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Hi all! we are looking to book a cruise from Miami in November 2023 on Vista. will be bringing my mom and so for three people, we will be booking our first penthouse suite for the extra room. very excited! 🙂 we've been on one Oceania cruise (to Alaska) and it was phenomenal. the selection of PH suites with sofa beds is very limited, and there is one PH3 on deck 7, room 7017. i'm concerned about the balcony as this is the last room with a "narrow" balcony before the extended balconies in the aft cabins. i've been scouring the boards to learn about similar cabins on Marina and Rivieria, but i can't find much at all (sorry if i missed something). some people say that the aft cabins with extended balconies are very windy, so maybe it's best to have the narrow balcony? or will our view be cut off by the adjacent extended balcony? also it would be great to be able to have a lounger on the balcony, which may not be possible without the extended space. i would love to book 7017 if this is ok, versus needing to book a PH1 or PH2 on deck 10/11 - as there is some concern on the boards about being located under the pool deck or terrace cafe. any wisdom would be appreciated. 🙂 thank you!!

sorry just seeing question about dancing - just wanted to echo LHT28's answer. there is a band for dancing before dinner and at Horizon's after the nighttime show - but there weren't many people dancing. the band was great and there was encouragement for people to dance, just not many people did. it may have been because there were more elderly people on our Alaska cruise, i don't know. the dance floor is rather small, but decent sized for the ship size. the band alternated in their music style - my favorite was latin night. 🙂

thank you! 🙂

hello! i posted a review for this cruise but it's not showing up, and the reviews that are showing up are not great. 😞 so i just wanted to share how absolutely amazing this cruise was. i wrote a very detailed and long review, which i unfortunately didn't save - but if my review never shows up i'll re-write it on this board. the food was exquisite, the ultimate beverage package very worth it (for us), our room was wonderful (veranda concierge), and the staff were amazing. truly everyone was wonderful. a very special highlight was the string quartet on board - we loved listening to them and they had multiple performances daily! the cruise director is wonderful, the singer/dancer performers (and show band!) were outstanding - and everyone seemed to truly care about making your experience special. can't say enough positive things about all of the staff. the beds in the room were heavenly. i really hope the staff get those comfortable beds. 🙂 all of the staff wore masks, and there was plenty of hand sanitizer, some guests wore masks - unfortunately we did not, and i came down with COVID after returning, ugh. felt completely fine the entire cruise though. and of course, Alaska is phenomenal. just wanted to post that Oceania is wonderful - and had the best food of any cruise i've been on (the fish... omg.) we will definitely be cruising with Oceania again. 🙂