Regardless of the time of year, sun worshippers congregate on the Diller-von Furstenberg Sundeck.

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The stories mention key corporate partnerships, confirming rumors you'd heard buzzing around the lunch table at Sundeck.

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Many people start their journey at the Uncommon Homestead, which has a sundeck, hot tub, library, greenhouse, recreation room and dining area.

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And unlike the concierge sundeck - which is reserved for the ship's highest paying customers and lacks access to a private pool - Vibe offers teens a private sundeck, a plunge pool and two hot tubs.

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It had little to do with the preset three-daily, starch-heavy meals that were served or the friendly, souvenir-shirt-wearing crew who, at the end of the trip, presented a beautiful traditional dance on the sundeck.

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So for the moment, Thames Clippers' civilised catamarans to and from Waterloo, like Thames Executive Charters' daily commuter boat from Putney, with coffee and newspapers and a sundeck for the summer, remain a secret pleasure for the cognoscenti.

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