gwatson7 Posted February 14, 2014 #1 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Hi, We booked a BZ category balcony on Royal in March and I wanted to see if anyone else had done so and if so, what the cabin was like? Did you end up with an obstructed view balcony? I understand the risk, but was hoping to get lucky! Thanks for the help! Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribill Posted February 14, 2014 #2 Share Posted February 14, 2014 On some thread (I do not know where), someone posted that there is really no obstruction. The post said there originally was to be solid metal instead of glass on the balcony, but glass ended up being installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reader0108598 Posted February 14, 2014 #3 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Hi, We booked a BZ category balcony on Royal in March and I wanted to see if anyone else had done so and if so, what the cabin was like? Did you end up with an obstructed view balcony? I understand the risk, but was hoping to get lucky! Thanks for the help! Graham I Had a BZ on Royal last week L114,no obstruction. Great cabin ,nice area to be in Reader Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeurosurgeryNP Posted February 14, 2014 #4 Share Posted February 14, 2014 We booked BZ and just got out cabin assignment for March 2. "upgraded" to BW but partially obstructed balcony inbetween lifeboats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseWookiee Posted February 15, 2014 #5 Share Posted February 15, 2014 We were in a BZ last week and it was probably one of the worst OV's on the ship. Here is the view from E-608 Needless to say we were disappointed. That's the risk you take though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwatson7 Posted February 15, 2014 Author #6 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Thanks for the help and the picture. CruiseWookiee did they upgrade you without notice, or do they ask you first? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseWookiee Posted February 15, 2014 #7 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Thanks for the help and the picture. CruiseWookiee did they upgrade you without notice, or do they ask you first? We didn't get our cabin assignment until about 6 days prior to embarkation and it never changed. I don't think there was anything lower than this to upgrade from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwatson7 Posted February 15, 2014 Author #8 Share Posted February 15, 2014 My mistake, I thought you had posted the previous two comments. I believe bz is the lowest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Musky Ike Posted February 15, 2014 #9 Share Posted February 15, 2014 We were in a BZ last week and it was probably one of the worst OV's on the ship. Here is the view from E-608 E608 would be a BW according to the deck plans. The BZ's are up on Marina deck. :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseWookiee Posted February 15, 2014 #10 Share Posted February 15, 2014 (edited) E608 would be a BW according to the deck plans. The BZ's are up on Marina deck. :confused: You are correct my paperwork does show E608 as a "BW." I'm pretty sure I saw "BZ" on my booking, prior to getting a cabin assignment. I thought that meant "Balcony Guarantee." Is "BW" meant to be an upgrade from "BZ?" Because I would have much rather been on Marina. I checked my original email and it appears so? $90 more for BW from BZ Balcony Category BZ: $1099 + $95.00 tax = $1194.00 pp (Balcony Cabin Guarantee, possible obstructed view--No cabin number) Balcony Category BY: $1129 + $95.00 tax = $1224.00 pp (Possible Obstructed view cabin) Balcony Category BW: $1189 + $95.00 tax = $1284.00 pp (Possible Obstructed view cabin) Balcony Category BF: $1199 + $95.00 tax = $1294.00 pp Luckily I didn't pay anything near that original quote. Edited February 15, 2014 by CruiseWookiee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reader0108598 Posted February 15, 2014 #11 Share Posted February 15, 2014 E608 would be a BW according to the deck plans. The BZ's are up on Marina deck. :confused: BZ's are also on Lido deck :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribill Posted February 15, 2014 #12 Share Posted February 15, 2014 (edited) We were in a BZ last week and it was probably one of the worst OV's on the ship. Here is the view from E-608 That may be one of the worst views, but it is Category BW, not BZ. The BZ cabins are not on the Emerald deck and there are no lifeboats obstructing the view from the BZ cabins. Edited February 15, 2014 by caribill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseWookiee Posted February 15, 2014 #13 Share Posted February 15, 2014 (edited) That may be one of the worst views, but it is Category BW, not BZ. The BZ cabins are not on the Emerald deck and there are no lifeboats obstructing the view from the BZ cabins. That's true, but I booked a "BZ" and that's where Princess assigned me... in "BW." Your mileage may vary. Edited February 15, 2014 by CruiseWookiee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwatson7 Posted February 15, 2014 Author #14 Share Posted February 15, 2014 We ended up getting our room assignment today and were in E611. I hope there isn't a lifeboat in front of our cabin! So it appears they upgraded us from BZ to BW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrierjohn Posted February 15, 2014 #15 Share Posted February 15, 2014 If no BZ's are obstructed, why are they priced lower than BW's which can be??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseWookiee Posted February 15, 2014 #16 Share Posted February 15, 2014 We ended up getting our room assignment today and were in E611. I hope there isn't a lifeboat in front of our cabin! So it appears they upgraded us from BZ to BW. Your OV will be very similar to ours. E611 is two cabins aft and on the starboard side. You'll either be looking at a tender or the white crane equipment. Call your TA and try to get something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riclop Posted February 16, 2014 #17 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Its all the luck of the draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tapi Posted February 18, 2014 #18 Share Posted February 18, 2014 (edited) We booked a BZ stateroom on the Marina Deck SPECIFICALLY because its completely unobstructed. We chose a specific cabin number instead of GTY to prevent any unwanted stateroom assignments. I really hope that Princess doesn't try to "surprise" us with an upgrade to a higher category that turns out to be an obstructed stateroom :mad: Any ideas on how to prevent that from happening? Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Edited February 18, 2014 by Tapi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchip Posted February 18, 2014 #19 Share Posted February 18, 2014 (edited) We booked a BZ stateroom on the Marina Deck SPECIFICALLY because its completely unobstructed. We chose a specific cabin number instead of GTY to prevent any unwanted stateroom assignments. I really hope that Princess doesn't try to "surprise" us with an upgrade to a higher category that turns out to be an obstructed stateroom :mad: Any ideas on how to prevent that from happening? Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app We, also, booked a specific BZ cabin on the Marina deck that is unobstructed. We did specify NO UPGRADE. Our TA stays on top of things but I will be checking our Cruise Personalizer frequently. I would be really upset to get an unwanted upgrade to an obstructed balcony. Cheers, Denise Edited February 18, 2014 by dchip Auto spell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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