Majestic Princess Obstructed (and Deluxe Obstructed) Balcony

[Heartfelttraveler]

We have friends who are joining us on the Majestic Princess and looking at Balcony Cabins.  We discovered the Obstructed Balconies and the Deluxe Obstructed Balconies.  They were interested in the forward facing ones on decks 15 and 16 but then found out you cannot use the balcony while the ship is underway.  They then looked at the ones aft on deck 8.  They are obstructed by the lifeboats.

 

So I am asking for recommendations good and bad for the Obstructed Balconies and the Deluxe Obstructed Balconies.  Any to stay away from and why, and any that were a good choice.

If it makes a difference, we are booked on deck 8.  But I was thinking (right or wrong) for them that the higher the deck the better their view.

 

Thanks.

[Colo Cruiser]

5 minutes ago, Heartfelttraveler said:

We have friends who are joining us on the Majestic Princess and looking at Balcony Cabins.  We discovered the Obstructed Balconies and the Deluxe Obstructed Balconies.  They were interested in the forward facing ones on decks 15 and 16 but then found out you cannot use the balcony while the ship is underway.  They then looked at the ones aft on deck 8.  They are obstructed by the lifeboats.

 

So I am asking for recommendations good and bad for the Obstructed Balconies and the Deluxe Obstructed Balconies.  Any to stay away from and why, and any that were a good choice.

If it makes a difference, we are booked on deck 8.  But I was thinking (right or wrong) for them that the higher the deck the better their view.

 

Thanks.

You can use the balcony when underway however the wind may be strong.

There is no lock on the balcony doors and nobody will come and tell you to get off your balcony.

Remember the railing is solid steel and not glass though.

 

Look here for photos of obstructions from those deck 8 balconies.

 

https://sites.google.com/site/cabinviewbyrenmar/regal-royal-princess

[CruiseVA]

We have booked these numerous times, the balcony area is huge! Never been locked out, and, rarely see high winds, of course that will vary depending on the cruise.

[Astro Flyer]

3 hours ago, Heartfelttraveler said:

If it makes a difference, we are booked on deck 8.  But I was thinking (right or wrong) for them that the higher the deck the better their view.

We had an obstructed view balcony cabin in the bumped out midship portion of Emerald deck on the Royal Princess...a larger balcony & the only obstruction was looking downward to Promenade deck.

 

If anyone has motion sickness issues, the higher decks will have more motion.

[datone]

If you decide on Emerald Deck, I would recommend E409 if it is available which is classified as a Deluxe Balcony obstructed.   There is no obstruction looking out, larger balcony, mid-ship close to lifts, and quiet as above the high end jewellery shops.  See photos below.

[Heartfelttraveler]

Thanks for your replies.  They ended up booking a BE Balcony on deck 15.

[billyvegas]

3 hours ago, datone said:

If you decide on Emerald Deck, I would recommend E409 if it is available which is classified as a Deluxe Balcony obstructed.   There is no obstruction looking out, larger balcony, mid-ship close to lifts, and quiet as above the high end jewellery shops.  See photos below.

Is that a smoking area on deck 7?

[lstone19]

6 minutes ago, billyvegas said:

Is that a smoking area on deck 7?

 

No. The Deck 7 smoking area is aft. E409, as the 4 in the cabin number tells you, is mid-ship.

 

Datone, stop giving away my secrets! I want E409 saved for me on every Royal-class ship I'm on. I don't want the rest of you trying to steal it. 🙂

Edited June 25, 2019 by lstone19

[billyvegas]

1 hour ago, lstone19 said:

 

No. The Deck 7 smoking area is aft. E409, as the 4 in the cabin number tells you, is mid-ship.

 

Datone, stop giving away my secrets! I want E409 saved for me on every Royal-class ship I'm on. I don't want the rest of you trying to steal it. 🙂

I am sure I remember ashtrays on tables on one side of the nice outdoor area midship deck 7 where the rattan tables and chairs are, on the Regal  

Edited June 25, 2019 by billyvegas
Update

[lstone19]

7 minutes ago, billyvegas said:

I am sure I remember ashtrays on tables on one side of the nice outdoor area midship deck 7 where the rattan tables and chairs are, on the Regal  

 

Definitely not on Regal. Only the aft part of the Regal promenade is the smoking area (alongside the rear lounge). Consequently E7xx (odd-numbers) would be bad choices due to smoke (for that matter, any X7xx odd-number cabin could have issues from that smoking area).

[billyvegas]

Thanks for your help 

[Heartfelttraveler]

Where are the smoking areas on Majestic Princess?  I hope I did not make a mistake in my cabin choice.  I would hate to have smoke invade my balcony.