SeaGal Posted May 18, 2021 #1 Share Posted May 18, 2021 I have been researching staterooms and learned that some of the Nautica balconies have a metal plate at the base of the railing. I would prefer a balcony with an open railing all the way to the floor. Can anyone tell me which cabins have the metal plate? Thanks for any help you can give me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatbush Flyer Posted May 18, 2021 #2 Share Posted May 18, 2021 (edited) 23 minutes ago, SeaGal said: I have been researching staterooms and learned that some of the Nautica balconies have a metal plate at the base of the railing. I would prefer a balcony with an open railing all the way to the floor. Can anyone tell me which cabins have the metal plate? Thanks for any help you can give me! Just Google a picture of any of the R ships -they’re all the same. The full rail cabins are all aft. And, if you compare the best of the pix you find (I posted one in a different thread on the 2022 ATW about a week ago) to an R ship deck plan, you’ll be able to pinpoint those aft Nautica A & B (decks 7 & 6) cabins that meet your need. Edited May 18, 2021 by Flatbush Flyer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraM Posted May 18, 2021 #3 Share Posted May 18, 2021 I believe all the deck 6 balconies port and starboard are open, not sure about aft. We stayed in 6006 -- way forward, and has full rails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatbush Flyer Posted May 18, 2021 #4 Share Posted May 18, 2021 4 minutes ago, BarbaraM said: I believe all the deck 6 balconies port and starboard are open, not sure about aft. We stayed in 6006 -- way forward, and has full rails. Look at the picture in my post just before your post. There are no full railings anywhere 1 hour ago, Flatbush Flyer said: Just Google a picture of any of the R ships -they’re all the same. The full rail cabins are all aft. And, if you compare the best of the pix you find (I posted one in a different thread on the 2022 ATW about a week ago) to an R ship deck plan, you’ll be able to pinpoint those aft Nautica A & B (decks 7 & 6) cabins that meet your need. Oops I misspoke. I meant to say all of deck 7 is full railings either side and, for deck 6, it is only aft that has full railings on either side. Sorry! Still though, compare to deck plan to identify actual cabin numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted May 18, 2021 #5 Share Posted May 18, 2021 1 hour ago, SeaGal said: I have been researching staterooms and learned that some of the Nautica balconies have a metal plate at the base of the railing. I would prefer a balcony with an open railing all the way to the floor. Can anyone tell me which cabins have the metal plate? Thanks for any help you can give me! There is another thread with some photos of the railings but not sure which other cabins would have the high metal plate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaGal Posted May 18, 2021 Author #6 Share Posted May 18, 2021 Thank you for your responses. It was the "Stateroom 7018 on Insignia" post that alerted me to the different railings. If I am looking at the exterior ship photo correctly, it appears that all of deck 6 has open railings, but only the aft 13 cabins on deck 7 have the open railings. Is this your finding also? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted May 18, 2021 #7 Share Posted May 18, 2021 Looking at the photo of the side of the ship it looks like the cabins above the life boats (deck 7) & a couple back have the higher metal base like in the photo of 7018 compared to the ones open all the way to the deck I know we were in 7115 & the open railing went to the deck Maybe put the cabin number you are thinking of booking in to Youtube & it may come up with a photo or in the search feature here at CC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted May 18, 2021 #8 Share Posted May 18, 2021 Saw a video of 7101 it has the railing to the deck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseaholic78 Posted May 19, 2021 #9 Share Posted May 19, 2021 (edited) Seagal, here you are with some clear photos of the differences “a picture speaks a thousand words” https://boards.cruisecritic.com.au/topic/1682474-azamara-journey-balcony-metal-plate/ Rosalyn This is for Azamara but applies to all R ships. Happy planning Edited May 19, 2021 by cruiseaholic78 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ORV Posted May 19, 2021 #10 Share Posted May 19, 2021 Not to muddy the waters but there is another type of obstruction in the Concierge cabins in the aft between the Owner's Suites. For those that don't like anything in their way you really shouldn't book these. Then again if you don't mind being aft and like a balcony about twice as large as the others then this is a good pick. I think this is 7121, unfortunately the only picture I have that shows it is at night, but I think you get the idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaGal Posted May 21, 2021 Author #11 Share Posted May 21, 2021 The pictures are very helpful. I understand the difference now. Always nice to get information from you experienced Oceania cruisers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveispar Posted July 20, 2021 #12 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Just out of curiosity, why are you concerned about this ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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