This was our second cruise ever, the first being on a huge Princess cruiseship. I was overwhelmed on the first cruise by the new experience and the size and the service. This cruise, however, was so much more intimate. 490 passengers and 350 crew. You never wanted for anything, and everyone was so nice and looked like they enjoyed their job on the ship. Three top notch restaurants plus the pool grill. They had a full-time naturalist onboard, and plenty of activities on the ship and off. All land excursions were included in the price (except for a few that involved flying somewhere). The destination staff had all the logistics in place so that everything went smoothly on land. We had the "cheapest" room with only a picture window view, but the room was beautiful and arranged well. Since it was Alaska, we never missed having a veranda, and actually had more privacy this way. The entertainment was good, and the show on the last day was called Krew Kapers, and was a talent show put on by the staff. The staff members did everything from native dances, to skits, to individual nightclub songs. The show ended with a number where the music was the song "We are Family" and that was the feeling you got on the whole cruise -- that you were part of a big royal family while on the ship.
I would definitely cruise Regent Seven Seas again.
Great cabin -- never wished we had gotten a balcony.
We booked our flight separately from the cruise, and arrived in Vancouver the night before. We stayed at The Best Western Hotel Downtown, ate at the adjoining restaurant and simply walked around town to the beach. The next day we did more of the same, and took the hotel shuttle to the harbor where we embarked on the Navigator. Very smooth trip, no hassles.