Marc

You should write to Regent about these issues if it is worrying you so much. Sometimes there are reasons for fewer tours in a port of call, limited facilities in the port or simply not enough attractions to add much variety.

However, in these cases your idea of a regular and shorter tour is actually a very good one. In most cases the "do it all people" select the 5 - 8 hour tours. The "want to get back" people select the 2 -4 hour tours. So that really sorts itself out for the most part. But with just one tour or two tours offered in a port an adjustment to the time frame would keep the "do it all group" and the "I want to get back" group separated. Those that want a speedy return can select the same itinerary just shorter time periods at the various stops.

If I was able to run things that is what I would do. I can tell you who would be in the "do it all group" and who would be in the "I want to get back" group on most of my escorted trips! As the old saying goes - it is hard to please all the people all the time.

The number of free excursions they advertise SHOULD BE accurate.

If you want to write I will get you who to send this to and it has far more impact coming from a passenger than a travel agent.

I do think your excursions will clear they come in EVERY DAY tons of them. Not sure how it works but I think they wait until they have enough for another departure and then they open up a new tour and clear the waitlists. To date I have been able to get on every tour I have wanted. Things open up on the ship and I have gone "standby" on several tours I requested at the last minute and always managed to get on the tour.