Hi Nerdgirl;
Look for my Mom, she's on that cruise - Susan King is her name and she's also from CA. She and I did the spring cruise together, Wm. F. Buckley was on that one. Jay Nordlinger and Rich Lowry are also very nice.
And, I agree with you about John Hillen - he's so cute!
Great! I was astounded when a couple National Review guys asked me "what's a freeper" - still reeling a bit from it in fact :) - I'll look for your mom, glad to know she's onboard.