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Just off POA this past Saturday. The promenade deck was nice and wide. I enjoyed walking around it, but also saw lounge chairs with people reading or relaxing. Enjoy!

NYE on a cruise was tons of fun! Big party around the pool and at midnight the ship's horn went off. This was on Carnival. I will never forget it!

Yes you can assume that and it most likely is that way . But you know what they say ;) The concierge will see they are linked and "May" aproach you about it. If they are not , well ..

 

I'd call to make sure, but then again I leave nothing to chance . Except maybe the baked fish on the pool deck .

Makes sense! :)

Make certain your 2 cabins are Linked in the booking , it helps .. Ask your TA.

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Probably a dumb question, but if I booked and paid for both cabins at the same time, can I assume they are linked? :confused:

I will ask when we are there about opening balcony partition...and I will take tons of pictures and post when I get back :D

 

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That would be awesome. Thanks!

In fact those that book a suite and an adjoining cabin pay more per passenger then those that chose to stuff 4-6 in a single suite. If I follow your logic passengers 2-6 who pay the same as addition passengers in an inside cabin should not get suite perks. I am not talking about those that book a Haven suite and have family scattered below on the ship.

 

 

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I have booked an aft suite and connecting balcony cabin for a cruise in December. It would have indeed been cheaper to put our party of five adults in just the suite, but we decided we really wanted an extra bathroom and a little more space. As far as the suite perks go.....I guess we will find out how that works out. At least three of us will be extra happy! :D

Ksimpso3......I have pictures of the suite, bath, and balcony, and would be happy to post them if I can figure out how to do it. I'll give it a shot tomorrow. Or is there a way to e-mail then to you? I shared the suite with two girlfriends and although the space is somewhat small we adapted quickly and found that we had plenty of room for everything. I shower at night and that helped immensely with sharing one bath. The second bedroom is small and when the bed is made up it's even smaller. However, it has a lot of storage...closet, dressing table, stool, hair dryer, many drawers and shelves, as well as drawers in the bed side table. But the lower left cabinet is inaccessible when the bed is opened so don't put anything in that one! There is a little walking space next to the bed when opened but that's about it. It worked fine though for the friend that slept there. She liked it! It has a pocket door that makes the room completely private. The larger bedroom is nice...big closet, same type dressing table and cabinets/drawers/shelves and a very comfortable looking big bed. I drew the short straw and slept on the sofa in the "living" room. It makes into a larger bed and although it seemed very firm the first night I got used to it and slept well there. We stored some luggage under the bed and the rest we stacked in the space between our suite and the connecting cabin. There are more shelves in this area as well as the safe. If you have any questions about the suite I would be happy to answer them for you. It might be a little tight with four adults but you won't be there much anyway and the large balcony certainly makes up for it!

I have also booked that suite for a cruise in December! I am so happy to hear about the size of the balcony. Since we are a party of five adults I also booked the connecting balcony next door. By any chance, do you know if the balcony partitions can be opened between those two cabins? I am also happy to hear about the pocket door on the second bedroom. It will give my daughter some privacy. Can't wait for our cruise!

I was in an SJ on the Dawn at the end of Sept/beginning of Oct and we got Elemis shampoo, conditioner, soap, lotion, a loofah, and a shower cap. May also have been shower gel - don't recall. I don't use it.

 

I wasn't crazy about the elemis -- I mean, it smelled nice and no doubt was better than the stuff in the prefilled canisters, but it didn't do much for my hair. So after a couple of days I switched to my own (nothing fancy -- probably Suave or head and shoulders!)

 

For the poster who has a balcony next to the suite, as others have pointed out, the people in the balcony won't get suite perks like Cagneys, priority boarding, etc.

 

On the other hand, there's nothing to keep you from sharing your afternoon treats with them. Generally speaking we always got 6-10 individual hors d'oevres each day, so you could invite them over for a glass of your sparkling wine, give them your grapes or hand them your plate of pb and jelly sandwich squares or chocolate strawberries if you wanted to be generous.

We are all one family, so it may be a question of who is in either cabin first after the goodies arrive, since we plan to keep the connecting door unlocked or open! But it does sound like there are some yummy things we could share. :D (PB and J?!)

Yes they will be left out..............sorry it's "No Pay, No Play".:)

I know what you are saying, but......I would have paid less to put all five in the one suite and then we would have all been suite passengers! But I thought it would be nice to have an extra bathroom and a little more space especially since the two cabins connect. Oh well! It is what it is! Thanks!

We are a party of five adults who will be in an aft family suite with a connecting aft balcony cabin. Will the two adults in the balcony be left out of the suite perks or will it be considered one big happy suite if we leave the connecting door open? :) Thanks for any information!

Sorry for the confusion. There actually is no bumpout on Dolphin, but there are cabins below the bumpout which is where I was. Those cabins under the bumpout out have mostly covered balconies.

Thanks!

I had D418 on the Island last November. I loved that location. It was mid-ship on the bump-out and had a mostly covered larger balcony. I could see forward and aft. It was very convenient to mid-ship amenities. If you plan on being on your balcony for part of the transit, I highly recommend a cabin on the starboard side. The port side gets the morning sun and can be very hot while the starboard side is in the shade. I enjoyed breakfast on my balcony during the transit and it was very comfortable.

I am confused. I will be on the dolphin deck on the Island Princess this October and according to the website listed by the OP there are no bump out cabins on that deck.