RSS from SF Posted September 30, 2019 #1 Share Posted September 30, 2019 *NOTE*: This intended audience for this post is the Princess cruiser who is interested in getting a second indoor chair for the cabin. If you don't want a second chair for your cabin but have helpful suggestions, please feel free to contribute. Please ignore this thread If you don't want a second chair for your cabin and don't have helpful information for cruisers wanting a second indoor chair for their cabin. Thanks! ----- I just got back from a B2B aboard Golden Princess a couple of days ago. (Yes I did have a great cruise!) There were two of us in our cabin -- a regular BE balcony (A630). The cabin had only one chair in the room: the desk chair. On the balcony were the two outdoor chairs. I did not expect to see the barrel chair in the room, given the helpful reports here on CC. (On my prior cruise ending the first week of January -- on Ruby, my unobstructed "obstructed" oceanview cabin still had a barrel chair in addition to the desk chair.) On this trip aboard Golden, before my steward was available to meet on the first day, I stopped at Guest Services and requested a second indoor chair for the cabin. The rep said that this request would be forwarded to my steward. I later met my steward before dinnertime. The steward had not received the chair request, but confirmed that barrel chairs (which he refers to as tub chairs) are gone from Golden.* *At least from regular balcony cabins and lower categories, was my guess. ------- Later on Day 1, after late dinner -- I returned back to the cabin to find that our awesome steward was able to secure a second chair for us: --- We used both chairs every day, to actually sit in. This was our setup for early morning coffee (and sometimes IC's almond croissant) before heading out later for breakfast or elsewhere: ----- So, even if there are no barrel chairs to be found, if you want a second indoor chair there may be other chairs available aboard that might work for you. Cheers, -RSS- 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voljeep Posted September 30, 2019 #2 Share Posted September 30, 2019 or just bring in a balcony chair as needed, then return , to free up cabin space 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreaminofcruisin Posted September 30, 2019 #3 Share Posted September 30, 2019 Excellent. Glad to hear a 2nd (requested) chair of some sort 'may' be an option. Thanks for reporting your experience! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gettingwarmer Posted September 30, 2019 #4 Share Posted September 30, 2019 2 hours ago, voljeep said: or just bring in a balcony chair as needed, then return , to free up cabin space This would not be clean enough for indoor use. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In Toronto Posted September 30, 2019 #5 Share Posted September 30, 2019 3 hours ago, RSS from SF said: *NOTE*: This intended audience for this post is the Princess cruiser who is interested in getting a second indoor chair for the cabin. If you don't want a second chair for your cabin but have helpful suggestions, please feel free to contribute. Please ignore this thread If you don't want a second chair for your cabin and don't have helpful information for cruisers wanting a second indoor chair for their cabin. Thanks! ----- I just got back from a B2B aboard Golden Princess a couple of days ago. (Yes I did have a great cruise!) There were two of us in our cabin -- a regular BE balcony (A630). The cabin had only one chair in the room: the desk chair. On the balcony were the two outdoor chairs. I did not expect to see the barrel chair in the room, given the helpful reports here on CC. (On my prior cruise ending the first week of January -- on Ruby, my unobstructed "obstructed" oceanview cabin still had a barrel chair in addition to the desk chair.) On this trip aboard Golden, before my steward was available to meet on the first day, I stopped at Guest Services and requested a second indoor chair for the cabin. The rep said that this request would be forwarded to my steward. I later met my steward before dinnertime. The steward had not received the chair request, but confirmed that barrel chairs (which he refers to as tub chairs) are gone from Golden.* *At least from regular balcony cabins and lower categories, was my guess. ------- Later on Day 1, after late dinner -- I returned back to the cabin to find that our awesome steward was able to secure a second chair for us: --- We used both chairs every day, to actually sit in. This was our setup for early morning coffee (and sometimes IC's almond croissant) before heading out later for breakfast or elsewhere: ----- So, even if there are no barrel chairs to be found, if you want a second indoor chair there may be other chairs available aboard that might work for you. Cheers, -RSS- RSS: Thank you for that information. This was SO much more helpful than all the zillion rants currently on the board re the Barrel Chair. You were Proactive! All the best, Ellen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisenfreak Posted September 30, 2019 #6 Share Posted September 30, 2019 Thx for this. We also will request a second chair for our circle S America cruise in January - March. I was dreading sitting on the bed for 2 months - I know, I know, 1st world problem! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paradiselivin1 Posted September 30, 2019 #7 Share Posted September 30, 2019 We already have a calendar reminder for us to request on our TA in early November. Have no idea how Princess would take them from balcony cabins on TA's or any cruise with extended sea days. Can't wait for the 2021 WC...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wishing on a star Posted September 30, 2019 #8 Share Posted September 30, 2019 That is great! Just curious... The chair is different than the one already in the cabin. I wonder where it came from? I will assume that any available extra chairs are limited. I would hate to see Princess try to put a stop to any extra chairs if they get a lot of requests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessLuver Posted September 30, 2019 #9 Share Posted September 30, 2019 Thanks for sharing and it is good to know that Princess is willing (at least on your cruise) to meet the customer half way. We will be requesting one too and we also find the balcony furniture to usually not be clean or comfortable. Bravo!!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Smokeyham Posted October 24, 2019 #10 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Glad to see that Princess was willing to provide you with a second chair. A benefit of being involved with CruiseCritic is that you learn about what to ask for! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Traveller Posted October 25, 2019 #11 Share Posted October 25, 2019 On 10/1/2019 at 5:11 AM, Wishing on a star said: That is great! Just curious... The chair is different than the one already in the cabin. I wonder where it came from? I will assume that any available extra chairs are limited. I would hate to see Princess try to put a stop to any extra chairs if they get a lot of requests. The second chair appears to be a dining room style chair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cr8tiv1 Posted October 25, 2019 #12 Share Posted October 25, 2019 On my Spring 2019 cruise on the Ruby (Interior Cabin), I had requested the small round coffee table AND an additional chair. I had planned on entertaining another couple in our room on several days/evenings. My steward was very helpful in securing both requests. The "extra" desk type chair was stored in the closet when not in use. This was better than 3 on a bed and 1 sitting on the only chair. Not ideal, but we were able to make it work out. It was also better than lugging a chair from our friends' adjacent room each time we met. Something can be worked out. Please be polite and considerate to your steward. This is really out of his control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40yearcruiser Posted October 25, 2019 #13 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Thanks for the information. We just booked on the Golden and I wasn't aware that the barrel chairs have been removed from the balcony cabins. Any explanation from Princess why? We will be on the Golden for 29 days trans-Pacific and my husband will be quite unhappy if there is nowhere to sit in the cabin. I will be sure to ask the steward right away if it is possible to get a 2nd chair, although they don't look very comfortable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneharborlady Posted October 25, 2019 #14 Share Posted October 25, 2019 On 9/30/2019 at 11:54 AM, Gettingwarmer said: This would not be clean enough for indoor use. Agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSS from SF Posted October 25, 2019 Author #15 Share Posted October 25, 2019 29 minutes ago, 40yearcruiser said: Thanks for the information. We just booked on the Golden and I wasn't aware that the barrel chairs have been removed from the balcony cabins. Any explanation from Princess why? We will be on the Golden for 29 days trans-Pacific and my husband will be quite unhappy if there is nowhere to sit in the cabin. I will be sure to ask the steward right away if it is possible to get a 2nd chair, although they don't look very comfortable. -- I didn't ask for Princess' explanation. -- FYI the 2nd chair was very comfortable for both of us. -- Also FYI we were just on Star Princess on October 6 (Seattle-Vancouver 1 night) and our regular balcony cabin (Category "BE") had a 2nd chair inside: a barrel chair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribill Posted October 26, 2019 #16 Share Posted October 26, 2019 10 hours ago, 40yearcruiser said: We just booked on the Golden and I wasn't aware that the barrel chairs have been removed from the balcony cabins. Any explanation from Princess why? The official reason is to provide more usable room in the cabin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreaminofcruisin Posted October 26, 2019 #17 Share Posted October 26, 2019 Just off the Sapphire and we requested a barrel chair from our steward as soon as we met him. He said he would check, but did indicate that there were a limited number of them. We came back from dinner the first night of the cruise and a barrel chair had shown up! 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSS from SF Posted October 27, 2019 Author #18 Share Posted October 27, 2019 (edited) On 9/30/2019 at 8:18 AM, dreaminofcruisin said: Excellent. Glad to hear a 2nd (requested) chair of some sort 'may' be an option. Thanks for reporting your experience! 3 hours ago, dreaminofcruisin said: Just off the Sapphire and we requested a barrel chair from our steward as soon as we met him. He said he would check, but did indicate that there were a limited number of them. We came back from dinner the first night of the cruise and a barrel chair had shown up! 😊 @dreaminofcruisin: I'm happy to hear this worked well for you too. ☺👍 Edited October 27, 2019 by RSS from SF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satxdiver Posted October 27, 2019 #19 Share Posted October 27, 2019 (edited) On 10/25/2019 at 4:04 PM, RSS from SF said: -- I didn't ask for Princess' explanation. -- FYI the 2nd chair was very comfortable for both of us. -- Also FYI we were just on Star Princess on October 6 (Seattle-Vancouver 1 night) and our regular balcony cabin (Category "BE") had a 2nd chair inside: a barrel chair. We are on the Star next week and hopefully the second chair is still in the balcony cabin. If not we will be making a request to the steward to try and get us one. It is ridiculous to remove it. We were on the Sapphire in June on a b2b. The chair had been removed from the balcony cabin as others have indicated. So I moved one of the balcony chairs into our cabin for the duration of the cruise. The cruise was to northern Europe so the balcony was seldom used due to the cold air. The room steward did not mention that I had moved the chair and left it alone. What was Princess thinking when they removed the chairs? Edited October 27, 2019 by satxdiver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potstech Posted October 27, 2019 #20 Share Posted October 27, 2019 I will bring in a chair off the balcony and ask the sreward to do a good cleaning of it if no other chair is available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SargassoPirate Posted October 28, 2019 #21 Share Posted October 28, 2019 On 10/25/2019 at 4:25 PM, 40yearcruiser said: Thanks for the information. We just booked on the Golden and I wasn't aware that the barrel chairs have been removed from the balcony cabins. Any explanation from Princess why? We will be on the Golden for 29 days trans-Pacific and my husband will be quite unhappy if there is nowhere to sit in the cabin. I will be sure to ask the steward right away if it is possible to get a 2nd chair, although they don't look very comfortable. We got snookered too. We booked in good faith assuming the photo of the standard balcony included two chairs and a bed. We can't cancel since we are cruising with a group of friends and family. We have made arrangements to purchase some folding camping chairs before we board. It looks like you will be on a similar itinerary, so if you are indeed embarking in Sydney, you could try Mitchells Adventure in Sydney. They are located at 81 York Street. They offer a folding camp chair that will be way more comfortable than a straight back chair from the dining room - or boarding and then finding there are no chairs available. https://www.mitchellsadventure.com/product/classic-arm-chair/fcc-pac.aspx Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geocruiser Posted October 28, 2019 #22 Share Posted October 28, 2019 I really hope that people are able to get a second chair for their cabin. We need to each have a chair to sit on. I can not move a chair in from the balcony, nor wash it to get the dirt off. I take a cruise to relax, not to wash down chairs. Really Princess, is a chair to sit on too much to ask? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare EllieinNJ Posted October 28, 2019 #23 Share Posted October 28, 2019 20 minutes ago, geocruiser said: I really hope that people are able to get a second chair for their cabin. We need to each have a chair to sit on. I can not move a chair in from the balcony, nor wash it to get the dirt off. I take a cruise to relax, not to wash down chairs. Really Princess, is a chair to sit on too much to ask? we got this on our September Crown cruise 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geocruiser Posted October 28, 2019 #24 Share Posted October 28, 2019 47 minutes ago, EllieinNJ said: we got this on our September Crown cruise Very happy to see you got your chair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40yearcruiser Posted October 28, 2019 #25 Share Posted October 28, 2019 3 hours ago, SargassoPirate said: We got snookered too. We booked in good faith assuming the photo of the standard balcony included two chairs and a bed. We can't cancel since we are cruising with a group of friends and family. We have made arrangements to purchase some folding camping chairs before we board. It looks like you will be on a similar itinerary, so if you are indeed embarking in Sydney, you could try Mitchells Adventure in Sydney. They are located at 81 York Street. They offer a folding camp chair that will be way more comfortable than a straight back chair from the dining room - or boarding and then finding there are no chairs available. https://www.mitchellsadventure.com/product/classic-arm-chair/fcc-pac.aspx Good luck! Thanks for the info. We will be on the Ruby Princess out of Sydney to Fiji on March 21 but will be in a mini-suite so the chair is not an issue on that cruise. We will be back in Sydney for 4 days between the Fiji cruise and boarding the Golden for 29 days in a standard balcony cabin where it is an issue. However, I don't see us trying to get to the ship with our luggage and a camp chair. If we are unable to get a chair onboard, we may look for one when we port in New Zealand. Do you find it interesting that the other thread on this topic was suddenly closed today despite having a very active discussion? Suppose Princess wasn't happy with the criticism? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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