Padel with an ocean horizon, an 18-hole putting green, sunrise yoga and digital shuffleboard: Regent Seven Seas Cruises has revealed the open decks of Seven Seas Prestige — and they say a lot about where ultra-luxury cruising is heading.
The Solara Sports Deck, on Deck 14 at the very top of the ship, will be the first purpose-built, named sports deck in Regent’s fleet when Prestige debuts this December.
What’s up top
Designed with SMC, the deck centres on a competition-sized padel and pickleball court framed by sea views, alongside that putting green and the line’s first dedicated open-air yoga area for sunrise and sunset classes.
There’s a first flutter of digital play too: side-by-side “supercharged” shuffleboard units, with a sheltered aft pavilion offering mini-bowling, chess and covered table tennis for less competitive evenings.
The design details are very Regent: polished timber framing instead of sports netting, integrated planters, and LED perimeter lighting that turns the courts into an evening social space. The deck stays open around the clock, with tournaments and wellness classes from the maiden voyage.
President Wesley D’Silva called it proof the line is “rethinking every inch of our new ship class”.
The pool deck — and a new restaurant
Below on Deck 12, the Solara Pool Deck wraps a substantial 48ft by 29ft pool with two whirlpools and a two-tier sunbed arrangement borrowed from the Explorer-class ships.
Poolside dining comes from the Solara Pool Grill — with an artisanal pizzeria — and the Solara Pool Bar, all within Regent’s everything-included fares.
The upper pool level also leads into two speciality restaurants: pan-Asian favourite Pacific Rim and Azure, a brand-new mezze-style Mediterranean venue making its Regent debut — two of eleven dining venues aboard.
Why the space matters
The numbers behind Prestige are the real story. At 77,000 gross tons she is roughly 40% larger than Regent’s existing ships — yet carries only around 10% more guests: 822 passengers in 411 all-balcony suites, looked after by 630 crew.
In an industry where space ratios are the number to watch as lines squeeze extra cabins into existing ships, Regent is running hard the other way — selling emptiness as the ultimate luxury.
For UK cruisers
Prestige’s maiden voyage departs Barcelona on 13 December 2026 — a 14-night transatlantic to Miami — before a first season spanning the Caribbean and Panama Canal. An easy fly-cruise start, and transatlantic maidens have a devoted British following.
Regent is no stranger to British waters either: its 2027 Spotlight Voyages include an Ancestry.com sailing around the British Isles from Southampton.
One date for bargain-minded luxury cruisers: Regent’s separate “Sail Into Savings” offer — up to 40% off selected 2026–27 voyages — runs only until this Wednesday, 15 July.
The bottom line
Every luxury line is chasing wellness and al-fresco living; Regent’s answer is characteristically spatial — fewer guests, more deck, padel at sea.
With the ultra-luxury market busy this week — Seabourn discounting, Explora courting hotel loyalists — Prestige’s December debut is shaping up as the segment’s event of the winter.
