Rare melodyesch Posted November 14, 2018 #1 Share Posted November 14, 2018 DH and I will have a balcony while my MIL will have an ocean view. We wondered if a third chair will fit and if so, will the steward bring one, if asked? Just if we all wanted a quiet place to sit and read and watch the waves. thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Georgia_Peaches Posted November 14, 2018 #2 Share Posted November 14, 2018 Three chairs will fit but it will be tight. Someone will block the door but it is do-able. I think your steward will bring one if you ask without much problem...unless there's some fire code or some other max occupancy rules we don't know about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Newleno Posted November 14, 2018 #3 Share Posted November 14, 2018 just got off the breakaway our balcony was on the 12th floor was very small, it barely fit two chairs and the little table, i know there are different sizes of balcony, theoretically i believe three chairs would fit if the little table was not there, but a very tight fit. at least in the room we had Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLAHAM Posted November 14, 2018 #4 Share Posted November 14, 2018 Better to find a place together on an open deck. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare KeithJenner Posted November 14, 2018 #5 Share Posted November 14, 2018 There are a relatively small number of balcony rooms with a decent sized balcony on the Breakaway. These are the aft rooms, the “large balcony” rooms on deck 9 and angled balconies. Aft and Large balcony rooms are a specific category, so you would know if you are booked into one of them. The angled ones are (I believe) mixed in with other categories, but they can be identified on the deck plans. If you are not in one of these rooms then the balcony is a tight fit even for two people. Whilst I expect that 3 people would fit, I wouldn’t want to try it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zqvol Posted November 15, 2018 #6 Share Posted November 15, 2018 A third chair will not fit on a standard balcony. There is barely room for the two that are out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare melodyesch Posted November 15, 2018 Author #7 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Thanks for the responses. I’ve already asked questions on other places to hang out so we’ll find an alternate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kathy884 Posted November 15, 2018 #8 Share Posted November 15, 2018 The NCL balconies are small (regular ones are smaller than other cruise lines we've been on). We on this line upgrade to large balconies as we travel with family and want more people out there than two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcipjr Posted November 15, 2018 #9 Share Posted November 15, 2018 (edited) The Breakaway standard balconies are tiny, but the aft balconies are HUGE. We had an aft balcony on Deck 12, and our balcony had 2 loungers and 2 chairs and a little table, and there was still tons of room. It was almost as big as the cabin. My SIL & BIL had an inside, so they'd hang out with us -- there was plenty of room for four. If an upgrade to an aft is feasible (sometimes the prices are not that much more than a regular balcony), I'd recommend that. Otherwise, head down to the Waterfront on deck 8 and grab a chair there! It's usually quiet until midway through the cruise when people discover that it's there. Edited November 15, 2018 by dcipjr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathi007 Posted November 15, 2018 #10 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Anyone know if the balcony on the Minis in the Escape are the same as the balcony rooms on the Breakaway? I have never been on either ship, but the balconies on the Gem were quite small Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare KeithJenner Posted November 15, 2018 #11 Share Posted November 15, 2018 (edited) 24 minutes ago, cathi007 said: Anyone know if the balcony on the Minis in the Escape are the same as the balcony rooms on the Breakaway? I have never been on either ship, but the balconies on the Gem were quite small No. The balconies on the Escape are bigger than the Breakaway. whilst NCL balcony sizes on NCL ships may generally not be that big, there is a specific problem with the Breakaway and Getaway which are really tiny. NCL seemed to learn from the feedback on those ships and made them bigger on the Escape (and later). The balcony sizes on the Esxape are relatively similar to those on the Gem. The Breakaway ones are a lot smaller. Literally barely room for a couple to sit there. Edited November 15, 2018 by KeithJenner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurtMo Posted November 15, 2018 #12 Share Posted November 15, 2018 We are just off the Getaway last week, and we had an angled balcony which had two standard chairs, one lounge chair, and on small side table. I don't think you could fit an additional chair unless you have an angled or large balcony (depth of standard balconies being the issue). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two Wheels Only Posted November 15, 2018 #13 Share Posted November 15, 2018 2 hours ago, dcipjr said: The Breakaway standard balconies are tiny, but the aft balconies are HUGE. We had an aft balcony on Deck 12, and our balcony had 2 loungers and 2 chairs and a little table, and there was still tons of room. It was almost as big as the cabin. Just to add, not all aft-facing balconies are huge. The depth differs by deck. The deepest is deck 9 and the least deep is deck 13. Deck 12 is the 2nd deepest. There are also differences in width on each deck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtkenmore Posted November 15, 2018 #14 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Get an angled balcony if you can or have the option... Three would fit perfectly fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shidah Posted November 16, 2018 #15 Share Posted November 16, 2018 I second the advice to upgrade to an aft balcony. When I am not in the Haven, I book an aft balcony and absolutely love the space and the view. All three of you would love it. Two wheels, for the difference in the width, which are the widest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two Wheels Only Posted November 16, 2018 #16 Share Posted November 16, 2018 35 minutes ago, Shidah said: Two wheels, for the difference in the width, which are the widest? Bed-near-balcony will be wider than bed-near-closet but even then, there can be slight differences between 2 that are both the same configuration. The most narrow on each deck (other than deck 10) is the balcony directly port side of the HC B1. On deck 10, the port side M1 is the more narrow of the 2 HC mini-suites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shidah Posted November 16, 2018 #17 Share Posted November 16, 2018 Thanks. I tried to enlarge pictures of the aft of the ship and was trying to measure the glass panels of the balconies. I have the one in the middle of the three in between the HC b1 and the Haven aft, so hopefully my glass panel measuring technique was accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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