jhyla54

Yep, I have a D1 hump on Oasis! I will miss my aft view, but am willing to make that horrible sacrifice to sail on that amazing ship! ;):D Our friends are going to be directly across the hall from us in a Central Park View balcony, so we will have that to entertain us as well as our hump balcony. When are you sailing on Oasis? I have 10 months to go.

We are sailing December 4,2010 on an 8th floor D1.Please send a review not only on the ship but the hump cabin and balcony.

Thanks again-Jim

Well it sounds like you've got yourself a plan then! ;) I think you'll be satisfied with 8712. The cabin will be about 4 feet shorter than 1692 was, but with only two passengers you will be fine. Enjoy that awesome balcony! Do you remember how you could look over the railing of 1692 onto the outer part of the balcony below you? Well, the folks on deck nine will be able to do that to you on 8712, but it is that lack of coverage that gives you your sunshine, so it's the sacrifice you make. I've found that most aft balcony passengers are not spending their time spying on the folks below them. If they happen to look down and see them they will say "hi" but otherwise they are mostly just enjoying the view of the wake. :D And having sailed aft, you already know how wonderful that view truly is!

I will trade the smaller cabin for the large balcony any day. I booked a D1 on Oasis next year. I will miss not being able to book an aft cabin on that ship. I have less than 70 days to go and I am envisioning seeing that beautiful wake already.

Jim

Quite the quandry here! 8712 is less covered, but the JS cabins are so much larger than the E cabins! How many passengers will be in the cabin? If more than 2, I'd opt for one of the JS cabins, but thats me ;). Have you sailed in a Voyager-class or Freedom-class aft before? Are you aware of the superstructure in the back? The higher you go, the less you notice the superstructure in your view. I don't think any of the deck seven aft balconies get much sun as they are all covered by deck eight (although they do get SOME sun) and I think the deck eight balconies are mostly UNcovered. So, if getting sun is your primary objective, then the small cabin on deck eight (8712) would be the one. Good luck deciding though! :D

I have sailed on Mariner and had aft D1 1692 and we loved it. It will be just my wife and me. We have 8712 booked and based on what you are telling me we will stay with our cabin.

Thanks so much for your quick response and help-Jim

Yes, I personally would choose 1402 over 7708. The reason for this being that we often travel with our teenaged son and 1402 has a much larger cabin than 7708 and the third bed in 1402 is the queen-sized sofa bed versus the drop-down twin bunk over the head of the regular beds in 7708. 7708 has a larger balcony, but 1402's balcony is still HUGE and the view is terrific. 1402 is pretty much completely covered but does have sun at times depending on the direction travelled and time of day.

Bonnie

We love our aft cabins and have this choice on Independence of the Seas. Our choices are E1 8712 or JS 7712 or 7412. We like the sun and the less covered for us the better. Which would be the best choice for us. The cost difference doesn't matter to us. Any help would be greatly appreciated

Thanks-Jim

Thanks for your help

We have a chance to upgrade from a mini-suite to the vista suite you were in. Do you get a lot of sun with the balcony being covered? We enjoy spending time on our balcony and getting a sun tan.

Thanks-Jim

Has anyone stayed in this balcony cabin?

Can you fit a full lounge chair on this balcony?

My wife and myself love to catch some sun on our balcony. Will it be possible in this cabin?

Any help and pictures of this cabin and balcony would e greatly appreciated

Jim