Don't let the ship leave without me, I'm going too! Judging by my attempt to get some connecting cat.10 staterooms a couple of months ago and obtaining the last two available (which are are listed as Noisy on Dave's site so I am not happy about that), I think there will be plenty of folks on board. I'm one of three staterooms booked. I can't wait and have introduced my friends to these boards. Although they read them, they don't post; so maybe there are people out there reading your posts who are too timid to respond.
I don't have children so I'm looking at the Freeport stop as a good thing. More people off the ship during the day means a less crowded adult pool for me! -- I went on the cruise 2 years ago and I found that on the day at sea, children frequented the quiet cove area often seeking their parents. It was not enough of a disturbance to ruin a wonderful vacation, but it was bothersome, as the kids were being kids - running into chairs and some yelling etc. So from and adult standpoint, I'm hoping that stop will alleviate the possibility of disturbance and crowding by the q-u-i-e-t adult pool.
I can't wait till September 8th!