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  1. Iโ€™ll ask about but it seems strange that it would be cool enough during the day but get hot during the night.
  2. If I run into my neighbor I will ask if he can hear our TV. ๐Ÿ˜‰ Now, can we talk about the hot staterooms at night. We have our air down to the lowest cool setting, do not leave the balcony door open, and we keep the curtains closed all day. The room seems fine during the day. I can barely sleep at night and have been waking up in a sweat this week. ๐Ÿ˜•
  3. I am currently onboard Vista in cabin 8099. I am 66 years old and have exceptional hearing (according to a recent required hearing test after a car accident brain injury), but I have always been able to hear things that others ( including my husband ๐Ÿคจ) could not. I am very annoyed by sounds and find them very distracting. I call it sensitive ear syndrome. For instance, I came close to throwing a sunbathing cruiser overboard because of her annoying nose sniffling instead of taking the time to blow her nose. ๐Ÿ™€ Having said all the above, I can hear talking from the neighboring stateroom (on the TV wall), but surprisingly, the talking is not loud enough or distinct enough to annoy me. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป I am hearing nothing from the other stateroom or from the hallway. I do hear when the neighbor closes the stateroom door. I did a few sound test: While standing in the middle of the stateroom, I can hear the male voice better than the female voice, yet I cannot make out any of his words. It does sound like yelling because he talks loud. I have heard him when on the balcony. ๐Ÿ˜ฌ The second test was putting my ear to the wall. Surprisingly, I can hear less of the sound. However, I noticed when taking my ear away from the wall that the sounds appear to be coming from the edge of the ceiling. Perhaps the walls and the ceiling do not come completely together up there and the crown (trim) covers this gap. We have heard no TV sounds at all. Perhaps they do not turn it on. We have been conscious to keep our voices and TV volume down though my DH is not happy when I tell him that the TV is too loud. ๐Ÿคซ So in closing, my fears about the reported noises, before coming onboard, were for naught. ๐Ÿ˜‰
  4. We were in Club Orange on the N. Statendam and loved the experience! Looking forward to dining there on the Rotterdam. The perks such as priority tendering and a stateroom upgrade were an asset, but we mostly enjoyed the small dining room atmosphere. Club Orange offers the same menu as in the MDR, plus one extra entree each evening. Breakfast is also a delete. No lunch is served there.
  5. I am the same way. I like to enjoy my food. After eating with others, I can't even remember what I had to eat. ๐Ÿ˜ƒ What a wonderful idea to top your salad with some beef from the carving station. I have a salad most days when we cruises. Sometimes I make it a taco salad. The tri-tip will elevate the protein needed for some of those exhausting excursions around Europe. We sail the Rotterdam in May. Enjoying your review very much!!!
  6. I was more worried about the pool collapsing. ๐Ÿ˜
  7. Looking forward to reading the review and taking a look at your fabulous photos! As for the infinity pool overlooking Singapore's highways and city, that will be a huge NO for me!!! I have anxiety just looking at that photo. ๐Ÿ˜ฎ
  8. Has anyone cruises in 2024 and received a different tile from the 150th Anniversary series? I received that tile last May. Would like to get a tile of the Rotterdam ship that we will be on this coming May. I did not receive one on my first HAL cruise, although I had sailed with both Carnival and Princess at that time. My parents, who were also sailing, were star members. They gave me a tile. I have posted my tile collection before (some from my parents days, and one from my grandparents.) They have changed since I took this photo. I know have the 150th tile in place of one of the duplicates. And a N. Statendam tile in place of a duplicate.
  9. Thank you so much! This takes a huge load off of me when I try to check-in at midnight somewhere in the Caribbean. ๐Ÿ˜ I have been trying to gather all of the information that I needed to fill-in information for two different cabins. One passenger (my roommate) has been cooperative, while the other ( a party of 3) has ignored my request to send me passports, birthdates, etc., so that I can take it with me next week.
  10. "I checked for our cruise and the website kept crashing so I went straight to pick a boarding time." Did you mean to say "checked-in" for your cruise? If so, are you saying that you were able to go straight to "pick a boarding time" without filling out all of the check-in information, first? My check-in is coming up next week. Trying to be prepared as I will be sailing on another cruise (Oceania) at that time and Internet could be spotty.
  11. We will be on the same cruise. I like to use THIS site for weather info on each day of our cruise.
  12. Thanks for this! I have not updated my iPhone yet. I will do so soon. I wear a watch all during the daytime. It has a big face. I use my iPhone at night, but have to touch the screen to see the time at night. I think I may like the new clock. Now for the problem on the Vista and no clocks. DH does not wear a watch or carry his cell phone. At home, he relies on house clocks. When out, it's businesses, or the car clock. I wonder how he will tell the time on the ship if I am not with him. ๐Ÿ˜ Don't the T.V.s have a clock? We recently built a new house with all the latest and greatest house building features. One of those is the blown-in foam insulation. Great for heating/cooling bills, but I have noticed that the walls seem less sound proof. Not only between rooms, but from outside to inside. Our house is brick all the way around, yet we can still hear people talking if they are within 10' from our house. I don't think that should happen! Our house is close to the street in an older neighborhood with lots of daily walkers. Our builder suggested spraying the foam around some plumbing to keep flushing noises at bay. Does not work. If anything, the flushing sounds more echo-eee. I know that is not a word. ๐Ÿ™„ So I wonder if the ship has insulated with this spray foam or foam type panels. ๐Ÿค”
  13. Sadly, just not the same, but better than not having her. Not sure if the below video will play on here. I'll give it a try! Yum Yum Man Chimes.wmv
  14. I am really surprised that offers went out that early. I guess it depends on how the cruise is selling. On our cruise last year, we took an upsell less than 3 weeks out. I believe that it was the 2nd round of offers. My TA is good about sending offers, but I always check inventory myself.
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