Hello Eric. I guess you misunderstood my post. I don't have any problem with the concept of booking online. I've been doing it for years with Regent and have never had a problem getting the excursions I want, nor have I had to pay for them in advance. On the few occasions when we didn't have the tickets for the excursions in our suite when we boarded, the tour desk happily and promptly issued them. Nobody else I know of had ever had a problem getting the excursions they requested online either. I would happily book excursions online now if I only could :rolleyes: I would not, however, pay for them in advance. That's nothing but a cheap ploy to improve cash flow on the part of the cruise line. The previous system wasn't broken and since most of the excursions going forward are free why mess up the works at this point????