We had a fabulous cruise on the Regent Seven Seas Mariner, Miami to Barcelona. This was our first time on Regent and we may never travel on another line. Regent surpassed all my expectations and was definitely worth the higher cost.
The Mariner is not a huge ship but the many public areas, bars, lounges, theaters and library give it an uncrowded, spacious feel. In addition to our lovely suite, there were many places on the ship to curl up with a book or just to relax in peace. My favorite was the coffee bar area on deck 6. I sure miss it now that I'm home! I ordered one or two different specialty coffees each day on board.
Deck 11, the pool deck, was another favorite place to relax. We never had any need to search for a lounge chair by the pool which was great. There were always plenty of loungers with terry cloth covers and towels set up by attentive stewards eager to bring us anything we wanted to drink.