We are sooo! happy to have found this board. It seems that the "other" cruise board is having a communications problem and there are very few postings there any more.

Anyway-We have been trying to find someone who has been on the Voyager in the Horizon Suites recently.We would like to know if there is still a problem with a vibration when the ship is at speed. We will be on the transatlantic crossing 11/6. There is another thread dealing with this cruise but it also has very few posts.

Any help would be appreciated.

Hi David & Betty! I haven't been on the Voyager in a while so can't give an updated answer.

From reading other posts that are more recent, I think the answer is about the same as when we had the Horizon Suite on a panama canal cruise. I don't believe the ship has been drydocked to specifically address that issue in some time. If others know differently, please correct me.

The ship has a bit of a vibration that ranges from barely noticeable to somewhat noticeable. Does it matter? That answer seems to be all over the map, ranging from delight that they feel rocked to sleep to feelings of motion sickness or inability to get to sleep. The most common answer is "barely noticed it". It's a judgment call you ultimately have to make.

My favorite cabins are the "G" section mid-ship on deck six. Why? It's so very convenient to all the public areas on the ship and are quiet and so reasonably priced relative to other choices. My husband, on the other hand, would book a horizon suite again as he adored the bigger balcony.

The horizon suite was more prone to creaking when the seas were a little livelier than when we've been in the mid-ship G cabins. That bothered me more than the vibration. You get a double-sized balcony and, if you get 878 or 877, a larger balcony with a 270 degree view. The suites on Deck 10 get more noise and possible spillover when the outside La Verandah section is hosed down.

Hope that helps and wishing you a wonderful crossing. Cheers, Anne

Hi Betty and David: I hope sometime to try a horizon suite so will be interested in the responses you receive - we love the Saddle Peak Lodge in your area!!!

Hi Betty & David,
I agree with everything Anne said. From what I've heard when talking to passengers in April who had a lower deck Horizon Suite the vibration didn't bother them but you could hear a bit more creaking. It does seem to be a personal thing with some saying they love it and would always be their first choice to some who say it kept them awake at night.

The ship has been drydocked more than once to fix this problem and I think the answer is that it may always be somewhat of an issue. I do think they have improved it significantly from when it was at its worse.

The varying reports depend on so many factors. How the seas hit the ship on that trip and how people react to the vibration when it is prevelant. You will have people who say it was intolerable, you have people on the same trip say no big deal it was worth it for the balcony. They can have cabins right next to each other. Ships at the back as rule have more vibration and movement. Just as a note of interest the Mariner is one of the smoothest ships I have ever experienced at the back.

I think you must recognize that you may have a vibration issue when you take a Horizon suite. If that concerns you move to another cabin. If you really want that big deck and you can handle the vibration if it comes stay where you are. You have the choice.

I was on the ship in August, during the only rough night we had I went to the back and stood on each corner of the ship on every deck.I can honestly say I felt no vibration at all. However, I would not take that as an absolute indication that you wont have some vibration on your trip.

I was in the dining room on my last trip. The person I was eating with said "oh this ship is moving so much". I have to tell you it was not moving at all. I looked at my glass of water and it was completely still. This is the problem. One person is hyper sensitive, but to them they dont see themselves that way. Others the ship can be rolling all over the place and they are happy campers (thats me). With this variance of sensitivity you just have to look at yourself and be honest with how sensitive you really are and make your own decision.

That does not give you a definitive answer but you wont be able to get an absolute answer to this question.

Hi Neighbors - Welcome to LCT. This board is quite fun and civil. Post an introduction in the intro section.

Anne, thanks for telling me your favorite cabins are mid six. Exactly where we booked for our two cruises next year.

JoAnna, When you come out to California next, we would love to go to the Saddle Peak with you. Love that place too.

JoAnna, When you come out to California next, we would love to go to the Saddle Peak with you. Love that place too.

That would be fun - another restaurant we liked up in the hills over malibu funky you could eat outside or in - sort of new age help me kathy!

Inn of the Seventh Ray

Yes, you are right, that is a funky place - all organic. Originally a hippie place. Topanga is a unique community. You can almost go back 30 years in time by eating at some of the establishments there. Saddle Peak is usually Zagat rated in the top 10. Calabasas (literally Pumpkin in Spanish), Agoura Hills and Westlake are all next to each other off of the freeway.

"if you get 878 or 877, a larger balcony with a 270 degree view."

Fantastic!! We love the "motion of the ocean" so if motion is amplified that is no problem - We had read so many posts about "vibration" which we read as "engine noise." Anyway, thanks for all the advise and help. We will let you know our views when we return.

Thanks also for the nice remarks about our beatiful City of Calabasas. It is indeed a wonderful area we are always happy to return to it after our wonderful voyages. ("There's no place like home!!!!!)

Do they use that cooking style where everything (well, it's just plants) is served raw or only slightly heated? I forget what that style of cooking is called.

David and Betty,

I hesitate to throw in my 2 cents on this issue ... but I will.

I didn't have a Horizon suite on Voyager but a regular H category cabin towards the back (667). I wouldn't describe the vibration I felt as the "motion of the ocean" which I actually like( after all, we are on a ship!). The vibration we experienced was that : vibration. It felt like a motor was running under my bed and making it vibrate. There was also rattling on the cabinets.

There have been other people in this cabin and nearby cabins that haven't been bothered by it so obviously everybody is different.

I'm afraid that only you know if it would bother you or not. It bothered me so much thatI would never accept an "upgrade" on Voyager to a cabin that is on the back, but that's me.

rabbit food.. ha ha are you thinking of Vegan?
I think they do everything there..but haven't been in a zillion years.

Cruiseluv when you were on the vibration was at its worse. It has improved since then. BY THE WAY, the person I was sitting with who talked about the motion that I could not feel WAS NOT an LCT member. Just thought I should set the record straight so everyone would not be thinking = was that me??

Thanks Ngaire. We are sure that with our knowledge of RSSC they will have done everything possible to alleviate the problem. We couldn't tell from the deck plan what the layout of the balcony was.
We hope the weather is as kind as it was last year when we did the route in mid October.(On a different line.) We did read on some report that the captain on the Voyager did veer several miles to the south to take advantage of sunnier skies and warmer tewmperatures.

Regarding the Inn of the Seventh Ray; as so many people who have great restaurants close by, we have forgotten to visit the Inn until this reminder.
For details - go to: http://www.innoftheseventhray.com/philosophy.html

We went there often when we visited one child at USC - that was in late 80's early 90's - have no idea what it is like now but sure did enjoy it then!!