Island Princess - C222

[lawahoo2001]

Greetings, Board! I am a new member. I posted this message under the general "cabin selection" board but thought I would post here as well...

 

Just booked an Alaskan southbound cruise through Princess after much stress in trying to decide on a cabin. Wanted a minisuite with a fully covered balcony. I researched a ton and checked out the recommended site re: Island/Coral Princess decks (http://mysite.verizon.net/res76zxu/princessbalconies/index.html).

 

Has anyone been at the front of the ship, portside on the Caribe deck? We booked C222. Wanted to get one of the rear cabins for Dolphin, but those are only available on a guarantee basis. Our travel agent confirmed with Princess that this cabin should be in a quiet area. No luggage storage, etc., across from the cabin. I liked that this cabin also had cabins above and below it so that we would not have to worry about noise coming from a disco below us (if on Emerald deck) or deck chairs being moved around (if on Aloha). Only negative is that this cabin may get some movement since it's at the front of the ship. Do Alaska southbound cruises tend to get calm waters?

 

Would love to hear some opinions...thanks!

[SusieS]

I only book mid-ship,,,,I value stability!

[LARGIN]

You should have no problem with movement.. We have been that forward on one of our Alaska cruises on her sister ship the Coral..

[Druke I]

Gross generalization of course, but usually smoother southbound along the West Coast of the USA, as you are travelling with the Japanese Current.

 

If you go northbound, you are "bucking the current".

 

Often bumpy, either direction, across Queen Charlotte Sound.

[LARGIN]

The OP is going southbound from Whittier to Vancouver. We have been on this cruise 3 times as well as 1 northbound on the Coral, sister ship of the Island.. All cruises have been very smooth.. On other Alaska cruises, the only rough water we encountered was around the Washington Oregon border as we were going north from San Francisco..

[Colo Cruiser]

Greetings, Board! I am a new member. I posted this message under the general "cabin selection" board but thought I would post here as well...

 

Just booked an Alaskan southbound cruise through Princess after much stress in trying to decide on a cabin. Wanted a minisuite with a fully covered balcony. I researched a ton and checked out the recommended site re: Island/Coral Princess decks (http://mysite.verizon.net/res76zxu/princessbalconies/index.html).

 

Has anyone been at the front of the ship, portside on the Caribe deck? We booked C222. Wanted to get one of the rear cabins for Dolphin, but those are only available on a guarantee basis. Our travel agent confirmed with Princess that this cabin should be in a quiet area. No luggage storage, etc., across from the cabin. I liked that this cabin also had cabins above and below it so that we would not have to worry about noise coming from a disco below us (if on Emerald deck) or deck chairs being moved around (if on Aloha). Only negative is that this cabin may get some movement since it's at the front of the ship. Do Alaska southbound cruises tend to get calm waters?

 

Would love to hear some opinions...thanks!

 

 

We have stayed in that area several times, you have the door at the end of the hallway at the front that goes outside to a forward viewing area.

It is pretty quiet and just a couple decks up to the HC. ;)

[lawahoo2001]

Thanks for everyone's insight!

 

Colo Cruiser - can you confirm that the balconies of these minisuites are fully covered? Thanks!

[Mythros]

Since you are on Caribe deck, these balconies are NOT fully covered. They are half covered and half open.

[ohio beach girl]

Hi Lawahoo 2001

We are evidently not on the same cruise because I have that same cabin booked, southbound as well.

 

I hope we have made a good choice!

[lawahoo2001]

Excellent. I hope we both end up having fun in the room!