I&J Cruisers

Congradulations on your first cruise. CruzBuds our first cruise was on Song of Norway also. It was 1983 and in spite of the tiny cabin it was wonderful. 30 some on cruises later we are still trying to recapture that "first time feeling"

Sorry, last post on cabin 1537 was for Solstice.

Deck 11

Cabin 1537

Aquaclass

Portside

Bed near balcony

Quiet

Balcony view exellent

Balcony normal size

No wind problem

Issues: Closet adequate for 7 day cruise but in difficult to use. Cabin feels very narrow but workable. Moved coffee table to along side of vanity which made more room to move about and gave me additional space when putting on make up and doing hair.

Some of the things I love about cruising are not having to think about where or when I'm having dinner and meeting interesting people and getting to know them by sharing dinner with them each evening. I've never particulairly enjoyed open seating breakfast and lunch, making small talk with people I will probably never see again on a large ship. Breakfast and lunch are minor issues because we generally don't go to the dining room anymore for these meals. Dinner is a huge issue. I also empathize with RuthC. and Sharon and anyone else who sails alone. We sail as a cuple and feel the same way. We eat alone at home, that's not why we cruise. I will not book our 2008 cruise on HAL. Last year we were waitlisted for late seating almost until sailing time. I would be really upset if I couldn't get a confirmed dining time when the alternative was AYW.