midwestchick Posted September 24, 2015 #1 Share Posted September 24, 2015 (edited) We've never been on a Princess ship and I've finally found a CA coastal cruise. If you were going to book a balcony cabin, what is the best area of the ship as far as cabins go? Has anyone stayed in B318? Any other information about the ship would be appreciated. Edited September 24, 2015 by midwestchick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cr8tiv1 Posted September 24, 2015 #2 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Standard balcony cabin with regular size balcony. Aft of forward elevators. Nothing out of the ordinary. You will not be able to see directly down to the ocean. There will be a balcony below you and lifeboats under that. The premium staterooms are on the Dolphin Deck (larger balcony) or mini's on the Caribe Deck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IECalCruiser Posted September 24, 2015 #3 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Standard balcony cabin with regular size balcony. Aft of forward elevators. Nothing out of the ordinary. You will not be able to see directly down to the ocean. There will be a balcony below you and lifeboats under that. The premium staterooms are on the Dolphin Deck (larger balcony) or mini's on the Caribe Deck. Sorry for the slight correction but the mini's are on Dolphin deck (fully uncovered) and Emerald deck (fully covered). There are category B2 premium balconies midship on Caribe deck forward and aft of the suites but the are also lower cost category BD further aft and BE further forward. We like the category BD cabins aft near the aft elevator, a good compromise of cost and location. Caribe deck balconies are 9'x9' and half covered while Lido, Aloha and Baja deck balconies are 9'x5' and fully covered. The actual cabin interior size and layout is the same for all balcony cabins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skynight Posted September 24, 2015 #4 Share Posted September 24, 2015 We've never been on a Princess ship and I've finally found a CA coastal cruise. If you were going to book a balcony cabin, what is the best area of the ship as far as cabins go? Has anyone stayed in B318?Any other information about the ship would be appreciated. The interiors of all balcony categories are the same configuration. The difference is location and size of balcony. B318 (cat BB) has a 9'x5' balcony that is fully covered. Cabins port and starboard on deck 10 have 9'x9' balconies half covered & half uncovered. There isn't much balcony use on a CA Coastal so the extra space on deck 10 isn't so important. Unless there is some special promo we like the cat. BD cabins on deck 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midwestchick Posted September 24, 2015 Author #5 Share Posted September 24, 2015 The interiors of all balcony categories are the same configuration. The difference is location and size of balcony. B318 (cat BB) has a 9'x5' balcony that is fully covered. Cabins port and starboard on deck 10 have 9'x9' balconies half covered & half uncovered. There isn't much balcony use on a CA Coastal so the extra space on deck 10 isn't so important. Unless there is some special promo we like the cat. BD cabins on deck 10. We normally use our balcony a lot. Please explain why there isn't much balcony use on a CA Coastal. We would be sailing from Vancouver and then back to Vancouver next October. How much better is the view from the BD cabins on deck 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IECalCruiser Posted September 25, 2015 #6 Share Posted September 25, 2015 (edited) We normally use our balcony a lot. Please explain why there isn't much balcony use on a CA Coastal. We would be sailing from Vancouver and then back to Vancouver next October. How much better is the view from the BD cabins on deck 10. For almost all of the CA coastal cruise, you are too far away from shore to see much. In addition, the weather can be quite cool at sea and it is typically not sunbathing weather. In addition, there can be some significant wave motion and higher cabins will tend to have more movement. The only time you will really be able to see anything is when you are in port and views from Caribe are just as Baja or Aloha, IMHO. That being said, we use our balcony on every cruise whether it be warm weather or cold weather. Edited September 25, 2015 by IECalCruiser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midwestchick Posted September 25, 2015 Author #7 Share Posted September 25, 2015 For almost all of the CA coastal cruise, you are too far away from shore to see much. In addition, the weather can be quite cool at sea and it is typically not sunbathing weather. In addition, there can be some significant wave motion and higher cabins will tend to have more movement. The only time you will really be able to see anything is when you are in port and views from Caribe are just as Baja or Aloha, IMHO. That being said, we use our balcony on every cruise whether it be warm weather or cold weather. Thank you. But, would we have a view of lifeboats from our balcony if we booked this cabin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IECalCruiser Posted September 25, 2015 #8 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Thank you. But, would we have a view of lifeboats from our balcony if we booked this cabin?There is no view of lifeboats/tenders from Caribe deck balconies. The 7' deep Dolphin deck minisuite balconies start at the Caribe deck balcony railing so if you look straight down all you see is the balcony below you. The lifeboats/tenders are actually underneath the balconies on Dolphin deck. If you look straight down from the Dolphin deck minisuite balconies all that you will probably see is the davits used to launch the lifeboats/tenders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midwestchick Posted September 25, 2015 Author #9 Share Posted September 25, 2015 There is no view of lifeboats/tenders from Caribe deck balconies. The 7' deep Dolphin deck minisuite balconies start at the Caribe deck balcony railing so if you look straight down all you see is the balcony below you. The lifeboats/tenders are actually underneath the balconies on Dolphin deck. If you look straight down from the Dolphin deck minisuite balconies all that you will probably see is the davits used to launch the lifeboats/tenders. Spoke with my TA...I wasn't crazy about the location of the cabin so she put me in C714. She said she usually books the Caribe deck for herself. Then, after my deposit had already gone through, she mentioned RCCL also has a CA Coastal next fall. She put a hold on that one. It's less money, but also 2 less days and it does not go to Catalina and does not overnight in San Francisco. I would also get points on their crown & anchor club since we've only sailed with Azamara and Celebrity. I think at this stage in life, we're not going to worry about points. When I book a cruise, it's usually the itinerary and cost that is the deciding factor. I also noticed there is no roll call for this cruise, which I find a little unusual since there is not a lot of availability left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules072856 Posted October 18, 2015 #10 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Spoke with my TA...I wasn't crazy about the location of the cabin so she put me in C714. She said she usually books the Caribe deck for herself. Then, after my deposit had already gone through, she mentioned RCCL also has a CA Coastal next fall. She put a hold on that one. It's less money, but also 2 less days and it does not go to Catalina and does not overnight in San Francisco. I would also get points on their crown & anchor club since we've only sailed with Azamara and Celebrity. I think at this stage in life, we're not going to worry about points. When I book a cruise, it's usually the itinerary and cost that is the deciding factor. I also noticed there is no roll call for this cruise, which I find a little unusual since there is not a lot of availability left. Definitely a roll call. I've been on it a few times and a meet and greet has been arranged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ar1950 Posted October 18, 2015 #11 Share Posted October 18, 2015 (edited) Spoke with my TA...I wasn't crazy about the location of the cabin so she put me in C714. She said she usually books the Caribe deck for herself.................. C714 will have a larger balcony, and is half covered, half uncovered. If it is a sunny day and you are going the direction that allows the sun to hit you on the uncovered portion it is nice considering the cool weather of a California coastal. As to the aft location, that area is our favorite. Less movement than in the front of the ship, but, for us, enough that we enjoy it (we like movement at sea). Plus, closer to most venues that we like to go to. We would have no qualms about that location. Have a great cruise no matter which ship you end up on. :cool: BTW, we are booked on the Star for cabin C722 (two cabins further aft than C714) on a Cabo cruise this November. I probably will write a paragraph or two about the trip and the cabin. Stay tuned. Edited October 18, 2015 by ar1950 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Hag Posted October 18, 2015 #12 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Please explain why there isn't much balcony use on a CA Coastal. One word - fog. Fog may or may not be a problem. It may be perfectly clear or totally socked in with fog. We've seen both of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midwestchick Posted October 18, 2015 Author #13 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Definitely a roll call. I've been on it a few times and a meet and greet has been arranged. Can you post the link for the roll call? I'm still not finding it. :confused: :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules072856 Posted October 19, 2015 #14 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Can you post the link for the roll call? I'm still not finding it. :confused: :confused: Here you go. http://www.cruisecritic.com/rollcalls/star-princess-october-29-2015/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midwestchick Posted October 20, 2015 Author #15 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Here you go. http://www.cruisecritic.com/rollcalls/star-princess-october-29-2015/ Thank you. I just joined. 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midwestchick Posted October 20, 2015 Author #16 Share Posted October 20, 2015 C714 will have a larger balcony, and is half covered, half uncovered. If it is a sunny day and you are going the direction that allows the sun to hit you on the uncovered portion it is nice considering the cool weather of a California coastal. As to the aft location, that area is our favorite. Less movement than in the front of the ship, but, for us, enough that we enjoy it (we like movement at sea). Plus, closer to most venues that we like to go to. We would have no qualms about that location. Have a great cruise no matter which ship you end up on. :cool: BTW, we are booked on the Star for cabin C722 (two cabins further aft than C714) on a Cabo cruise this November. I probably will write a paragraph or two about the trip and the cabin. Stay tuned. I'll be watching for your review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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