Norwayrider

On 5/9/2018 at 7:56 PM, LAFFNVEGAS said:

For the Bliss We chose an H5, the cabin itself is the same as all the other one bedroom suite with 270 sq ft it reminds of the category SF on the Jewel class without the dressing area which I will miss. But the balcony on deck 17 is huge it is 146 sq ft the same with 17726 on the other side, the next largest balcony for the H5 is 18126 with 138 sq ft.

This picture gives you an idea of how the balcony is doubled.

Thanks for sharing the photo, we will stay on the 17726 on the Encore for the same reason. What is in the space between the cabin (which make the balcony bigger) and adjacent deck? On the deckplan the cabin size starts at 374 sq.ft and not 270 as shown on previous deck plans. I was hoping maybe the cabin 17126 or 17726 had a larger innerspace as well??

On 5/9/2018 at 9:10 PM, Two Wheels Only said:

The forward view from the bedroom isn't very good from deck 9 but it's still a great upgrade. You'll have the Observation lounges for forward views, anyway.

Yes, good advice. H8 (named HG now) on deck 13 also have the bridge right above which also cover the sky. I would also prefer (even if forward view is in some way is obstructed) the same category on deck 9 compared to deck 13.

Thanks for taking time to answer Dd3thomas, it seem like the info supplied is just general info of the deckplans and layouts that is already on the NCL websites. Anyway, a good help to figure out were the different category of cabins are situated. 

On 8/5/2019 at 11:21 PM, crystalspin said:

cruisedeckplans.com does have several dozen photos of this Accessible Haven Penthouse. You might need to buy a membership to see full size.

 

 

Does anyone know how detailed these cabin drawing are? I see no examples on their web page.

On 1/3/2020 at 10:05 PM, wilmingtech said:

Got back from the Joy a little over a week ago.  The Balcony in 17732 was 17'2" long and 8'5" deep.

 

Pretty huge balcony for sure.  Nice trade off for a small room.

Thanks for information. Did you measure the cabin as well? I have booked the same type on the Encore, on this ship the equal cabin is 17726 and hoping it is larger inside as well.

On 9/27/2019 at 6:22 PM, Dd3thomas said:

I find this site very helpful in trying to understand the cabin or deck plan layouts.

It is not a free site, are the deck plans more detailed than you find on the net? Im a litt hesitant to pay something I dont know what is..

Hi Beamco, we have booked the same cabin 17726 on Norwegian Encore. It was hard to decide and I have googled the net for more info about the size of the cabin. I assume there will not be much noise from the restaurant over and below (since it is not a disco etc.) There will be some insight from the outdoor haven restaurant area if some care to watch, but I dont care so much about that. NCL home page says regarding size, deck 18, 324-536 (HF former H5), balcony 43-54 sq.ft. (the latter I think is for Accessible cabin). On deck 17, 374-620, balcony 104-146. (the latter I think is also for Accessible cabin). So I assume both the cabin and balcony is larger on deck 17, the balcony for sure since they have an extra space protruding outward, nor sure what part of the cabin that is larger (now named HE instead of H5). 

I think the number 146 sq.ft. balcony could be the 17726 and 17162 due to the extra space behind. Regarding the difference between deck 18 and 17 im not sure if the cabin is deeper or wider, can not find that out. 

One question, was your cabin as wide as the balcony? If not, what is between  your cabin and the "empty" space to the public area?

I also would think that noise or music from the pool area could be possible to hear, but that would be OK. Im not that sensible. Originally I was going on the Encore this weekend, but due to COVID-19 we have postponed it a whole year, reebooked with a good discount and upgraded now to the Haven, originally planned was a standard balcony. Next year to other ports, I want to experience the ship and as long the climate is great the ports is not my first priority.

On 2/17/2019 at 6:21 PM, Beamco said:

For AtlantaAlly:

 

few questions if you don’t mind?

 

- is there a haven perk for seating in the comedy shows/Beatles cover band in the cavern club? Or just first come first served? The Beatles were first come first serve being in the Haven gave no priority - for Comedy late in the week we asked our Haven Concierge to get us a reservation for the Friday night 10 PM show and she got us in no problem

 

- were you escorted to shows from the Haven? This one surprised me they no longer escort you to the theatre - there were about 3-4 rows reserved for Haven Guests for each show - we arrived 15 minutes early to 4 shows Havana, Jersey Boys, Comedy and Beatles act and never had a problem, no lines we walked right in. They open up the Haven seats about 5 minutes before the show and the rows were never full - so no escort was no problem

 

- how crowded is the Haven bar between 5-7 (pre-dinner) Times? Never "crowded" for me a few nights there were maybe 10-12 people out there pre dinner and I thought that added to the experience each night!

 

- what room were you in? How was your butler service? I was in 17726 and for me it was awesome, some others may not like it because it was at the end of the Haven where the main deck starts, some nights we heard the parties at the pool deck but for the most part we were never in the room before Midnight. We had a huge balcony 8.5 x 17 we had two lounge chairs 2 chairs and a table and we could have added more, at times we hung out on the balcony and enjoyed the music from the main pool. There is a service door across the hall and staff does use it at all hours - if closing door noise will bother you then the perk of a huge balcony won't help - for us it was great and the noise does not bother me - I sleep like a rock! Butler did everything we asked including changing our two bottles of sparkling wine to a red and a white.  Changing up the afternoon snacks to include mini sandwiches each day, put a small bowel of peanut M&M's and Potato Chips in the room, but other than that we don't ask for much. Very personable and very helpful if you ask, he was constantly asking me if he could do anything else for us. Jenzer was his name and he was great.

 

- did you have the concierge make any day of dining reservations for you? Anything they couldn’t get? We had the concierge change every pre-cruise show and dinner we had arranged, and they were able to do it no problem. We also are only a party of 2 so I can't speak to this ability for larger parties but it seemed like most people had a very good experience with change requests. To me the Haven Concierges are at the top of the list of Haven perks. One example we had an over charge on our bill from Le Bistro the haven Concierge personally went to the service desk and had it removed, saving me from the painful experience of standing in line to potentially argue.

On 10/20/2019 at 6:48 PM, Beamco said:

Tomservo you are stretching my memory but my overall impression is that menu items changed from when this was a "pub belly run restaurant" once NCL ended that contract and changed the menu the food was not as good or the same. I remember always liking Lamb Chops, a Shrimp Dish and a Dumpling dish, the Pad Thai is also good, and we always like dessert! I have rarely had bad service anywhere on an NCL cruise with the exception of  a very slow meal on the Bliss at Le Bistro. Le Bistro is always our favorite particularly for my wife, on the Bliss my wife returned her meal and ended up not eating an entree, they need to fix Le Bistro on the Bliss. Service at Food Republic has always been great on every cruise every ship that has it. Maybe northernrose can add more recent details from their September cruise?