ARVIA AFT CABINS

[Welshcumbria]

Thinking about booking an aft balcony cabin on Arvia

 

Has anyone stayed in one,as wish to know if there are any issues with water from the infinity pool pls?

 

Can anyone recommend a cabin number for an aft balcony pls?

[lebreos]

just booked one for 2025, we are lower down so hopefully water will have landed by then, but closer to music from below - will follow this with interest, booked 10745 as need a sofa bed..

 

[TigerB]

2 hours ago, Welshcumbria said:

Thinking about booking an aft balcony cabin on Arvia

 

Has anyone stayed in one,as wish to know if there are any issues with water from the infinity pool pls?

 

Can anyone recommend a cabin number for an aft balcony pls?

 

27 minutes ago, lebreos said:

just booked one for 2025, we are lower down so hopefully water will have landed by then, but closer to music from below - will follow this with interest, booked 10745 as need a sofa bed..

 

 

If you want to be in bed before midnight and are a light sleeper, you should avoid deck 9 as you will be above the Clubhouse, and it can be loud in there. I have read posts on here that the sound from the Clubhouse sometimes reaches the cabins on deck 10.

[thornegirl]

We were in 14741 on Arvia at Easter and saw the overflow from the pool when kids were throwing water.  Deck 14, 12 balconies didn’t get soaked .  Deck 11,10 and 9 did .  It’s mainly the centre 2 balconies directly under the pool that got soaked.  There was an officer on one of the balconies looking up at the problem who just missed a drenching. This was on the first day,  I think that the kids in the pool were told off by other passengers I heard them shouting for them to stop doing it. Never happened again after that. 

[Welshcumbria]

Thanks

Been on lots of cruises but never had an aft balcony 

Really keen to try one 

[Welshcumbria]

Going to see what people say about aft balconies then decide 

If too many negatives will book one of the bigger standard balconies

Had 11712 in March on Iona

Great views 

 

 

 

[Well boy 91]

Deck 9.  Clubhouse noise.,it can be rather  noisy with the sunset bar just below you. Whirlpool baths etc . Music.  If peace and quiet are your thing,avoid deck 9 

[Son of Anarchy]

3 hours ago, Welshcumbria said:

Going to see what people say about aft balconies then decide 

If too many negatives will book one of the bigger standard balconies

Had 11712 in March on Iona

Great views 

 

 

 

We've had a larger standard balcony on Iona and Arvia.  They are overlooked, but to us it always felt more like we were overlooking everyone else.  

 

Both times we were quite high up (15 and 17).  The overhand from deck 18 created a lot shade over most of the balcony, but there was often sun (on the sunny days!) near the rail.  Most of the other balconies would be totally in shade, unless the sun was low in the sky.

 

Had a standard balcony on Iona before.  If we booked Iona or Arvia again would probably go for the larger balcony over a standard one again.  

[sandancer]

15 hours ago, lebreos said:

just booked one for 2025, we are lower down so hopefully water will have landed by then, but closer to music from below - will follow this with interest, booked 10745 as need a sofa bed..

 

We were in 11745 this year and had no problems with noise or water. We always book aft cabins. The slight curve of the balcony made it seem more spacious. We have cruises booked for 2024 on both Arvia and Iona and have again booked aft cabins, this time on deck 12.

[majortom10]

We have recently moved our aft cabins on Arvia  for September and April next year. Still too many reports of people being unable to use balcony because they were wet or were getting splashed with water when using them. We were on Iona in March and children were having great fun throwing water over the aft when in Infinity pool.

[terrierjohn]

28 minutes ago, majortom10 said:

We have recently moved our aft cabins on Arvia  for September and April next year. Still too many reports of people being unable to use balcony because they were wet or were getting splashed with water when using them. We were on Iona in March and children were having great fun throwing water over the aft when in Infinity pool.

Children, or anyone would need to be extremely strong and athletic to splash water out of pool onto any balcony below, the splashing comes when the water in the pool is moving backwards and forwards as the ship pitches. There is a constant outflow from the bottom of the glass/perspex screen at the infinity end of the pool, this normally flows out at a steady rate and falls harmlessly into the trough, but in rough seas the pressure builds as the stern pitches down and the outflow is forced out at higher pressure which then hits the back of the trough and in extreme cases the spray can go over the top of the trough.

So IMHO any splashing is not caused by unruly children or adults, nor with the present system could it be prevented by reducing the pool level.  However if there was no 'outflow" from the base of the pool screen, and circulation of the pool water was effected in the normal manner, then the trough would be perfectly adequate to catch any accidental or deliberate overflow.

Edited May 25, 2023 by terrierjohn

[thornegirl]

18 minutes ago, terrierjohn said:

Children, or anyone would need to be extremely strong and athletic to splash water out of pool onto any balcony below, the splashing comes when the water in the pool is moving backwards and forwards as the ship pitches. There is a constant outflow from the bottom of the glass/perspex screen at the infinity end of the pool, this normally flows out at a steady rate and falls harmlessly into the trough, but in rough seas the pressure builds as the stern pitches down and the outflow is forced out at higher pressure which then hits the back of the trough and in extreme cases the spray can go over the top of the trough.

So IMHO any splashing is not caused by unruly children or adults, nor with the present system could it be prevented by reducing the pool level.  However if there was no 'outflow" from the base of the pool screen, and circulation of the pool water was effected in the normal manner, then the trough would be perfectly adequate to catch any accidental or deliberate overflow.

I’m sorry but you are incorrect, the ‘kids’ were splashing the water from the infinity pool while we were moored up in Southampton before we left port. They were told off by other passengers but continued to do it while saying sorry!  
 

I did say earlier that an officer narrowly missed a drenching that day but we didn’t see any more water pouring from the pool after embarkation day. 

[majortom10]

2 hours ago, terrierjohn said:

Children, or anyone would need to be extremely strong and athletic to splash water out of pool onto any balcony below, the splashing comes when the water in the pool is moving backwards and forwards as the ship pitches. There is a constant outflow from the bottom of the glass/perspex screen at the infinity end of the pool, this normally flows out at a steady rate and falls harmlessly into the trough, but in rough seas the pressure builds as the stern pitches down and the outflow is forced out at higher pressure which then hits the back of the trough and in extreme cases the spray can go over the top of the trough.

So IMHO any splashing is not caused by unruly children or adults, nor with the present system could it be prevented by reducing the pool level.  However if there was no 'outflow" from the base of the pool screen, and circulation of the pool water was effected in the normal manner, then the trough would be perfectly adequate to catch any accidental or deliberate overflow.

Well we stood and watched them doing it on Iona in March and they thought it was hilarious and their parents must lay on sunbeds thought it was amusing.

[terrierjohn]

2 hours ago, thornegirl said:

I’m sorry but you are incorrect, the ‘kids’ were splashing the water from the infinity pool while we were moored up in Southampton before we left port. They were told off by other passengers but continued to do it while saying sorry!  
 

I did say earlier that an officer narrowly missed a drenching that day but we didn’t see any more water pouring from the pool after embarkation day. 

When you're next on board do check the arrangement at the back where any water splashed over falls harmlessly into the trough, and to splash this onto the balconies you would need to hurl the water a good 6 foot to clear the trough.

[thornegirl]

1 minute ago, terrierjohn said:

When you're next on board do check the arrangement at the back where any water splashed over falls harmlessly into the trough, and to splash this onto the balconies you would need to hurl the water a good 6 foot to clear the trough.

That's what they were doing, some just splashed on the glass but the majority went over the top.

There were lots of people on their balconies waiting for the sailaway, who saw it all happening.

[terrierjohn]

8 minutes ago, thornegirl said:

That's what they were doing, some just splashed on the glass but the majority went over the top.

There were lots of people on their balconies waiting for the sailaway, who saw it all happening.

Any water going over the top of the glass falls harmlessly into the trough designed to catch it, the back of the trough is quite high and about 6 feet beyond the pool. As I said go right to the rail next to the pool and watch what happens, splashes and spillover falls harmlessly into the trough, and it is the recirculated water that causes the spray that sometimes goes over the sloping back of the trough.

[thornegirl]

15 minutes ago, terrierjohn said:

Any water going over the top of the glass falls harmlessly into the trough designed to catch it, the back of the trough is quite high and about 6 feet beyond the pool. As I said go right to the rail next to the pool and watch what happens, splashes and spillover falls harmlessly into the trough, and it is the recirculated water that causes the spray that sometimes goes over the sloping back of the trough.

I’m sorry I completely disagree we watched the children throwing water over the top , significant amounts landing on the middle two balconies from deck 11 down. Staff were on the deck 11 and  deck 10 with mop and buckets.  That was not spray. 

[doog442]

On 5/24/2023 at 4:49 PM, sandancer said:

We were in 11745 this year and had no problems with noise or water. We always book aft cabins. The slight curve of the balcony made it seem more spacious. We have cruises booked for 2024 on both Arvia and Iona and have again booked aft cabins, this time on deck 12.

 

Good to know. We've booked 11746 for Caribbean next Jan which is the corresponding cabin to yours,  set off to the other side from the two central cabins which may or may not be in the 'fall zone'.  

[Carpman6495]

On 5/24/2023 at 7:31 AM, thornegirl said:

We were in 14741 on Arvia at Easter and saw the overflow from the pool when kids were throwing water.  Deck 14, 12 balconies didn’t get soaked .  Deck 11,10 and 9 did .  It’s mainly the centre 2 balconies directly under the pool that got soaked.  There was an officer on one of the balconies looking up at the problem who just missed a drenching. This was on the first day,  I think that the kids in the pool were told off by other passengers I heard them shouting for them to stop doing it. Never happened again after that. 

Booked this cabin for next year how bad was the noise from the clubhouse ?our son is autistic and didnt know it was above when booking

[thornegirl]

We didn't hear any noise from cabin 14741 at all really quiet lovely location have booked the same cabin again.  Wouldn't hesitate to recommend it.

[sandancer]

2 hours ago, Carpman6495 said:

Booked this cabin for next year how bad was the noise from the clubhouse ?our son is autistic and didnt know it was above when booking

The Clubhouse is on deck 8. We were on deck 11 and heard very little noise. 

[tesni]

We had cabin 14745 as a day cabin before leaving the ship. It's just below the infinity pool. We could hear the gentle lapping of water, but none splashed over.

 

I'll try and attach a pic of the screen/trough we could see if we looked up above the balcony. (Swimmers couldn't get to that perspex edge).