Background Information
My partner and I have been on 4 cruises before, all of them RSVP charters: a Caribbean cruise on the Caribbean Princess, an Alaskan cruise on Holland America's Amsterdam and two Caribbean cruises on Holland America's Zuiderdam and Eurodam.
For this cruise we booked as part of a Pied Piper group of about 50 gay men (no women in the group this time). Pied Piper had two hosts on board to coordinate our group and take care of any issues or arrangements. There was a Pied Piper welcome cocktail party at G32 before dinner the first night and we all had dinner together.
Even tough the balcony was obstructed by a lifeboat it was nice to be outside and get lots of natural light. The bathroom is small but functional and the shower was a good size.
The location, even though forward, was convenient to many things: the library, gym, spa, Commodore Club and only one deck up fom the Kings Court and wrap-around deck.