Thank you to all the members for keeping this post going and for all the great information. Car rentals definitely make economic sense for larger groups of people, but since it's just my daughter and I, I'm really going to take a hard look at the NCL and non-NCL excursions. This trip sounds like such a unique type of cruise... not that I have a of experience, but a cruise where the ship is not the focus sounds very interesting. Thank you again for all the information and tips!!