BEAV, it is nice to hear of your good experience with Crystal! You have to remember that most of us on this board are avid RSSC and Silversea(me) fans, having cruised on those lines. I'm sure Crystal is a great product, just some things I can't get past, like the assigned dining and the smaller standard cabin size. To each his own, however, and maybe one of these days I will have the opportunity to cruise with Crystal. I'm certainly not ruling it out, given the great following it has among past passengers. Hope you won't rule out RSSC and Silversea as well.