ellykay555

Ship - Magic

Deck - Empress

Stateroom # - 7467

Stateroom Category – 8M Aft Extended Balcony

Starboard or Port Side - middle

Quiet Stateroom? (With comments on problems) – Very quiet! No problems with noise. Not a lot of traffic at the end of the hall.

Was stateroom a connecting stateroom? - No, but balcony dividers open up with neighbors. We had 6 cabins across the aft and opened them all.

Balcony View - Give comments on view, noting if location of any obstructions was an issue. – No obstructions...great view! You can see into balconies below (and the floors above can see into yours).

Balcony Size? Normal or oversized for class? - Normal for class, maybe a little bigger since the room is in the largest part of the curve.

Was wind a problem? - No, actually it might be too protected and was sometimes extremely hot with no air flow.

If an aft cabin, was soot a problem? - some, not too bad. We just brought a towel out with us and wiped everything down before sitting.

Any specific problems with this cabin? - None...only complaint is the hallway on the Empress floor aft always smelled like sewage. Fortunately it didn't creep into the rooms.

Any other comments? - Room is a little deeper because the aft curves out and it is directly in the center. This gave us a spot behind the door for luggage.

For me it's best to be flexible when looking. There are deals out there, but they may not be the exact dates, ship or itinerary I am looking for. We decided on a whim to join some friends on a 4 day out of Long Beach at $169 pp. At that price we couldn't afford to not go! Even with tax and tips it's less than $75 pp per day. On the other hand, we are doing a big birthday cruise in 2017 that we wanted a specific date and route and the rates are just so-so, but have come down $40 pp since booking in July.