berwyn

What a nice post.Thank you.

Thanks Jersey,We had captain Osten Andreassen on our first cruise [song of Norway].We could not recall the spelling of his name.Now we can do a search for him.

Just what I needed.Thanks.

Is there a list of ship abbreviations ? Sometimes they are listed as [DE TI VI CQ GL VA LI FD SL DR] and so on.

Thanks Candy.Worth the effort.

Thank you for that pic.

 

Actually, on our recent cruise on the Legend we were told we could do anytime dining any night we chose even though we already had assigned seating on the other level. They do not keep track of who comes through the door. Thus I would advise signing up for assigned seating but use anytime dining whenever it suits your schedule.

Thank you,I hope that is the case this august.

You show up at the door to the anytime level of the main dining room anytime during the hours set for dinner and simply request your table size.

 

Can you do anytime dining one night and then do assigned dining another?

How does anytime dining work?

They have Becker's, an English non-alcoholic beer.

Will have to try it.Thank you.

Do the bars have non alcoholic beer like Sharps and O'Douls?

Does the carnival website show which ports are docks or tenders? Is there any other way to find out?

By looking at the deck plan it looks like you will be ok. Please let me know as I will be booking the Brilliance next april.

Just like the Brilliance mystery??

Good one Spadercool.

To clarify, when standing on the balcony of deck seven near the life boat cover, yes, you can still see water. However for example, while at port in Nassau, standing on my balcony, I could not see the dock we were next to, nor the bottom 5 to 6 decks of the ship docked next to us. So no people watching before sail away.

 

When people complain of not being able to see "straight down" to the water on a Radiance class ship, they mean this cover makes it so you can't see what's around the ship for a good 20-30 feet or more. No watching the harbor master pilot the boat out of port in St. Thomas, for example. It's the equivalent of being on a low floor of a hotel and looking out over the roof of other parts of the building - not the end of the world, but it's not as nice as looking straight out at the grounds or pool of the hotel complex.

 

On the AOS and other ships we have been on, there is a definite sense of "I am standing out on a balcony in the middle of the ocean". It is kind of hard to lose yourself to that feeling when there is a 15 foot overhang between you and the sea.

That is the balcony experience I would enjoy.

Is deck seven the first balcony deck? Or is it deck six?

As they say whatever floats your boat. When I'm on my balcony I like to look down at the water.

Our cabin on our last cruise on the Jewel was obstructed but, at that time, it was not designated on the deck layout. We looked at the top of the cover of the lifeboats on the deck below. We hated it and felt ripped off. Cabin number was 7622. Loved the ship; hated the view.

That,s a problem with the Radiance class. You have to get a forward cabin.

After scanning numerous negatives and photos, we finally put together our memories of our Song of America Cruise.

 

Enjoy!

 

 

P.S. Anyone else have any pictures to share?

Great slideshow.Thank you.

I loved the aft lounge. Was it called the South Pacific lounge?

 

I have also been a pax who attended every event to earn Ship Shape dollars.

 

To this day I faithfully use my long, narrow, bright yellow, plush workout towel. It wraps around my neck without being bulky.

 

I wouldn' relish being in one of those tiny cabins again. Remember the half decks, and going up and down steps on the Promenade deck?

 

Good times!

I found an old brochure.The aft lounge on the Song of Norway was the South Pacific.

Great pics,thank you.

Thanks, I have to remember that. I keep using RCCL.

 

 

 

Fred

It was Royal caribbean cruise line.

neverpar,I hope you do not mind but I borrowed your sign.

I have often read that word "stuffy" when it comes to describing Holland, Crystal, etc. What is that supposed to mean. I'm not sure I understand that meaning very well.

It's about people who think their poop don't stink.

linkerbink,

I see RCCL got you hooked on cruising and you stayed with them. It always happens that way.