W2R
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Perhaps they no longer exist? As I said in my post, this was well over 50 years ago, back in the 50's and 60's. Cunard, maybe? Matson? I was a little kid, and we traveled on dozens of cruise ships so I really don't know for sure. Sorry! There was always a deck chair available, whether it was reserved for us or not. I like the reserved ones best. But anyway, if you can't read books from the ship's library in a reserved deck chair, what about ping pong? Shuffleboard? Swimming in the pool? Gambling? Other activities? The point being we were never inspired to spend much time in the cabin.unaware that those exist .... which line?I haven't been on a (non-work, recreational) cruise in 50 years, although I spent a lot of my childhood on cruise ships due to my father being quite the "travel addict".
But you know me, I've gotta "chime in".
I don't think ANY of us spent more than 10 minutes/day in the cabin, other than sleeping. If we had had a balcony, I doubt any of us would have noticed. We usually had reserved deck chairs, where I remember spending a lot of time reading, and there are so many other activities available on cruise ships.[...]