Yes Count, South Seas Sue is me on the other board. I posted there as well, the SS and Regent boards, to get whatever feedback I can about the pros and cons of each ship. Got plenty of observations. As you say, the Regent board has degenerated a bit in the last day or so to smoking/anti smoking rants.

Interesting that the SS cruise is also full at this point, so I would have to waitlist for both cruises. I have decided that Navigator is my first choice, primarily due to the free excursions. I could waitlist for both cruises, but then if the Whisper becomes available, what do I do? I'd rather just take our chances on the Nav - even though there are only perhaps 30 cabins at the G-H level, I'm banking on one becoming available in the next year. The SS website has recently been redesigned, and now you can get the actual cost of excursions in the various ports for a specific cruise.

BTW, I enjoyed your essay about the Amtrak train between NY and Montreal. I hope to take that one day. Some years ago you wrote about that trip on this board, and I appreciated reading about it then, and now..