We were discussing this tonight and tossing around why Regent did this and other cruise lines have not yet done this to such an extent. We just can't believe that Regent didn't perform an economic impact assessment of non-smokers vs. smokers and view that more of the dollars are coming from non-smokers and the potential loss to revenues from smokers wouldn't be large. I would imagine that they also figured into their decision a competitive and market assessment. Regent is a sharp company, and they seem to have rethought their original plan regarding a block of rooms,so there must be some other force out there, e.g., governmental factors, insurance, etc. Perhaps, unbeknownst to us, as others have stated above, all cruise lines will be moving in this direction, and Regent is just the earliest adopter? Noting Karen's remark, however, Regent should no longer book the Connoiseurs Club with private parties if that is one of the few special venues left for smokers. That wouldn't be right. We're sorry to see that these rules may cause some great folks to reconsider cruising with Regent.