you thought I was kidding ...

... about the pirates. And then there's the rebellion in Tunisia which may spread to Egypt, putting the Suez Canal at risk of national instability. There aren't a lot of alternative routes between India and Greece. I wonder what the cruise line would do if they decided we couldn't safely get through the Suez Canal. Go around Africa instead, substituting Johannesburg for Piraeus and Monrovia for Barcelona? Fly us from Dubai to Naples? Put us ashore at Sharm el-Sheikh and let us hitchhike home?