Ngaire, thanks, and your suggetions are 100% consistent with my experience, and plan. :)

Curiously, on our last cruise with RSSC, I could NOT independently beat the deal that they gave me for airfare or hotels. Their quote was actually competitive at the time of booking for this one too, but since then times have certainly changed...

The original agent that did my booking has left Regent, and it was very obvious that none of the four agents (both Omaha and FL) that I interacted with in the last week were as familiar with the PG or French Polynesia or even some basic travel issues as I am, and I don't do this for a living...

I'm sure it will all work out, but for now I can't really do anything until they get their systems back to production-level operations.

Cheers,
Ken