I suppose we don’t know what the owners are willing to endure, but they are long time travel industry experts, so I can’t imagine they went into the purchase and restart with rose colored glasses. Certainly wouldn’t be afraid to put my money on the line for service just 8 months away. My understanding, if you put it on a credit card, especially American Express, but also Visa and Master Card, and the vendor defaults, you are covered when it’s only 8 months out.