If one selects cruise lines based on itinerary and price why sail on an ultra premium cruise line at all? Why not sail on Oceana, Azmara, or even Celebrity? To me, the cruise ship IS the destination. I have sailed on SS, SB, and Regent post Covid and and, of course, OC pre-pandemic. Crystal is certainly no more expensive than Regent and Regent's entry level balcony cabins are tiny. SB's smallest cabin is 300 sq ft (not including the balcony). Why then do passengers pay substantially more to sail on Regent than on SB? It's because the food, service, enrichment programs, and overall experience on Regent is FAR superior. If Crystal is as good or better than its previous incarnation any fare disparity between it and SS and/or SB will be well worth it. As the old adage states "you get what you pay for."