Room Problems

[omw279]

Im booked on the destiny july 10 in room 8323 which is directly under the small pool. Im a bit concerned. Thanks for any info.

 

OMW

[klfrodo]

What is your concern?

[omw279]

Ive noticed that the rooms on the aft are always the last to be booked. Do you know why??

[OJulie67]

We just booked a category 11 today for Next March, and after everything we read here we decided to go with the midship cabin on the Empress deck.

 

Because we are a family of 4 we are unable to get the wraparound balcony and everything else I heard about being aft was ALMOST (not all, but alot) all negative.

Pool noise, sreeching of chairs, soot problems from the stacks, garbage being thrown onto balcony from above, water being dripped on the balcony from hosing of the lido etc etc...As well as privacy issues.

 

Some love the AFT cabins and the ones on the panorama because they are close to the pool...but it sounds to me the majority of people had some problems.

[Cotton]

OMW - I'm just curious -

 

Why does your other post say you don't know your cabin number???

[Jenna1983]

I was just on the Glory Empress Deck 7 Aft..Never had a problem with any noise! Maybe b/c we're sandwhiched between two passenger decks! Best deck!

[madelinerose]

Same question, omw? :rolleyes:

 

OMW - I'm just curious -

 

Why does your other post say you don't know your cabin number???

[Creole Girl]

I am thinking that when the OP got to see a room number on the book modify page one time they may have thought that was the room number they were going to have and are now asking questions about the room. That is my only guess.

 

As far as the aft cabins go I have heard more good about them than bad. At first I had an aft on the Destiny and then I read bad and got nervous and switched. Then I realized I had made a huge mistake and by then it was too late until recently when 2 aft balcony cabins became open again on the verandah deck. I snagged one back. I am not worried about noise at all. As far as the soot issue that someone spoke of I am not worried about that either. Nothing that can't be cleaned if it happens. I can't control everything and I don't plan on being in my cabin all day.

[BBMom]

Creole Girl,

 

I think you will enjoy your aft cabin. We had an aft cabin on a Royal Caribbean cruise a few years ago and loved it. On that ship, the aft balconies were much deeper and we had enough room to comfortably seat our group of four (we even had two lounge chairs). Unfortunately on the Destiny there are only a couple of aft cabins that will accomodate 4 people.

[DOHC]

Excuse my stupidity what does AFT mean? :) Thanks

[Nanatravel]

Aft= Back - rear of the ship. Stern means towards the back, usually referring the the sides.

Bow = front the pointed end. Port is Left side = remember each word has 4 letters, Starboard is Right side.

Bon Voyage

[MICruizers]

Actually, the term "aft" means towards the rear of the ship. The stern IS the very back of the ship---meaning the furthest piece of steel at the rear of this ship---the ocean is outside, and the interior of the ship is on the other. If you look at ship photos, the very back of the ship where the ship's name and country/port of registration is painted--that is the stern. But to help you out some, for the most part you will not usually hear the terms port and starboard mentioned---most of the time, you will hear announcements referring to the left or right side of the ship. And just an aside to other posters (not the OP, here), the vessel you are sailing on is not a boat, it is a ship!;) FYI, here are a few more nautical terms to help you out....

 

Gunwales---the sides of the ship

Fore---towards the front of the ship

Aft---already mentioned

Galley--the ship's kitchen

Mess--the crew's dining room

Head--a bathroom on a ship (normally just a toilet--no shower)

Astern--direction given by captain/harbor pilot to direct ship's engines in

reverse

Ahead--direction to direct ships engines forward.

Infirmary--ship's doctor's office

Deck--1) a level of the ship(like floors in a building)

2) the actual floor that you walk on

S.O.S.--"mayday" distress call. Originally the code was CQD (come quick

distress) before April 14, 1912, when the SS Titanic was the first

ship to use the "new" distress signal.

Ice Skating Rink--something that does not belong on a cruise ship.

Rock climbing wall--see "Ice skating rink"

Buffet--a feeding trough where you stand to gain 10-20 pounds in 7 days.

Stateroom/Cabin--passenger accomodations.

Stabilizer--a large wing-type device that deploys from the sides of the ship

below the waterline, usually gyroscopically controlled to "wave" in

one direction or the other as needed to counteract the ship's roll.

Roll--the side-to side motion on the ship, commonly called rocking.

Pitch--the up and down movement of the ship longitudinally. Also,

the angle at which the blades of the screws are positioned. Some

ships have variablr pitch screw blades, which allow the pitch to be

changed at will.

Bow thruster--propellors mounted on the sides of the ship, usually fore and

aft, below the waterline, which allow the ship to move sideways,

useful for turning, mooring, and for maintaining ship's position with

or without the use of anchors.

Screw--the ship's propellors

Rudder--the large vertical piece below the waterline that dictates the forward

direction of movement.(note: the traditional screw and rudder

arrangement is gradually being replaced by Azipod units)

Azipod--large self-contained electrically powered units underneath a ship

containing an electric motor and propellor that can be turned 360

degrees. These are similar to outboard boat motors, for a simple

visualization.

Waterline--the lower part of the ship's hull where the water meets.

Hull-- the "body" of the ship.

Draft-- the amount of water the ship displaces(in other words, how much

of the ship you don't see below the water)

GRT-- Gross Registered Tonnage. Commonly referred to as the ship's

weight, it actually is a measure of volume. One GRT is equal to

100 cubic feet of revenue producing space.

SS- Steam Ship

MV- Motor Vessel

TSS- Turbine Steam Ship

RMS- Royal Mail Ship

HMS- Her Majesty's Ship (used by Royal Navy)

USS- United States Ship (used by US Navy)

RORO- Roll On Roll Off ship----the type of ship used to transport automobiles

Container Ship--the large freighters that have hundreds of cargo containers in

their holds and on deck.

Bulk Freighter--tyoe of cargo ship with dry holds used to transport various

types of cargo.

Tanker--cargo ship used to transport liquid cargo.

 

That's all I can think of at the moment--I'm too tired to continue...

[Cotton]

QUOTE=MICruizers]......the vessel you are sailing on is not a boat, it is a ship!;)

 

MI, please allow me to add ONE more to your list:

 

Where a passenger sleeps is a cabin - not a 'room'.;)

[L2J]

Ice Skating Rink--something that does not belong on a cruise ship.

Rock climbing wall--see "Ice skating rink"

 

 

ROFL. So very true.