A couple of quick comments. While I agree that the A/C has improved a bit, I am in slight disagreement with Pat regarding it's keeping us "quite, quite comfortable". (But we have the same disagreement about setting the A/C at home!!)

The lunchtime events yesterday certainly demonstrated a lack of planning and coordination amongst the various elements of food services and destination services. Clearly, Compass Rose should have been kept open longer; and someone should have been aware of the total inadequacy of LV to handle the number of passengers wanting to have a bit of lunch. However, the response to our complaint was genuinelly heartening. There was no finger-pointing or avoidance of responsibility, while there was a firm commitment by two very senior members of the ship's staff to see that such a situation will not occur again. Finally, although the apologies the two officers made to Pat & me were appreciated, the promise they made to apologize to those fine and gentle members of the LV staff who had to suffer through a dreadful luncheon service experience meant the most to us by a huge measure and demonstrated the sort of true leadership we have come to expect from Regent.

Topic switch: Although you will indeed by "Breenless on BEAR", Terry plans to return to Navigator at the end of June and stay on for the rest of the Alaska season and into some part of Asia. Hmm, can we dare hope that she will joining us Dingbats in November??