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On 8/2/2024 at 10:32 PM, Vertygo said:

Boarding yesterday was smooth & relatively quick, just long distances to walk through Galataport. While standing in line I struck up conversation with a gentleman from England, who turned out to be Yorkshirewanderers-Nick & his lovely wife Liz!

Was able to get another reservation for Red Ginger for 1st night. Food, of course, was absolutely fantastic, with shared sushi plate, watermelon duck salad, tempura soft shell crab & yuzu sorbet for dessert. We scheduled a wine tasting for $60 & wine lunch for $160 with our sommelier.

There were no envelopes with excursion or culinary center tickets in cabin. When I spoke with Reception they blamed Housekeeping but printed out all the tickets. Our room steward, Luka, said Reception makes many mistakes & puts the blame on them. Either way, I’ve got my ticket for the Bosphorus cruise today 😆.

I’m in 8120, a cabin with extended balcony & 2-sided glass fencing facing forward. So far very quiet. Luka was able to put a lounger on the veranda, keeping our 2 chairs & table & still have plenty of space.

so far, so great………

 

Yay! This is our room number for our trip in June 2025. That’s forever away but I’m so excited to see a photo of the balcony. Also to know they would bring a lounger. Hubby will love that. I’d be interested in knowing how much shimmy it has there in the back if you don’t mind. Red Ginger is my favorite! Love love love the watermelon duck salad! Have a great cruise.

On 7/23/2024 at 10:23 PM, Vertygo said:

Thank you for your post. I’ll be on the Istanbul to Athens leg next week & am looking forward to your further updates to get me more excited than I already am.
I’m also on an extended balcony on 8-8120. Let me know how noise level is in your cabin please.

Hi! We are in 8120 on Vista next year. I’d love to hear your thoughts & photos would be wonderful! Have a great trip!