Well I made 3 calls, one to the EXP desk, one to the RTW desk, and one to CX directly. Jeez, it's hard to get any info out of these people! The EXP desk was no help at all, though they did connect me to an RTW supervisor. She, unfortunately, only offered to protect me in J class or re-route me through NRT on AA. JFK-DFW-NRT-HKG-SIN isn't too appealing, though... ;-) The gentleman at CX was quite polite, but couldn't offer much help. He did tell me, though, that while my chances were pretty good as 1W Emerald, if I do clear it probably won't be until the week of travel unless another RTW pax cancels before that. He couldn't tell me what number I am on the waitlist, so I have no idea if I'm first or tenth.

It's a little frustrating, this process is. 1W is definitely my first choice, but the question is should I wait and hope for the best or try to book through *A. Hate to lose double miles for EXP status, but I'd much rather fly F than rack up more miles than I'll use in a long while.