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One advantage to an aft balcony over one on the side of the ship is the lack of wind in an aft balcony while sailing. This makes the balcony much more usable and comfortable while underway than a side balcony.

Debark and disembark are interchangeable for cruises, not for trees.

Were you in an AFT balcony? We took a Transatlantic from Barcelona to Miami on the Epic late October years ago in an Aft suite and spent lots of time on the balcony while at sea. We'll find out next April if the same is true westbound when we sail from NYC to Southampton on the Getaway also in an aft suite.

I highly recommend an aft balcony for a transatlantic. There is very little wind and the balcony is very usable.

I wish I knew that back when I lived in Queens and worked in Manhattan! 😆

In case you are interested, the snack is called Munchie Crunchie and available through NCL's vendor, New Urban Farms. https://www.newurbanfarms.com/munchie-crunchie-mix/

We are lthinking of West Quay car service next year to get the Eurostars train to Paris. https://westquaycars.com/southampton-london/ With luggage, we don't want to have deal with buses and taxis.

This should answer your questions about the aft PH.

Haven Aft Penthouse on a 13 night transatlantic from Barcelona to Miami on the Epic in 2011 for an unbelievable $1900/pp. We booked it while the Epic was still under construction. Of course back then, there were no free at sea deals so we had to pay for drinks. We'll never see those prices again....

We loved going to ISP. Hoonah is a genuine Alaska town, unlike the touristy nature of Skagway and Ketchikan. Despite the rain, the whale watching and bear watching excursion was great. We did see bears as well as salmon swimming in the Spasski River. Just make sure you bring rain jackets with you and also rain hood for your camera. I actually think walking through the woods in the rain added to the experience.

FWIW, we sailed in a aft suite (non-Haven) in 2018 and there were definitely plush robes (and slippers) for us. I'm not sure if that is still the case.

Is there an option for deck 10? The deck is much larger and in the past not too much more $$$,

They are original capsules. We bought the same machine for home after a haven cruise.