Now I know that your lens probably either came with a lens hood or you have chosen to go without, but just in case you want to find a cheap - I mean so cheap that its free - lens hood for one of your lenses, this is the site for you!  Paul Mutton has printable hood patterns for most lenses from manufacturers including Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Pentax, Sigma, Tamron and Tokina.  Paul's other web site www.lenshoods.net has other hoods optimized for crop sensor cameras. 

From either site, find the lens hood you want,  print it out on heavy stock (Paul recommends grey) cut it out and glue or Velcro it together.  Fold the tabs along the outside of the lens barrel and secure with a rubber band.  It may not look like a store bought hood, but it's a great deal cheaper and just as effective.

Even if you never choose to book with Kreuzfahrtberater GmbH in Ahrensburg, Germany, this specialty cruise travel agency maintains one of the most useful web sites for potential cruisers.  At their web site, www.seascanner.com, you can research available cruises from all the top companies, including German language only cruise line AIDA.  One of the interesting features of this web site is the ability to see available cabins even if companies such as Princess don't show cabin availability on their own site.  This is very helpful in determining which category of cabin may be available so that you have some cabin numbers you can inquire about when you contact your usual travel agent.

Another neat feature is the placement of every cruise ship on a Google map.  This position is based on the itinerary of the ship and may or not be accurate based on weather or mechanical issues. 

All in all, this is an interesting web site to keep bookmarked as it may help you with room selection information not always available on each cruise line's web site.