enrichment speaker cabins, S-class

[DCguys]

I have recently become a cruise enrichment speaker/lecturer. Enrichment speakers get free fare plus one guest. We still pay grats and transport to and from port and usually a daily fee to our agents for the booking help (each agency is different). We even get discounts on alcohol.

 

I've been offered my first real gig, on X Solstice for a 13 day western med cruise in June. While many ships put speakers in regular passenger cabins, often an outside stateroom, X's S-class ships have dedicated porthole cabins nearer the crew cabins (through a little door in the hall you probably don't ever notice) for speakers. I've never experienced this, I paid for my own balcony cabin on my only other cruise, but a pal who speaks extensively on ships hated her lecture trip on Eclipse because she felt like a 2nd rate citizen. She tends to be a bit prissy though!

 

Are there any speakers out there who can share their X experiences with me as I try to determine if I should take this offer or pass? Has anyone else seen these cabins? Are they near noisy areas?

[jackdiamond]

We have some neighbors who used to teach bridge on some Celebrity ships, before the bridge classes were discontinued, and they were only offered an inside cabin. I also believe that they had to pay a certain amount per day.