POA - Aft Or Port Balcony For Best Views

[frisbeewife]

I’ve heard the port side of POA is best for views of the Na Pali coast. Would an aft balcony be good too?  I was thinking an aft would give good views for the entire trip, not just Na Pali. 
 

Any thoughts?

[4 cruisers]

To us, you can't beat an aft balcony~

[KeithJenner]

Port side is best for that hour or so, but the cruise is a week and the aft is best for the rest of the time.

 

We had an aft and went to the promenade deck for the Na Poli coast. That worked fine.

[dexddd]

Port is typically closer as the ship turns to the right after awhile but aft you'd get both directions.

[frisbeewife]

Thanks!  This’ll be our first and last trip to HA and I’m going to spring for the aft balcony. 
 

Now I have to decide what to do with a few extra days before/after the cruise. I have a niece in Honolulu so she can help with that. And of course CC is full of great ideas. 😉

[Gracelyn]

we Booked Portside Decided like you this would be your one and only trip to Hawaii likely, so we splurged for an aft balcon on the ninth deck  but not going till the fall

Edited March 31, 2022 by Gracelyn

[janice2348]

If they are doing a night sailing by the volcano; starboard.  Spectacular!  We saw the napali coast from the starboard side window in the main dining room. The ship had turned around and we got a beautiful rainbow. 

[ChiefMateJRK]

On 3/30/2022 at 6:53 AM, frisbeewife said:

I’ve heard the port side of POA is best for views of the Na Pali coast.

 

On 3/30/2022 at 7:12 AM, KeithJenner said:

Port side is best for that hour or so,

 

On 3/30/2022 at 7:16 AM, dexddd said:

Port is typically closer as the ship turns to the right after awhile

This is how I seem to remember it as well.  That said, on the NCL website, the itinerary map shows the ship turning around to the left, not right.  Is that just an error?

[Gracelyn]

Yes, this map shows it turning left. That’s turning portside. So maybe starboard doesn’t see it?

 

Edited April 1, 2022 by Gracelyn

[KeithJenner]

4 hours ago, ChiefMateJRK said:

 

 

This is how I seem to remember it as well.  That said, on the NCL website, the itinerary map shows the ship turning around to the left, not right.  Is that just an error?

When we did it we travelled fairly close to the coast with the views to the port side. When we turned round and sailed back we were a lot further from the coast, so the view from the starboard side was nothing like as good as it had been from port.