Ian - You are going to love the SS cabins. They are very similar to the ones on Voyager (not too surprising, since both ships were built by the same shipyard and maybe even designed by the same naval architect - that info was on a post; but I don't recall the particulars and am far too slothful to try to find that old post). The bathrooms are excellent, particularly the separate shower. That leaves the bathtub for lounging and also for hanging our snorkeling togs to dry. There is an abundance of out-of-sight storage in the bathroom as well, which allows one both to keep the bathroom very tidy and to not leave potentially embarassing items in plain view. The closet is very commodious - one could practically live in it - but too many of us have already done that for far too long, no?? (Oops, political commentary, contrary to the rules of this marvelous board - Karen, consider it humor, rather than political, OK??)

We got a veranda for this cruise, as we did on the Paul Gauguin, because I am a bit claustrophobic and might get even crazier than usual if I did not have exits on both sides of the cabin (which, of course, makes little sense considering that the exit on the balcony side would mean going overboard!!). Oh well, phobias (claustro- or otherwise) are not by their nature logical.

Do you guys like snorkeling? Several of our stops appear to offer some good options for paddling around and looking at cute fishies.

Anyone else had good experience with snorkeling at any of our destinations: Cozumel, Belize City, Santo Tomas (Guatemala), Roatan Island (Honduras), Ocho Rios, or George Town on Grand Cayman? I assume that there is little snorkeling on Grand Cayman other than diving into off-shore banking operations - ah, shades of John Grisham novels and corporate avoidance of taxes (oops, another political comment - Karen, forgive me, I am having a tumultous afternoon and can't control my errant typing fingers - and maybe it wasn't even Grand Cayman in Grisham's "The Firm".) I must close before I am forever banned from LCT for inappropriate comments and general self-indulgence.

Cheers, Fred