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Hi (Mr / Mrs?) Holmes. I have been fortunate to have tried most of the mainstream lines which I enjoyed very much (apart from RCCL) each for different reasons but once you experience the difference on a line like Seabourn or Regent it is awfully difficult to consider going back. Regarding budgets it really depends whether you usually cruise for one or two weeks, and whether you could manage with a week when you usually prefer two? I have been credit crunched like many others recently and when looking at the alternatives I keep coming round to the fact that the mainstream lines are not significantly cheap enough to warrant going back when a week on Seabourn is so little extra to pay than two weeks on most other lines that I would consider. It's not the fact that everything is included so much as what that actually means in terms of relaxation and pure pleasure. When you get chatting in a large group no one has to worry about who will get the tab, you don't need to worry who wants red or white wine with dinner because it just keeps coming whichever anyone wants, nothing ever needs to be signed for, you can try anything or everything and if you don't like it you just get something else, when sitting on deck trays of fabulous cocktails come wafting past every five or ten minutes so you can try things that you may not normally consider, treats like sorbet with champagne and other lovelies appear every so often, cold towels are brought round from time to time, you get misted with Evian, sprayed with sun lotion, little shoulder massages, you are offered drinks while in the jacuzzi, often someone appears with a towel outstretched as you stand up to get out of the jacuzzi... there are as many loungers as passengers so no one ever bothers to claim them without using them, you never have to queue for anything, as you go ashore there is a mountain of free chilled water, tenders will go to and fro with a couple of passengers rather than leave anyone waiting around til it's full, you can always just get on and off whenever you want without having to sit in lounges waiting for a tender ticket, you can arrive for dinner at any time you want and with as many people as you want, the standard cabins are equally as big as junior suites / Princess grill type accommodation on other lines. No one ever tries to sell you anything, you are never expected to tip for anything, even if you go to the self service restaurant there are a line of waiters waiting to carry your tray to the table for you, every bar man and waiter will remember your drinks orders even if you are in a large group... and so on. Sorry for such a long list but those are just a few of the reasons why they are so much better, they are all things that I never even considered before and was happy not to have them but like most things in life once you have experienced something better it is very difficult to go back. I hope that helps? In a nutshell it's all about lots of little details which - when combined - make a huge difference