BINGO!!

In my last post, I suggested that perhaps the Queen of the Upgrade Fairies might visit us. Well, she has !! - and has been most generous to us. We have been allocated an outside cabin - called a "deluxe" outside Stateroom by P&O. From what we can make out, it is about 50% larger than the normal inside and outside cabins and has a window. As an old Navy man, I am always uncomfortable calling what I have always called a porthole - a "window". But I guess that is what it is - but it doesn't sound right. There are no ceilings in ships - only deckheads, no toilets - only heads. But windows in cruiseships don't look anything like portholes - so what can we call them.??

The other "extra" that comes with this deluxe cabin appears to be our own ironing board, iron and clothes press. Now, if this is true, this extra benefit will be worth more than it's weight in gold. Only time will reveal the truth.

Here is a generic photo of the cabin - plus a floorplan. Actually it is a photo/floorplan of an outside balcony cabin - ours is identical except that there is no balcony and where the large glass doors are in this photo, we have a window to the outside.   We think!!!  Of course, even this can change for the worse (or better) before we sail in 3 days time.  As the Upgrade Fairies can give - so can they taketh away!!