opensaysme Posted April 13, 2020 #1 Share Posted April 13, 2020 For the following itinerary, is port or starboard better in a balcony cabin: 7 Day Eastern Caribbean Carnival Breeze - Port Canaveral Amber Cove St. Thomas San Juan Grand Turk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWolver672 Posted April 13, 2020 #2 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Unfortunately, there is no way of knowing which way the ship will pull into a port. Sometimes port is next to the pier, other times starboard is. That and there's a chance that another ship might be on the opposite side of the pier and all you can see is the ship. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadmoney Posted April 13, 2020 #3 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Flip a coin 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bostwick girl Posted April 13, 2020 #4 Share Posted April 13, 2020 I personally chose port on this itinerary for July. Biggest reason is the morning sunrise will be pretty and afternoon sun will not be directly on your balcony most of the time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray98 Posted April 13, 2020 #5 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Nothing but chance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miataman19 Posted April 13, 2020 #6 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Aft... 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterbean1000 Posted April 13, 2020 #7 Share Posted April 13, 2020 For some reason I like port. I feel like I don't feel as confused in finding my direction on the ship. We had a starboard balcony last cruise and I kept getting turned around. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachbum53 Posted April 13, 2020 #8 Share Posted April 13, 2020 4 hours ago, RWolver672 said: Unfortunately, there is no way of knowing which way the ship will pull into a port. Sometimes port is next to the pier, other times starboard is. That and there's a chance that another ship might be on the opposite side of the pier and all you can see is the ship. After having been on 14 cruises, I can confirm this. If you're someone that likes to step out on your balcony in the morning in your birthday suit (after the ship has docked), it's best to peek through the curtain across your balcony door first, for obvious reason.😉 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare broberts Posted April 13, 2020 #9 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Sailing into San Juan, port side balconies have the best views of El Morro and the old city. Starboard balconies have the same view leaving. St Thomas has nice views on both sides, in and out. If memory serves Breeze typically docks at Havensigh, usually on the starboard side. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Essiesmom Posted April 13, 2020 #10 Share Posted April 13, 2020 3 hours ago, Bostwick girl said: I personally chose port on this itinerary for July. Biggest reason is the morning sunrise will be pretty and afternoon sun will not be directly on your balcony most of the time. That would be true on the way down, but reversed on the way back to Port Canaveral. EM 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coevan Posted April 13, 2020 #11 Share Posted April 13, 2020 5 hours ago, Bostwick girl said: I personally chose port on this itinerary for July. Biggest reason is the morning sunrise will be pretty and afternoon sun will not be directly on your balcony most of the time. if you are heading south 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vwrestler171 Posted April 15, 2020 #12 Share Posted April 15, 2020 If sailing out of Miami, I choose port. Other than that i don't care which side it is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PortSideCruzan Posted April 15, 2020 #13 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Hi @opensaysme ☺️ My screen name says it all, hehehe.....😄 Actually, we've been sailing since the 1980's, always port side. Never had a starboard voyage in all our years of cruising. For me, port side is like being on the 'driver side', so to speak.😊 🌴 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port of Tampa Posted April 15, 2020 #14 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Coin flip at the visiting ports but I prefer starboard side views better when cruising out of Port Canaveral. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshhawk Posted April 15, 2020 #15 Share Posted April 15, 2020 If heading south, I prefer the port side, since you get the morning sun which is a bit cooler, than the afternoon sun. It has been so long since we have had a balcony, I no longer worry about it. DH's memory is not what it used to be, so I choose starboard all the time now. that way all he has to look for is odd numbers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare crewsweeper Posted April 15, 2020 #16 Share Posted April 15, 2020 On 4/13/2020 at 10:04 AM, broberts said: St Thomas has nice views on both sides, in and out. If memory serves Breeze typically docks at Havensigh, usually on the starboard side. Which argues for port because who wants to look at the cruise port pier complex or Senior Frog's parking lot. Then again, that might not be the best spot for other ports of call. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusinpsychRN Posted April 15, 2020 #17 Share Posted April 15, 2020 On 4/13/2020 at 9:02 AM, miataman19 said: Aft... I didn't like seeing where I had been. Prefer cabin on port side. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruizergal70 Posted April 15, 2020 #18 Share Posted April 15, 2020 We always cruise starboard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusinpsychRN Posted April 17, 2020 #19 Share Posted April 17, 2020 On 4/13/2020 at 9:02 AM, miataman19 said: Aft... I didn't like seeing where I had been. Prefer cabin on port side. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusinpsychRN Posted April 17, 2020 #20 Share Posted April 17, 2020 With so many saying port I'm surprised there are any cabins left in that category. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamaone Posted April 17, 2020 #21 Share Posted April 17, 2020 On 4/15/2020 at 5:14 PM, cruizergal70 said: We always cruise starboard. Same here and I have no idea why. Just seems to happen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusinpsychRN Posted April 17, 2020 #22 Share Posted April 17, 2020 36 minutes ago, crusinpsychRN said: Can't figure out how to erase content of double post... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opensaysme Posted April 18, 2020 Author #23 Share Posted April 18, 2020 On 4/15/2020 at 12:03 PM, crusinpsychRN said: I didn't like seeing where I had been. Prefer cabin on port side. Interesting point there. I see your angle..... Any reason your prefer ports side? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opensaysme Posted April 18, 2020 Author #24 Share Posted April 18, 2020 16 hours ago, crusinpsychRN said: With so many saying port I'm surprised there are any cabins left in that category. And there are more port side cabins available than there are starboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opensaysme Posted April 18, 2020 Author #25 Share Posted April 18, 2020 On 4/15/2020 at 6:14 PM, cruizergal70 said: We always cruise starboard. Any particular reason why you always choose starboard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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