The seasons changed! Yea. We cruise in Oct. because it's value season, have always wanted to cruise in May but being regular season it is too much - well, in 2003 May is now in value season so the points have actually GONE DOWN. ex. cat 9 May 2002 for a 7 day eastern is 178 pts. in May 2003 it is 152!!! (beginning of May anyway). Not happy about the overall increases the past two years but am happy the seasons changed a bit.