The Deck 5 Vista staterooms on the Shadow and Whisper are fabulous! Priced at the normal Vista fare, staterooms 521 to 533 are located in a wonderful midship location. Instead of a large picture window, these staterooms offer a windowed door which leads out onto a veranda walkway that seem only be able to be accessed from these staterooms. Same Vista floorplan. Ron and I had one of these staterooms when we sailed to the Seychelles and it was great. Ron loved being able to walk directly out onto the veranda walkway for photo opportunities, watching the ship dock, and for observing beautiful scenery. The room stewards are quick to inform you that this is a public walkway and chairs and tables are not allowed onto the veranda; but it still felt very private. As you can imagine, these deck 5 Vista staterooms are usually the first to book on any sailing. A great bargain, really.
FYI, Vista staterooms 535 and 537 are designated as handicap suites, but offer a great midship location, and the shared veranda.