Northern Lights: Departing Bergen

[rbslos18]

I would appreciate advice on whether to choose a port or starboard cabin for this cruise. Or does it not matter. We will be on the 1/31/23 cruise.

Thanks

Edited April 1, 2022 by rbslos18

[frickwg]

Just got back from this cruise and I could not see an advantage to either side.

[uktog]

I would agree, scenery beautiful on both sides.  Most of the time I was viewing things outside the cabin anyway

[zalusky]

Do the windows fog up on these cold itineraries especially in the cabin with warm air vs the cold outside air or are they double/triple pained enough to avoid the problem.

[Kitekat]

We had no problems with any of the ship's windows fogging up. Our own glasses - definitely!

[uktog]

9 hours ago, zalusky said:

Do the windows fog up on these cold itineraries especially in the cabin with warm air vs the cold outside air or are they double/triple pained enough to avoid the problem.

No issues at all anywhere on the ship.  I did have trouble off the ship - glasses, masks and low temperatures don’t go!)

[Strangford]

Get an anti-fog cloth.  Try local opticians or Amazon. I have an AB mask, reusable up to 1000 times and it lasts for approx 48hrs each use. Wash and dry glasses,  breathe to fog each lens and wipe each lens before fog disappears. Currently £5.48 on Amazon UK.

[uktog]

2 hours ago, Strangford said:

Get an anti-fog cloth.  Try local opticians or Amazon. I have an AB mask, reusable up to 1000 times and it lasts for approx 48hrs each use. Wash and dry glasses,  breathe to fog each lens and wipe each lens before fog disappears. Currently £5.48 on Amazon UK.

Thanks

I did explore that route earlier in lockdown but my optician said no because of the type of lens coating I had. We managed and when I change glasses in the future I will be more picky about coatings they sell me. 

[Moonlion]

20 hours ago, rbslos18 said:

I would appreciate advice on whether to choose a port or starboard cabin for this cruise. Or does it not matter. We will be on the 1/31/23 cruise.

Thanks

Depends on whether or not you want to face the port when docked.  On our Bergen to Tilbury NL cruise in January, the ship docked on the starboard side for most stops.  We had a starboard cabin and probably would have chosen the port side for a little more privacy when docked.  When out at sea, it didn't really matter - beautiful scenery from both sides. Plus, as mentioned, the best views are outside the cabin (for example, in the Explorer's Lounge).

[OnTheJourney]

Agreed that it really doesn't matter. Scenery is fantastic on both sides. Best view is out on the decks anyway or, as Moonlion mentioned, Explorer's Lounge. Seats fill up there quickly though. 

[ChiefLnc7]

On 4/1/2022 at 12:26 PM, rbslos18 said:

I would appreciate advice on whether to choose a port or starboard cabin for this cruise. Or does it not matter. We will be on the 1/31/23 cruise.

Thanks

You can always go along with the origin of the word POSH.  Traveling from England to India before the Suez Canal, those wealth enough would book cabins leaving England on the port side to avoid the hot sun during the day and allow them to see the shore line.  Then on the way back, book a cabin on the starboard side for the same reasons.  Hence, port out, starboard home (POSH), 

 

[Krazy4Kruisin']

We're going with another couple. We booked on one side and they booked on the other. That way, whoever doesn't have a great view in each port and hang out in the other cabin.