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The Regent Seven Seas Cruises will dispose of the 'Seven Seas Navigator' in Oct 2026. The ship, which has been part of the fleet since 1999, will underake three farewell cruises between Aug and Oct 2026. The farewell cruise will include a twelve-day voyage from Le Havre to Barcelona, ​​followed by a nine-day cruise through the Western Mediterranean. The ship's final voyage will be a 14-day cruise from Istanbul to Rome. The retirement of the Seven Seas Navigator is part of a fleet modernization strategy. The cruise line has expanded its fleet with newer, larger ships in recent years. For the 'Seven Seas Navigator's final voyages, various onboard events are planned to honor the ship and its long-serving crew. The retirement of the 'Seven Seas Navigator' marks a strategic step in the fleet development of Regent Seven Seas Cruises.

On May 21, 2024, the 'Seven Seas Navigator', en route from Cape Verde to Barcelona, requested the medical evacuation of a crew member 11.5 miles southeast of Punta Rasca. The CCS Tenerife of Salvamento Marítimo mobilized the SAR helicopter Helimer 201, which hoisted the patient and transported him to the Tenerife South airport for transfer to the hospital for medical treatment on a higher level.

The 'Seven Seas Navigotor' with 450 people on board has been quarantined in the port of Barcelona since May 21, 2020, after a female crew member was tested positive for the new coronavirus. The Spanish Ministry of Health explained in a statement that it had been informed of the presence of a crew member presenting mild symptoms compatible with the coronavirus on board the cruise ship. The test then turned out to be positive. The Ministry of Health has granted exceptional authorization to disembark this crew member who had been isolated. The rest of the crew aboard the vessel have no reported symptoms but remained in quarantine.

The 'Seven Seas Navigator' docked at Puntarenas on April 30, 2020, in order to disembark three Tico crew members who had expressed their desire to return to their country. No other person left the ship. The three Costa Ricans will meet Immigration Police, be tested for SARS-CoV-2 and receive a mandatory 14-day home quarantine order. The Pacific Port Authority (INCOP) executed its protocol for care and prevention of the coronavirus, CCSS nurses will apply the appropriate tests on site and officials from the Ministry of Health will notify the quarantine to the nationals. The last port of call for the cruise ship was in Los Angeles on April 22. The vessel reported on April 27 that none of its 342 crew members had showed symptoms of the coronavirus. Report with photo: https://ticotimes.net/2020/04/30/cruise-ship-arrives-in-puntarenas-to-return-costa-rican-crew