cruiseguy1016 Posted Saturday at 11:58 AM #1 Share Posted Saturday at 11:58 AM We are considering a cruise on Adventure next February and the only balcony cabins available are GTYs. I know most of the time the GTY cabins are the ones that no one has reserved and it's usually because they are not preferred. I use the term not preferred, but does that mean they are BAD? There are many cabins that I would prefer over others but that doesn't necessarily make the less preferred cabins bad. So, my question is, are there any balcony cabins that are truly bad? Should I stay away from a balcony GTY for fear of getting stuck in one of the BAD cabins If you've been in one of these, why did you think it was bad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted Saturday at 12:18 PM #2 Share Posted Saturday at 12:18 PM 11 minutes ago, cruiseguy1016 said: We are considering a cruise on Adventure next February and the only balcony cabins available are GTYs. I know most of the time the GTY cabins are the ones that no one has reserved and it's usually because they are not preferred. I use the term not preferred, but does that mean they are BAD? There are many cabins that I would prefer over others but that doesn't necessarily make the less preferred cabins bad. So, my question is, are there any balcony cabins that are truly bad? Should I stay away from a balcony GTY for fear of getting stuck in one of the BAD cabins If you've been in one of these, why did you think it was bad? A lot of times it is cabins that Royal has blocked to fulfill group commitments for TA's and nothing to do whether they were bad or not. Royal does not purposely hold back all the "bad" cabins as everyone's definition of bad vs good cabins is different. That being said you could end up under the pool deck...some people care, some don't: you could end up with a connecting cabin again some care and some don't or you could end up with an aft facing cabin or one all the way forward. There is no rhyme nor reason what is held back to fulfill guarantees and have seen prime midship cabins assigned as well as ones that while there is nothing wrong with them they would not have been my first choice. I'm guessing that the guarantee balcony is probably priced less than booking an oceanview where you get to pick a cabin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARandomTraveler Posted Saturday at 03:59 PM #3 Share Posted Saturday at 03:59 PM Is adventure one of the ships that has some balcony cabins with metal frames (balconies are part of the ship structure) and some that have the glass? Or is that on the voyager class ships that were built after adventure? If adventure has a mixture of these, then the more desirable balconies are (I think) decks 7 and above, but don't quote me on any of this. Someone who knows for sure will confirm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another_Critic Posted Saturday at 04:28 PM #4 Share Posted Saturday at 04:28 PM (edited) 29 minutes ago, ARandomTraveler said: Is adventure one of the ships that has some balcony cabins with metal frames (balconies are part of the ship structure) and some that have the glass? Or is that on the voyager class ships that were built after adventure? If adventure has a mixture of these, then the more desirable balconies are (I think) decks 7 and above, but don't quote me on any of this. Someone who knows for sure will confirm. Voyager, Explorer, and Adventure are V1 (with balconies built into the hull). Mariner and Navigator are V2 (balconies attached to the hull). Edited Saturday at 04:29 PM by Another_Critic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HicksRA Posted Saturday at 05:23 PM #5 Share Posted Saturday at 05:23 PM (edited) I’ve booked several GTY cabins and have never got a “bad” one. In fact most were in very good locations. I think some (if not a lot) are “good” cabins that were booked early on in the release that people cancelled by the time final payment rolled around. As an example, I have a GTY balcony booked on Ovation right now that was assigned to 8258 which is a good (unobstructed) deck and close to the elevators - a cabin I would have considered if I’d chosen one. BUT there’s always a chance you could get a lousy location as well. If the price is right, I’ve never backed away from a GTY.. As an aside, I don’t like Adventure balconies because they’re like sitting behind a steel wall. Edited Saturday at 05:26 PM by HicksRA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare orville99 Posted Saturday at 06:08 PM #6 Share Posted Saturday at 06:08 PM Any balcony cabin is better than any cabin without a balcony. Since Adventure balconies are built into the hull, they all share the same limited views not found on newer ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifes-a-beach Posted Saturday at 10:54 PM #7 Share Posted Saturday at 10:54 PM 4 hours ago, orville99 said: Any balcony cabin is better than any cabin without a balcony. Unless you think they’re a complete waste of money, in which case they’re not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjrpar Posted Saturday at 11:30 PM #8 Share Posted Saturday at 11:30 PM There are many “obstructed view” balconies on deck 6. But still better than no balcony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted Sunday at 11:25 AM #9 Share Posted Sunday at 11:25 AM 11 hours ago, rjrpar said: There are many “obstructed view” balconies on deck 6. But still better than no balcony. You may be thinking of Quantum class ships and not Adventure which only has 4 obstructed balconies that all are aft facing on deck 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseguy1016 Posted Sunday at 11:58 AM Author #10 Share Posted Sunday at 11:58 AM 31 minutes ago, Ken at the beach said: You may be thinking of Quantum class ships and not Adventure which only has 4 obstructed balconies that all are aft facing on deck 6. And I don't consider those obstructed. The size of the balcony more than makes up for any "obstruction". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare orville99 Posted Sunday at 12:38 PM #11 Share Posted Sunday at 12:38 PM 1 hour ago, Ken at the beach said: You may be thinking of Quantum class ships and not Adventure which only has 4 obstructed balconies that all are aft facing on deck 6. For someone who has never sailed on a V1 Voyager class ship like Adventure but has sailed on newer ships like Mariner with all glass balconies, they may consider the steel superstructure that blocks the bottom half and side walls of the balcony from any ocean view on all Adventure balconies as "obstructed". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted Sunday at 12:40 PM #12 Share Posted Sunday at 12:40 PM Just now, orville99 said: For someone who has never sailed on a V1 Voyager class ship like Adventure but has sailed on newer ships like Mariner with all glass balconies, they may consider the steel superstructure that blocks the bottom half and side walls of the balcony from any ocean view on all Adventure balconies as "obstructed". That would only be the person that posted as Royal does not consider them obstructed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare orville99 Posted Sunday at 02:13 PM #13 Share Posted Sunday at 02:13 PM 1 hour ago, Ken at the beach said: That would only be the person that posted as Royal does not consider them obstructed Royal is not the one actually experiencing a balcony on Adventure for the first time. We have sailed on Adventure 9 times so far this year, and have a B3B coming up in two weeks in the same suite numbers that we sailed on the same itineraries on Mariner in prior years, and while RCL may not consider the balconies "obstructed", a cruiser who has sailed on newer V2 Voyager class ships would be hard pressed to consider the balconies on any of the three V1 Voyager class ships anything other than "obstructed" by comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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