TMWTim Posted March 2, 2013 #1 Share Posted March 2, 2013 On our Magic Valentines Day cruise we got a nice discounted room comp while playing in the casino. One stipulation was we had to book within 14 days of debarking. Anyway, we just recently booked and with the room discount along with the military discount we ended up getting a deck 12 spa balcony as apparently that is all they had left. Cruise is May 5th. My question is, after researching many threads that are a year or more old, what is the current state of privacy on a Spa balcony? I have read that people above can look down and see you and I have also read that the Magic has already solved this problem with metal bars. Does anyone have a update? There is a good chance I can get us moved down to deck 11 but if there really isn't a privacy issue we would rather stay on 12 to be close to the spa. Point blank, topless sunbathing is a bonus but if there is a privacy issue then we need to take that in to consideration. Thanks so much for any info. I appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinJenF Posted March 2, 2013 #2 Share Posted March 2, 2013 I don't think metal bars could fix the issue. The deck juts out on 12 and the deck above just looks right onto the balcony if you look down because its pushed out. It's a VERY clear view- unless they have covered it with an awning no bars will block it. I would move to a deck 11 Spa balcony if that's important to have people not looking down on you on your deck. Deck 11 is just as close to the spa really- there is a little glass elevator or stairs that takes you right up to it on 14. You wold have to go up a deck to get to it anyway on 12. Have a good cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riley's Mom Posted March 2, 2013 #3 Share Posted March 2, 2013 We were in cabin 12044 on the Magic last May and loved the cabin. We are booked in another Spa balcony this May. TO answer your question, Yes the people on the deck above can AND do look down onto your private balcony. But they can only see the area of the balcony closest to the railing. Unless you are standing at your railing I don't think they can see you. It does get quite hot during the day with direct sunlight on the balcony. I do wish they would cover the Spa balconies. In response to the previous poster, I don't know of any Spa balconies on Deck 11. The Spa balconies are only located on deck 12. Deck 11 has interior spa cabins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinJenF Posted March 2, 2013 #4 Share Posted March 2, 2013 There are spa balconies- spa Suites and spa interiors on deck 11. Here is a list of all Cloud 9 spa cabins. Interior: Category 4S on Deck 11 11207 11208 11211 11212 11216 11217 11219 11220 11223 11224 11227 11228 11231 11232 11233 11234 11238 11239 11241 11242 12008 12012 12018 12022 Sky View (obstructed): Category 6S on Deck 11 11201 11202 11203 11204 Ocean View with Balcony: Category 8P on Deck 11 11209 11210 11214 11218 11222 11225 11226 11229 11230 11235 11236 11237 11240 11243 11244 11245 11246 Ocean View with Balcony: Category 8S on Deck 12 12001 12002 12003 12004 12005 12006 12007 12009 12010 12011 12014 12015 12016 12017 12019 12020 12021 12023 12024 12025 12026 12027 12028 12029 12030 12031 12032 12033 12034 12035 12036 12037 12038 12040 12042 12044 Ocean Suite: Category SS on Deck 11 11205 11206 11215 11221 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMWTim Posted March 3, 2013 Author #5 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Yeah that was what CCL was saying as well. There are spa category cabins on 11 as well. We chose 12 as it was the same comp as 11 and figured we might as well be on 12 closer to the actual spa. We didn't realize, at the time, that someone thought it would be OK to have those 12 balconies viewable from people up above. To me that oversight was pretty bad on the designers. Spa, relax, privacy, serenity...oh wait, people above you can view your balcony:rolleyes::eek: We will give Players Club a call on Monday when they reopen and see what they can do. I would rather downgrade and free up that spa cabin for those that would really want it but the ship, as far as balconies goes, is booked solid. No worries. Thanks for the info guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancergirl_lt Posted March 3, 2013 #6 Share Posted March 3, 2013 We were recently on the Magic in a Spa cabin on deck 12 in January. We were also concerned about how visible the balcony would be to those on the Serenity deck above. We soon noticed that it was not a problem at all and that it never bothered us. The sun that the balcony receives since there is no covering on the top of the balcony is very nice. We went to the Serenity deck and attempted to look over but honestly you really can't the way it is setup. The Serenity deck is set back far enough where it makes it difficult to look down and there are glass windows preventing you from being able to lean over. We greatly enjoyed this deck and would choose it again for future cruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaniel Lover Posted March 3, 2013 #7 Share Posted March 3, 2013 We were in a spa balcony cabin on deck 12 of the Magic last August, and I never even once noticed any privacy problem at all. I don't see how there could be a problem. Directly above deck 12 is the spa itself... all indoors... no railings or any way that anybody on that deck could look down on to the deck 12 balconies. The deck above that is the Serenity deck... and as you can see in the following photo, it's enclosed in glass, so there's no way someone could lean over and look down in to your balcony. I would say that if there is a privacy issue at all... and I really don't think there is one... it would ONLY be when you are standing right up against the railing of your deck 12 cabin balcony. Standing right up against the railing, you MIGHT be able to be seen if there happened to be someone up on the serenity deck at that exact instant who was standing up next to the glass and trying to look straight down. But really... when you've been to the Serenity deck... how often have you seen people standing up next to the glass looking down? They're always lying down in the loungers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMWTim Posted March 4, 2013 Author #8 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Thanks so much for the added replies and picture. I read recently in a post I dug up after a google search, dated over a year ago, that there wasn't any glass there and it was just the basic railing. Who knows but thanks for clearing that up for us. We will stick with the cabin we have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finzup-kt Posted March 25, 2013 #9 Share Posted March 25, 2013 thanks for the info and picture.. is it safe to assume the breeze is the same way?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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