On March 14, about 55 LCTers will embark on the Seven Seas Mariner with executives from Regent, to help them design the new ship they’ve announced. While on the Mariner from Bangkok to Singapore last year, Regent President Mark Conroy discussed the new ship’s design, saying it will be larger and more stable. He indicated larger suites would fill the additional space and keep the maximum number of guests to about 700 (although on one occasion he mentioned 750). At another point, he indicated the standard suite would be about 450 sq ft. This raises an important point that LCTers may want to weigh in on in Question 1 below: Larger suites with more space, which likely means higher prices, or more suites (and paying guests) to help hold prices down.

Mr. Conroy also noted they were trying to decide about the theater, because it's a big piece of real estate to hold all of the guests for use about 6 hours a day and not always full; so Question 2: One very large theater or two smaller, one to hold around 500 and another for around 150.

This post would be remiss without a big Thanks to jbittle for the info on the new ship from the Mariner's Bangkok-Singapore President's Cruise last year.