Karen, I think you are right to a degree. But consider this. Every smoker who exits Regent helps clear the air just a bit in the public rooms. Every little bit helps.

I am one of those who doesn't want any of my smoking friends to leave Regent. I love sailing with them smoke or not. But I am also one of those non-smokers whose biggest concern is not smoking in the public rooms. My feet help me deal with that. I am concerned about walking into my cabin on CROSS to discover that it has been occupied previously by smokers. It's happened to us once. If that happens, my feet can't help be because CROSS is sold out. I'm going to have a good time even if the cabin stinks for a few days. But I'm really happy I won't have to worry about that possibility on CAVIAR.

Patrick