Rare Tom-n-Cheryl Posted March 3, 2012 #1 Share Posted March 3, 2012 The title pretty much sums it up. Looking at the Infinity for an Alaskan cruise and wondering if the round trip 7-night sailing would be "better" (viewing) from a port or starboard balcony? THANKS, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sallywingate Posted March 3, 2012 #2 Share Posted March 3, 2012 We are going Northbound Alaska in July and we went with the aft. That way we can see hopefully everything. They did say for Northbound cruisers that you would want to be on Starboard but round trip - I do not know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick70 Posted March 3, 2012 #3 Share Posted March 3, 2012 On our last cruise on the Infinity to Alaska when the ship is docked it is the STARBORD side that is docked to the pier(facing town). I like standing on the balcony and watching all the things going on below on the pier.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tom-n-Cheryl Posted March 3, 2012 Author #4 Share Posted March 3, 2012 On our last cruise on the Infinity to Alaska when the ship is docked it is the STARBORD side that is docked to the pier(facing town). I like standing on the balcony and watching all the things going on below on the pier.. That is usually interesting to us as well. I just don't know if the "between ports" routes differ that much. My guess is that the sea days (day 2 and 6) are pretty much equivalent. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo70 Posted March 3, 2012 #5 Share Posted March 3, 2012 For round trip cruises it does not matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shooz Posted March 3, 2012 #6 Share Posted March 3, 2012 We prefer Starboard because when we leave Seattle and head up through Puget Sound we recognize many of the landmarks as we go so we love looking at them (rather than the Olympic Peninsula which is also gorgeous). And as another poster said, starboard is usually facing the ports when it's "parked" (docked is probably the nautical term?) so we find that more interesting. Also when we were in the glacier a few years ago, it went up and then turned so starboard could see (apparently it was supposed to do a full circle but the ice was too thick) so we felt really blessed to be on starboard. BUT I'm sure you can't go wrong either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tom-n-Cheryl Posted March 3, 2012 Author #7 Share Posted March 3, 2012 We opted for the port side - mainly because that's the side we are on for most cruises. Thanks for all the input! Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddymum Posted March 4, 2012 #8 Share Posted March 4, 2012 We sailed on this cruise last July cabin 6081. Really envy you , our cruise it was a fantastic experience, perhaps one day we will be able to afford to repeat it. Enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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