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Cabin categories
for the Minerva's
Antarctica cruise
Cabin
tips & insights
 Equipment
& amenities - All Minerva cabins have a TV/DVD unit, room safe, telephone,
binoculars, bathrobes, slippers and basic bathroom sundries.
Beds
- In most cabins, beds can be configured into either queen or twins for your
Antarctica cruise.
Which
twin bed is better? - The one farthest from the ship's exterior is warmer (don't
tell your traveling companion).
Ocean
views - All passenger cabins have either windows or port holes.
Promenade
deck advantage - If the PA system announces, "There are humpback whales on
the starboard", your cabin is steps away from the Promenade's outdoor deck.
Cannot
get a bigger cabin? - Console yourself by realizing that you likely won't be spending much time in
your cabin except for sleeping,
bathing and dressing. There is too much to do outside it. Many guests think of
the comfortable Library, South Cape or Shackleton public space as their cabin's living room.
B-deck
even numbers - Even-numbered cabins are on the port (left) and odd-numbered
ones are on the starboard (right) side of the ship. Passengers waiting to board Zodiacs
line up in the narrow B-deck's port-side passageway. People sitting in an affected cabin could hear
conversations - and would
have to squeeze through the Zodiac line when entering or leaving a cabin. So if you are assigned a
port-side B-deck cabin, try switching to the starboard B-deck side of the ship.
It never has more than scant traffic.
Seasick
prone? - In rough seas, you experience less vertical see-sawing movement in midship cabins
than in those near the front or rear of the ship. Decks matter, too. The A deck has the least and the Promenade deck the most horizontal
rolling movement.
Cabin-bound
due to seasickness? - Pass the time watching lectures (on
close-circuit TV from the Main Lounge). Or, enjoy scheduled movies and
documentaries on your TV. Or, ask your steward or butler to bring you a DVD for
your in-cabin player.
Smoking
- It is no longer permitted in cabins or their private balconies, for several
reasons, including ship safety.
Hate
PA interruptions? - Some ships bombard your cabin with public address
announcements. The Minerva keeps them to a minimum.
Click these buttons
for more of
tips & insights
Pages specific to the
Minerva cruise ship
Antarctica cruises
in general
 
Clickable Antarctica
wonder map
My "What it's Like"
cruise ship sections
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view
My general
cruise ship section
Click the button below for Regent's website for Minerva itineraries with maps, a list of
cruise-specialist travel agents near you, plus other useful trip-planning
information.
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