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Heads up now that Celebrity will start sailing to this same private island that Royal Caribbean(same company).

The prices that Celebrity is charging for the same amenities is double what RCCL is charging. Even though Celebrity says it’s giving you 15%

off by pre-booking, it is still higher than RCCL pricing without their discounts. Example: Beach Club for 2 on Celebrity with 15% discount is $597.  Beach club on RCCL for family of 4 is the same price and in fact RCCL is running a sale now on the amenities. It’s the same food, drinks, umbrellas, chairs, sand etc, however Celebrity is charging more when they start. When speaking to Celebrity about this they just apologize for now. So beware, things might change as sailing to PERFECT DAY for Celebrity hasn’t started yet, but their gimmicks continue along with other onboard cutbacks that everyone has mentioned. 
it might be better to sail on RCCL should you want to experience a PERFECT DAY.

Dear Fellow Cruisers,

yes, this has been confusing, stressful etc for several of us. We have justed completed 11 hours of research on the "misinformation " given to us from Regent  for our cruise on November 4th.  Have researched with, CDC, Passport health, Local Travel offices in New York area, Seabourn cruise line, Silversea cruise line, Celebrity Cruise line, Regent cruise lines 2 hrs of conversations, WoW up to and including the Consulate in New York for St. Lucia.  All , everyone, except Regent cruises said, " Yellow Fever Vaccaine, not needed for our cruise, November 4th". Regent, up until I contacted Consulate said it was needed for the following reasons:

They were notified by their Port Agent in St Lucia, via email of the requirement, so they must follow it to protect their guests, even though on their memo to guests said check with the CDC?.... Makes you wonder did they verify information received info with the CDC first for clarification??

Another reason given was,  

Regent does not know where their guests come from prior to boarding ship, so we have to be sure all have the yellow fever vaccine??

Reason #3.  They gave the incident recently with Carnival Cruise lines in Mexico??

Apparently Carnival had passengers onboard whose Passports expired less than 6 months after their cruise, so therefore they were not allowed to dock???Not sure what that had to do with Yellow Fever.

We could go on with the other reasons Regent said we needed shots without first verifying with those they suggested.

End result was the update we received from Regent yesterday "required for their cruises FROM Brazil. ". Which is what the CDC  said to begin with, Vaccine required only for entry into St Lucia FROM a Country that has yellow fever.

This is our first time sailing with Regent, hope the ships are run better than the landside Customer Service department. Bon Voyage

Rob