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Regent’s New Ship Has a Suite of Nearly 9,000 Square Feet — and the Biggest Spa the Line Has Built

By Julie — Rescue Diver, 1,500+ dives, 135 countries

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Regent Seven Seas Cruises has spent the last three weeks revealing the final pieces of Seven Seas Prestige, the first ship of its new Prestige class and its first new design since Seven Seas Explorer arrived in 2016. On 2 September it unveiled the largest spa in its history. On 15 September it added Solmar Terrace, an open-air lunch venue built around sushi, tapas and yakitori. The ship sails her maiden voyage from Barcelona on 13 December 2026.

The headline number is not the spa, though. It is the ratio. Regent says Seven Seas Prestige is 40 percent larger than its previous ships but carries only about 10 percent more guests. That extra volume has gone into the thing Regent has always sold: space. At the very top of the ship sits the Skyview Regent Suite, at nearly 9,000 square feet with its own private elevator and gym.

Rendering of Seven Seas Prestige at sea, the new Regent Seven Seas Cruises ship shown off a mountainous coastline
Rendering ©RSSC

Seven Seas Prestige: Key Facts

  • Maiden voyage: 13 December 2026, “Felices Fiestas”, 14 nights from Barcelona to Miami via Málaga, Funchal and San Juan
  • Built by: Fincantieri, Marghera, Italy; floated out 9 December 2025
  • Size: 76,550 gross tons, 12 decks
  • Suites: 411, all with balconies, across 12 categories
  • Crew: 630
  • Top suite: the Skyview Regent Suite, nearly 9,000 sq ft, with a private elevator, spa bath and 161 sq ft in-suite gym
  • Dining: 11 venues, including the new Solmar Terrace and Azure, and a refreshed Prime 7
  • Spa: Serene Spa & Wellness, 6,006 sq ft on Deck 4, with 10 treatment rooms and a complimentary thermal suite
  • Fares: all-inclusive of shore excursions, speciality dining, drinks, gratuities and Wi-Fi

A Spa Built for Longer Voyages

Serene Spa & Wellness covers 6,006 square feet on Deck 4, the largest spa Regent has put on a ship. It has ten treatment rooms, among them an acupuncture room, a medi-spa room and a couples’ suite. The thermal suite is complimentary. It includes the line’s first salt room, saunas, steam rooms, a hydrotherapy pool, a snow room, an aroma room and heated loungers. ELEMIS supplies the treatments and Technogym the fitness equipment. The medi-spa menu reaches as far as Thermage FLX, truSculpt and a Niagen NAD+ IV drip.

“Largest ever” here means largest in Regent’s own fleet, not largest at sea. But a free thermal suite matters on a line whose guests routinely book two- and three-week voyages. It is the part of a spa you use every sea day, not just once for a treatment.

Rendering of the hydrotherapy pool and heated loungers in the thermal suite of Serene Spa & Wellness on Seven Seas Prestige
Rendering ©RSSC

Solmar Terrace and the Dining Line-Up

Solmar Terrace, on Deck 5, is an open-air venue serving from midday to 6pm. The menu leans towards Asian small plates: sushi, yakitori and tapas designed for a long lunch rather than a formal sitting. Azure, a Mediterranean mezze-style restaurant, is the other new name. Prime 7, Regent’s steakhouse, has been reworked for the ship. The fleet’s familiar venues return around them: Compass Rose, Pacific Rim, Chartreuse, La Veranda and the Pool Grill, plus 24-hour in-suite dining. Every one of them is included in the fare.

Pan con tomate, one of the tapas on the Solmar Terrace menu from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, plated on a cream dish
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The Suites

All 411 suites have balconies, in 12 categories. Beyond the Skyview Regent Suite, the new designs include two-storey Skyview Suites with rooftop terraces, a Grand Loft Suite of 856 square feet and 15 Horizon Penthouse Suites. The Skyview Regent Suite’s private gym comes with two complimentary spa services a day. That is the kind of detail that tells you exactly who the suite is for.

Rendering of the private in-suite gym in the Skyview Regent Suite on Seven Seas Prestige, with a bike, weights and a balcony view
Rendering ©RSSC

Why It Matters

The ultra-luxury ocean market has split in two. On one side are the 200–450-guest yacht brands: Four Seasons, Ritz-Carlton and Aman. On the other are the larger all-inclusive lines, which compete on what the fare covers. Regent sits firmly in the second camp, and Seven Seas Prestige doubles down on it. Unlimited shore excursions, speciality restaurants, drinks and gratuities all sit inside a single fare. The new ship adds space rather than guests. If you are comparing it with the yachts, compare the fully loaded price, not the headline one.

Rendering of the Azure restaurant dining room on Seven Seas Prestige, with terracotta urns, blue-and-white tables and sea views
Rendering ©RSSC

Prices and How to Book

Regent’s own site lists the maiden voyage from US$9,399 per person in a Deluxe Veranda Suite. That fare includes up to 38 shore excursions on this sailing, all speciality restaurants, unlimited drinks including fine wines, pre-paid gratuities, unlimited Wi-Fi and 24-hour in-suite dining. Flights are extra. The maiden voyage showed as waitlisted when I checked on 28 September 2026, so treat that fare as a benchmark rather than an availability promise. Later Prestige sailings are on sale through Regent and luxury cruise specialists.

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This preview is based on official announcements — I haven’t sailed aboard Seven Seas Prestige yet. Read more about how I review or visit my Work With Me page.

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  1. Never book the first price you see. I run the same room through Booking.com, Trip.com, Expedia and Vio.com before I commit — and anywhere in Southeast Asia I add Traveloka, which holds rates the global sites don’t show. No platform is always the cheapest: Trip.com usually wins across Asia, Expedia on flight-and-hotel packages, Vio.com on raw price. I was sceptical the first time I used it; it saved me 20%. Is Vio safe? I price-tested it against Booking.com and Expedia — the full numbers are here. Five minutes of comparing regularly takes 10–20% off the same stay.
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  4. Never travel without insurance. VisitorsCoverage compares policies for your specific trip — and if you dive, confirm the policy actually covers it.
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The full strategy is in my guide to finding hotel and flight deals without sacrificing luxury.

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