You knew It before you sailed and if you didn’t know you should have read all the post on the subject since the Edge and Apex where new. If you want a balcony buy a suite.
IMHO thes cabins want be going away the cruise lines like the lability of closeing the window anytime the choose.
I think the couple posted so you would watch there YouTube video, yes the subject has been beaten to death. But it is what makes Cruise Critic So very good.