That was my thought too George - we've been on the 48 a few times - my sister didn't like the idea of just leaving him in the v-berth without something else containing him in a smaller space.. I'm not sure its an issue myself.

Dropping the table's an interesting idea - hadn't thought of that - we'd typically just put him on the floor on a play mat and watch him - we couldn't leave him out of reach as he moves around way too much.. that's where a pack n play would be nice, but I'm not sure I want to lug it around just for that..

Thanks for all the great advice - Beerman will be posting a trip report and I'll also be sure to post what worked for us