grandeur entered service in late 2023 and carries around 750 guests in all-suite, all-balcony accommodation with one of the highest space ratios at sea. Excursions, flights on many fares, specialty dining and drinks are included.

Grandeur is the third of Regent's Explorer class and the most refined. The ship is elegant and a little traditional: marble, a grand atrium, a proper theater, several specialty restaurants that cost nothing extra and a spa that is among the best in the fleet.

It suits travelers in their sixties and seventies well, and grandparents hosting adult children. Teenagers are welcome and find enough to do; young children less so, as there is no club on most sailings.

At a glance

Size
Mid-size ship, around 750 guests
Entered service
2023 (approximate)
Our pick
A Concierge suite midship on Deck 9 or 10

Thinking about Seven Seas Grandeur?

We will say whether Seven Seas Grandeur is right for your party, which suite we would book and which sailing, or name the ship we would choose instead.

Best for

  • Grandparents and couples who want a fully inclusive week
  • Travelers who like a touch of formality
  • Hosting adult children on a landmark birthday
  • First-time luxury cruisers who want nothing to pay for on board

Not for

  • Families with young children
  • Anyone who dislikes any formality
  • Travelers who want a yacht-sized ship

Price

What Seven Seas Grandeur costs

Upper luxury per person, but with excursions, drinks, specialty dining, Wi-Fi, gratuities and often flights in the fare, so compare the full trip rather than the headline. Planning figures on each sailing page.

What it costs

Planning figures for Seven Seas Grandeur

Planning figures from the sailings on this page, not a quote.

The fare

The Seven Seas Grandeur sailings we would shortlist run from about $7,700 per person for 7 nights, depending on ship, suite, season and itinerary.

What that includes

All-suite accommodation; Shore excursions in every port; Drinks and specialty dining; Gratuities and Wi-Fi; Flights and pre-cruise hotel on many fares. Anything not on that list, we price alongside the fare so there is no surprise on board.

Around the ship

Flights, hotel nights before and after, private transfers and any excursions outside the fare sit on top. Your proposal sets out the cruise fare and additional costs so you can compare the full trip.

Have a budget in mind?

Tell us what you are looking for and the figure you have in mind. We will say what it buys on each line, and where the same money goes further.

On board

Suites, cabins, dining and evenings on Seven Seas Grandeur

In our words, from the questions we are asked most. Suite names are the line's; which one we would book is ours.

Suites
Every suite has a balcony. Deluxe Veranda is the entry point and generous; Concierge and Penthouse suites add space, a pre-cruise hotel night and better positions; the Grandeur Suites and the Regent Suite at the top are among the largest at sea.
Cabins we would book
A Concierge or Penthouse suite midship on Deck 9 or 10 for the quiet location and the inclusive extras; a Deluxe Veranda for value. Two suites side by side rather than connecting, which are scarce.
Dining
Compass Rose as the main restaurant, Prime 7 steakhouse, Chartreuse French, Pacific Rim pan-Asian and a good pool grill, all included. Reservations for the specialty rooms open before sailing and we make them.
Entertainment
A full theater with production shows and guest performers, several lounges with live music, enrichment lectures on sea days, a small casino. More traditional cruise rhythm than Explora or Silversea's Nova class.

Want the right suite on Seven Seas Grandeur?

Tell us who is traveling and we will name the deck and the suite numbers we would hold, and the ones we would avoid.

Children, grandparents, mobility

Seven Seas Grandeur for the whole family

Three honest notes: what the ship does for children, what it does for grandparents, and what it asks of anyone with limited mobility.

Children
No permanent children's club; a program appears on some school-vacation sailings. Teenagers manage well; under-tens are better served elsewhere and we say so.
Grandparents
This is one of the easiest ships to buy for grandparents: included excursions in every port remove the planning, the suites are large, the service is attentive and the evenings have a sense of occasion.
Accessibility
Accessible suites exist in several categories; we confirm which and hold them early as they are few. Many Mediterranean ports are alongside, but some Greek island calls use tenders.

Planning for the whole family?

Connecting suites, different activity levels, dining that works for everyone, and transfers that suit grandparents and toddlers alike. The best family suites go first, so start early.

Where it sails

Where Seven Seas Grandeur goes

The regions this ship sails as far as we know; the itinerary confirms the ports and the season.

Positano stacked above the sea on the Amalfi coast
Late May to June and September to early October. July and August for school vacations, booked well ahead.

Mediterranean

The easiest great cruise there is: short flights, famous ports, and a ship for every kind of family.

Sunset over the whitewashed houses of Oia, Santorini
June and September are ideal; July and August are hot and busy; October still swims.

Greek Islands

Small ships, island overnights, and a late season that runs into October.

The walled old town of Dubrovnik and its harbour from above
May to June and September; July and August are warm and busy.

Adriatic & Croatia

Venice, Dubrovnik and Kotor in a week, on ships small enough for the old harbors.

Friendship Beach on Bequia in the Grenadines, palms over a quiet bay
December to April. Christmas and New Year sailings book 12 months ahead.

Caribbean

Winter sun for the whole family, on ships that make Christmas and half-term easy.

Sample itineraries

Sailings we would consider on Seven Seas Grandeur

Planning figures per person; the final price depends on date, suite and availability.

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Not sure where to go?

Give us the month, who is traveling and how far you will fly. A specialist will name the two or three regions and ships we would choose.

Deck plans and photographs

Deck plans and pictures of Seven Seas Grandeur

Regent publishes the deck plan on its official site; we send it marked with the suites we recommend and the ones we would avoid.

Our promise

We will say no.

We do not recommend a cruise because it is expensive, and we do not put people on the wrong ship. If Seven Seas Grandeur is not right for your party, we will tell you and suggest the one that is, even if it costs less or is sold by someone else. We are an advisor, not a booking engine.

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Good to know

Seven Seas Grandeur FAQs

What is included on Seven Seas Grandeur?

Excursions in every port, specialty dining, drinks including fine wines, Wi-Fi, gratuities, and on many fares flights and a pre-cruise hotel night. The headline fare looks high; the all-in cost is competitive.

Is Grandeur formal?

Elegant casual by day and evening, with formal-optional nights that many guests enjoy. Nobody is turned away for not owning a dinner jacket.

Same line

Other Regent Seven Seas Cruises ships we have written up

The whole Regent Seven Seas Cruises fleet →
around 750 guests

Seven Seas Splendor

Grandeur's sister: the same inclusive formula, a few years older.

Regent's Seven Seas Explorer in the Bay of Kotor, Montenegro, mountains rising on both sides
around 750 guests

Seven Seas Explorer

The first of Regent's modern class, still one of the most spacious ships at sea.

Seven Seas Mariner on the Hudson with the Lower Manhattan skyline behind
around 700 guests

Seven Seas Mariner

Regent's smaller, well-kept ship for longer and more distant itineraries.

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Our pick: A Concierge suite midship on Deck 9 or 10. Tell us who is traveling and when, and we will say which sailing and which suite, or whether another ship would suit you better.

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