David it's not getting the visa that takes so long - for us it took about 3 minutes. The wait in the separate line AFTER the visa desk to get your passport stamped was our downfall last time. We waited in that line for hours. The only other lines are "crew" and "vip"... hence the many recommendations on here to use some sort of VIP expediting service. Sorry mate but you wasted your time getting the visa and didn't really solve the problem of the SECOND line.

We are going in April - would be great to hear how things are in March and what you decide to do. Best of luck.