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Even More on Board: Seven Seas
Splendor and Seven Seas Explorer
Art lovers will revel in the treasures aboard these
two sister ships. Seven Seas Splendor, which made
its splash in 2020, ensconces guests in elegance,
as they stride across 4,280 square metres of
Italian marble and marvel at the multi-million-
dollar collection. With a focus on the 20th and
21st century, the collection includes works by
more than 200 artists.
Picasso’s masterpieces are also featured in the
steakhouse Prime 7 where Le Taureau Noir, the big
black bull, hangs on the wall. See hand-blown glass
by Duncan McClellan in the observation lounge
and Ernesto Lopez-Sao’s “Bookmark,” appropriately
enough, in the library.
The ship itself is a sailing work of art. All
across the vessel metal and glass reflect light in
brilliant ways. Indeed. Regent Splendor’s atrium
shimmers under its LASVIT glass chandelier—
look close, and see if you can count each
individual Bohemian crystal rod (all 358 of
them are hand-blown, too). And Compass Rose
is again a standout, in both cuisine and design.
Glance up and marvel at the 2,722-kilogram
chandelier, all stainless steel and glass.
(Installation took 10 days.)
DID YOU KNOW?
Regent Seven Seas has itineraries that
sail all over the world! As the world’s
leading ultra-luxury cruise line, Regent
offers “The Most Inclusive Luxury Expe-
rience,” both on land and at sea.
Regent’s included luxuries, which are
available on every voyage, are carefully
curated to optimize all guests’ cruise
experiences.
When Seven Seas Explorer
launched in 2016, RSSC pro-
moted it as the most luxurious
ship ever built. When you get
on board, you will see why. It’s a
ship framed around its artwork.
From the acre of marble to the
blown glass, to the eclectic and
super-international $7 million
art collection.
It might just be worth paying
a little extra for the Regent Suite—that is, if you
want to sleep with a pair of Picasso artworks in
your room. A work by early modernist master
Marc Chagall hangs in the bar lobby at Prime
Seven along with additional Picasso artworks.
But Regent went far beyond what you might
find in a traditional fine arts museum.
For example, when you go for dinner at
Pacific Rim, the ship’s Asian-fusion restau-
rant, you’ll pass a cast-bronze Tibetan prayer
wheel. Despite the fact that it cost half a mil-
lion USD to make, and weighs two tons,
Regent didn’t want to cut corners with mate-
rials like lighter resin.
Like the Fabergé egg on Regent Grandeur and
the LASVIT glass chandelier on Regent Explorer,
it is one-of-a-kind. That is, you cannot find it
anywhere else on earth. And at the end of the
day, isn’t that the truest luxury?
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TRAVEL PLANNER
To learn more about the most inclusive luxury
experience on-board Regent Seven Seas
Cruises, visit RSSC.com, call 1-844-405-2789
or contact your travel advisor.
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