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Yes, we reserved C751 and our friends reserved the balcony cabin next to us, C752. I will google and see if I can find C751. Thanks so much for the photo! I would assume the beam is the same in C751 as C750, but you never know on cruise ships! If anyone has a photo of C751, that would be super helpful to me :)

Caribe 752 is a regular balcony cabin.

Do you mean C751/750?

It may be a steel beam that is on the balcony.

Just have to google the cabin #, there are many images.

Here is C750

Hi,

We would like to book a Vista Suite on the Emerald Princess for an Alaskan cruise, but the description says "partially obstructed." If anyone has stayed on the Caribe Deck Cabin C751 or C752 or viewed either room, would you please let us know what the obstruction is. We have been searching all the threads and youtube without any luck. Thanks so much and happy sailing! P.S. Any photos would be great of the balcony where the obstruction is :D

We are thinking about booking C751 on the Emerald for an Alaskan cruise. The description says obstructed view. Can anyone tell me what the obstruction is and how bad is it? Does anyone have a photo of the deck showing the obstruction?

Thanks!

We love aft suites and generally stay in Vista ones. The configuration and furnishings differ by ship and deck. Our favorite suite, hands down, was A729 on the Island - one of the new suites. The bathroom was incredible - two sinks, bright, and functional. The balcony was huge, although it was mostly uncovered. I guess we were up high enough we did not experience any more movement, noise, or vibrations than we usually have in an aft cabin.

 

On the Grand, we've stayed in D736 and 737. Although there is a beam in the balcony, it did not bother us, and we liked having the larger balcony and a little bit of side view since it's a corner room. We do not like the cabin, though - the sitting room is small and there is no desk or phone in the sitting room.

 

We looked at the suites on the Caribe deck before disembarking. C750 and 751 are Vista suites. The inside of the cabin is actually larger than the Penthouse Suites next door (C748 and 749)! C750 and 751 has a larger sitting room with two side chairs and a desk, whereas C748 and 749 had room for only one side chair, but there is a desk. The balcony for the Penthouse suites (C748 and 749) were much better than the Vista suite - the Vista suites had two beams and was not as deep or long. So for us it became a decision of what was more important - a nicer balcony or nicer cabin. After much discussion, we decided to go for the Vista suite because of the larger cabin.

 

I could not get good information from anyone at Princess, even when we were on the ship, on the specifics of the cabin. Even simple things like does the suite have a desk in the sitting room. That's why we decided to tour the aft cabins on disembarkation day!

 

We generally do not like aft suites on the Emerald deck because the balconies are smaller, the beam is more of a problem, and you are above a lounge. But if an Emerald aft is the only suite available, I'd book it! We love watching the wake and hearing the ocean.

 

Bottom line - they give a range for the square footage of the suites because the suites vary a little by ship and deck.