Joanandjoe. Anthony is correct. The deck five Vista suites on both the Shadow and the Whisper are the first ones to sell out. You might try to see if one is available. If it is you better snatch it up. If not, you might ask to be waitlisted. We had one on the Whisper two years ago (529) and it was great. Last year we were waitlisted, but none ever opened up, however within the last 90 days after full payment was due we asked again, and there were still none available except the handicapped suite (535) was available. They allowed us to go into that cabin with the understanding that if somebody needed it we would have to move. It never happened and the cabin was great. In six more weeks we will be on the Whisper again in suite 525 and we have the Shadow booked for December 2006 also in suite 525.
A word about these suites. There are no chairs or tables on the deck because it is the escape route for some of the lifeboats. You also need to make sure that you keep your drapes drawn if you are dressing and undressing, because anybody can walk by your cabin, same with keeping your balcony door locked. We found neither of those to be an issue. When we wanted to sit out we jsut drug a couple of chairs out from our room and brought them back in. Also, we found we an unimpeded view since there were no dividers and hardly ever found anybody else out there at the same time.
Good Luck,
