What a nice greeting. I will be sailing solo on the Norwegian Jade, 11/30-12/12. The last time I was on a cruise was in '89 on the QE2, and since I was 16, my memories of that are mostly the arcade and the funky people at our table when we ate. I am excited. The ports and excursions are places I've dreamed of visiting since I was a kid, plus the good people at Expedia/NCL have enabled me to get minisuite (known on message boards as a "deluxe balcony") at a reasonable price. I guess the global recession didn't hurt in that regard.