This is a tough call. It is very disappointing when you book a cruise because of the ports specifically and not because of timing or cruiseline or price, etc and then find out that the itinerary has changed. Of course, cruiselines usually have very good reasons for changing ports, but it is still disappointing. I have developed a philosophy that if I really want to be sure I visit a place, I will not book a cruise to go there. It is just too iffy. So, Marc and Ardis I really hope that you do get to go to Myanmar as you wish. As for me, we did visit Myanmar last year. For those who may be curious about it, the link below is of our 3 days there.
http://journals.aol.com/dfriia/West...arch-13-at-sea-dock-at-yangon--4-pm-/282
We still have very mixed emotions about our visit. On the one hand, it was a very rare and special place to visit and on the other was the oppressive situation and the feeling that our visit was financially benefitting people we would prefer not to help. To this day, I cannot forget seeing all the roads being built manually! Now, having read about the forced labor, I really feel awful about those people we saw doing that road work. It was a very strange visit and to this day we still aren't sure if we are glad we went!
Debbie