That's one benefit. I find they're quieter than other areas of the ship and the biggest benefit is price (though that's not a given--like in your situation where they're so close in price to a balcony. When I sailed on the Epic, it would have cost more than $1,000 more to sail in a balcony than a studio).
They don't always do this. I've read a few reports of people being able to get this done, but more reports that they weren't able to.
I know when I travelled on the Epic as a solo traveler and according to guest services the solo gatherings were when I traveled ( Sept 2014) were only open to solo travellers staying in the studio cabins. I had a balcony cabin and loved it, especially in the morning coming into port.
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I know when I travelled on the Epic as a solo traveler and according to guest services the solo gatherings were when I traveled ( Sept 2014) were only open to solo travellers staying in the studio cabins. I had a balcony cabin and loved it, especially in the morning coming into port.