Thank you Karen and Todd for your awesome advise. It was Todd's post about the deal he got on Silversea that inspired me to look for the August cruise in the first place. I have not called Ngaire to check on the availability yet. I have a huge project at work that is keeping me pretty busy. Also, my husband wants to go on the Orient Express from London to Venice instead. That prices at $13,000+ w/o airfare. The sticker shock is blinding on that one. I was looking for a bargain, since the two of us have not been anywhere alone for a year. We blew the wad on the Mariner Easter cruise because we booked side by side cabins for the kids and us. (That kids sail free thing is a lie if you have more than one pint sized kid) I had Eric convinced about the Silversea Baltic cruise and then he got the Regent brochure about the Paul Gauguin bargains. They are a great value and Eric is a diver. Personally, I want to see the Hermitage and I've put on some weight, so the jacket would look better on me than the bathing suit at this point!

Nancy