marz_cat

I had the great pleasure of sailing on S.S. France wayyy back in the early to mid 70s, transatlantic. I was just a kid, but oh what an impression she made. Then I had the great fortune to sail on her when she became the Norway...twice in fact. Just a lovely, elegant ship, although as you might imagine her atmostphere was quite different once she joined the NCL fleet.

My apologies again, just go to the cruiselinerooms website and find the Caribbean Princess listings for Lido deck.

Strange, links didn't come out right. I'll try again...

L104

http://www.cruiselinerooms/view_room.php?r_id=77230

L101

http://www.cruiselinerooms/view_room.php?r_id=77227

Ontario -

These links might be helpful for you, since these are actual photos of the Caribbean Princess, Lido deck layout identical to the Crown, Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald. I can vouch for the fact that the photos of L104 represent exactly what L104 is on the Crown. Bed in 102 is against the window, same setup as an interior cabin just sub the huge picture window for the wall/mirror. As you'll see on the deck plan, L101 is very similar to L102, just a couple of feet "longer," not much really. I found the interior cabins with similar layout completely manageable, lots of closet space too.

L104

http://www.********************/view_room.php?r_id=77230

L101

http://www.********************/view_room.php?r_id=77227

I have to say that due to the position of these cabins, there's little to no foot traffic in the hall. The large windows look out onto the observation deck which is the roof of the bridge. If people are out on the deck, you can see them but they cannot see you - which is amusing to get used to at first. I really liked the tucked away feel of this location.

Ask away if you have any questions about these cabins, or Lido deck in general...

Cheers,

Marlene

Oh, sorry, forgot to mention the view is really very nice. You get to see the port/landscape pretty well except the bottom third or quarter of the window area....

We were on the Crown last Nov. in L104, and it was just wonderful. Unusual configuration, really nice amount of space. I was disappointed that during the 7 days the observation deck was rarely, if ever, open, even when in port. That was a significant draw for us to be in that cabin, but I didn't mention it to guest services, my bad.

I peeked into L102 and L103, when they were being serviced, could see there was far less space than ours, but it was very similar to inside cabin configurations. As for the noise, I didn't notice any treadmill noise, but I guess we were not directly under.

Movement is definitely more noticeable up there. But I like that kind of thing.

The best was just being able to pop out for breakfast, grab stuff from the buffet and come back to the cabin with your plate. Fabulous. After being in an inside cabin on Lido and then L104, I just can't consider any other deck on this class of ship. For November, we're now sucking up the extra expense and going for a balcony, of course Lido. I'm pretty excited about one tip I picked up from someone's review...going to bring a lightweight plastic tray in the luggage so either one of us will go gather goodies from the buffet for breakfast and be able to bring back stuff to the cabin without juggling a couple of plates and glasses with only two paws.

It really is a wonderful location, so I hope you have a beyond fabulous time.

I've just glanced at this thread for the first time, but...my two cents about shoes would be that if you get yourself some really great new shoes for a cruise to wear on dressier nights, don't forget to scuff 'em up good. Nothing like falling down some stairs in the Piazza after slipping on that marble. Really messes with that "oh look at me feeling like royalty" sweep down the staircase!