When I booked our obstructed view stateroom on the Princess Star I was very curious about just how much (if any) view we would have. I was very pleased with the view from our room and I thought I would share a couple of pics.
Our room was Category HH (one of the least expensive outside categories) and described as being "partially or fully obstructed". We were on the Emerald deck and our cabin was E211 (E212 on the other side of the ship would probably have the same view.)
As far as the stateroom itself, I thought the layout was the second best we have had on any of our previous cruises - Disney has very large rooms with two bathrooms per standard stateroom. Our stateroom on the Star had plenty of closet/storage space right outside the bathroom which created a nice dressing area.
I had exactly the same experience last fall sailing from Vancouver to Sydney in E420 -- a great location close to central elevators and stairs. No obstruction AT ALL, and totally easy to get to fore, aft, and central locations. Last trip, last month, same ship, got upgraded to L301, a balcony cabin on Lido deck. Nice to have the balcony in Mexico, but found the far forward location to be more inconvenient and would definitely go E420 in preference, just for convenience. I have two knee replacements, so distance to walk IS a consideration for me, which I did not fully appreciate until I had the opportunity at Princess's cost to compare. I have two more Princess cruises booked and have gone back to the cruise line to ensure I have a central location, location being more important to me than a balcony.
Photos of view from "Obstructed View" stateroom.
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I had exactly the same experience last fall sailing from Vancouver to Sydney in E420 -- a great location close to central elevators and stairs. No obstruction AT ALL, and totally easy to get to fore, aft, and central locations. Last trip, last month, same ship, got upgraded to L301, a balcony cabin on Lido deck. Nice to have the balcony in Mexico, but found the far forward location to be more inconvenient and would definitely go E420 in preference, just for convenience. I have two knee replacements, so distance to walk IS a consideration for me, which I did not fully appreciate until I had the opportunity at Princess's cost to compare. I have two more Princess cruises booked and have gone back to the cruise line to ensure I have a central location, location being more important to me than a balcony.