Yes, the World Cruise is wonderful BUT most cruises are! Let's not put the WC on a pedestal and perhaps put hopes unreasonably high. A cruise is what you make of it and no more. There were some "different" events such as the truck stop dinner but most "special" events were quite ordinary. It was a bit of a let down. Let's also consider that with so very many full world cruisers it is next to impossible to make "special" events really special. To us, it is still the itinerary that is the most important. We have booked WC 2008 mainly because of the Myanmar stop and are eagerly looking forward to visiting Bagan.