AmysonHenry

I can tell you that it was wonderful having both of these aft cabins for our family! The downside: we are now ruined for future cabins and absolutely must have aft balconies now :D This was our 3rd Alaskan cruise with a balcony but the first time that we were not freezing our tails off. There is absolutely no wind, due to the location and it made such a difference for us in being able to sit outside as much as we wanted. The extra depth for these deck 10 balconies also helped us to not feel crowded, with 6 people in the 2 cabins. We were completely mesmerized by watching the wake and the sunsets, oh the sunsets! Also, we did not ask to have the balcony divider open. A borrowed butter knife from the buffet did the trick and, although our room steward cleaned the balcony daily, nothing was ever said to us about the divider being opened. I tried to get a picture to upload here but it keeps failing. Basically, it is more of a door way, rather than opening up the 2 decks completely but it does give you the freedom to walk back and forth between the two decks. Additionally, we had never actually seen what an upper bed was so we were pleasantly surprised to see that the cabins did sleep 4 people: 2 in the bed, 1 on the pullout bed, and 1 on the upper bed that was lowered by the room steward nightly. I'm trying to think of anything else that might be helpful for people to know when choosing these cabins. Oh yes, it is a bit of a walk from the elevators but we were travelling with our parents (one has had a knee replacement and the other uses a cane). The total walking that we did on the entire cruise did cause them some tiredness but it was still quite doable and I don't think they would have given up that aft view for anything! Being in the back of the ship had its perks too - I do believe that when it came time for glacier viewing, we were lucky enough to get the longest time to actually see the glacier, as the ship did a slow turn, not to mention the fact that we could see the scenery on both sides as we passed instead of just one side. We loved it! We are completely ruined now for any other cabins!

We stayed in both cabins 10668 and 10128 on the Jewel. We would stay in them again and again. The balcony is very large and DOES hold 2 loungers and 2 chairs along with the little table. The balcony divider closest to the cabin can be opened (we saw it opened when we were departing and they were cleaning all the balconies). I have no clue if they will open the divider because we had no reason to ask. I took some pictures of the balcony but I am sending this from my cell phone. If you want me to post them here, please let me know and I will try to find them on my computer.Hopefully you will enjoy these cabins and the Jewel as much as we did.Tina

Thanks, Tina, for the info! I'm so excited to know that others loved these rooms! I would love to see pics, but only if it is no trouble for you. Can't wait! Thanks again!

Thanks Ask4Jay! It's really helpful to hear from someone who has had that exact cabin before!

My excitement at being able to grab these cabins for our upcoming cruise is causing me to procrastinate in doing more productive things that need to be done. Can't stop thinking now about these great cabins and am searching for posts about them. Does anyone have experience in these rooms? I am hoping that the balconies are fairly large and have 2 chairs and 2 loungers like someone suggested. I'm also hoping that some of the cold Alaskan wind will be blocked by being aft. Also, does anyone know if the balcony divider can be removed between these two cabins? And finally, is there an aft staircase for easy access? Thanks to anyone who can help me out here!!