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I have always wanted to try an aft cabin, so we booked an aft A1 for our upcoming cruise on Insignia. In addition to the location of the cabin, we were able to get our preferred times for specialty restaurants by being able to reserve earlier. So far I am happy we paid the extra money for the concierge cabin.

We are on the NYC to Montreal April 10th cruise on Insignia. We booked because the itinerary looked varied & interesting, with some overnights which we enjoy. After booking, I saw that this is supposed to be a Jacques Pepin hosted cruise, with signature menus & culinary demonstrations. That will be a bonus if it goes through as planned. https://www.oceaniacruises.com/specialty-cruises And, like mauibabes said, the sail out past the Statue of Liberty is a magical experience that never gets old.

We were in cabin 8000 on the Azamara Quest, which is another R-Class ship. It was a great cabin, with no noise issues at all. We specifically avoided the starboard side cabins in the same area since they are beneath the fitness center.

We didn't take the Olife excursion option. We did the drink package instead. We got the discount by booking 4 excursions. We actually ended up booking 5, but the discount was there once we booked 4.

Our September 10th cruise on Insignia is 11 days. We have 8 port days at 6 ports. For us the minimum is 4 excursions purchased to get the 25% discount.