When did they disappear?

[hrprof]

When we took our first O cruise back in 2008 (A B2B from Valparaiso to Rio) we rented one of the Cabanas way up front for the whole cruise. It turned out that the only time that we used it was sailing into Rio! Just checked a deck plan of R ships and no Cabanas are shown - when did they go away?

[StanandJim]

When we took our first O cruise back in 2008 (A B2B from Valparaiso to Rio) we rented one of the Cabanas way up front for the whole cruise. It turned out that the only time that we used it was sailing into Rio! Just checked a deck plan of R ships and no Cabanas are shown - when did they go away?

 

About two years ago, they were quietly removed during the dry-docks when the decor on the R ships was upgraded to Marina/Riviera standards.

 

There were rumors about their removal for a long time, but the handwriting was truly on the wall when the proposed Cabanas on the Marina (Cabanas DID APPEAR on her preliminary deck plans) were never built at all.

 

They were displaced with that putting green on Deck 14, which generates so much revenue, and is so well used....

Edited January 25, 2015 by StanandJim

[DOJO466]

About two years ago, they were quietly removed during the dry-docks when the decor on the R ships was upgraded to Marina/Riviera standards.

 

There were rumors about their removal for a long time, but the handwriting was truly on the wall when the proposed Cabanas on the Marina (Cabanas DID APPEAR on her preliminary deck plans) were never built at all.

 

They were displaced with that putting green on Deck 14, which generates so much revenue, and is so well used....

 

As we girls in high school liked to say ASAOC (all sarcasm aside of course)..had to say this as it brought back a fun memory:D

[Floridiana]

They were displaced with that putting green on Deck 14, which generates so much revenue, and is so well used....

 

I used it and lots others did.

[Hunding]

About two years ago, they were quietly removed during the dry-docks when the decor on the R ships was upgraded to Marina/Riviera standards.

 

There were rumors about their removal for a long time, but the handwriting was truly on the wall when the proposed Cabanas on the Marina (Cabanas DID APPEAR on her preliminary deck plans) were never built at all.

 

They were displaced with that putting green on Deck 14, which generates so much revenue, and is so well used....

 

We had a cabaña on Regatta -- 21 days from San Francisco to New York, $750 for the entire voyage. We used it almost daily, and had a party of sorts on the day we transited the Canal -- other folks paid $150 just for the day. We would have rented one again, depending on the cruise and the time of year. But not to be.

[azam71209]

We were on 2 O cruises up to the far north. It was ridiculous. All these roped off cabanas and nobody using them. People often removed the ropes or ducked under them and went in anyway but it didn't feel right to most of us so we stayed out. And of course nobody on the ship staff took the initiative to do anything about it. Anyone for a cabana when you're looking at the Arctic ice pack?

 

Glad to see them go.

[Mura]

I was glad to see them go as well, just because with Renaissance (and early Oceania) we'd been used to being able to take forward-seeing photos from that area, and with the cabanas we could not. Even if they were empty, the sunscreens that were put up made photos impossible.

 

Since so few people could benefit from the cabanas, I was happy to see them eliminated. On the other hand, replacing the cabanas with a golfing area doesn't help most of us either!

 

Mura

[hrprof]

I asked this question because we found little use for the expensive 21 day cost of the cabana on our B2B SA cruise - it also was a controversial issue for many understandable reasons. When we made the SF-NYC cruise, we solved the problem by getting a Vista and inviting others to join us as we went through the canal.

 

A putting green?.....

[pinotlover]

We have found the putt putt course to be fairly popular on "at sea" days and rarely used on port days. If the weather is good and the seas not to rough, many people are often clamoring for things to do on multiple b2b sea days! ;)

 

If can be fun trying to putt while the boat is rolling around in large waves however. One never knows where the ball will go! :D

[Hambagahle]

My husband and I use the putting green daily. We love it. We are there for about an hour whether in port or at sea but not if the ship is pitching and rolling of course. That makes reading the line altogether too difficult... I use the golf nets too. But I don't like the clubs provided!

[azam71209]

Does the golf area also prevent people from taking forward photos or watching the ship head into port?

[StanandJim]

Does the golf area also prevent people from taking forward photos or watching the ship head into port?

 

Those top decks are all surrounded by windscreens anyway, so your point is moot as you may take exactly the same photograph from the comfort of Horizons (with elevator access).

Edited January 26, 2015 by StanandJim