20250428 Regent Seven Seas Voyager Cruise Bangkok to Dubai, Day 7, Sea Day

Regent Seven Seas Voyager Bangkok to Dubai Day 7 - The Gulf of Thailand and a well-deserved sea day

We got up semi-early today, even after losing an hour last night. We're now on UTC+8 or a full 12 hours ahead of the US East Coast. After breakfast, we started getting involved in Regent activities.

Before we get into that, let's start with a look at our room. We are in cabin 664, described as an H-Dlx Veranda Suite. Here's a look at the room.

Coming in from the hallway into suite 664, you can see the bathroom door on the left

The bathroom - a single sink, but plenty of shelves on both sides of the sink and under the counter

An actual human-sized shower that you can turn around in and bend over

The other side of the sink with its shelves, plus a view of the large tub, not that we'll use it

Going further into the room, we see the closet door on the left

It is a decent-sized walk-in closet with plenty of hanging space, plus several deep and shallow drawers

The living area with a couch, a side table, and a large table

The desk with a mini-fridge on the left and a glass and wine bucket area on the right

The smaller but usable veranda with some of the most comfy veranda chairs we've seen on a cruise

There are only a few US 110V plugs around. There are more three-prong 220V plugs, so adapters/converters are a good idea. There are no USB ports in the room - a sign of the ship's age.

Overall, the room is comfy and I give it a thumbs-up. Having a good shower after that ridiculously small one we had on Seabourn is nice.

Other interesting things on the ship - a library. I know, most ships these days have some shelves of books to lend. Regent has that, but the area is huge. Plus, they have another set where you can leave books behind if you finish them onboard and don't want to carry them home.

The ship's books are color-coded

There were more shelves than this, but you get the idea

We wandered a bit.

A look down into the massive 8-floor atrium

On to the activities. Arlona made a bead bracelet. I handed her the pieces in order, and she whipped it together in about five minutes.

For game-type activities, the entertainment staff awards Regent Award Points. At the end of the cruise, they can be exchanged for Regent swag like hats, shirts, jackets, and such. It is exactly like what Ocenaia does. It's no coincidence since they are both sister companies under the Norwegian Cruise Line umbrella.

The first was what they call Top Toss. I've seen it before as ladder ball. You had three ropes, each with a ball on each end. You tossed it at a structure with three rungs - a top rung, a middle rung, and a bottom rung. If you got the balls to wrap around and stay in place on the rungs, you were awarded points. The top run was worth three points, the middle, two, and the bottom, one. If you got the rope to wrap more than once, each wrap got you a point. They randomly paired people and they went head-to-head, the winner scoring three Regent points, the loser, one. I won my match and Arlona lost hers, so we scored four points in total.

Next, we tried our hand at Baggo. They divided the 18 participants randomly into six teams of three guests. After everyone tossed three bags, the first-place team scored three Regent points, two for second, and one for third. Arlona and I both scored half of the points for our respective teams. Arlona's team took third, and mine won, meaning we got four more Regent points between us.

This afternoon, we tried Skittles. Skittles was a bowling game of sorts. They set up ten small pins, and you threw a small and decidedly lightweight ball, trying to knock over the pins. The light weight of the ball made it all but impossible to knock over the pins. Still, it was fun to watch people try. They played three rounds, making it increasingly easier with fewer pins and a closer distance. It was a fun event.

Next up was outdoor Baggo. I'll just sum it up that it didn't go well for either of us, but we still had fun.

The final event for the day was team trivia. We joined with four other cruisers, and even though we didn't need a team name, we called ourselves Titanic Swim Team. We finished in third place, scoring a couple of Regent points. Our misses:

• How many balls are on the table at the beginning of a game of Snooker?
• We had no idea and guessed 5 - it was 22 - so close
• Where does actor Anthony Quinn hail from?
• We guessed Greece - it was Mexico - we got an extra point by naming one of his movies - Zorba the Greek

We missed a bonus question - What do you call Bambi with no eyes? We answered "Bamb". What he was looking for was "No eye deer" (No idea with a Boston accent). We scored 14/17, which was good enough for third place.

Tonight was a formal night. Before we left for this cruise, we asked about the dress code and were told there were formal nights. Based on that, I took up half of a suitcase to bring a dark suit, dress shoes, pocket squares, and bow ties. Today, the Cruise Director, Callie, said that the formal night is totally optional. We saw perhaps five men in tuxedos, a handful in suits, and a few in jackets. So, things are definitely more relaxed, and we know better if we decide to cruise Regent again.

After a pre-dinner cocktail and conversations in the Observation Bar, we went to the Compass Rose restaurant for dinner. We both opted for the always-available side and both had a lovely filet mignon. As we ate, we watched the Sun bid farewell to this day.

We considered going to the production show tonight, but I was starting to shut down. The lack of sleep over the last week was catching up with me. We decided to call it a night.

The internet continues to absolutely suck. I'm not hopeful that I will be able to post for the duration of this trip. If that is the case, I'll write it all up and post everything once we're home.

Tomorrow, we will dock in Singapore for the next two days. We have a couple of tours tomorrow, so it will be a busy day.