We enjoyed our Regent trip. Ports aside, the ship size was very much to our liking. The food at dinner was good but breakfast and lunch were nondescript--not bad, just not extraordinary. The service was outstanding across the ship. Our cabin was a perfect size and nicely appointed. We thought the ship looked a little tired and needed some refreshing as the carpets were quite stained and the paint was dull. We were disappointed in the excursions only because they were entirely too short. For an 8-hour port stop, an excursion would last 4.5 hours +/- with no alternative excursions offered in the afternoon. So, you wound up back at the ship way too many hours before sail away with not much to do. Most of the ports required a substantial drive to get to points of interest so it wasn't or didn't make sense to strike out far on our own afterwards if we did a ship excursion. We were also surprised that there were no ship side "small things" at sail aways. Unlike Azamara, there were no bands, dancers, cold towels, refreshing drinks or anything of the sort when you returned to the ship. That is something we particularly enjoy and missed it on Regent. Lastly, the demographic on the ship was very cliquish. Although active and personable, there wasn't much room for newbies although we found this to be primarily true with Americans. So, we enjoyed the company of the Brits more! Will we do another Regent? I don't know. If it is the only ship sailing a particular itinerary we want to explore, then yes we surely would. If there are pleasing alternatives, then we would probably select another line. Based on our Azamara experiences versus Regents, we don't feel the cost of Regent is justified. Since we are adventurous travelers who don't require a preset excursion, Regent doesn't pay attention to the small details that make our trips extraordinary (i.e.: breakfast on the balcony, ship side entertainment, etc).