Bed Location and NOLA views?

[familycruzer]

Breakaway out of NOLA .. which side of the ship has better views out to sea and how do you tell where the bed is from the deck plans? My available cabins are listed below 

Edited October 25, 2021 by familycruzer

[wacruiselover]

I can't speak of which side would be best for a NOLA cruise but to make sure that I am getting the bed placement I prefer, I go to the NCL website and do a mock booking. At the point where you are able to select the stateroom it will tell you the bed placement. If you already have booked a room, you will not be able to select it on the same voyage but you can do mock bookings for other dates on the same ship. If you are booking through a TA they may not show the bed placement information.

 

[familycruzer]

4 minutes ago, wacruiselover said:

I can't speak of which side would be best for a NOLA cruise but to make sure that I am getting the bed placement I prefer, I go to the NCL website and do a mock booking. At the point where you are able to select the stateroom it will tell you the bed placement. If you already have booked a room, you will not be able to select it on the same voyage but you can do mock bookings for other dates on the same ship. If you are booking through a TA they may not show the bed placement information.

 

I never noticed that before in details. Thank you 

[melodyesch]

For the view of the city of New Orleans you’d want the port side during the short time for sail away.  But there are no sea views because you’re on the river for several hours during the dark.  You’ll enter the gulf in the wee hours.   

Edited October 25, 2021 by melodyesch

[kdpatte]

If I am not mistaken I believe it takes 8 hours to get down the river to ocean.  So melodyesch is correct you won't see it when you finally get to the ocean.

[Carnac767]

Ships rarely cruise in sight of land unless they're coming into port or they're going through a strait.  Close to land is where all the dangers are, such are shoals, reefs, sandbars, rocks, etc.  It really makes no difference what side of the ship your cabin is located.  If you miss something coming into port, you'll see it from you cabin on the way out.

[AndyCapn]

New Orleans will be on the port side and where almost everything worth seeing will be located before dark.

 

I used this write-up (post #4) when we sailed in 2017.

 

 

 

Here in a more recent write-up:

 

 

[ClevelandCruisin]

When we arrived back for departure, you couldn't see a fly in front of you due to the fog. Reminded me of that movie Ghost Ship. I've never seen fog that thick.

[ClevelandCruisin]

When you leave port after arrival, you will see many refineries along the river, the sights weren't that exciting on the port side.

[Snowrose]

18 hours ago, melodyesch said:

For the view of the city of New Orleans you’d want the port side during the short time for sail away.  But there are no sea views because you’re on the river for several hours during the dark.  You’ll enter the gulf in the wee hours.   

 

OTOH, the views of the oil derrick platforms are beautiful, IMO. The chain of them are brightly lit.

[kdpatte]

That info on the Mississippi is AWESOME!!! Thanks so much for sharing.  It makes me want to stay up all night to watch for some of these things.

[familycruzer]

Makes me want to splurge on an aft so I can see everything 

[fethiyeden]

From the videos I’ve watched the bed is in the extra space. So 10810 bed by entrance. 10812 bed by the balcony. 10814. Bed by the entrance.

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