Limited view cabins on new ships

I just came off the MS Statendam (future Pacific Aria). As I have done with other ships I stood outside many of the windows on the lower promenade deck and taken photographs looking out giving an idea of what would be seen from the cabin. These pictures are published here:

http://limitedviewcabins.wordpress.com/s-class/statendam/

There are photos from the forward cabin to the first set of doors and from the midship doors back. They arranged by row, and I expect P&O will renumber the cabins but counting the rows should make it possible to see the cabin you might book. I anticipate that the other new ship will be similar.

If someone can point me to a P&O deck plan I can adjust the captions on the pictures to reflect any new cabin numbers.

Roy

I was just on Pacific Dawn and they were selling the first cruises for Pacific Aria and noticed that many of the OV cabins faced out onto the deck. Wouldn't like one of those!!!!!

Roy has posted a fantastic series of photos. We cruised on the Ryndam several years ago and I can recall seeing cabins with windows onto the Promenade deck. The glass had a reflective coating making it impossible to see in. The view from inside would be interesting - watching people walking past rather than looking at the ocean. Probably these cabins should be regarded the same way we consider "obstructed view" cabins. The occupant has the advantage of natural light, but not much view. Maybe at night when the cabin light is on, drawing the curtains would prevent anyone outside from seeing in.

I have just created a new version of the page based on the P&O cabin numbers and categories:

http://limitedviewcabins.wordpress.com/s-class/po-australia/

Roy

Roy has posted a fantastic series of photos. We cruised on the Ryndam several years ago and I can recall seeing cabins with windows onto the Promenade deck. The glass had a reflective coating making it impossible to see in. The view from inside would be interesting - watching people walking past rather than looking at the ocean. Probably these cabins should be regarded the same way we consider "obstructed view" cabins. The occupant has the advantage of natural light, but not much view. Maybe at night when the cabin light is on, drawing the curtains would prevent anyone outside from seeing in.

I have sailed in these cabins as they are a preference for me. As a solo sailor I can't afford a balcony, this is second best. A quick pop out two doors and you have a huge balcony. As far as the view, I am height challenged, but I could easily see the sea. One gets used to shadows passing the window, and the 'goings on' can sometimes be entertaining. And yes at night one must shut the curtains or not turn on the lights.

I met a lady once who knew they could not see in in the daytime but didn't realize that people could see in at night. She was most embarrassed to think she had done a whole cruise with the curtains open. :eek:

I have sailed on Athena, and Volendam in these and have booked on the Eden for Sept 2016. K