This cruise truly was a dream come true for me. We lucked out weather-wise - and the only turbulant waters were while at sea, and they were fun times - not at all alarming. The waters around "the Horn", in the Antarctic area and at the various ports were amazingly calm, and if there were rough times it must have been while we were sleeping. We, my youngest daughter & I, enjoyed every day aboard ship, and each port of call provided special joys for us.
I must mention how much we appreciated our Captain, Rik Krombeen. He seemed determined to make the cruise "special" for everyone. His announcements were clearly given, with many humerous touches and we enjoyed hearing his "Hi, It's me again" when he'd call our attention to something special that we'd have missed otherwise.
Our room steward, Farid (?), was the greatest. He was so efficient, and yet so friendly and willing to share with us, even though we knew we were interruping his work routine. He definitely left a couple of extermely happy travelers, and we hoped that HAL realizes what a great asset he is in conributing to a guest's overall enjoyment of the whole trip.
#218- THE LAST BALCONY CABIN TOWARDS REAR OF SHIP - BUT IT WAS FINE. WE NEEDED THE EXERCISE OF WALKING TO THE FRONT AND BACK, WHICH WE DID MANY TIMES EACH DAY.
THE CABIN HAD PLENTY OF CLOSET AND DRAWER SPACE, AND THE BEDS WERE VERY COMFORTABLE. WE ENJOYED FIND A "TOWEL ABIMAL" AWAITIBG US AT NIGHT.
AND HAVING FARID AS OUR CABIN STEWARD WAS A GREAT BONUS - HE IS FANTASTIC, WELL WORTH WHATEVER HE IS BEING PAID.