My wife and I along with another couple wanted to get away for a few days. We all lived in Belleair, FL which was 1/2 hour from the Port of Tampa. We are all in our 70s and have cruised over 20 times over the years both on large ships (like the Brilliance Of The Seas) and small expensive boutique ships. Both couples each stayed in a Grande Suite which is about 510 square feet with a skinny 64 square foot balcony. RC ran a special which gave the second person in the cabin 1/2 price fare. Now the surprise(s):
1. The cabin was on Deck 10,slightly dated.....but huge with a large double sink bathroom and more closet , floor and drawer space than you could imagine. Narrow deck allowed room only for one lounge, 2 chairs and a small table but we didn't care because we didn't want to sit out there anyway. Our Cabin Steward-Butler was Jamal Hazell and he was excellent,
2. This category gave us Gold Status access to the Concierge Lounge on Deck 13 which offered free full bar and snacks every day from 5:00 > 8:30 which we took advantage of each day. The cocktail waitress Seimone (sp?) was top notch.