Questions about the Sun

[PokerDave]

Guy - the only reason I chose 9 over 10 was that I had read to always choose a floor between pax cabins rather than public space, if given the opportunity. Like you, I am an early riser. But my mother is a late sleeper. So I took 9 mainly for her. In fact, most mornings I got up, had a walk, then had breakfast in Il Adagio alone with a book. Then as I was leaving, mom would come strolling in. Then I would head to trivia and get our seats and wait for the team. Yes, we are trivia geeks. On our cruise they had it sometimes 2-3 times a day.

 

We once had our cabin right below the casino hallway and we heard people running or walking heavily a lot. But, I agree with you, you should be fine on deck 10. You will love having your morning coffee out on the balcony. You can have breakfast served in yoru suite - a full breakfast too, not just continental - or linger on the balcony with your coffee and then make your way to Il Adagio.

 

Donna, what kind of coffee makers are in the suites on the Sun? From what I understand, not the cool cup at a time espresso machine like I had on the Spirit...

[Jamisonke]

Firstly, let me say that I am a newbie to doing this soplease bear with me.

 

We are scheduled to sail the Sun in Jan-2011 on a 14 day B2B Carib. We have never sailed the Sun, just the Dawn and Jewel and loved them both. We are booked into a AC cabin. From what I have found here on cc, it appears that we will be pleased with our choice of cabin. My DW think that with the ship being a little smaller, there might be a more intimate feel to it. Although I did find lots of info on here much of it seemed a little dated.

 

I realize that most of these have probably been asked and answered many times in the past, but you folks seem so knowledgeable and helpful that you can help with the few questions I do have.

 

1. We are on deck 10 and I understand that we could be seen on our balcony from above if we are out by the rail. How private are they from the sides. Are the partitions between balconies the really slanted type where if your neighbor was standing near their railing, they could see right into your balcony just by turning their head?

 

2. I have read about soot problems on the Sun. Was this a thing of the past or is this still an issue? Not even near a deal breaker, just need to know if we need to keep it in mind when 1st going out to balcony.

 

3. I also understand that the suites on the Sun does not have the flat panel tv's or the fancy coffee machines. I could care less about the tv's but after enjoying those coffee machines in a suite on the Jewel a couple years ago, this is a real bummer. Do any of you know if NCL plans to add these during the next dry dock and if so, when the next dry dock is scheduled? We don't sail until Jan 2011 so we might luck out.

 

P.S. Although I am new at posting, I have not had to do it much. You guys usually answer answer any questions I have in other threads.

 

Guy

 

We previously sailed (2006) on the Norwegian Sun to Alaska in a category BA on deck 9. While it has been 3 years since we sailed her, we loved this smaller ship and its feel. We found it easy to navigate and we did not feel the ship was dated. As such, we are sailing her again in 18 days to South America. We have been fortunate to have booked a category AA Owners Suite. We previously had a category AD booked, but upgraded to AA due to the length of the cruise (19 days). I'm hoping I find the Sun to be just as lovely as she was the last time I sailed her. I'll report back after we return.

[Jamisonke]

We have not been on the Sun before either but have booked a BC on deck 8 for the Dec 4th sailing 2010- I'd like to learn about overlapping balconies- is that unique to a certain part of the ship or are they all stair stepped?

 

I do not recall the balconies being "stair stepped." Perhaps this is true at the aft, but port and starboard sides were not stair stepped.

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I do not recall the balconies being "stair stepped." Perhaps this is true at the aft, but port and starboard sides were not stair stepped.

You can see the stern of the Sun in Donna's (DMH15) avatar. Post #24. It does look like "stairs," but you can see the port side balconies are all even, just as Jamisonke said.

[DMH15]

Donna, what kind of coffee makers are in the suites on the Sun? From what I understand, not the cool cup at a time espresso machine like I had on the Spirit...

 

PokerDave - in our AC it was a plain drip coffeepot. The AA has the Lavazza. Don't know about the AB or AD.