Thread: Forward vs Aft

Always like to be all the way forward, myself. No vibration and any motion reminds you
you're at sea. And on, e.g. the R-class ships on Oceania and Co., hearing the anchor
chains in the morning is much better than an alarm clock.

You can outsmart yourself though--on QE2 burst out laughing when I saw berth had a
safety belt, but had to use it several nights to avoid being tossed on the floor when giant storm hit.

Originally Posted by ralphj

You can outsmart yourself though--on QE2 burst out laughing when I saw berth had a
safety belt, but had to use it several nights to avoid being tossed on the floor when giant storm hit.

I did 16 trips on QE2 and never had a safety belt, was it an upper birth?

At midship you have to hike everywhere! After my last cruise I would be inclined to say more toward the aft. I was making runs twice day for ice from the buffet area (they had the best ice. And it went well with my diet Cherry Coke that I liked to drink in my cabin).

Of course it did give me a chance to get even more exercise, meet new people, and find out interesting things like the monster chocolate chip cookies at Cova.

I prefer aft.....we will see how I feel about anything other than aft after this cruise!

Have been Forward, Centre Aft up and down, and have never had any problems. As long as we are aboard a ship we are happy.

Most of the time we've been able to book mid-ship. That's where Rita wants to be, and if Rita is happy then I am happy!

And that pretty well sums it up!

We have had rooms all over the ship, our last cabin the was an aft wrap around on the starboard side, I loved the view! Monition does not bother me, actually I sorta enjoy a bit of rough seas... I really prefer the lowest deck with a balcony.
-Matt