Hi Marc. My impression is that Alaska always is expensive, more so than you would think, but your post got me to thinking so I looked back at our invoice. We had the benefit of an onboard booking discount, an itinerary change credit from a previous booking, SSS credit, and non-use hotel and air credit because it will be a simple flight for us from Dallas. Those advantages, plus Ngaire's discount for an escorted tour, got the pricing much better than what you were seeing, for an E cabin. Private email me if you want more details. Can we lure you and Arlene onto this cruise? Just a hop-skip from Taj Mahal.