After having been on passenger ships dating back to the Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary as a child and being on Ships from the the Emerald Seas, The Nordic Prince in the the 70's to the evolutionary changes in cruising today, I am familiar with origins and changes in the industry and appreciate its revolution.

Most recently, we have sailed on both Princess and Celebrity with accommodations ranging from balconies to suites with a butler...certainly the microcosm of availability.

We chose to sail Regent because of a desire to try a smaller vessel with purported luxury and personal concern for the individual passenger. The cost was about twice that of previous similar itineraries. The question is... was this worth twice the price...Categorically-NO. Read more