Balcony Categories on Caribbean Princess

[BJR1]

I've looked on the Princess website and searched CC, but I haven't been able to find an answer to a simple (stupid) question. What is the difference between;

BA

BB

BC

BD

BE

BF

balcony staterooms? We have been assigned a BF cabin for an upcoming cruise and wondered if there was any difference in the various categories.

 

Thanks.

[tmitchell82]

It is the location and decks that the rooms are on. BA is usually in the middle or the ship, BF may be towards the front or back, etc. If you look at the deck plans, the cabins are color coded for category and if you click on a given cabin, it will give you the category. Also think there is a color legend as well.

[Toto2Kansas]

Balcony cabins on the Caribe Deck have the largest balconys. 9' X 9' if I remember correctly. The actually interior of the staterooms will be exactly the same, just located in different areas of the ship.

[bubbadog]

location on the ship is the diff,simple;)

[LuvTheGoodLife]

following refers to 'side' of ship balconies only, i.e. those on starboard or port sides of any ‘Grand’ class ship (Grand, Golden, Star, Diamond, Sapphire, Caribbean, Crown, Emerald etc) and not any balconies that face directly aft....

 

Baja deck balconies are sized 9 ft. wide x 5 ft. deep and have full ceiling overhang/balcony cover. Lido, Aloha, Riviera (found on Caribbean, Crown, Emerald, Ruby only) decks have the same covered balconies. You can stand at the railing of these balconies and look down on to part of the Caribe deck balconies and all of the Dolphin deck balconies.

 

Caribe deck balconies are sized 9 ft. wide x 9 ft. deep and have ceiling overhang/balcony cover over the first 5 ft. Standing at the railing, you will overlook Dolphin deck balconies below.

 

All of the cabin interiors/bathrooms of the balcony cabins are the same with respect to size (unless it is a handicapped cabin).

Dolphin deck balconies (all balcony cabins are actually mini-suites and thus bigger than regular balcony cabins on the interior with sitting area, 2nd TV and bathtub/shower combination instead of the small shower stall found in the regular balcony cabins). The balcony is sized 9 ft. wide x 7 ft. deep and has no ceiling overhang/balcony cover as protection from sun or rain.

 

Emerald deck has several mini-suites each side with fully covered balconies. The last mini-suite cabin towards aft end on each side has extra wide balcony – approximately 7 ft. deep x 18 wide, according to someone who stayed in one of these. Emerald deck on some Grand Class ships also has some regular balcony cabins near the front that have the balconies set back under the roof and back from the railing. You look straight out to the water but cannot look down on the water. The walking track goes past these balconies and walkers can see you on your balcony. I do not have any measurements for these Emerald deck balcony sizes.

Hope this helps. Enjoy your cruise!

[BJR1]

Thanks all for your input. Any day cruising is a great day. This is our first Princess cruise, and we are looking forward to a great time. Our other cruises have been primarily on Celebrity with a few on NCL & RCCL, so I have been gleaning as much information from the Princess forum as possible.