Miriam, I am anxious to be energetic again. I was (only slightly) determined to try to stay up long enough to convert to Houston time in one day, but I went to bed at 2:46 yesterday afternoon and got up at 1 a.m. So much for that, but I had been up for so many hours.

Diane, that would be nice to meet you and the others. I haven't even begun to think about that no-name, but I will soon. It is great to have something booked when you come home from a trip so you know not everything is over. I did not book for onboard savings since I knew I had that other one booked and could do it then. I have to debate the itineraries of SS and Regent and also have considered Seabourn, but I don't think I want to go on them unless it is the Caribbean or until they get their ship with the real balconies, as I don't want to pay so much for a French balcony. I know on my Caribbean cruises, we used the balcony all the time, but on this one, I just mostly used it for photo taking because at the times I had time to get out there, it was pretty chilly.

Regarding my cruise, I heard around 500 got off the ship, so around 200 stayed on. Most seemed to be staying on to Fort Lauderdale. That is a pretty high percentage.