so, here's how it went down.....
no EUA, because they did end up selling the FC seats. did OLCI, and was put on waitlist but no one cancels out on the vacation packages, so i fgiured we were SOL. FC definitely full - could see it from my 5C vantage point. on that note, we were finally able to secure actual seat assignments within about 36-48 hours before departure. before that, everything was blocked.
booked in M class with worryfree (they also offered W class, but i was suspicious of the mileage earning on that... but it was a paid ticket) for a few $ more and got bonus eqms as a result. AND as i just lost my SE status (sniff!), i need all the EQMs i can gets!!
oh, also missed out on the massive snow here last week. phew!!!