We started with the Diamond on a crossing from Rome to San Juan via Funchal in 2000, then the Mariner during her first year from Alaska to Vancouver in 2001. Then we lucked out and got in on the offer for the end of the Navigator's World Cruise (we took it from Rio to Ft. Lauderdale) which qualified us for an invite to the Voyager's shakedown and christening, plus we took her maiden cruise. Since then we done about twenty more, from as little as 7 days to as many as 43 (back-to-back-to-back) totaling 307 nights and counting at this point, with one cruise (Monaco to Rio on the Mariner) left to go this year, and three more in 2013 – 55 nights booked in total, every one with on-board credit too. One regret. . .we never sailed in the Song of Flower.

The saddest part is the recent announcement that Mark Conroy is stepping down as President of Regent. IMHO, he has been the one constant that has kept things going well, I guess for the entire twenty year history of the lines, but am very sure that’s been so for the last twelve. He’s built a loyal, dedicated customer base that nearly fanatical about (now) Regent. I hope the folks at PCH and Apollo know and recognize all he has done, because a big part of the reason the ships sell out is that trusty following he built over all those years. I worry many things we all love about RSSC are going to change for the worse or just disappear. I hope not, because I don’t want to switch lines (we’ve tried most of the competitors but keep coming back to Regent) or find another way to travel at this late date.