Another negative change with Regent is shorter stays in port than in the past. Last fall when we spent 72 days on the Mariner, more often than not the all on board time was 3:30. They seem to becoming more port intensive with shorter cruises and many 4 hour excursions only visit 2 places for a short while and then have some time to shop.
With the new "free internet" and other incentives, it seems that we long time guests are being set aside in favor of newbies.
Jim