Jim & Ann, Is that a Bichon you are holding? We have 3 Bichons and had my cousin move in for 3 weeks to take care of them. I would do Oceania if they offered a Business upgrade for $995 like Regent does. We are low on FF miles and for a long trip Business class is a must for us. Regent has much bigger penthouse suites and each floor has a free laundry. However, on Oceania there is only 1 pay laundry on the entire ship. Traveling lighter than usual these days; you need to do at least one load of wash. Regent has good speakers in their theater. oceania did not. Both are very port intensive and you get tired; so shows at night didn't mean much to us. You can't go wrong on either line.