a person on our last cruise-SS Whisper, (bartender....sorry i seem to have a recurring theme here...) told me that it is well known that Radisson has an unbelievable following among what he called the "alum". I think alot of SS/ goes back and forth with Seaborn AND Radisson. He says alot of Raddison people go nowhere else. I believe him, but think if the prices were the same, people would surely give it a try. Another nice thing to mention, and this may be part of the new tier thing (which i got a letter on Sat), is they offer "early embarkation" for i think...$100.00 each. Now i know that seems alot, but really if you are at a hotel, and want to head to the ship say at 10:30, have lunch and relax, it is nice.