Detaximom22

We usually cruise the week of President's Day out of Baltimore. There are a lot of folks from New York that week as the schools are closed. It's almost like cruising in summer with the number of kids.

There wasn't a lot of vibration at all. After sailing on an aft balcony on the Pride where it vibrated constantly, this was really nice. There was some rattling from the hangers in the closet and things like that, but nothing bad. The balcony doesn't look directly over the water. There is a large white area that is directly beyond the railing so you couldn't look down to see the water, if this makes any sense. The balcony did seem a little larger than a normal balcony, more deep, but not huge. There was a window next to the door as well. It was a very comfortable balcony where the two chairs were not on top of each other and room to walk around a little bit. The balcony didn't get much spray, perhaps from the large overhang past the balcony blocking the spray. We would definitely book this room again. The sound from the wake was relaxing. We felt like our balcony had more privacy from the neighboring balconies. There is no protection overhead in 2499 on the balcony though. When it rained one evening our balcony wasn't usable at all. We were debating between this cabin and one on Deck 10. We were extremely happy with this room because it got us away from the crowds for a bit. The elevators on Deck 10 always seemed to have a crowd and 2499 was a little out of the way and quieter.

We stayed in 2499 on the June 15th sailing of the Venezia. The cabin was nice and the air conditioner worked well. There were two outlets and multiple USB plugs. The balcony was a good size with two chairs and a table. There doesn't seem to be quite as much storage space as on other ships, but it was adequate. Please let me know if you have any specific questions I may be able to answer.