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&133 and 7128 are normal size penthouses. The 2 aft ph with wraparound balconies are 7130 and 7135. They are about a foot narrower than the standard sized penthouse. I move the table and chairs at end of bed to in front of love seat and remove small coffee table and chair. The walk in closet is smaller than in 7128 and 7133.

We moved the benches under the sideboard by the table.

Yes there is. In Terrace they have some nice smelly cheeses that I never see here in Canada Livarot and Munster(that's not a spelling error) Nothing like Muenster. Even the Brie is much better than anything at home.

Good memory. I love the creamy smelly cheeses. It was Hambagahle that identified the Tete de Moine on that cart. I had never heard of it. The one unfortunate thing that was missing from our Odyssey menu on Vista was the French butter

What did they serve?

When have they served anything else, recently? It's been Germain on all my cruises in the past few years. July 22 Dec 22 and May23

That's what we did on the May 20th Vista cruise. We were told min and maximum was 8 people. When we arrived in Privee, the table was set for 10 people. Communication seems to be an issue. When you pay the Odyssey or Dom price for the meal, there is no $300 charge for the room.

The Monopole in the cabins is better than Germain. If O won't get better champagne by the glass, how about switching? Serve Monopole by the glass and stick the Germain in the cabins. I believe Monopole is what Regent switched to.

That's interesting. We were in the same type cabin on the other side and found the mattresses firm and didn't feel any gel top. Felt totally different from all my previous cruises on Oceania. At first I thought the mattresses hadn't been broken in but I don't think that is the reason.

Germain was the only choice on Vista May 20th cruise- Monopole is the bottle you get in the cabin for Concierge and PH. I have been harping on this ever since I saw the posters on Regent that managed to get rid of Germain and probably got sent to O. I believe Hambagahle was posting on that thread. We used to have Montaudon which is okay and Perrier Jouet which I quite liked. Germain is so awful that even Total Wine won't stock it. @Clutj I will sign any petition you start

It was exactly the same menu on our May 20 Vista cruise. The amuse bouche was served in the library before going into Privee. The only thing missing was that wonderful Echire butter but they did have the 4 salts with spoons that that were too big. The chairs were uncomfortable and we were told new ones have been ordered. Besides being uncomfortable they will tip over if you lean back too much. Apparently someone did fall over at a previous dinner

The wine pairing dinners for the private dining areas in Polo and Toscana are posted in my review of private dining. Link is in Post#3

Take a look at my post about private dining rooms Specialty Dining reservations on 5 was doing the La Reserve in Privee bookings but they weren't advertising it anywhere.

Hope you had a great time. Safe travels home.😁

I asked someone who is on Vista right now. She said the Head Housekeeper told her they didn't have any extra loungers. I would contact your ta to get a confirmation that you will be able to get a lounger on your balcony.

It was warm enough on most days.

Thank you for posting this. I didn't notice this when I was on the ship. Think it must have been something like what they do with wine tasting events but more luxurious. I would have gone to that if I had noticed it.

Afraid I don't have an answer to that. If you are in a penthouse, 3 of the closets have hanging racks on the inside of closet door.

Yes. All penthouse and above had loungers.

I'm surprised they allowed the dinner to go ahead with only 2 people. We were told anything less than 8 for Odyssey would be cancelled. I did the Champagne pairing in the past and loved the Moet Rose but wasn't crazy about the other 2. I wouldn't do it again at the current price. I love Champagne but I really hope that O will ditch the Germain like Regent did. We used to have Montaudon and Perrier Jouet. Even the Monopole they put in your cabin is better than the Germain at $18 a glass

Maybe things will change but there was no advertisement on board for the Odyssey or Champagne wine pairing meals. We were the only dinner that happened because I found 8 people to agree to go. However 10 seats were set up when we arrived. Only reason I knew it existed was from reading about what they planned for Privee before the cruise. The person working the desk for extra specialties is the one who books the La Reserve. When you board, outside Terrace, where they are selling wine packages, they had someone asking if you wanted to go to the food and wine pairing lunch. By the time they advertised that lunch in currents it was sold out.

I'm tall but had problems as well. They are uncomfortable and push you forward. Also, what brilliant mind thought green velour material would be a good choice for a pool bar The chairs in Privee are being replaced as well because you tip them over if you lean back- they are also an uncomfortable chair.

Something about that explanation doesn't add up for me If the redesign pushed the galley and kitchen forward, why is Ember quite a bit larger than Jacques was and extends back to where the hallway ended by the back elevator.

If those Grilled giant prawns are the same as one of our tablemates ordered in Polo, your jaw will drop when you see them🤣

The Menus Polo And Toscana Private Dining Menus.pdf