kljones Posted August 21, 2022 #1 Share Posted August 21, 2022 Just wondering which side of ship is best port or starboard when travelling from Vancouver. Currently we have a starboard balcony but wondering if we should change while we have time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buchhalm Posted August 21, 2022 #2 Share Posted August 21, 2022 Wouldn't you look out on water 95% of the time? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzaw Posted August 21, 2022 #3 Share Posted August 21, 2022 IMO - two things affect balconies on ships - wind direction and speed and sun position. Sun position depends on the Season. Sun position in the sky depends on time and Latitude- travelling East to West , but mostly also Northish in the Southern Hemisphere. It can get either very hot or very cold out on those balconies and I often wonder if they are really worth the extra cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kljones Posted August 21, 2022 Author #4 Share Posted August 21, 2022 Thanks for the quick response’s. It will be October /November and we’ll be starting in Vancouver going to Hawaii, transpacific, South Pacific, Australia and then New Zealand. It will be 47 days on the Ovation OTS a cruise of a lifetime for us. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruiser3775 Posted August 22, 2022 #5 Share Posted August 22, 2022 Starboard will be on the sunny side of the ship in the southern hemisphere, when travelling east to west. Once you leave Australia travelling to NZ, starboard will be on the shady side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzaw Posted August 22, 2022 #6 Share Posted August 22, 2022 3 hours ago, cruiser3775 said: Starboard will be on the sunny side of the ship in the southern hemisphere, when travelling east to west. Once you leave Australia travelling to NZ, starboard will be on the shady side. MEH! You will be travelling for half the journey in the Northern Hemisphere and the other half in the Southern. Don't think it will matter much what side your cabin is located on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kljones Posted August 22, 2022 Author #7 Share Posted August 22, 2022 Thanks everyone. Can’t wait! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Traveller Posted August 22, 2022 #8 Share Posted August 22, 2022 9 hours ago, kljones said: Thanks everyone. Can’t wait! Just pick a cabin in the best location but don't worry much about which side of the ship. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare erewhon Posted August 23, 2022 #9 Share Posted August 23, 2022 We have enjoyed three Trans Pacific Cruises, from Vancouver, in port side staterooms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare lyndarra Posted August 23, 2022 #10 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Work which you prefer, sunrises or sunsets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted August 23, 2022 #11 Share Posted August 23, 2022 I know some people like to see land while cruising, others Sea, some want to see the dock others the harbour, some want the sun on their balcony others don't. Itinerary, time of year and particular ports all play a part, but ultimately we just go to the promenade or top deck, if we happen to want to see the other sides view. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted August 24, 2022 #12 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Some people, like me, find that having the afternoon sun streaming onto the cabin windows can make the cabin uncomfortably warm for several hours and the next-to-useless cabin air-con on some ships takes ages to cool it down again. Closing curtains helps but not enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Traveller Posted August 24, 2022 #13 Share Posted August 24, 2022 19 minutes ago, OzKiwiJJ said: Some people, like me, find that having the afternoon sun streaming onto the cabin windows can make the cabin uncomfortably warm for several hours and the next-to-useless cabin air-con on some ships takes ages to cool it down again. Closing curtains helps but not enough. I agree with you, particularly in the tropics. As you say, the afternoon sun can be a problem, whereas the morning sun isn't. A cruise across the Pacific will be in tropical waters for quite a bit of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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