we just got home from a 66 day sfo-china [pek] ride on rssc voyager.....

note that "free", means prepaid in my mind....

dress code is no shorts or jeans after 6pm....open collar shirt for men, slacks w/ blouse or dresses for gals....my wife wore both white & black jeans w/ top that covered the pockets often....there were some formal optional nites where you could dress in tux or suits, i usually wore a sport coat & shirt w/sams club chinos....many people dressed to the nines often....

there were decent free shore tours w/ good availability....i only paid for 1 of the xtra charge tour...

you pay for casino, spa, boutique & premium booze [glenlivet & jw black were well drinks]....there were wines for purchase, but we found the free selection fine...cigs were $3.75, cigars were $ 3 to 52 w/ about 20 offered...

no tipping policy...but some did...

the staff was as friendly as could be....

great lectures, shows were ok...

coach air was "free"...we drew aa dfw-sfo & i sprang for the ug & ua pek-dfw & paid $1499 ea for the yup....airport to/from ship was free...

internet charges were $200 for 800 minutes [25c/min] w/ more for smaller pkgs....sat phone was $6.50/min....as fcruisers on rssc from when it was radisson [1st on regent], we had free internet & 9 hours of sat phone split into 3hrs on 3 segments w/ no carry over...

the trip was too long, but only became a sorta drag the last two weeks...

edit to add...we rode seabourne ~ 25yrs ago so cant comment on the current fleet....

also we were in steerage [cheapest], cabin was 350 sqft incl balcony, largest we have had....

ps...there is a coffee bar w/mocha,latte,irish.etc & pastry,fruit,cereal,juice,etc open 6:30-5pm....we ate there every day, so no full breakfast for us...they would deliver to the cigar lounge....

24 hour room service....

food wasn't holland america which is usa style, but was quite good tho i would liked to have a bk whopper at times...

the highlight is that i have 11 texas tens [$100] in my pocket from the casino, enough for another day on board...

more trivia....cell phones can be used on board....at sea they go thru the sat phone w/charges....at port, they go thru the shore towers, so ok in hawaii, but at tahiti, got $2.50/min roaming charge...

wifi in cabins....good response time from 10pm-7am...there was about 20 terminals in the ship internet room....

$1.00 each to mail post cards from the ship....they were sent by the port agent w/local stamps....no charge for the promo cards showing the ship...

guests are allowed to tour the ship w/prior clearance....we roned at melbourne and stayed w/relatives who came on board the 2nd day for lunch & a visit when they brought us back....the lunch was to be $40 ea but we were not billed....should i send a check?...