The Deck - opens 22 March 2018

What time were you there? It was nice and quiet when I tried it last week from 10.45pm, although I guess may have been busier before then.

I was there for 30 mins from approx 1:45-2:15pm on Sunday (today).

I also visited the lounge on a Sunday, between 2PM and 4:30PM. The inside part of the lounge is around 80% full while the 'alfresco' area is kind of deserted.

Jeez I find that annoying, and nothing to do with the lounge being too small - it's to do with people being rude and inconsiderate. I've become quite comfortable with walking up to people and asking them to take their FaceTiming outside the lounge or use headphones or whatever. Sometimes I'll ask lounge staff to exact such discipline - after all and IMHO, that is part of their job.

I asked once in The Pier J in Dec. 2017. The lounge receptionists (including manager) were extremely reluctant to approach a guest who had been broadcasting video from his tablet. I then wrote in the comment card on board that I was not happy with how the situation was handled.

Thank you for that reminder.

If you are that couple who hogged the shower cubicles at lunchtime on Friday 6th over the busy Qingming holidays - please consider your fellow passengers!

I appreciate you are both trying to conserve water by showering together but honestly I can't imagine why you two had to take more than 20 mins! There are only a handful of showers available here at the Deck and there was a long queue of us waiting to jump in.

Felt so sorry for the poor staff who were giggling and a little confused about how to handle the situation.

Well they were being considerate by not taking up two stalls?

CX did encourage everyone to make time for...

Thought I'd check out the deck on my transit to Taipei.

stayed for about 5mins then left. It was way too crowded and lineups for food.

What's the problem with sharing shower cubicles? And twenty minutes is already not reasonable? lol?

That's definitely a Hollywood https://www.urbandictionary.com/defi...ywood%20Shower

I didn't know we're only meant to have Navy showers in the lounges tho https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navy_shower

Just dropped by The Deck today to kill 3 hrs... boy is it crowded alright. Being a firm fan favorite of The Pier, here's my 2 cents on both:

- beer selection at The Deck seems different v.s. Pier... i found tins of Hoegarden here, v.s. San Miguel at the Pier
- it's really crowded at lunch time. Arrived at 1.30pm and was #7 at the noodle bar. Tables were ~95% full. Circled the place a few times before scoring a free table
- shower stall water pressure here seems slightly lower v.s. Pier's. And the A/C seems weaker too... I came out of the shower sweating (doesn't happen @ Pier, and happens a TON at the Bridge).

I would've sauntered back over to Pier, if not for the odds of my mainland China flight being out of the Dragon (which it ended up departing from - ughhhhh).

Overall, if I've >2 hrs to kill, Pier wins hands down on space, crowd compression, shower facilities and almost everything else.

As the local say goes, your (body part) shall be barbecued if you disturb others....... (for exactly what might have happened there)

however, if one (or two) were courtesious, do it at the pier where the demand/stall is lower

how much time did cx recommend? (the cabana is 90 minutes but i dont remeber the showers)

Coming back to the topic, I was at the Deck for the first (and last, at least for a while) time last week and found the food offering to be very lackluster compared to the other lounges. Granted I didn't try any because it didn't seem appealing and so can't comment on the taste, but the selection was pathetic. Drinks were also not replenished. Coupled with the fact there isn't a bar, think I will go to the Wing instead if I stay at this side of the terminal.

I agree, The Deck was absolutely underwhelming compared to the other lounges. In fact, on my first visit to The Deck, I literally left after taking a shower there, seeing how crowded it was and how terrible the atmosphere was, and moved to (the now closed) The Cabin. Surprisingly, I actually enjoyed The Cabin much more than The Deck.