Royal Caribbean Balcony

[ScubaSteve518]

My wife and I have always done the interior room and we are wanting to try a balcony out sometime and have been looking at all the different ships that we may want to get a balcony for. In your opinion, what is the best ship to sail on in a balcony room? And if the ship has more than one category, what is your favorite category?

[susieatsea]

We love the Freedom of the Seas...we book category E2 hump balcony.

[Lionesss]

Having sailed on Mariner, Freedom and Allure..............

 

Freedom's balconies are nice. (close to Mariners)

 

On Allure we were in a CL that faced the basketball court and the ships wake, it was awesome but still enjoy the Freedom.

 

Sea Ya

[Ashland]

We love the Radiance class...a true aft and possibly a corner has been our favorite..example #9256 on Jewel or Radiance...and the ultimate for us has been the JS #1100 on Jewel. Excited we at least have the #8168 next week for Alaska...In addition we have also enjoyed the middle hump on the Indy & Liberty. Enjoy whatever balcony location you have..but it will be hard to go back to those insides.

[cb at sea]

I don't think there are any "bad" balconies....

 

Radiance class ships have the lifeboats that hang from the side of the ship...that really seems to upset alot of folks....it never bothered us, but some are upset if they can't look straight down at the water. Seems if they have to raise their eyes 3 inches to see past the lifeboats, it ruins their cruise.

 

We won't sail in anything less than a balcony...it would be like going to a beach resort and having a room overlooking the parking lot....I sail to see the sea!

[rhuntington3]

The corner aft's on Freedom (1400) are really nice.

[Rala]

We have sailed in balcony cabins on at least 8 or 9 different RCCL ships. All were great. As another poster said there are no "bad" balconies, although some may be better situated or have better views than others, but these limitations are not the norm. Just be warned...once you go to a balcony you may never be able to go back!!!! Enjoy.:D

[Susie51]

Personally I like to have a balcony cabin that has staterooms on the decks above and below the deck I am on.

[Rala]

Personally I like to have a balcony cabin that has staterooms on the decks above and below the deck I am on.

 

Excellent point...your chance of noise is much less likely with this scenario.

[OCruisers]

Personally I like to have a balcony cabin that has staterooms on the decks above and below the deck I am on.

 

That's definitely what we do ... best to be sandwiched between passenger decks.

We also like to have ours as close to the mid-ship elevators as possible to avoid having to walk too far to get to anyplace. :D

LuLu

[funnel]

Balconies on Voyager, Adventure and Explorer does not have full glass railings. That also goes for many balconies on some of the Vision class ships (not all of the Vision class ships though).

I would prefer balconies with full glass railing as it gives you a more "open" feeling.

 

Deck 6 aft balconies on Voyager and Freedom class may not be the best as you have a big deck just outside of the cabin. You can see the deck here.

 

 

The photo is taken "side ways" from an aft on deck 7 (which I was very happy with).

On the Freedom class they put one of the biggest cabins, Presidential Family Suite, on deck 6 aft - I don't really get why they placed it there?

 

I would choose sea view balconies and not central park or boardwalk on Oasis/Allure. To me it's all about the view of the sea (but I don't need to be able to look straight down to see the water) and the ports we are in.

 

/Erik

[fraternal]

What deck were you on the Allure? We have never sailed on the Allure before and we are in 11584

[Deeliteful]

I agree that it is tough to go back once you have a balcony! My first couple of cruises I had inside cabins, got upgraded to an OV on my first RC cruise and then blew my bonus on my next cruise with a balcony.

I have booked promenade rooms since when balconies were just too expensive for the cruise I was on but back to a balcony on the Allure next month (12288) and have my first aft balcony booked my Alaskan cruise next year.

 

Enjoy, you'll love the balcony.

[agentcorona]

After reviewing the Allure of the Seas deck plan codes, I realized that the balcony room could really do no wrong as long as we were in the ideal location. I knew I wanted a balcony overlooking the ocean. But the deck plan lists two separate codes for their Superior Balcony Stateroom. These fall under the "D" codes.

 

I called RCI and was told there really is no difference in stateroom/balcony codes except for their location (on the Allure). The only difference is the D1 stateroom code. This code has a larger balcony than the other D codes, and therefore are higher in price (although not by much). So if you are wanting to have the experience of a larger balcony, then look into the ships deck plans to see which offers the larger deck.

 

Personally, I would pick a stateroom balcony based on how close (or far) it is to the ships amenities. Don't forget to look at the floors above and beneath you as well. Trying to sleep when the casino/disco is going all night on the floor above you is no fun, unless you're the one keeping the party going ;)

[sellwingri]

Be forewarned.....once you go to a balcony, you'll never go back. On our first cruise, we were in an inside cabin. We thought we'd try a balcony on our second and that was it. We've been either in a balcony or junior suite ever since (10 cruises).