Porthole-Front of ship question

[TabFox]

I've always done balcony or midship inside cabins, lido or veranda. My son (26) and I will be going in May 2013 on the Glory. Although I've been on the Glory before, I've never done a forward cabin, which I've been told is a lot more movement.

Has anyone done a Riviera, front of the ship porthole room? Granted, we won't be in the room much. I don't mind "some" movement, but don't really want to be bounced around a lot. I'd rather do a "cheap" room this time, so we can have more DOD $$$ lol.

Opinions????

Thanks!

[CrusinCyndi]

We have stayed all the way front in porthole rooms...you do feel the movement of the ship more as she cuts thru the water, but nothing major, sometimes it felt like we were being rocked to sleep! The only thing that we did notice is that when the ship lets down her anchor, if you are in the cabin, you do hear it and it is quite loud, but it would not stop us from taking a cabin that far forward...it's nice to have a porthole as opposed to just an inside room...little bit of light comes thru!

[TullMan]

The cabin location doesn't really matter unless you catch heavy waves. Then, a forward cabin could get a little rough. I remember a cruise that started by outrunning an incomming hurricane. We plowed through huge waves all night. I loved it but most didn't.

[SkyMaster]

I agree! You'll hear the anchor drop when you arrive at a tendering port, and you'll probably hear the waves hitting the hull when you're underway. I didn't notice any excessive motion in those low, forward cabins, and other than the minor noise noted above, you'll have a GREAT time, and lots of extra cash in your pocket! :D (Stay out of the casino!) :eek:

 

"SKY"

[Walkenkeg]

I've done forward cabins and sometimes feel a little rocking but not bad. Yes you will hear the anchor drop or the bow thrusters when coming into port. It's the ships built-in alarm clock :eek:. The way I look at it is when I hear the anchor/bow thrusters it's time to get up, shower, eat breakfast and enjoy another island.

[NCTribeFan]

I think it most definitely does matter if you're in the bow.

 

If you're susceptible to motion sickness, then you may have issues. Then again, I've had problems when the seas seemed to be relatively calm but other times, didn't have problems when the MDR was half empty because people were sick.

 

Because a bow cabin didn't bother someone on one sailing doesn't mean it wouldn't the next time because every sailing encounters different conditions.

 

I was in 2217 on Glory to Bermuda. Here's my review thread from my Bermuda cruise.

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1505512

 

I talk about the very loud slamming of the water against the hull on more than one night. It was much louder than I was expecting and it did wake me several times a night.

 

My seasickness issues are a thing of the past thanks to Ginger Root. So it wasn't the motion as much as the interrupted sleep that bothered me. If you had an inside bow cabin, then the water slamming wouldn't be an issue, just the motion.

[firefly333]

I think the drawback is more the noise if the waves are up or the ship is pulling into ports. I was woken up every port morning about 5:30 am with the noise when the ship started to circle.

[cruzzza]

I've done very forward cabins, and yes, there is more movement. Seems like the lower deck wasn't as bad, from what I remember. I've done a porthole room before and I'm doing one again on my next cruise. Yes, the noise is loud on port days, but if you're prepared for it, at least it won't scare you. If you value sunlight and want a view outside, even if it is not a good one, then it's a great value. We are doing it for the price, and having done one before, any issues are worth it for the sun/view. It is a hard decision for me to pick a porthole over a Lido/Pan inside, but for DH, he has to have a window of some kind, and I prefer one too. Our budget this time only allowed for an inside price, so we picked the porthole.

[golfadj]

We take a PT cabin when available and figure we will have a wakeup call when we pull into ports.

 

Noise while we are sailing and movement have not been a problem the 3-4x we have had this type of cabin.

[overeasy]

I like the feeling of being on a moving ship, rather than a stationary hotel which you can get anywhere, so I welcome the jarring of the waves and the spray up past the window. Up to the point where I would start feeling seasick that is.

[golfadj]

I like the feeling of being on a moving ship, rather than a stationary hotel which you can get anywhere, so I welcome the jarring of the waves and the spray up past the window. Up to the point where I would start feeling seasick that is.

 

YUP no fun on the seasick part.

[NCTribeFan]

The first time it woke me, I thought it was some thoughtless kids or drunks in a nearby cabin just letting their door slam really loudly.

 

Then I realized that this SLAM was not coming from the hallway and was followed by a pronounced shudder or three.

 

Maybe in the Caribbean with calm seas this wouldn't happen at all. But out in the Atlantic in October it wasn't pleasant. I needed my beauty sleep! :p

 

Loved the cabin itself for a solo.

 

And I got lots and lots of exercise walking from the bow to the stern and up the stairs from Main to Lido multiple times daily!

[luv2trvlnow]

I had a 1A porthole room on the Dream. I really didn't notice that much movement. Our room was on the Main Deck, 1 deck above Riviera. I will say that we didn't hear the anchor, maybe because we docked at every port.

 

But the main thing is the sound of the waves hitting the front of the ship. We had a couple days where you would hear a loud bang every few seconds and you could also feel the vibration. I would bring ear plugs. That's what I did. I didn't hear the loud bangs that way but I could feel when we hit one while falling asleep. If you bring ear plugs I would say it should be allright. I would definitely choose that cabin again. Great deal on a cabin with some natural light!

Sharon

[cruisecrazy82]

I've always done balcony or midship inside cabins, lido or veranda. My son (26) and I will be going in May 2013 on the Glory. Although I've been on the Glory before, I've never done a forward cabin, which I've been told is a lot more movement.

Has anyone done a Riviera, front of the ship porthole room? Granted, we won't be in the room much. I don't mind "some" movement, but don't really want to be bounced around a lot. I'd rather do a "cheap" room this time, so we can have more DOD $$$ lol.

Opinions????

Thanks!

 

We LOVE the porthole cabins!! Never really noticed any extra movement, loved the price and the location. We have another one booked for January:D

[murph1031]

On our first cruise we had a room at the back of the ship, wife suffers from motion sickness, and had a little trouble until she took her pills, aftter that no pronblems. This year, actually last week, we sailed on our second cruise and got a porthole on the empress deck, second room from the front of the ship, wife found the room no different from the back. I really didn't notice any more motion, but we did have pretty calm seas. It does get load when docking , but otherwise no problem, I will book the same room again next time we sail.

[TabFox]

JUST BOOKED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG OMG.... ok..this will be my 6th cruise, but I'm still psyched!!!! The countdown will get me through the Winter LOL

Thanks for all your input!