Which side of ship

If you have a balcony do you want to be on the land side while cruising? I am assuming that would have the best view. So am I right or wrong on this?

Depending on your route you may have land on both sides of the ship. We chose the stern and loved it. In one port we tied up port side, the next starbord side. It is a roll of the dice. We probably saw more marine life from the gym and that was on the prt side.

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Someone just told be a fascinating fact the other day. The origin of the British expression "posh" for a rich person comes from cruising. It stands for "Port Out, Starboard Home" which was rich folks' preferred way to book their travel. I don't know if there is a better side -- we've been port on both our cruises -- perhgaps we are trying to be "posh" (LOL!)

Cathy

RCCI Legend of the Seas to Alaska 8/02
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My husband and I were just talking about this last night! We love to sit out on our balcony late in the evening and record thoughts about our day's adventures on postcards (which we save as souvenirs of our cruises). We couldn't remember which side our cabin is on for our next cruise (June 18 - Vision of the Seas). Then we decided that it really didn't matter! We've got feet! If we don't like the view from our balcony, we can get up and walk to the other side of the ship and spend some time on the deck enjoying THAT view! And with any luck, we might even find some other people there who could use our camera to take a picture of us with that beautiful view in the background!

Unless you are glued to your window or balcony, does it really matter which side of the ship you're on? The fact that YOU'RE ON A SHIP should be reason enough to enjoy EVERYTHING!

While it's true that anyside is better than noside, having the land side (port for southbound and starboard for northbound) does make a difference.

I just looked at a deck plan of our ship, but it doesn't tell which side is port and which is starboard! For all of us "landlubbers" out there, which is which?

Port is left (same number of letters in both words is the way I remember it!) and starboard is right.

Celebrity Infinity 9/5/04 (I can't wait! Woohoo!)
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Since we are on a southbound cruise, we booked the starboard side for potential afternoon sun. It will probably rain 5 out of the 7 days. General Max

08/27/2004 Ryndam Alaska

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8/27/04 Ryndam Southbound from Seward

if we are traveling southbound in Alaska on the starboard side, what will our view be? I thought it would be the land side.

Ann-Marie

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if we are traveling southbound in Alaska on the starboard side, what will our view be? I thought it would be the land side.

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Until you get to Cape Spencer or even Sitka- you will have [as I will on Ryndam 9/10 SB] a wonderful view of the Ocean.. However this will be compensated after that when Starboard or Port will give you views of land especially on the last full day coming inside Vancouver Island.

Lu

if we are traveling southbound in Alaska on the starboard side, what will our view be? I thought it would be the land side

No, ocean side until Vancouver Island and land both sides heading into Juneau and Skagway. Be certain to be out at the front deck, glacier viewing day for some great full front views.

OK, I'm totally confused!! I can't figure out which is the front of the ship. HA HA So, if anyone wants to help, I am on Coral Princess, Cabin B324. So, am I on land side or water side? Port or starboard? Thanks for those of you who know a heck of a lot more than me!!

Ann-Marie

Ann- you are on the PORT side. The "map" says- forward on the right side of the page.

Thanks everyone. Now I understand. It is the side I did want to be on.

Ann-Marie

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If you are taking a round trip cruise our of either Vancouver or Seattle, both sides of the ship are great as half the trip you will be facing land and the other half you will be facing the ocean. On the Inside Passage everyone has a great view.

Whenever we travel north we get a cabin on the starboard side, going south - cabin on the port side.

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If we had known back in August when we first booked it that we would be going to Sky Suites, we would have booked the Port side for our Southbound cruise...

But, originally, we booked a cabin on the FRONT of the ship--facing forward...and an inside across the hall for the kids...

When we moved to a couple of Sky Suites a few weeks ago, all we could get were Starboard suites...

Even so, I have absolutely no problem with that...even though we have a couple of nice sized balconies, I still plan on going up to the top deck for a lot of the scenery...and the camraderie of seeing it with shipmates...

Heck, I would have sailed in an inside cabin if I had to...Just get me on the ship!!!

Summit, July 3, 2004: Alaska: 13 night cruisetour
Constellation, July 16, 2005: Northern Europe: 14 nights