Originally Posted by
hhoope01
Silversea would have been a bit more expensive yes, but we went with a Neptune suite on HAL (aft facing with the wraparound balcony.) So the cost actually wasn't all that big. And there were a few other factors as well like the wraparound balcony on HAL. I thought that might be very nice especially on an Alaska cruise. But since we are renting an RV and driving around where ever we want for the second week, I really didn't want to be carrying around a bunch of dress clothes that I was only going to wear a couple of times on the cruise ship.
About the only thing we miss after 300+ days on HAL is their Neptune Suites. Now other lines may have caught up but what was once called a Deluxe Suite, now a Neptune Suite, was maybe one of the best cabins afloat when it was introduced in the early 90’s. It was our cabin of choice for 22 years on HAL. Cabin wise you made an excellent choice. It was degraded service, food, being nickled and dimed, and larger ships that drove us away from HAL to Silversea.