I'm totally new at Priceline bidding. We also needed a hotel (pre-cruise) for January 4-5, 2008. A few pages back I had an entry titled "Why so expensive Jan. 4-5, 2008?" I think the prices are very high at that time because it is high season, and apparently there are many ships in port that weekend. On another bidding website, someone wrote to say he got the Yankee Clipper (3*), on those dates for $150. Maybe there will be some hotel deals closer to January. Since we will have a rental car, we opted for the Crowne Plaza West Palm Beach (3*) for $112. Otherwise, the hotels in Fort Lauderdale are still sky-high on those dates.