Eric, I always get $400 per week cash advance (free miles). If this happened as you surmise, then the cash advance would eat up the "new" credit. As for losing our seats, I would not go through the effort without guarantee that we can get our seats.

I am hoping that by August the cruise desks on the ships will be so tired of irate passengers that I will have no need to go ballistic with Miss Kitty. ;)