Oosterdam Verandah- Need Help Picking Cabin!

[Bilyeu5]

One website shows that VC catagory has a 68 ft balcony, vs 47 ft on VB and VA. Can anyone verify if this is true....or not??

The VC's that show "available" (near bow) have steel balcony sides instead of plexiglass. Is this a hugely negative thing? I suffer a bit from vertigo and thought maybe I would be more at ease with the solid railing?? On the other hand, I would hope to be able to see over it when sitting in my chair on the verandah. Otherwise, what's the point, right?

I apologize if this seems like a nit-picky question. We travel frequently, but this is our first cruise in over 15 years. Due to some health problems, our land adventures might taper down in the future. I want this to be a great cruise experience, so my husband will want to go more frequently!

Barbara

[cruznon]

MY guess is that if the rail is steel you won't be able to see the sea from your chair. The joy of a balcony is the visual delight of a beautiful view of the sea. I don't think you'll get that with a steel rail as opposed to a clear plexiglass one. I personally wouldn't want that balcony...

[BSeaBob]

enclosed to be more stable in high sea's.

[gliles]

One website shows that VC catagory has a 68 ft balcony, vs 47 ft on VB and VA. Can anyone verify if this is true....or not??

The VC's that show "available" (near bow) have steel balcony sides instead of plexiglass. Is this a hugely negative thing? I suffer a bit from vertigo and thought maybe I would be more at ease with the solid railing?? On the other hand, I would hope to be able to see over it when sitting in my chair on the verandah. Otherwise, what's the point, right?

I apologize if this seems like a nit-picky question. We travel frequently, but this is our first cruise in over 15 years. Due to some health problems, our land adventures might taper down in the future. I want this to be a great cruise experience, so my husband will want to go more frequently!

Barbara
Barbara - we had a BC guarantee for next week and got a B so I am thrilled, there are only 4 of the BCs/VCs on the ship and not only do they have solid steel they also have no tub so those really seem to be the worst on the ship. I didn't realize they had a bigger balcony though, that is interesting.