Thanks for the kind words everybody! I was also surprised at how relatively un-crowded the town felt during this spring break. I think our sightseeing and dinner hours might have been just off enough that we lucked out <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" /> Keep in mind also that we didn't belly up to too many popular bars at night, they usually looked packed <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/toast.gif" alt="" /> Even Mallory Square was not "jammed packed" at sunset. I saw 2 cruise ships in port at the same time one day, but my guess is that they get underway at sunset? saw one ship departing while we sat the rail at Mallory Square.