Like Ngaire, I've never missed being cleared from a wait list for excursions I really wanted. Lol, Ngaire, the one I really want on this cruise and wait listed for in Cochin is the Tranquil Backwaters, and it is one of those long ones I almost never take, but remember your trip to India a few years ago when I think you did this as a part of a land trip, and loved it so much. The other one is I think in Male, the G fishing village one (can't remember the village, but it starts with a G. I REALLY wanted both of those, as I am taking basic intro bus tours for others as so many ports are new to me, and I won't likely be back to this part of the world.

I haven't even decided on several ports. Too many of them to do in one sitting without further research! I'm one who needs to be enticed in some way to spend more than 4 hours on an excursion from the ship.