best aft cabin - radiance class

[mtebor]

looking for the best non suite aft cabin on any radiance class ship. I realize that they are all same so it shouldn't really matter much from ship to ship. Looking at booking something late 2009...still waiting for dates to be released but I just want to be ready!

 

thanks

 

mark

[Lou33]

9652 is a very popular balconly because it wraps around slightly. This balcony gets more sun than the balconies towards the middle of the stern.

 

Try for the upper decks. The balconies get slightly larger when you go each deck higher. They also get slightly larger towards the middle of the stern. The largest balconies are 1104 and 1604. But none of the aft balconies are bad, they all have extra room compared to standard balconies.

[vickiw0318]

So does 8168. The balcony of 9652 is a bit larger.

[Ron27]

It's 9256 that's the really good one. Don't let everyone know, it'll be harder for us to get. :)

[cruisingrightalong]

My favorite non-suite aft is 1604....kinda mid aft...just a "tiny" bit bigger balcony....1104 the room is about 9 inches narrower...if that makes a difference??? Any of the rooms directly below 1604 are great also...BUT would recommend doing deck 8-9-10 for the scenery.

 

Lou

[Sue L]

9256 is the largest balcony and we have it for next year but we also liked 9260 because it was dead center with a huge balcony.

 

Close up of 9256

 

 

 

[mtebor]

thanks for the replies. I forgot that windjammer was open to the outdoors. I wonder how much noise you get from there in the morning and if it would be better to maybe move down to deck 8?

 

thanks again

[Sue L]

Deck 10 is directly under the Windjammer, we had friends in 1104 who said they heard chairs 1 or 2 times moving but nothing terrible. Deck 9 you hear nothing.

[cruisingrightalong]

All those D1's directly in the middle have actually the largest balconies I think. Noise from the Windjammer...yep a time or two a scraping of a chair...but nothing really. We just like the views from 9 and 10 the best and then 8 is OKAY closer to the 'white noise' of the ship moving thru the ocean. 7 is closer to the water but you don't get quite the panoramic views of 9 or 10.

 

P.S. if this is your first aft you will note that most times no one is behind you so you may walk around your cabin with curtains open!!!! BUT be cautious while in port...there may be a ship parked behind you and oops!!! don't come out of the shower onto the balcony in your birthday suit! You may be directly across from the bridge of the next ship!!!! ummmmm......know this well from experience!

 

Lou

[Aubiecruiser]

We had 9256 back in 2004 on the Brilliance and loved it, for our Med cruise in Sept. we have 9258. I'd stay away from deck 10 because of people up in the Windjammer. Any D1 on deck 9 will be fine.

Aubie