Jewel cabin 9256

[colesc15]

From what I've found online, while a lot of it is old, this appears to be one of the more coveted cabins on this class of ship, am I correct? The balcony looks massive and while you're by the crew stairwell, shouldn't really impact anything. 

[Happy Cruiser Girl]

We have the cabin directly below 9256 and looking forward to it! I wanted to be Aft Facing and the corner cabins have a little extra wrap-around on the balcony.

[island lady]

Always a favorite.   Just completed B2B on twin sister Serenade last month.  

 

This was another twin sister Radiance in Alaska viewing Hubbard Glacier.   🙂 

 

 

Edited January 23, 2023 by island lady

[SplashOfWater]

36 minutes ago, island lady said:

Always a favorite.   Just completed B2B on twin sister Serenade last month.  

 

This was another twin sister Radiance in Alaska viewing Hubbard Glacier.   🙂 

 

We are booked an aft balcony on deck 9 for later this year on Serenade. I was looking at the deck plans and it looks like there's an aft stairwell, but no elevator. Is that correct? If so, is it a long walk to the mid elevators? Thanks!

[SG65CB]

17 minutes ago, SplashOfWater said:

We are booked an aft balcony on deck 9 for later this year on Serenade. I was looking at the deck plans and it looks like there's an aft stairwell, but no elevator. Is that correct? If so, is it a long walk to the mid elevators? Thanks!

 

I'd be interested to know if that is a publicly available stairwell. If so, does it end before the MDR or descend into the MDR?

 

 

[queeniemi]

Can you get a cup of coffee before 6:30 in the morning, always wake really early!

[colesc15]

41 minutes ago, SG65CB said:

 

I'd be interested to know if that is a publicly available stairwell. If so, does it end before the MDR or descend into the MDR?

 

 

From my understanding, it's a crew stairwell on the hull of the ship. 

[colesc15]

1 hour ago, island lady said:

Always a favorite.   Just completed B2B on twin sister Serenade last month.  

 

This was another twin sister Radiance in Alaska viewing Hubbard Glacier.   🙂 

 

 

So what you're saying is when it's available, it should be grabbed asap lol 

[orville99]

1 hour ago, SplashOfWater said:

If so, is it a long walk to the mid elevators? Thanks!

Measured it out once, and it is ~100 yards to the elevator bank. BTW, the stairwell is for crew only.

[orville99]

38 minutes ago, queeniemi said:

Can you get a cup of coffee before 6:30 in the morning, always wake really early!

24 hour coffee station on deck 11 (pool deck) just outside of the Windjammer on the port side of the ship

[orville99]

47 minutes ago, SG65CB said:

 

I'd be interested to know if that is a publicly available stairwell. If so, does it end before the MDR or descend into the MDR?

 

 

It is a crew stairwell, and you would only get to use it if the ship was sinking😇

[SplashOfWater]

6 minutes ago, orville99 said:

Measured it out once, and it is ~100 yards to the elevator bank. BTW, the stairwell is for crew only.

Wow, so a football field length. My husband has some trouble walking long distances. I should have noticed this when I booked the cabin but I'm used to ships having three sets of elevators: forward, mid and aft. 

[island lady]

1 hour ago, SplashOfWater said:

We are booked an aft balcony on deck 9 for later this year on Serenade. I was looking at the deck plans and it looks like there's an aft stairwell, but no elevator. Is that correct? If so, is it a long walk to the mid elevators? Thanks!

 

Yes, a very long walk to the elevators/stair wells.   Does not bother us...those desserts do work on you on a cruise....so it helps.  😉  And keeps the foot traffic way back there to a minimum.  

 

The aft stairwell is for crew members only....and for pax to use only under an emergency.  

[island lady]

19 minutes ago, colesc15 said:

So what you're saying is when it's available, it should be grabbed asap lol 

 

Shhhhhh....it's our secret.  😄   

 

Disclaimer:   Long walk back there..... but oh so worth it.  😉 

[island lady]

1 hour ago, SG65CB said:

 

I'd be interested to know if that is a publicly available stairwell. If so, does it end before the MDR or descend into the MDR?

 

 

 

Noooooo  definitely not a public stairwell.   Crew members only.   Though not really a lot of them use it.  it.  It's for emergencies only.  We got yelled at one time when we stuck our heads in there.  😮 

[island lady]

58 minutes ago, queeniemi said:

Can you get a cup of coffee before 6:30 in the morning, always wake really early!

 

The WJ has a coffee station just outside the main restaurant, and quite busy in the morning before the WJ opens.  

[island lady]

26 minutes ago, colesc15 said:

From my understanding, it's a crew stairwell on the hull of the ship. 

 

And you would be right.  

[island lady]

15 minutes ago, SplashOfWater said:

Wow, so a football field length. My husband has some trouble walking long distances. I should have noticed this when I booked the cabin but I'm used to ships having three sets of elevators: forward, mid and aft. 

 

I don't know of any RCI ships that have aft elevators.   Forward and mid ship only. 

[island lady]

16 minutes ago, SplashOfWater said:

Wow, so a football field length. My husband has some trouble walking long distances. I should have noticed this when I booked the cabin but I'm used to ships having three sets of elevators: forward, mid and aft. 

 

You can always call to change your cabin, no charge as long as same category.  

[SplashOfWater]

11 minutes ago, island lady said:

 

I don't know of any RCI ships that have aft elevators.   Forward and mid ship only. 

I must have been thinking about NCL. 

[colesc15]

31 minutes ago, island lady said:

 

Shhhhhh....it's our secret.  😄   

 

Disclaimer:   Long walk back there..... but oh so worth it.  😉 

Love me some afts! We're in a junior suite in navigator next month on the 10th floor aft that I'm excited for even with the metal structure. At least being on deck 10 helps eliminate seeing it. As soon as I saw this one available on jewel I knew I wanted it. 

[twangster]

On Odyssey it's a long walk to the aft balconies. 

 

Radiance class is much smaller so much less of a walk.  I was recently on Jewel in a different aft balcony and I could look down the hall and see the "make up room" magnet on my cabin door from the lobby entrance to the hallway so it's not that far.  🙂 

[island lady]

14 hours ago, colesc15 said:

Love me some afts! We're in a junior suite in navigator next month on the 10th floor aft that I'm excited for even with the metal structure. At least being on deck 10 helps eliminate seeing it. As soon as I saw this one available on jewel I knew I wanted it. 

 

Enjoy!   Bucky is a "sun lizard" and loves that big open balcony.    I love the extra light it sends into the cabin, and it's wonderful for seeing both sides of the ship....and "where you have been".  😉 

[Arzeena]

19 hours ago, island lady said:

Always a favorite.   Just completed B2B on twin sister Serenade last month.  

 

This was another twin sister Radiance in Alaska viewing Hubbard Glacier.   🙂 

 

 

Hope it comes with this wonderful gentleman who we have been reading about in your posts!🤣🤣😁

[Arzeena]

14 hours ago, twangster said:

On Odyssey it's a long walk to the aft balconies. 

 

Radiance class is much smaller so much less of a walk.  I was recently on Jewel in a different aft balcony and I could look down the hall and see the "make up room" magnet on my cabin door from the lobby entrance to the hallway so it's not that far.  🙂 

We are going to be in a deck 8 aft on the Jewel in March. Very excited about it, since I have not had an aft balcony on this class of ships.