jamesnnb Posted July 21, 2015 #1 Share Posted July 21, 2015 What are the advantages and disadvantages of a balcony stateroom on Caribe Deck, on any of the Grand Class Princess ships? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribill Posted July 21, 2015 #2 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Bigger balcony, at least half of which is covered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mek Posted July 21, 2015 #3 Share Posted July 21, 2015 People from the decks above can look down on the exposed part of the balcony. It doesn't bother me, but I know some don't care for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shredie Posted July 21, 2015 #4 Share Posted July 21, 2015 People from the decks above can look down on the exposed part of the balcony. It doesn't bother me, but I know some don't care for that. In turn, you can look over at the Dolphin balconies below since they are completely uncovered. ;) Another good thing about Caribe is the cabin floors above and below which might help with potential noise issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbo40 Posted July 22, 2015 #5 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Can anyone tell me if a premium balcony on caribe deck on the coral is alot larger balcony like the grand class. I cant find the size of the balconies anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted July 22, 2015 #6 Share Posted July 22, 2015 No disadvantage. IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgratru Posted July 22, 2015 #7 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Can't see any disadvantage....twice the size....option of covered or uncovered...private and shady or sunny and open or both! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruise Raider Posted July 22, 2015 #8 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Can anyone tell me if a premium balcony on caribe deck on the coral is alot larger balcony like the grand class. I cant find the size of the balconies anywhere. No, they are about the same....only based on the location on the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knbcruisers Posted July 22, 2015 #9 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Check this link for info on the Coral. http://www.cruisedeckplans.com/Princess/odell/res76zxu/princessbalconies/index.html As far as I know all caribe deck balconies are larger than standard. On the Coral these cabins are regular balcony with 9x9 balconies or mini suites with 9x7 balconies http://www.cruisedeckplans.com/Princess/odell/res76zxu/princessbalconies/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky TGO Posted July 22, 2015 #10 Share Posted July 22, 2015 I book a cabin on the Caribe Deck all the time never any noise. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IECalCruiser Posted July 22, 2015 #11 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Can anyone tell me if a premium balcony on caribe deck on the coral is alot larger balcony like the grand class. I cant find the size of the balconies anywhere.The category B1 and B2 balconies on Caribe deck should be very similar to the Grand class Caribe balconies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseyaxn Posted July 22, 2015 #12 Share Posted July 22, 2015 I booked a balcony on the caribe deck for our next cruise c304 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IECalCruiser Posted July 22, 2015 #13 Share Posted July 22, 2015 (edited) I booked a balcony on the caribe deck for our next cruise c304Unfortunately cabin C304 is in the forward "bump out" section and those balconies are only 5'x9', not 9'x9'. The balcony is fully covered. Edited July 22, 2015 by IECalCruiser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseyaxn Posted July 22, 2015 #14 Share Posted July 22, 2015 No I think you're wrong it's handicapped acessable cabin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseyaxn Posted July 22, 2015 #15 Share Posted July 22, 2015 I checked with princess it is 9x9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IECalCruiser Posted July 22, 2015 #16 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Unfortunately cabin C304 is in the forward "bump out" section and those balconies are only 5'x9', not 9'x9'. The balcony is fully covered. No I think you're wrong it's handicapped acessable cabin I checked with princess it is 9x9I thought you were referring to the Coral from the post before. On most Grand class ships C304 is an accessible cabin. Those cabins a half again as wide as a standard balcony cabin so your balcony will be closer to 13.5x9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseyaxn Posted July 22, 2015 #17 Share Posted July 22, 2015 No problem I didn't realize that post was there about the coral.I was just going by Grand class .I didn't mean to confuse you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbo40 Posted July 22, 2015 #18 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Check this link for info on the Coral. http://www.cruisedeckplans.com/Princess/odell/res76zxu/princessbalconies/index.html As far as I know all caribe deck balconies are larger than standard. On the Coral these cabins are regular balcony with 9x9 balconies or mini suites with 9x7 balconies http://www.cruisedeckplans.com/Princess/odell/res76zxu/princessbalconies/index.html this is the info i was looking for. thank you so much for your reply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary loves to travel Posted July 27, 2015 #19 Share Posted July 27, 2015 so Dolphin deck balconies are completely uncovered? those are mostly mini-suites, right? Mary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted July 27, 2015 #20 Share Posted July 27, 2015 so Dolphin deck balconies are completely uncovered?those are mostly mini-suites, right? Mary Yes all side if ship Dolphin deck minis are uncovered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary loves to travel Posted July 27, 2015 #21 Share Posted July 27, 2015 that is odd. I've not yet been on a ship that has balconies with no cover at all. This would be our first Princess cruise (next year, Alaska). what might be a better deck? We want mini-suites, mid-ship. Would any of those have at least partially covered balconies? Mary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted July 27, 2015 #22 Share Posted July 27, 2015 that is odd. I've not yet been on a ship that has balconies with no cover at all. This would be our first Princess cruise (next year, Alaska). what might be a better deck? We want mini-suites, mid-ship. Would any of those have at least partially covered balconies? Mary What ship? On Grand Class type ships they are all exposed on Dolphin and they have 12 or so aft on Emerald deck. Fully covered very quiet and very sought after because there are so few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary loves to travel Posted July 27, 2015 #23 Share Posted July 27, 2015 We'll be on Grand. We know we need to be mid-ship for as little motion as possible (Alaska R/T San Francisco). I guess we'll try it and see how it turns out :-) I can see an advantage of great views with no balcony cover, which will be nice in Alaska. Of course, there is the con of no cover during rain. But, we'll have raingear anyway :-) These must be ok, if there's an entire deck of them. Mary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted July 27, 2015 #24 Share Posted July 27, 2015 We'll be on Grand. We know we need to be mid-ship for as little motion as possible (Alaska R/T San Francisco). I guess we'll try it and see how it turns out :-) I can see an advantage of great views with no balcony cover, which will be nice in Alaska. Of course, there is the con of no cover during rain. But, we'll have raingear anyway :-) These must be ok, if there's an entire deck of them. Mary Well the forward most mini on Emerald deck is probably only 1/4 of the way from the aft/back of the ship. I don't think there will be much difference in movement from those forward most minis on Emerald deck and being exactly midship. They are fantastic cabins. If you do book one make sure and have the booking marked "no upgrade" or you may end up with an upgrade to Dolphin deck! :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19woody19 Posted July 28, 2015 #25 Share Posted July 28, 2015 (edited) We were able to see the northern lights when we did a land/sea tour of Alaska a few years ago when we stayed the night in Denali but, wondered if a they are ever visible from any port the ships visit? bob Oops, meant for this to be in the general forum, but perhaps some here can reply. Edited July 28, 2015 by 19woody19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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