By the way, I e-mailed a very long "letter" to Regent about the use of shipboard credits for excursions. It is clear that Regent (and TAs) are responding to the economic situation by adjusting fares, including "free" excursions, giving shipboard credits, etc., but as I pointed out, what good are the shipboard credits if we can't make good use of them?

For us, that means primarily using them toward excursion fees. One of my concerns is that the parent company realize that the situation is much different than on Oceania, where I'm sure we'd have no problem using up shipboard credits. But for a week-long cruise on the Voyager in the Baltics, involving mostly "free" excursions, shipboard credits pose a dilemma. We have better things to do than spending valuable time at the spa, and we're not particularly interested in ordering expensive wines or buying items at the boutiques.

IMHO, it can't hurt if they hear from others expressing similar concerns.

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Eugene