Hi all,

you ask for a review, I will give you more info than was posted on CC. That ship was boring. there I said it. There was nothing to do on board and since it was raining a lot, we were ocused in on the inadequasis (sp) of the on board activities. I like to go to fitness c lasses. On Regent we had 3 or 4 every morning. On Crystal 1. Stretching. When I asked about Pilates, the fitness director said it wasn't good to do in the AM. I told him I'd tell my Pilates instructor back home that has 20 students in each of 3 classes starting at 9AM. He offered private lessons at 100.00 per hour. Sweet. Otherwise you could learn the piano or Spanish on this 16 day cruise. There were computor classes and dance lessons and bridge. There was 1 trivia per day at 12 noon. The tea time was so crowded, we sat 4 on a love seat.

Not one fun thing to do, nothing. On our last Radisson we were inundated with fun and ineteresting thin gs to do.

Regarding the alternative retaurants, Prego is hardly worth mention compared to the Italien experience on radisson.

This ship was sold out, and it felt like we were in a crowd of thousands. Dining in your cabin is impossible. The coffee table wouldn't hold 2 appetizers. My partner doesn't drink so the free drinks on either line is of no immportance to him. He also feels that Radissopn is trhe only way to go. Less people, bigger cabins, open seating, better service and food as excellent as was on Crystal. Also, Crystal is way too formal. I like dressing up, but nopt every night. Dinner under the stars was dreaful, as they had the dome closed over the pool area and people were way too casual for us. Not enough service personnel.

Sorry, but Crystal not for us. We're doing 2 Regent cruises in 07. The last leg of world cruise in April and Rome Ft. Lauderdale in November. It's getting to the point that the ports are unimportant. It's the cruise experience that counts. AND, Regent is the cruise experience for us.

Cruise Crazed