Aft Cabins on LOS

[Jarronwood]

Hi guys

 

Sorry to be a pain on these aft cabins but now I am really confused. Hershey replied to my posting that she had just returned from staying in an aft cabin on deck 6 (dead centre on the aft) and was really disappointed about the size of the balcony. She says it would be very dififcult to get a lounger on them and that they were small.

 

Now I have done a thorough search on the whole of this forum to try and read up on others postings and most say that they are a reasonable size and can accommodation a lounger.

 

Does anyone have any photos of these cabins, bear in mind that they are not the JS ones but the D1 ones on decks 6 and 7.

 

Please please help me on this cos I dont want to be disappointed in not being able to have a lie in the sun on the balcony on a lounger.

 

I really cant afford to try and upgrade again to a JS aft and I was do looking forward to being able to relax.

[speedwell]

Jarronwood

 

We had a D1 aft cabin on the Legend in May 2005.

 

It was a reasonable size and, although we did not have loungers, we had quite comfortable chairs with soft cushions. However, I did find that greasy specks appeared on the balcony at various times and it was necessary to take care to avoid these getting onto the cushions - or anyone who happened to be lying on them!!

 

We had a larger aft cabin on the Millennium and it had a couple of loungers, four chairs and a much larger table.

 

We have an aft cabin on the Jewell of the Seas for the 2006 Transatlantic, so it will interesting to see how this compares to the others.

[Jarronwood]

Hi Speedwell

 

Thanks for that, dont suppose you have any pictures?

 

WOUld you say though that if I asked the steward for a couple of loungers or just one that it would fit on the balcony?

 

heard somewhere that someone did this and the steward/cabin attendant fetched 2 loungers for them.

 

Also, in your opinion if you were offered an upgrade to a JS side would you take that over the D1 aft? Bearing in mind its the LOS ship.????

 

And one last question, sorry - is the bed or is the sitting area next to the doors (presumably they are sliding doors in these cabins?)

[speedwell]

Jarronwood

 

Sorry, I don't have any photos that show the whole of the balcony. If you have not had an aft cabin before, the balcony will look quite large. In our case we had been on the Millie and this one is obviously smaller

 

I think the steward will arrange to get you a lounger and once you get on board you will be able to see if 2 would make it a little crowded.

 

The sitting area is nearer to the sliding doors than the bed.

 

I like the aft cabins for the spectacular views and I don't think I would change it for a JS with a side balcony

[Jarronwood]

Speedwell thank you so much.

 

You have certainly put my mind at rest.

 

I have heard so many good things about having an aft that I had to upgrade from my oceanview to one. My TA for several weeks kept saying there were none available and it was not until last Friday that I spoke to another guy at the TA who just get typing in the cabin numbers and so got no 7630 which is about 3 from the dead centre aft. So I have now got my confirmation for cabin no. 7630 and am starting to put together a sort of iternary of the ports we shall be visiting.

 

Hubby and I are not real party party people (although you would never think it once was have a glass or two of champagne) but we do like to chill out and to have a balcony large enough to have our dinner on some nights will be lovely.

 

Thanks once again for your help and advice.

[speedwell]

Jarronwood

 

We had 7128. Another advantage of the aft cabins is that they are sheltered from the wind as the ship sails along.

 

We didn't manage to have dinner on the balcony, but we had late night brandies looking out over the stern - very romantic.

 

To get the best cabins I normally check with RCCL direct, make a provisional booking and then my TA takes over the booking and gives me a further 10% discount.

 

You nearly always have to book a long way in advance to get the aft cabins, but they sometimes become available a couple of months before the sailing date. US cruisers have a different system to the UK and are allowed to cancel bookings up to a couple of months before they go.

[Jarronwood]

Speedwell

 

Would you say though that you could have dinner on the balcony. Was just thinking about the size of the table? Might be too low for a nice romantic dinner? Or would room service provide the table when they deliver. Hubby and I got married in Jamaica nearly 2 years ago at Sandals and we hase room service for breakfast. They wheel in this table/trolley thingy, onto the balcony and lift the flaps, thus making a decent size table and underneath is a sort of hot cupboard where all the hot food is kept. It was brill.

 

Yes have to say a brandy for hubby and a coupld of Zambuccas for me with coffee on the balcony watching the wake would be heaven.

 

The problem with making a provisional booking here in the UK is that they will only hold the cabin for about 10 mins or so then release it again. I did think about telephoning RCCI direct to enquire about afts but having read on these boards that once you had made your booking with a TA then RCCL are unlikely to be helpful and also at the time I was speaking with my TA I was sort of hoping none would become available as we could not really afford the upgrade. But last week hubby got a big tax rebate so I spent some of it on the upgrade. He doesn't know yet that I have upgraded us. Probably wont tell him until we open the door.

 

He sure is going to moan about being so far down the ship (the long walk), our oceanview room was 3 doors from the middle. I will just say that they changed our booking or something.

 

The thing that worries me about the aft cabin is I dont mind the walk but have you ever tried walking a long way in stilleto shoes? If I take them off then I will trip over my long dress. LOL

[hershey555]

Hi again,

 

Our chairs did not have cushions on them, we did have some soot. Went out there one night to check it out barefoot and when I came in they had all little black specs on them.

 

The table is low, kind of like a coffee table. You could probably fit a lounge chair on it but it would be a little tight.

 

I asked the Loyalty Amb. about the size and she said the Legend was build before the Splendour and the balconies were smaller.

 

She booked me on the Serenade and got me an aft cabin and said the balconies are hugh on that, so you should have a great time on it. I would think the aft on the JOS would be the same size.

 

hershey

[speedwell]

Jarronwood

 

Personally, I would not have dinner on the balcony. The standard table is too small to accommodate all the odds and ends and I don't think it would be really comfortable. However, we quite often have breakfast. This is an easier meal to bring to the cabin and it avoids having to search for a decent table in the Windjammer.

 

The LOS is a bit smaller than some of the newer ships, but it is still quite a long walk from one end to the other. I have not tried it in high heels, because my wife does not like me wearing them in public!!

 

RCCL direct booking. I think the staff sometimes suggest things to persuade you to book with them. My experience is that the provisional booking is held for at least 3 days and possible 7. I have always used a specialist TA and have not noticed any difference in service from RCCL. In any event, an extra 10% discount is worth a couple of phone calls.

 

Speedwell

[settingsail]

Hi Everyone

Happy Thanksgiving !

 

We are booked JS and the aft are much bigger then the ones on deck 6 & 7 , thats at least what RCCL told me , I know the side ones are quite a bit bigger .

I will post as soon as we get home . 2 more days WOOHOO !