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I should also mention that we specifically chose this cabin to be as close to midship as possible to minimize motion. We noticed very little during our cruise, but your mileage may vary.

We had one of these cabins (C418) on the May 21st British Isles cruise. The bed is parallel to the hallway, with the head of the bed at the bow end of the ship. The layout worked well for the two of us, with the exception of accessible 110v outlets for DH's CPAP machine.

We had one of the sideways interior cabins on the Royal. As the desk area is at the foot of the bed, DH couldn't use the single 110v outlet there for his CPAP. Our steward offered to bring us an extension cord, which would have had to run across the floor to plug in (not the best idea in a dark cabin with those who need nighttime bathroom breaks!)

Fortunately, we had an adapter which had a 2 prong European plug, as well as a USB port, so he was able to unplug his bedside lamp and use that European outlet for both the CPAP and his phone charger. I plugged my phone into the desk 110v to charge and use it as our alarm clock, but it was a little hard too see from that distance.

We charged our iPad at that same outlet during the day. If we had more devices, I definitely would recommend a power strip. The bathroom outlet only worked for the small nightlight I brought along--it won't accept anything with a polarize plug (both blades must be the same size).

I just checked the Patters from our July 12 eastern Carib. sailing on the CB and see no mention of yoga. Zumba Fitness was offered on three mornings (Sun, Tues. and Thurs.), but I didn't see yoga listed as an organized activity. Perhaps there was something available in the fitness center, but if so, it wasn't well advertised.

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We were on the CB’s July 12 sailing, and hadn’t planned to use our smartphones at all during the trip except for photos. DH went to the shopping talk before we reached San Juan, and heard that PR and USVI are included in national cell phone plans. (I just happened to be walking past the Explorer’s Lounge when it was mentioned, so I heard it as well.) Yay! We could call home and check emails. So we did…:D

Unfortunately, when we got home, I checked the coverage map for our carrier (US Cellular, a big player in the Midwest). Seems it’s NOT one of the carriers that include these US territories in its national plan.:eek:

I immediately called the customer service number for USCC and worked with a wonderful rep. who said she’d waive the international roaming charges for us for those 2 days. I have to wait till my bill is generated around the first of the month, but I’ll be sure to immediately call and reference our conversation so the bill can be adjusted.

The primary purpose of our trip was to scatter our sister-in-law’s ashes at sea (thank you, Princess, for your kind assistance in making that possible), so the calls home were to let other family members know how that had gone. I didn’t mention that to the USCC rep until after she graciously offered to waive the charges, but I may have used it for ammunition if they wouldn’t make any adjustment to our bill. We’ve been loyal longtime customers of USCC, and I’m very happy that they are willing to forgive our serious mistake (never trust something you hear…always verify!)