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Well we jumped in with both feet and have booked a 5 day Bahamian cruise on the Dream, departs 24 Aug 2012. What a long wait!
We have Deluxe Oceanview stateroom with verandah category 6B. I know it's a white verandah. Has anyone had one like that? What was it like? Did you feel it was a disappointment not having a clear verandah?
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Good for you! You miss us by hours - we disembark August 24th, after back to back 5 night/4 night cruises on the Dream! So it really isn't that far out. Friday will be 200 days to the start of our first cruise, and when we booked it was well over 400 days!
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Thanks everyone It's a surprise for our kids: DS who will be 16 then and DD who will be 14. We'll be doing 8 days at BCV (renting points) after the cruise. So the kids know we'll be going to the world then, just not the cruise. Decided to keep it a secret since although my DD is in love with the idea of a cruise my DS is certain he will be bored. It's hard enough for me and DH to wait, but the kids too?! Naw, think I'll keep it a secret from them - bad mom!
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We booked today too! I think the commercials for the Dream are very persuasive
How do you know that your verandah is white? We have a Deluxe Family Stateroom with verandah on deck 10 and I don't see anything that says the color of the verandah...am I missing something?
We booked today too! I think the commercials for the Dream are very persuasive
How do you know that your verandah is white? We have a Deluxe Family Stateroom with verandah on deck 10 and I don't see anything that says the color of the verandah...am I missing something?
I found it on their website. It says:
A Deluxe Oceanview Stateroom with Verandah is classified as Categories 5A - 5E, 6A and 6B located on Decks 5 - 10, as follows:
Category 5A: Decks 9, 10
Category 5B: Deck 8
Category 5C: Deck 7
Category 5D: Deck 6
Category 5E: Deck 5
Category 6A: Decks 8, 9, 10 (whitewall verandahs)
Category 6B: Decks 5, 6, 7 (whitewall verandahs)
Since we are in stateroom 7194, category 6B that means we'll have whitewall verandahs. It all depends on your category.
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Personally, I prefer the clear Plexiglas verandas. I even upgraded from a cat 6 to a 5 so that I wouldn’t get the white wall veranda. The clear veranda also gives the illusion of more room Here’s a picture of them so that you can see the difference.
Whitewall veranda.
Clear Veranda
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Personally, I prefer the clear Plexiglas verandas. I even upgraded from a cat 6 to a 5 so that I wouldn’t get the white wall veranda. The clear veranda also gives the illusion of more room
Based on suggestions from this board, I did the same exact thing. I upgraded from a Cat 6 to a Cat 5 for the clear veranda. I plan on spending some time out there, and I want to enjoy it!
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Can't help you with the verandah.....we've only had clear ones! 
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It's a surprise for our kids: DS who will be 16 then and DD who will be 14. We'll be doing 8 days at BCV (renting points) after the cruise. So the kids know we'll be going to the world then, just not the cruise. Decided to keep it a secret since although my DD is in love with the idea of a cruise my DS is certain he will be bored. 
It's hard enough for me and DH to wait, but the kids too?! Naw, think I'll keep it a secret from them - bad mom!
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