Pat.bz

Got off Millie on Apr 1 and it was on everyday menu (DH had them 2x).

Hello Pat.bz! We've booked 351 for the July 11 sailing too! A couple of questions, if I may? First of all, which view did you have when docked.....the island or the ocean? Second, is the view from your chairs obstructed much? And this is silly, but did you have alot of noise from the laundry room?

Thanks so much for taking the time to answer!

We had dockside view (we were on Rio to NYC)

Our view was unobstructed

There was a lot of socialization from laundry room during daytime hrs but nothing after first sitting.

Hi Pat! We each finished about 15 books (and had many more in reserve). We loved the Lanai cabin and made many friends on the promenade deck.

Hi Pat! You did an excellent job of explaining the ins and outs of lanai cabins. We were in 351 on the same cruise as you and only had one mild encounter with a squatter (but as you know, some had major encounters). HAL didn't do anything to enforce the rights of lanai people to their chairs (a right for which we paid). I heard of one lanai owner who finally got action when she told HAL to credit her account the difference between a lanai and an OV when she had big probs with squatters. HAL's Veendam wasn't my favorite ship but we loved the Lanai cabin and all the great friends we made on the Amazon cruise.

Booked an inside gty on Rhapsody last Fall and was assigned most forward cabin on deck 2!! Called TA and she called RCI and we got a nice cabin midship on deck 3 without going back into pool. That room was perfect (good thing as we went from Vancouver to Sydney in it).

We will be gone for 38 days (b2b plus pre and post cruise stays). We each bring a 21" suitcase plus a small nylon carry-0n duffle each. I am bringing cocktail length but many outfits (most are chiffon, silk or jersey). 2 swimsuits and 4 pr shoes--all black-- plus many accessories. I use plastic ziplock baggies and don't even try to prevent wrinkles; if they can't be steamed out by me I send them out for pressing only. We also bring a netbook, 2 kindles, 2 ipods.

As a junior in college I sailed on the Queen Mary in 1965. As an aside, there were 4 women, 2 sets of bunks, a sink and group showers down the hall thru the "iceberg" (we'd be dead if we hit one)doors. Yes, there were classes (with restricted, off-limits areas) and they didn't call it "steerage" but I will. It was a cruise I will always fondly remember.

As a junior in college I sailed on the Queen Mary in 1965. As an aside, there were 4 women, 2 sets of bunks, a sink and group showers down the hall thru the "iceberg" (we'd be dead if we hit one)doors. Yes, there were classes (with restricted, off-limits areas) and they didn't call it "steerage" but I will. It was a cruise I will always fondly remember.