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@dashulak Thanks for the photos of the Deluxe Balcony in the Sphere Deck 14. Have a Q. On the first photo of the balcony the right wall of the balcony seems to curve in. Is that so or is that a photo illusion. Thanks.

@CanadianBurger Have been reading and learning. The information you have been providing is the BEST. Thanks so much for taking time on your cruise to help all of us. You are the BEST.

As a FYI. The D1 cabins across from them (without the wind) and the D2 cabins above them are the same size cabins and balconies. Basically pay more because of the location near the Signature suites. Orginally those cabins were D2 as there were not in the center of the ship. But then someone at Princess must have thought that because they are near the Signature suites, let’s charge more for them.

@smithmlmx We have been wondering the same. We had a Sphere d1 beside a cabana mini suite on deck 12. Some photos make them seem long, narrow and not having much sunlight. Other photos seem ok. To get a perspective, add the length of the cabana room and the balcony from the photos above and that is what the cabin balcony are going to be like. We moved to an edge balcony as shown in the video above with an extra long balcony and plenty of sunlight, but with not as much privacy. We are not sure of the best choice. Plenty of sunlight or privacy. Thanks.

@nasa1974 If you open it back up I can help with the moderation and keeping people focused as our cruise is dec. Once CanadianBurger cruise is completed we won’t have another great source of centralized information. Thanks so much.

@nasa1974 Hope all is well. Since we are not getting much activity on this thread would you kindly reconsider opening the original thread. The original thread you started had so much awesome and very useful information on it from nice people like @dides Think we are all looking for as much information on the Sun Princess as possible. Thanks so much.

The edge balconies do have a nice portion of the balcony that is not shown and is behind the wall to the other cabin. That portion has 2 chairs and a table and is private. If you continue to where the 2 loungers are, then it is not private. However, the balconies are very large. We are trying to decide if to keep the large edge balcony with a bit of privacy or move back to a Sphere balcony that is very private, but long and narrow without much daylight.

@chamima Thank you so much for the awesome information. Can you please let me know which Sphere balcony you had for comparison. We like the long balcony. Only thinking about the privacy since it is along the side of the ship facing a bunch of balcony cabins. Looking forward to hearing from you. Thanks so much.

@dides As usual you have the best information. The cabin we had was 12409 and the balcony was slightly less long than the cabin in the video 14423. The cabin we switched to is 15459, which has a bigger balcony but is not private and not in the Sphere. Not sure which is the best choice. Opinions anyone. Thanks for your help everyone.

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@Cruising Forever! Here is a video of the cabin balcony. The balcony is huge. https://www.instagram.com/falaotavio/reel/C3xqcfENUT2/

@Wishing on a star Hi Star, We were thinking the same thing and had booked a Sphere Premium Deluxe Balcony for months and was so happy we got the cabin. The cabin is right beside the Cabana Mini Suites on deck 12, the longest part of the Sphere. We wanted to stay in the Sphere. Then last week someone posted a photo of the balcony. It is vey long and narrow. It didn’t seem like the light from the balcony can reach the cabin. About 20 ft or more from the glass door to the edge of the balcony. So we switched to one of the extra long and bright but not as private Premium Deluxe Balcony ..460 cabins. Hope that helps.

@cruisedoctor Thanks so much for all the great information. Especially while been on the cruise. I am also thinking the same. i actually saw when they changed the cabin category from d1 to d0 and then the prices went up. On some sailings a d0 is only 200.00 more than a d1. On other sailings it is almost a 1,000.00 more. With both sailing having plenty of the cabins available. Thanks so much again and hoping you are enjoying the Mediterranean.

@cruisedoctor Thanks for all the awesome information. If you are still on the ship can you do us all a big favor. Can you please ask Customer Service if these cabins Premium Deluxe Balcony Category D0 Cabins 16604 16603 15604 15603 14604 14603 12604 12603 11604 11603 Has Signature benefits and upgrades. Thanks so much.

@cruisedoctor Thanks for all the awesome information. If you are still on the ship can you do us all a big favor. Can you please ask Customer Service if these cabins Premium Deluxe Balcony Category D0 Cabins 16604 16603 15604 15603 14604 14603 12604 12603 11604 11603 Has Signature benefits and upgrades. Thanks so much.