Haven suites on Getaway questions

[wordsjustfly]

Hey there - We are sailing 8/15 on NCL Getaway to the Eastern Caribbean route - we are taking family. There will be seven of us in three cabins.

 

On a previous ship - the Star we cruised to Alaska in a Penthouse a suite and loved it.

 

We decided to upgrade the family from mini suites to Haven suites. This is a once in a lifetime for them and we figured it would be fun and a nice surprise.

 

I gave a few questions - Haven penthouse suite is the same as suite on the Star or Pearl yes?

 

It says it sleeps three - one queen then a love seat - it makes into a bed. Any if you with 6 foot teenagers that slept comfortably on the love seat pull out?

 

When we upgraded they included the ultimate drink package which my hubby was very happy about. Me- I could care less about alcohol, I don't drink much.

 

I'd love to hear from Haven travelers and how was their experience over all.

 

Thanks-

 

Marna

[drewlin]

Can't help with your question re size of the love seat, however, we did a tour of the Getaway and have some photos of Haven suites and courtyard. If they are of any interest, I am happy to post them on here.

[Demonyte]

In order to compare suites, one needs to know the exact category codes.

 

On new megaships even the lowest suites are Haven suites, there are no non-Haven suites like older ships (Star does not have Haven suites at all).

[Coastalbreezes]

My son who is 6' 2" always sleeps comfortably on the pull-out sofa.

 

Tracy

[david_sobe]

You will get much more room in a forward penthouse and aft penthouse since they have their own separate living room. The aft penthouse has another bathroom too. The Haven penthouse is nothing but a balcony stateroom with many upgrades (the bathroom is nicer, bed better, décor, etc.)

But the forward and aft penthouses are not in the Haven but do get access to it. So the choice is: Do you sacrifice more room for being in the Haven? Each person will have a different answer. I stayed in a forward penthouse on Getaway and loved the extra room. But the long walks to just about anywhere sometimes were annoying. Having a third guest stay on the sofa would make me lean towards the penthouses outside the Haven because your guest gets privacy with their own room sorta. If price is not an issue, the aft penthouse would work best with more than 2 staying inside the penthouse since the guest on the sofa bed will have their own bathroom.

Edited July 11, 2015 by david_sobe

[wordsjustfly]

Thank you all so much. I'd love to see photos and I'm going to also scour the Internet as well.

 

We are a little nervous about being on a megaship because we are used to being on ships like the star or the pearl but I think this is going to be fun:)

[Leavethekidswithmom]

The H5 on the Getaway is nothing like the H5 on the Pearl. The Pearl is MUCH nicer, totally separate animals, no comparison.

[wordsjustfly]

My son who is 6' 2" always sleeps comfortably on the pull-out sofa.

 

Tracy

 

 

Thanks Tracy! That's just what my son needed to hear :) I know on the star they gave him ain a crate for that and I'm hoping that is still an option on this ship.

[wordsjustfly]

The H5 on the Getaway is nothing like the H5 on the Pearl. The Pearl is MUCH nicer, totally separate animals, no comparison.

 

 

LKW- good morning! What in your opinion are the differences in regards to the rooms? Size? The last time we were on the pearl we stayed in a mini suite which was just fine for us. We just wanted to do something special for our folks who are in their late 70s and we thought this would be a nice treat.

 

I booked too late as originally I wanted to see if we could book them a spa suite but they were already sold out and really we all kind of wanted to be together there are seven of us in three cabins.

 

I know this is going to sound silly – but I think one of the big selling points to us upgrading our family is everyone's going to be happy there's an espresso maker in their room:) ha ha.

 

Me- I'm a concierge girl I admit to liking to be taken care of and spoiled on my vacation.

 

And I know this many people disagree with me when I share that I pre-tip in cash little bit when I first got on the ship to let our concierge and Butler know we appreciate them – and I find it makes a huge difference in regards to the service you get for the rest of your time.

[wordsjustfly]

You will get much more room in a forward penthouse and aft penthouse since they have their own separate living room. The aft penthouse has another bathroom too. The Haven penthouse is nothing but a balcony stateroom with many upgrades (the bathroom is nicer, bed better, décor, etc.)

 

But the forward and aft penthouses are not in the Haven but do get access to it. So the choice is: Do you sacrifice more room for being in the Haven? Each person will have a different answer. I stayed in a forward penthouse on Getaway and loved the extra room. But the long walks to just about anywhere sometimes were annoying. Having a third guest stay on the sofa would make me lean towards the penthouses outside the Haven because your guest gets privacy with their own room sorta. If price is not an issue, the aft penthouse would work best with more than 2 staying inside the penthouse since the guest on the sofa bed will have their own bathroom.

 

 

David! Hi there - i'm saving your post and taking notes and I am intrigued about aft penthouse suites.

 

This is going to sound so dumb so hang in there with me- my worry about a penthouse suite in the back of the boat is that I might I don't know smell fuel or something.

 

Isn't that the dumbest thing you've ever heard?

 

I read that some people just swear by aft suites.

 

I know I know - silly.

 

Thanks for your reply.

[wordsjustfly]

In order to compare suites, one needs to know the exact category codes.

 

On new megaships even the lowest suites are Haven suites, there are no non-Haven suites like older ships (Star does not have Haven suites at all).

 

 

Demonyte- hi ya it's an H5 category penthouse suite on deck 15. I don't think it's all the way forward like some of the other suites.

 

Thanks:)

[wordsjustfly]

Can't help with your question re size of the love seat, however, we did a tour of the Getaway and have some photos of Haven suites and courtyard. If they are of any interest, I am happy to post them on here.

 

 

Drewlin-

 

Yes yes! Please post photos I'd love to see them!! Anything is great!

 

Thank you!

[Leavethekidswithmom]

LKW- good morning! What in your opinion are the differences in regards to the rooms? Size? The last time we were on the pearl we stayed in a mini suite which was just fine for us. We just wanted to do something special for our folks who are in their late 70s and we thought this would be a nice treat.

 

I booked too late as originally I wanted to see if we could book them a spa suite but they were already sold out and really we all kind of wanted to be together there are seven of us in three cabins.

 

I know this is going to sound silly – but I think one of the big selling points to us upgrading our family is everyone's going to be happy there's an espresso maker in their room:) ha ha.

 

Me- I'm a concierge girl I admit to liking to be taken care of and spoiled on my vacation.

 

And I know this many people disagree with me when I share that I pre-tip in cash little bit when I first got on the ship to let our concierge and Butler know we appreciate them – and I find it makes a huge difference in regards to the service you get for the rest of your time.

 

 

You were comparing the H5's on the Pearl (I could show you pictures but don't want to confuse you) to the GA, they are different, on the Pearl you have a pocket door between the living room and the bedroom/bathroom, the bathroom tub and shower overlooks the ocean. You could compare it to the H4 on the GA.

 

With that being said if you are comfortable with a 6 foot teenager in a mini suite on the Pearl, you'll be more than comfortable in the H5 on the GA. The only thing that would be better is if you got 2-H5's and 1-H4 then the teenager would get his own room with bathroom and you'd get the master with the amazing bathroom. Your doing it right by all staying in the Haven, it's a whole different atmosphere up there. You'll enjoy your cruise.

[ImADaneFan]

David! Hi there - i'm saving your post and taking notes and I am intrigued about aft penthouse suites.

 

This is going to sound so dumb so hang in there with me- my worry about a penthouse suite in the back of the boat is that I might I don't know smell fuel or something.

 

Isn't that the dumbest thing you've ever heard?

 

I read that some people just swear by aft suites.

 

I know I know - silly.

 

Thanks for your reply.

 

 

Last year we had an aft suite on BA. We never smelled any fuel smell at all. The view was unbelievable! The balcony was amazing...we had 35 CC's from our roll call on the balcony for sail away past the Statue of Liberty. The downside is it's a long schlep to the haven. We didn't use it very much because of the hike.

 

Linda

Edited July 11, 2015 by ImADaneFan

[tarps14]

When you say "same as suite on the Star/Pearl" and are referring to the SE/SF (294 sq ft) then, yes, the H5 (280 sq ft) on the Getaway will be quite similar. The biggest difference, though, comes in the size of the balconies. On the Pearl, the SE/SF balconies are over 100 sq ft while the balconies on the Getaway H5 are only about 43 sq ft for these suites.

 

That being said, you are going to have a fantastic time no matter the Haven category you choose. All the benefits are the same so don't let sq footage concern you. The absolute best website out there for seeing pictures of specific cabins or categories is 'cruise deck plans.com' (take out the spaces). It is a pay site, however, if you cruise a lot, you will more than make the nominal fee up in information gained.

 

Happy cruising!

Edited July 11, 2015 by tarps14

[destiny217]

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Edited July 11, 2015 by destiny217

[52marv]

Hi,

 

With older family members, I would stay in the suites adjacent to the Haven for the convenience. We just got off our second trip in the Getaway Haven; this time we were a group of 11. One of our families stayed in a forward Penthouse, the rest of us were in the Haven. The forward penthouse family loved the extra space, but agreed it was nice to be closer to the Haven amenities. Either way, it's an awesome cruise and Adrien, the concierge, and the Haven staff are so nice!

 

I've posted these tips before, but it's easy to put them here for you. Have a wonderful time!

 

My family of four (Mom, Dad, 17 & 13 year old) stayed in the Haven. It was great, but I have a lot of non Haven tips too.

 

Get to port @ 11am. With older family members go to Terminal B: there is less walking to get onto the ship.

 

As soon as you are through security look for priority suites room on the left. They will then take you to special waiting room for suites where they have snacks and drinks. You get escorted on ship 1st.

 

You can have anything in the Haven restaurant, even if it's not on the menu. We are an allergy family and the staff went out of the way to create substitutions for my daughter. A friend orders eggs benedict with steak for breakfast in the Haven as her version of steak and eggs. We try not to get crazy with ordering unobtainable things, but the staff, continually surpassed our notion of what was possible.

 

Haven Restaurant Desert: Brownie with Macadamia Nut Ice Cream it’s delicious.

 

If you want MDR food, they will deliver it to you in the Haven or your room. We asked to have MDR menus placed in our room at the start of the cruise.

 

Use the Pre-concierge service. NCL will email the name of the Pre-concierge. They will do whatever you ask, we arranged for spa appointments, food & drink in room, empty mini fridge or fill it with what you like, afternoon tea. Ask the pre-concierge, through email before you go, to put bed toppers on the kids room beds. It makes it a bit more comfy.

 

Adrien and the other concierges are fantastic. They escort you to the front of the line when disembarking at islands and on the last day right off the ship. No lines ever. They escort you to front of line for Illusionarium dinner magic show. They can get you reservations for any restaurant, show, spa excursion (except last night, Cagney's was booked solid)

 

The Haven has reserved seating in the theater on the left side about ten rows from the front, so you don't need to go early (they release Haven seats 5 minutes before the show). It's good seating, although if you want to sit in the center of the theater, go early.

 

Illusionarium Yes they do you have to check in 25 min before the show in the Haven lounge & the Concierge then takes you down in the service elevator to directly outside of the doors on entering you pick whatever table you want.

 

The Concierges, Butler and Steward, Sharon, go way above and beyond in making your cruise special. I arranged to have chocolate chip cookies and gummi bears in the room when we arrived the first day and our butler, Lani, kept them coming all week.

 

 

Every afternoon @ 4 pm she delivered chocolate covered strawberries, canapés (salmon, shrimp, brie, prosciutto) sandwiches (your choice) and chips. If we had wanted something else, she would have brought it.

 

The Butler pays attention to what treats you like and then brings you more. I always ate the grapes in the fruit bowl, so he started doubling & tripling the grapes!

 

You can also ask the Butler to have something waiting for you after an excursion such as peanut butter and jelly, salami, ham, bologna and turkey sandwiches.

 

The Butler can bring the cheesecake brownie from Osheehan’s.

 

You can ask for chocolate croissants to be delivered every morning at 7:30 AM (except the last morning), so I could enjoy one with my early morning cappuccino.

 

The Butler can bring pots of decaf and regular coffee and a pastry tray, and a fruit tray every morning before 7am

 

You can have had breakfast, lunch dinner delivered to your suite by the Butler with no charge since you are in the Haven.

 

The Butler delivered DVDs for my daughter.

 

On the sun deck, Nathan and other deck stewards bring around cookies, fruit skewers, cold towels, little cups of smoothies, drinks. They can move umbrellas, and try to do anything to make you happy and comfortable.

 

You can have breakfast lunch and dinner in the Haven Restuarant, where there is sit down service and a breakfast continental buffet OR you can eat outside, on deck, which I preferred. This was my view at breakfast every morning:

 

 

There is a Lavazza pod machine is in your room. The butler leaves pods for coffee or tea. It's excellent coffee. Has steam wand and pitcher, its easy to steam milk for cappuccino or latte.

 

At breakfast in the Haven, there is regular coffee outside and French Press coffee in the dining room.

 

On sea days I sat on the upper deck of the Haven Sun Deck overlooking the ocean.https://www.flickr.com/photos/21740531@N07/13582200165/

 

The seats against the railing have an unobstructed view, but they felt very hot to me.https://www.flickr.com/photos/21740531@N07/13582600124/

 

 

I personally preferred to sit in the blue chairs at the end of the third row back against the white sunshade with a red umbrella to my left. No matter where you sit, you can see the ocean.

 

The suite has high powered binoculars on the bookshelf in the living room.

 

During the cruise the Concierge meets you each morning to facilitate (secret passage) getting off ship. Met us onshore to get us on tender. Always check with concierge for the plan on port days. They meet at different places to escort you off.

 

On the last day, there is early suite walk-off disembarkation through the Concierge.

 

Since you're in suite tip butler and concierge. Go to Guest Services get voucher to give to them and have it charged to your onboard account. I know you can't use OBC for the DSC but I think you can use it for butler and concierge.

 

Cabins are usually not ready after lunch but you can drop your hand luggage in the cabin and lock valuables in the safe.

 

Crowds gather in the three-deck atrium — with its giant video screen — to play "Deal or No Deal," compete in trivia contests, see movies, etc.

 

Letters will be delivered to your room for events. Suite party is very nice, they offer tray of drinks but its open bar if you want.

 

Lack of electrical outlets in your cabin: bring along a power strip. We brought power strips for our room and the kids room and are glad we did

 

Ocean Blue on the waterfront- the Lobster roll, very good. crab tostada. Lobster Roll from Ocean Blue on the Waterfront for lunch WOW! ($10) Steak Tartar and Dover Sole in Ocean Blue for dinner AMAZING! ($49)

 

If you go to Moderno be careful of that salad bar. It's fantastic, but it will fill you up fast and you have 11 kinds of meat to sample. They're all great, and they are quite free about giving you seconds and thirds! Have the roasted pineapple at Moderno, it's great!

 

If you ask your waiter you can get deserts from Cagney’s in Maderno and the fried bananas from Maderno for her desert in Cagneys’

 

Moderno excellent and well worth $20 cover charge. Le Bistro is good too but for the same price Moderno was a bit better value [Le Bistro had escargot which I love but other lines offer this for free in the MDR so I was sad NCL only has it in the pay restaurants]. You can't go wrong with either but if you only do 1 cover charge restaurant on the trip I would pick Moderno.

 

O'Sheehans: nice breakfast; limited eggs, delicious French toast. A basket of pastries on the table. Never crowded. Wings, fish & chips are great, try chicken potpie. Corn Beef Cabbage Soup amazing! Buffalo Wings, Burger, Corn Beef sandwich. Bar menu not as large as sit down restaurant side ask the bartenders to get something from the restaurant side and they obliged with a smile. They post the restaurant menu right by the reception podium at the restaurant. prime rib dinner on the 1st night. Monday evening was prime rib night in O’Sheehans, they also had rib bight and fried chicken night. Ice cream menu, you pay extra but the sundaes are yummy.

 

The Noodle Bar has a limited menu, but the Chef, who was very pleasant to speak with, said you can mix and match and change the menu items if you don’t see what you want. We thought Shanghais was EXCELLENT they do dumplings, egg rolls, noodle dishes. It was so good we went three times.

 

Flamingo Grill great choice for breakfast. Buffet style. Never crowded; always able to find a table. Made to order omelets, bacon, scrambled eggs, sausages, different types of egg sandwiches, fruit, pastries, bagels/rolls, lox, etc. No oatmeal - have to go to the buffet for that. Favorite spot for breakfast. Lightly used covered open-air lunch and breakfast spot. It’s on 16 I think aft nice little out of the way spot. pre-made egg mcmuffin type sandwiches, but also bagels, fruit, croissants and they do eggs/omelets to order. Never crowded great view. Just go up one flight from the Garden Café on 16 aft It was ok, we prefered the Haven breakfast

 

Go hungry to the Tepanyaki Restarant: It's good and they serve a LOT of food

 

Don't miss the gelato stand out on the boardwalk. They change the flavors every day or so. Keep an eye out for the Cappuccino flavor. Wow!

 

Sugarcane's Mojito bar deck 8. Mojito flight a bargain at $15: 6 different types served in 2 ounce tasting glasses.

 

Best MDR service to be in the Manhattan Room and their everyday menu is different [and a bit better IMO] than Taste or Savor even though the daily specials are the same in all three. Getaway practices Freestyle dining, meaning there's no early or late assigned seating, and reservations are not allowed in the complimentary dining rooms, except for Haven passengers through concierge

 

Improved deserts since the last time I sailed with them. The German cake on the first day was awesome; the queen's dessert was also very good.

 

The Svedka Icebar is very cool there is a $20 cover it includes 2 drinks so the price is not much more than buying two drinks at a normal bar.

 

Have an MBtini. Bartender Julioi now on Getaway. Van Gogh Dutch Chocolate Vodka, Frangelico, splash of cream served in an ice cold martini glass. Right before serving, have them pour a shot of Bailey's down the side so it sits at the bottom. TO.DIE.FOR.

 

Drink a PALOMA, it's a more tart version of a mojito

 

The Humidor wonderful place to unwind after dinner with a smoke and good company. Old time ocean liner type feel with leather seats and dark colors.

 

All the specialty restaurants (Cagney's, Le Bistro, Moderno favorites) (varying cover charge, with discount/wine on first night only)

 

Lobster Tail from Carlo's Famous Bake shop YUM! a nice touch...best cannoli

 

Deck 17 Forward Sundeck (way forward) cabana loungers and always lightly attended and quiet even on sea days. Pass Vibe and keep going and there's clamshells and loungers. Bar servers walking around.

 

Waterfront Port side near tradewinds shop best place to enjoy view no obstructions.

 

Norwegian Getaway's sports deck also is home to a bungee trampoline.

 

Don’t miss the free fall slide. Purple slide is the fastest; yellow slide is slower. When you do the free fall slide be sure to either wear nose plugs or hold your nose; when you hit bottom water comes hard and fast from everywhere. Water slides, were pretty fun. Did these early (11:30AM), never thought the lines were too long. The longest we waited was for The Plunge, which was about 20 minutes. Part of the issue with that slide is that you need some sort of vest to get on it. When you are done, you are actually expected to go back up the stairs and return the vest. Slides are fun once or twice.

 

Pools are too small for such a large ship. Hot tubs always packed in the mornings. We only went into the pool in the late afternoon/early evening (after 2PM until about 5PM); by then, both had much fewer people and more loungers available. The main pool has a neat wave feature every few minutes, which was fun. It is a little over 6ft deep.

 

Pool is saltwater. It hurt my eyes and I could feel it on my sinuses

 

If you want to use pool, find lounger on deck 15. If you want the slides, stay on deck 16. That’s where the entry is. Slides do not empty into main pool.

 

Ropes course so much fun! NOTE: wear closed toe shoes. Line up at 9:30 for the 10:00 opening, can definitely be a long wait. Waited max 30 minutes. Plank is scarier than it looks, skipped it first time because it was so cold and windy up there! You can stay as long as you like, but don’t! Be considerate of the other people who are waiting to try below.

 

The zip line is short but fun; not always open, so don’t take your chances by waiting for the last sea day, aim for peak mealtimes to get on the ropes course: around 12:30PM or 1PM.

 

Mini golf always full. NCL should really regulate play. Only so many balls and clubs, and we just saw kids running around all over the place, not playing golf, but not giving up the equipment either. We waited ten minutes.

 

Climbing wall open at 2pm, line 20 deep almost immediately every time. Only open one or two sections of the wall at a time, even though it looked like there were at least 3 levels of difficulty. Only one staff member

 

If you are up early go to the Jacuzzis in Spice H20. We went around 8am and had the whole thing to ourselves for almost an hour!

 

If you want to be at Spice H20 for the fireworks go early. They close it when it gets to a certain capacity. fire works. The best seats in the house are on the sun deck on deck 17 - directly above/next to vibe. Not only did we get to see our own fireworks but apparently the Disney fantasy that left st Maarten shortly after we did was doing fireworks as well so the ships co-ordinated with each other and Disney did theirs first followed immediately by NCls. Unfortunately not everyone realized Disney was also shooting off the fireworks so many missed that part. We were up high enough to see it all.

 

Spice H20 really was a haven for us. Plenty of loungers and adults-only until 6PM. half the loungers were empty… coincidentally, the ones in the shade! No sight of any kids there, even though the arcade and teen lounge is nearby. Water in the little fountain area was cold, why I never saw anyone using it.

 

Samba dance classes, salsa, swing, tango and Meringue. Nice that in the Bliss lounge they played music to practice the dance to for the next hour after the class, i.e., the Salsa Power Hour, the Swing Hour

 

Parties each night in H20. Loved being outside dancing all ages made it much more fun. Unlike an indoor dance club that attracts the younger crowd, these dance parties were a blast and our kids could join us on the dance floor. Glow party was a complete blast as was the 80's dance night that features fireworks. NOTE: The day of the glow party look at your freestyle daily, you can decorate your own t-shirts with glow paint for free in the Grammy Experience venue. Shirts were free as was the activity. Made the night! We also enjoyed grabbing a drink before of after dinner each night at one of the outdoor bars.

 

Trivia at 9am and 5pm in the Atrium in front of the big screen

 

In SPA give you are card to fill out when you go in for the treatment. For YEARS I have written on the card "no sales" and have not had a problem since then.

[miksilver]

52marv -- those are some FANTASTIC tips! Thank you! I'm a suite cruiser on Royal and Disney and am going to be trying NCL very soon. Thanks so much!

[ejkmomco]

If you decide to stay in one of the forward facing Haven rooms, let me know. I can tell you all about the bed the 3rd person would be using.

[Coastalbreezes]

Thanks Tracy! That's just what my son needed to hear :) I know on the star they gave him ain a crate for that and I'm hoping that is still an option on this ship.

 

 

It is...just ask your cabin steward for the egg crate topper.

 

Have a great cruise!

Tracy

[weelv2cruise]

52marv, please forgive me, but I was looking at the first photo link and was most intrigued with the menu for the church dinner in 1913! I loved the term "Washdown" for drinks. You just don't see that kind of menu anymore!

[weelv2cruise]

If you decide to stay in one of the forward facing Haven rooms, let me know. I can tell you all about the bed the 3rd person would be using.

 

Thanks so much! In Jan 16 we'll be in suite 12706 with a third person. She is definitely wondering about the bed. Anything you can tell us would be greatly appreciated.

[klepton]

Last year we had an aft suite on BA. We never smelled any fuel smell at all. The view was unbelievable! The balcony was amazing...we had 35 CC's from our roll call on the balcony for sail away past the Statue of Liberty. The downside is it's a long schlep to the haven. We didn't use it very much because of the hike.

 

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Quick question for you, since it looks like your cabin was on the port side of the ship. We'll have an H6 on the BA on the port side as well next year. You mentioned the statue of liberty, which would be on the starboard side. How was the view from your balcony? Seems you wouldn't see it at all until it was right there, then have a minute or two of a spectacular view of it.

[ImADaneFan]

Quick question for you, since it looks like your cabin was on the port side of the ship. We'll have an H6 on the BA on the port side as well next year. You mentioned the statue of liberty, which would be on the starboard side. How was the view from your balcony? Seems you wouldn't see it at all until it was right there, then have a minute or two of a spectacular view of it.

 

 

We had a good view of the SOL, but not as good as if we had the port side suite. We were not able to see it until BA was parallel to the stern. But we had enough time to get some really good pics. We had a great view when we returned, we're early risers. :D It looks entirety different at night/early morning . We have been past the SOL quite a few times so it wasn't a big deal for us.

I guess the trade off for us was the view of the fireworks off our balcony. We hadn't done that before. :D

 

Which deck will you be on? You will love the cabin but it is a hike to the haven. ;)

 

Linda

Edited July 12, 2015 by ImADaneFan

[klepton]

We had a good view of the SOL, but not as good as if we had the port side suite. We were not able to see it until BA was parallel to the stern. But we had enough time to get some really good pics. We had a great view when we returned, we're early risers. :D It looks entirety different at night/early morning . We have been past the SOL quite a few times so it wasn't a big deal for us.

I guess the trade off for us was the view of the fireworks off our balcony. We hadn't done that before. :D

 

Which deck will you be on? You will love the cabin but it is a hike to the haven. ;)

 

Linda

 

We'll be in 11308. Definitely looking forward to the balcony, but was thinking it might be better to stake out a place up on deck for sailing by SoL. We'll want to be up on deck when we go under the big bridge anyway. We've never sailed out of Manhattan before, so never sailed past the SoL. We've seen it many times though, from Battery Park, Brooklyn Bridge, and sailing out of Bayonne last month.

 

We'll definitely be up early on disembarkation day... coming in to Bayonne was pretty awesome, going all the way to Manhattan pier will be much better. :D

 

Thanks for tips!