Aft cabin - will this be a problem?

[ggcruiser]

We are considering the Island Princess for a 15 day Hawaiin cruise and are concerned about the only balcony cabin available. It is the aft most cabin on the Baja deck. I'm worried about movement at sea on sea days (how severe will this be?) as well as any fumes (I hear this can be a problem). Anyone have any experience on the Island Princess, 15 day to Hawaii and can shed some light - thanks in advance...

[STUR]

We are considering the Island Princess for a 15 day Hawaiin cruise and are concerned about the only balcony cabin available. It is the aft most cabin on the Baja deck. I'm worried about movement at sea on sea days (how severe will this be?) as well as any fumes (I hear this can be a problem). Anyone have any experience on the Island Princess, 15 day to Hawaii and can shed some light - thanks in advance...

 

:) WE ARE SAILING ON THE GOLDEN JANUARY 14TH WE HAVE A AFT CABIB ON BAJA DECK IT IS ONE OF THE SUITES AT THE VARY BACK OF THE SHIP I HAVE BEAN INFORMED THE VIEW IS FANTASTIC CANT WAIT COT GOOD REVIEWS FROM PAST CRUISERS THAT HAVE SAILED IN THE SAME SUITE

 

STUR DAYTON,OHIO

[Smooth Sailing]

We are considering the Island Princess for a 15 day Hawaiin cruise and are concerned about the only balcony cabin available. It is the aft most cabin on the Baja deck. I'm worried about movement at sea on sea days (how severe will this be?) as well as any fumes (I hear this can be a problem). Anyone have any experience on the Island Princess, 15 day to Hawaii and can shed some light - thanks in advance...

AFT Balcony cabins are the best - I can't believe one is still available - If you don't book it this very minute - it will be gone.

[swooldri]

Leave the aft balconies alone...they are no good

[Colo Cruiser]

The aft balconies on the Island/Coral are on the side of the ship not the back. The Island and the Coral have no true aft balconies as the Grand Class do. This should not create any problems, we have sailed in both aft and forward cabins with balconies. :)

[ggcruiser]

Leave the aft balconies alone...they are no good

 

Contradicts some other comments - whay are they bad Swooldri?

[MrsFops&FopsC5]

I'd say the "wink" says it all. We have 2 aft's on the CB leaving 12/24 and can't wait....If they are anything close to whatever one is saying it's gonna be the best cruise yet...

[Coral]

Contradicts some other comments - whay are they bad Swooldri?

 

Sort of like telling you that the wonderful candy sitting in front of you is bad so that you won't eat it and there will be more left for them :)

[ggcruiser]

Sort of like telling you that the wonderful candy sitting in front of you is bad so that you won't eat it and there will be more left for them :)

 

Got it - thanks!

 

p.s. we're goin'!

[Hlitner]

AFter spending more than 2 years of my life cruising on many different ships, I have concluded that many have no clue when it comes to cabin location. Actually, the cabins on the very back are very smooth since any up and down ship motion is felt the further you move to the bow (the ship is almost like a fulcrum with the rear being the most stable). However, some ships do have vibration in the rear if there is problems with caviation (turbulance created by the props). The major drawback of a cabin all the way aft (or forward) on a really large ship is that you will have longer walks (this is good for me since it burns-off some of those calories). Personally, my major cabin choosing criteria is to make sure there are cabins above, below, and around me. This avoids noise associated with public rooms,,, but it doesnt help if your neighbor has a baby that cries or is active in the sack (smile).

 

Hank

[Tinknock50]

AFter spending more than 2 years of my life cruising on many different ships, I have concluded that many have no clue when it comes to cabin location. Actually, the cabins on the very back are very smooth since any up and down ship motion is felt the further you move to the bow (the ship is almost like a fulcrum with the rear being the most stable). However, some ships do have vibration in the rear if there is problems with caviation (turbulance created by the props). The major drawback of a cabin all the way aft (or forward) on a really large ship is that you will have longer walks (this is good for me since it burns-off some of those calories). Personally, my major cabin choosing criteria is to make sure there are cabins above, below, and around me. This avoids noise associated with public rooms,,, but it doesnt help if your neighbor has a baby that cries or is active in the sack (smile).

 

Hank

 

I always thought midship was the most stable....hence higher prices for categories there. I do know that the most forward cabins have lots of motion, which I actually like. :)

[Druke I]

Hlitner

 

Your comments re cavitation are correct - but as more and more ships (not yet Princess)are being built with propulsion pods rather than shaft and propellor, that rule will no longer apply.

 

Of course, if the shaft is bent, or prop has been tipped, that rule is out the window, as it is also if the bearing mounts have been warped (often a result of an engine room fire - Crystal Harmony loped throught her service life due to engine room fire early in her career).

[critterchick]

I asked DH, who has about 23 years of cruising under his belt (courtesy of Uncle Sam). He says that the bow is the most prone to lots of movement, followed by the aft, and midships is the most stable place to be. Think about it - when the ship is bobbing up & down over the waves, it's not keeping its butt in that water - the front goes up and as it comes down, the back rises, but not equally (something about dissipation of energy, I think. My eyelids got heavy at that point:rolleyes: ). Think of a seesaw with bars & a casino.

 

We book the aft whenever we can - the motion doesn't bother us too much up to about 12 foot seas when the dresser drawers start participating, and we love the wake view from the balcony. The long walk is good for us, too!

[Druke I]

Critterchick

 

Yes, sometimes the "butt" does come out of the water.

 

We were on the little Golden Odyssey, a 10,000GRT baby, in the China Sea, trying to outrun back end of a typhoon, way back in 11-86. We had green water over the bridge, screws out of the water, and inclinometer pegged several times. Pretty rough 24 hrs or so.

 

Halsey's Fleet lost three destroyers to capsizing in same waters, closing days of WWII.

[ml64]

I'd say the "wink" says it all. We have 2 aft's on the CB leaving 12/24 and can't wait....If they are anything close to whatever one is saying it's gonna be the best cruise yet...

 

Mrs.Fops~

Very curious to hear back on how you like these cabins. I've got one booked for the CB in 11/06. I've heard wonderful things about these cabins and would like to hear how you make out. Happy cruising.

Lynn

[Next]

We have had both AFT and side. They both have their merits.

 

The AFTs have bigger balconies. There is something about being back there that seems so private.

 

There is more noise/sound from the wake and prop wash but after a while you adjust to it and it becomes part of the ambient sound.

 

The long walk thing is not a big deal. Even when we were in the middle, we found ourselves walking from the Casino to the Horizon and then back to midship. When you are in the back, you just go Casino to Horizon and then scoot to your cabin. If you can score the aft dining room, it gets even better, not to mention the aft pool.

 

Enjoy your cruise!!!!:) :)

[critterchick]

Critterchick

 

Yes, sometimes the "butt" does come out of the water.

 

We were on the little Golden Odyssey, a 10,000GRT baby, in the China Sea, trying to outrun back end of a typhoon, way back in 11-86. We had green water over the bridge, screws out of the water, and inclinometer pegged several times. Pretty rough 24 hrs or so.

 

Halsey's Fleet lost three destroyers to capsizing in same waters, closing days of WWII.

 

eep!:eek:

 

Our roughest ride was one day only (thankfully) on Splendour of the Seas in the Med. I think the waves were 12-15 feet by nighttime, and the drawers spent the entire evening opening and slamming shut. To add insult to injury, the port authority in Barcelona wouldn't let us in until the seas calmed a bit, so we spent the morning rising & falling (I'm sure plenty of passengers were falling, lol), then had to run for the airport because we were now 4 hours behind schedule. Ah, the good old days (2003)!