I just got back from a 7 day Mexican Riviera cruise aboard the Golden Princess (Feb. 9-16). I had cabin E730 on the Emerald deck (deck 8). It was in the most aft position on the Emerald deck (along with cabins E731, E732, E733). Our view was awesome - very panoramic! But yes, you can only see what's behind the ship, not what's on the sides or in front. If you're really that worried about it, you can just go onto one of the outside decks and take a look. Any cabin is a trade-off in terms of view. It's all personal preference, and some people seem to really worry about it too much. Honestly, how often are you in your cabin looking outside anyways? For me, not much. I was only in there at night to sleep, when it was dark outside and you couldn't see much anyways.
In the aft cabin, were above the propellers so you would get the sight / sound of the water being churned up. I liked the sound and found it relaxing. It reminded me of listening to a waterfall (but not that loud)! We did get a little more vibration back there than in the front of the ship. But it was really only noticeable when we were pulling into or leaving port. Once we got up to speed it wasn't really an issue. I know this because I also took the Golden Princess to Alaska last year and had cabin C103 on the Caribe Deck (deck 10) and it was all the way in the FRONT of the ship. I guess I always get one extreme or another when it comes to cabins!
The aft cabin was exactly the same in terms of layout, size, etc. The aft balcony was shaped like a big square instead of a rectangle, but I didn't really think it was that big of a difference.
Movement wise, I found both of the cabins to be about the same. I didn't think the aft cabin had all that much more movement then the front cabin I had, and we encountered rough waters on both trips.
What's so great about Aft balcony cabins?
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I just got back from a 7 day Mexican Riviera cruise aboard the Golden Princess (Feb. 9-16). I had cabin E730 on the Emerald deck (deck 8). It was in the most aft position on the Emerald deck (along with cabins E731, E732, E733). Our view was awesome - very panoramic! But yes, you can only see what's behind the ship, not what's on the sides or in front. If you're really that worried about it, you can just go onto one of the outside decks and take a look. Any cabin is a trade-off in terms of view. It's all personal preference, and some people seem to really worry about it too much. Honestly, how often are you in your cabin looking outside anyways? For me, not much. I was only in there at night to sleep, when it was dark outside and you couldn't see much anyways.
In the aft cabin, were above the propellers so you would get the sight / sound of the water being churned up. I liked the sound and found it relaxing. It reminded me of listening to a waterfall (but not that loud)! We did get a little more vibration back there than in the front of the ship. But it was really only noticeable when we were pulling into or leaving port. Once we got up to speed it wasn't really an issue. I know this because I also took the Golden Princess to Alaska last year and had cabin C103 on the Caribe Deck (deck 10) and it was all the way in the FRONT of the ship. I guess I always get one extreme or another when it comes to cabins!
The aft cabin was exactly the same in terms of layout, size, etc. The aft balcony was shaped like a big square instead of a rectangle, but I didn't really think it was that big of a difference.
Movement wise, I found both of the cabins to be about the same. I didn't think the aft cabin had all that much more movement then the front cabin I had, and we encountered rough waters on both trips.
Just my two cents...