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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TerryMiller" data-source="post: 4224313" data-attributes="member: 7900">When we went on an Alaskan cruise and land tour in 2005, there were three of us couples.  Wife and I was assigned a room mid-ship and an outside cabin.  The other two couples had rooms up near the bow and outside cabins.  They kidded us about being stuck in the middle of the boat.  However, when we visited their cabins, they only had porthole windows to look out of, not that we spent very much time in the cabin.  Our cabin had a nice large window instead of a small one.I also seem to think that being mid-ship made for a smoother ride, although we never encountered any rough seas.Not sure how things are now, but at the time, it was advisable to book shore-side excursions in advance.  We were advised that if one went on an excursion that was "booked on the fly" and the excursion didn't end before the ship left port, then one was responsible for their own transportation to get to the next port-of-call.  If one booked through the cruise line, they covered getting one to the next port.We cruised on Royal Caribbean and really enjoyed our time.  Each of the couples (and individuals) of our group just did our own thing on the ship, so I was usually taking pictures somewhere.  We also had a favorite table to gather at during the afternoon and evening that was very close to the self-serve ice cream machine.  The first night at about 6:00 pm, one of the crew came by to clean and "close up" the machine.  We jokingly stated that they machine should be available to a later hour.  The next night, that crew member came by and stated that he had talked to his supervisor and was told to leave the machine open until 9:00 pm.</blockquote>

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