MrPete Posted April 3, 2010 #26 Share Posted April 3, 2010 An extra bathroom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gottacruise3 Posted April 3, 2010 #27 Share Posted April 3, 2010 I have always taken great pictures from my balcony, also there is nothing like that first cup of morning coffee on your balcony while looking out at the ocean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silashenry Posted April 3, 2010 #28 Share Posted April 3, 2010 I carry a blow up palmtree and flamingo and tie to the railing.Listen to ole Jimmy and drink a few of my favorites. Have to agree on watchimg the late comers getting back to the ship and getting mooned by passengers on other ships parked along side."GREAT FUN" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy ks Posted April 3, 2010 #29 Share Posted April 3, 2010 We cruise because we love the ocean. The balcony brings us closer to that than an inside or ocean view cabin can ever do. We have an inside booked for a short cruise late this year (price) and I'm already missing the balcony :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiteway906 Posted April 3, 2010 #30 Share Posted April 3, 2010 Along with all the reasons already listed, we love to watch the late comers back from port! Thats total entertainment! :D *** LOL!!! Everyone hanging over the railing yelling "Run, Forrest, run!" to the runners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiteway906 Posted April 3, 2010 #31 Share Posted April 3, 2010 It's balcony all the way for me. I can't begin to count the days i've spent out there watching the water. I've seen schools of small silver fish, sardines maybe, flying just below the surface of the water. I love the water view so much that to console myself between cruises, I painted one of my guest bedrooms Caribbean blue. I swear it's the same color of water in the Caribbean when you are way out to sea. 6 more days until I fly...7 more days until I sail. My E1 balcony is calling me. I really hope Emmanuelle is my steward again. Nice guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizzy205 Posted April 3, 2010 #32 Share Posted April 3, 2010 Sometimes you see the pilot boat.. Our next cruise we have our first aft balcony! So I wonder how different it will be. Normally I get up, go outside watch the ocean pass by.... I am so excited to see what the wake looks like from my balcony instead of just the back of the ship....I can't wait!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsgwg1 Posted April 4, 2010 #33 Share Posted April 4, 2010 Sitting on the balcony having my morning coffee and croissants. Sitting on your balcony having coffee is the bomb, cant get much better that that. Ever since we started getting a balcony room we cant seem to go back to the window view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzincurt Posted April 4, 2010 #34 Share Posted April 4, 2010 After having become hooked on balconies, we took a short getaway cruise with an ocean view cabin. After walking into the cabin, our first observation was "where the heck is our door?":confused: It just felt so confining; might as well just booked an inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coordinator23 Posted April 4, 2010 #35 Share Posted April 4, 2010 Favorite balcony cabin is an aft cabin. Sunrise - I must have a hundred pictures of sun rise over the ocean - each a little different. Favorite balcony aft cabin - Grandeur of the Seas JS. A very large patio size balcony with lounge chairs and standard outside chairs. My husband and I spent most of our time out there. Because it was a JS, it had a kettle. Being a tea lover, I sat out there with my cup of tea for most of the afternoon when we were at sea. Peaceful, beautiful (sunrise) (moon shining on the water at night), large oversize room with a large shower(in the tub). WOW It's not a cruise vacation for us without the balcony. When you have an inside cabin, you spend more time on deck. Which can be fun too, but it's nothing like being on your own private cruise - away from everyone most of the day on your balcony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubrrick Posted April 4, 2010 #36 Share Posted April 4, 2010 An extra bathroom. I hope that I'm not on the balcony just to the leeward side of your balcony, and one floor down!!:eek::mad:;) Don't think that balconies are just to let you allow mother nature to take her course!!:rolleyes: Mabe you could explain something that I'm missing.........about an extra bathroom! Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigasufan Posted April 4, 2010 #37 Share Posted April 4, 2010 I know people who like to sunbathe "au natural". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melbur Posted April 4, 2010 #38 Share Posted April 4, 2010 Benefits of a balcony: coffee early in the morning quiet zone in the afternoon cocktails in the evening moonlight on the water sound of the waves .....priceless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtcruising Posted April 4, 2010 #39 Share Posted April 4, 2010 I know people who like to sunbathe "au natural". My husband did that one time on an aft balcony of the Jewel. We were in port and he was laying on his belly in a lounge chair without a stitch on while I was off the ship. I came back and found him sound asleep - a Carniavl ship had arrived next to us at the pier while he was sleeping (he is a deep sleeper) and there were several older ladies on its balconies staring down at him. Very funny - he woke up, grabbed a towel and smiled at his fans! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgord Posted April 4, 2010 #40 Share Posted April 4, 2010 This is the best place on the ship to fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolimont Posted April 4, 2010 #41 Share Posted April 4, 2010 I felt the same way you did: see the weather for myself before getting dressed. Otherwise I didn't spend much time there. It was our first cruise and we spend a lot of time either in bed or out and about. I didn't like the plastic furniture, I thought it was too small and crammed. So next cruise we booked an oceanview and didn't miss the balcony very much. Third cruise we booked an inside because the window just lets the light in and I like it dark when I sleep. So we're cheap cruisers now. We don't go cheap on most things, but on the cabin I don't feel deprived one bit just because I'm in an inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailinC2C Posted April 4, 2010 #42 Share Posted April 4, 2010 Room service breakfast and Sour Apple Martini's at cocktail hour! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubbadog Posted April 4, 2010 #43 Share Posted April 4, 2010 Having coffee with my wife,and enjoying the view,and having a nice and quiet place to escape to from the crowded pool.:p;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WooKeef Posted April 4, 2010 #44 Share Posted April 4, 2010 Sitting on the balcony having my morning coffee and croissants. Now that sounds very nice...will be in my first balcony cabin in July...wow, I like that way to wake up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WooKeef Posted April 4, 2010 #45 Share Posted April 4, 2010 I felt the same way you did: see the weather for myself before getting dressed. Otherwise I didn't spend much time there. It was our first cruise and we spend a lot of time either in bed or out and about. I didn't like the plastic furniture, I thought it was too small and crammed. So next cruise we booked an oceanview and didn't miss the balcony very much. Third cruise we booked an inside because the window just lets the light in and I like it dark when I sleep. So we're cheap cruisers now. We don't go cheap on most things, but on the cabin I don't feel deprived one bit just because I'm in an inside. this is pretty much our mindset...but will probably change my mind when I have my first balcony in July...I am thinking they both have their perks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewpsrp Posted April 4, 2010 #46 Share Posted April 4, 2010 I love to spend time on my deck here at home so add the ocean and beautiful sunrises and sunsets and the peacefulness of it all and I'm in heaven. I can't wait until we are sitting on our balcony in Sept!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammee Posted April 4, 2010 #47 Share Posted April 4, 2010 An extra bathroom. And you can take your cigar with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Host Faith Posted April 4, 2010 #50 Share Posted April 4, 2010 Now that sounds very nice...will be in my first balcony cabin in July...wow, I like that way to wake up. It's such a nice way to start the day. My husband and I did this every morning during our first cruise with a balcony stateroom. We decided to give the MDR a try one morning, and it wasn't the same. I think we'll always have breakfast on the balcony, especially since you can pretty much order anything you want for breakfast. :D Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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