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There's a reason for this. It's called time zones. Flying SEA to ATL is over 2100 miles and about 5 hours of flight time. So a flight leaving at noon Pacific time arrives at about 8pm Eastern. Just in time for the last connection bank. So there's little reason to have other afternoon flights getting in late at night, or after midnight Eastern. Thus, nothing until the red-eyes, which arrive in time for the morning connections at ATL. You'll find this not just from SEA, but also SFO and LAX -- eastbounds have this afternoon lull for transcons. There is one DL flight that leaves SEA mid-afternoon, but since it arrives around midnight, there's no onward connection until morning. It's pretty much for local market, and to rotate aircraft back to ATL for maintenance.

And some may have wanted to go to St Helena, Namibia and South Africa.

Sorry to break this to you, but not really concerned at all about you or your plans. In any case, you seem happy with whatever you may have. What I AM concerned about is getting accurate information to the other folks who, just possibly, are reading this thread. It is, after all, a public resource, and about more than just your specific trip.

Suggestion.....save the images to your computer. Then use an image program, such as XNView, where you can rotate the images, as well as view them. IMO, always far easier to deal with separate images than trying to read within web pages.

I am going to assume that after Rio, the ship will make a few other Brazil stops before Ilheus. Are they talking Buzios and Vitoria? Both are delightful stops IMO. (Nothing on the pics for March 6-8) Thanks.

Not sure how you are finding first class seats on United long-haul. Were you talking about business class, which is significantly different from first? Also, your "limited availabilty" is interesting. UA has 48 biz seats on the 789 from LAX to SYD, and 60 seats on the 773 from SFO.

If you are getting this information from a seat map, know that those do NOT show actual inventory. Many times, seats are either unassigned OR are blocked but not associated with actual tickets. So can be highly inaccurate.

Are you talking about the seats available to Viking, or all of the seats on the flight? It's relatively easy to know actual overall inventory.

And even past contracts are no guarantee of the existence of both a) a current contract, and b) inventory available for your particular travels. Suggest a look at this thread for some good posts (and maybe one or two of mine):

In the case of most IPOs, unless you are are one of the investors now going public.....

Appx 3 miles. Less than 10 minutes drive. No big issue getting from A to B.

That's an easy connect there. Though you have SQ/UA connects available in HKG as well. Along with non-stops from SIN to both LAX and SFO. And at LAX, you will go straight to immigration and customs. Lounge access will depend on travel class and if you are connecting past LAX. Not for just arrival at LAX.

Egyptair has a daily non-stop from JFK to Cairo. Anyone that wants to wander on their own can easily get there any time they want.

In WAY too many cases, "Mediocre Travel Agent" is internally redundant. Quality, knowledgeable agents are rare. Way too many order-takers out there.

And as for guessing what's going to happen....I remember how so many here said that Symphony would "have to go around Africa". Maybe CC needs to set up a prediction market? I'd happily invest.