Ocean view for New England worth it?

[Haphhs01]

Looking at booking a New England cruise for June 2020, is booking an ocean view worth the extra price. We like interior rooms for the dark (and we usually aren’t in the room much), but thinking of moving up if you can see land from the ship while sailing. Any help would be great! First time sailing with RC.

[lovescats5]

We had a nice balcony and would never sail NE/Canada without one.

[BirdTravels]

For us, it is either interior or balcony. If you are going down the St Lawrence, having a balcony is nice. If it is New England ports and up to Halifax, you won’t be near land enough to make it with while. 

[voyager70]

4 minutes ago, BirdTravels said:

For us, it is either interior or balcony. If you are going down the St Lawrence, having a balcony is nice. If it is New England ports and up to Halifax, you won’t be near land enough to make it with while. 

 

Agree.  We had a balcony on a R/T Canada/NE cruise out of Boston and hardly used it.  I'd go with the most economical choice unless sailing down the St. Lawrence.

 

[Lbicklel]

We sailed from New York up to Halifax. We were on the port side and other than one lighthouse off in the distance coming into one of the ports there wasn’t really anything to see. I don’t know if starboard side would’ve been different. On our cruise it seemed that the trip north was a little closer to shore so starboard side might have seen something. The trip back down to New York we swung  further out from the shore so there was nothing to see.

[KALCJ1]

We cruised out of Bayonne and enjoyed seeing the Statue of Liberty from our balcony.  We also sat out on our balcony at sailaway each day.  

 

If you're specifically asking about a regular oceanview, then I'd probably save the money.

[cruiserking]

The nicer your cabin is the more time you will spend in it. Certainly, at the least an ocean view cabin is worth so you can enjoy the scenery, but, if it is within your budget why not book a balcony cabin. There is nothing nicer than enjoying the sea air, relaxing outside with a book or a cup of coffee in your private sanctuary. 

 

Jonathan

[little britain]

Worth it for that lighthouse shot....!

 

[sjf]

No

[twangster]

Ships make a bee line for international water so casino and shops can open.  

 

When I sail in an interior it motivates me to leave the cabin.  Once on a public deck you can visit either side of the ship to maximize sightseeing.  

 

If you do book an OV don't count on stunning views, use it to let you know when you should go topside to get the best views.

 

Also pay attention to the deck.  On the lowest decks an OV is often a round porthole style window.  On higher decks an OV can be a bigger window.  This varies by ship but search for a ship picture and pay attention to the type of window you will get.  

Edited December 28, 2019 by twangster

[Iamcruzin]

If you are comfortable in an interior I would book that.  If you want scenery than a balcony would be the way to go. We book an ocean view just for natural light.  Last trip the ocean view and the balcony were the same price so we booked a balcony. 

[Sunny AZ Girl]

We just did the Snowbird Migration cruise on the Adventure this past October in a Panoramic Oceanview Cabin on Deck 12.  This has proven to be one of our favorite cabin categories, even above balconies for colder weather cruises (as this was).  Our view was wonderful and we could stay cozy warm in our cabin.  If you book one of the more aft of these forward cabins you are near a door that gives you easy access to the outside decks for even wider views and picture taking as the windows can have some salt spray on them.  On other classes of ships we have enjoyed the Spacious Oceanview cabins that are forward facing.  All of these cabins are larger than the balcony cabins, which we appreciate on longer cruises.  

 

That said, we do enjoy a balcony on warm weather cruises, such as a Caribbean cruise or when we need quick outside access for non-stop scenery cruises, such as what you get in Alaska.  And occasionally we book a balcony simply for price as it can be cheaper than a Spacious Oceanview with our D+ discount.  So each cruise has different circumstances. 

 

We have never sailed in an inside cabin, so I can't help with that.   For New England we found that we were too far out to sea when in the Atlantic to be able to see the shore, except when coming into port or leaving.

Edited December 29, 2019 by Sunny AZ Girl

[bonsai3s]

 

Welcome to Cruise Critic.

We've done the New England/Quebec sailings and chose a balcony for the scenery.

Once, it was so cold, we rarely even used our balcony.  Another time, it was breathtaking.

 

Bluntly, if you like the interior cabins...book the interior cabins.  An oceanview cabin will give you a bit of natural light...probably won't be for the scenery.  You'll end up somewhere outside your cabin anyway.  Not worth it.

[Norwich Cruiser]

If you’re not sure and if it was for a few $$$’S more I’d probably go with the ocean view but wouldn’t go over budget for one on this particular itinerary.