Any scoop on The Dreams "COVE" Balcony?

[holdon216]

Looking at The Dream for next July. There are Cove balconys. They are on deck #2. They are slightly cheaper then other balcony's. Anyone have info on them?? I did see a picture of them on the web site but not sure if being that close to the water line is a good idea???

[big_duck]

The Dream is the first Carnival ship with cove balconies.

 

Go to the Cunard board and search (or ask) about cove balconies over there. The QM2 has them so there is experience there.

[dmdiver]

I'm not really concerned about distance to the water line, but they are underneath the lobby deck. I'd be more concerned about noise. I prefer cabins that are sandwiched between other decks of cabins myself.

[rkacruiser]

Salt spray residue can be an issue on a veranda that is on a higher deck than where the cove balcony cabins will be located. I would not book such a cabin because of this potential problem.

[Traveler353]

I am definetly going to be trying one next year. It will be my first balcony. Being "that close" to the water sounds great to me. They are filling them up fast, so a lot of other passangers must be looking forward to them also.:)

[holdon216]

DMDIVER, Great point. I had a room above the theater years back and the laughter and clapping was horrible. Won't be doing a Cove, for sure. Thanks!!!!

[SheriNtexas]

John had some video of the cove rooms while they were being built. Not sure where it is on his blog, but here is the link-www.johnhealdsblog.com

[Cruzman]

All cat 12's on the Fantasy Class have a type of "cove" balcony.

[KroozFoolz]

New pictures of the cove balconies on John's blog today:

 

http://johnhealdsblog.com/2009/08/26/dream-full-of-laughter/#more-10801

 

(you will need to scroll down the page a bit to get to the pictures)

[mr jailerman]

New pictures of the cove balconies on John's blog today:

 

http://johnhealdsblog.com/2009/08/26/dream-full-of-laughter/#more-10801

 

(you will need to scroll down the page a bit to get to the pictures)

Great photos !! Thanks for posting the Blog !:)

[dallas52]

cant wait till it starts taking people out of fl.

[DGP1111]

cant wait till it starts taking people out of fl.

 

A mere 99 days away . . . . that is if I was counting. :p:p

[mr jailerman]

A mere 99 days away . . . . that is if I was counting. :p:p

I wish it was only 99 days away !! :D:D

[laffnatu]

Boy, those pictures are awesome! I love it!!

 

Heald states:

 

Remember these cabins are on deck 2 and give you the most amazing feeling of being close to the ocean more than ever. I wonder how long it will be before we have to reprimand a guest for fishing and hauling in a grouper or two.

 

:D I love to fish!

[smarks]

I have a cove balcony booked in May. I have stayed under the galley before and had no problem with noise, so I selected one under the galley again this time. I found it to be surprisingly quiet. I can't wait to be able to look out onto the water and maybe feel the spray. I sure hope some of the first cruisers on the ship will post and let us know of there experiences.

[mysh442olds]

Here are those pics look great were booked in one for april hope we like them

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Talking of your Carnival Dream let’s start looking at some of the staterooms. Now remember ……….the cabins are not furnished yet but thanks to Boris we can take a peek inside starting with the now very famous cove balcony cabins.

Remember these cabins are on deck 2 and give you the most amazing feeling of being close to the ocean more than ever. I wonder how long it will be before we have to reprimand a guest for fishing and hauling in a grouper or two.

[oakleys]

They look good, i would book it fast. We have a balcony booked on veradah & an inside across the hall, its already gone up $110 in 4 weeks since we booked.

[oakleys]

Or somebody wakeboarding with a rope they brought along :)

[peacefrog]

is there a reason Carnival favors the the open and close balcony doors as opposed to sliding doors? I just got off the Pride and I constantly listened to balcony doors slamming. If they favored sliding, I guess they would have put them on the Dream.

[dmdiver]

The hallway doors slamming were what drove me crazy. I always felt sliding doors would be less secure than a hinged door, though. However, you could spread out the table & chairs a bit more with a sliding door, as you wouldn't have to worry about it hitting anything sitting on the balcony.

[Spyder15]

You're such a loser, Mr. Jailerman.

[mr jailerman]

You're such a loser, Mr. Jailerman.

:D I knew you would finally make a post ya dork !!:D Welcome to Cruise Critic !! :-)

[rkacruiser]

The new pictures of the cove balcony cabins are excellent. The balconies are not as deep nor as wide as the in-hull verandas on Queen Mary 2, but they do look quite adequate in size for a couple of chairs and a small table. I still predict that salt spray will be an issue when the ship is underway.