We cancelled Koala a while back also, for basically the same reasons. We couldn't get business class seats for the return with our miles and it just cost way to much to buy them. Besides, we have several other longer trips in the works and as with Mike and Pat, those long flights just do us in. We're on Dragon from Hong Kong to Singapore and on to Sydney on the Mariner next fall. Rather than fly home, we've decided to just sort of stay on the ship and sail home. We'll get off the ship in Sydney and spend a couple weeks in Australia and then get back on in Auckland and sail back to LA. Interstingly enough, sailing back cost only slightly more than buying the air would have, so it was a no brainer for us. Besides, we really like Australia and wanted to spend some time there.