No, we didn't do this because:

I had points for hotel (and status which guaranteed lounge access), air is cheap florida to nyc, and we wanted to see The Producers which was not on the list.

The other thing to consider for left coasters is possibility of forced overnights. Kathy or Masaki know more about that.

Olivia, you are always a good source of information. I got zinged on another board for providing anecdotal information (specifically, sea conditions between nyc and bermuda). For the most part, we are all just giving of our own experiences. That is why it is so nice to have had Ngaire for years be our resident expert. The rest of us can only report back from our own subjective, and quantitative too, experiences.