aquagirl1 Posted October 8, 2008 #1 Share Posted October 8, 2008 First time cruiser - I have an unassigned balcony room not suite on the Baja deck catergory BE. My questions: are they covered and what is the most preferred location (excuse my terminology-will get it right soon) front, side or back of ship? Thanks in advance for you help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jbpinkie Posted October 8, 2008 #2 Share Posted October 8, 2008 the only un-covered balcony cabins will be on Dolphin deck, and most if not all of them are mini suites. Caribe deck has the largest and they are half open, half covered. All the others are covered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuvTheGoodLife Posted October 8, 2008 #3 Share Posted October 8, 2008 following refers to 'side' of ship balconies only, i.e. those on starboard or port sides of any ‘Grand’ class ship (Grand, Golden, Star, Diamond, Sapphire, Caribbean, Crown, Emerald etc) and not any balconies that face directly aft.... Baja deck balconies are sized 9 ft. wide x 5 ft. deep and have full ceiling overhang. Lido, Aloha, Riviera (found on Caribbean, Crown, Emerald, Ruby only) decks have the same balconies. You can stand at the railing of these balconies and look down on to part of the Caribe deck balconies and all of the Dolphin deck balconies. Caribe deck balconies are sized 9 ft. wide x 9 ft. deep and have ceiling overhang over the first 5 ft. Standing at the railing, you will overlook Dolphin deck balconies below. All of the cabin interiors/bathrooms of the balcony cabins are the same with respect to size (unless it is a handicapped cabin). Dolphin deck balconies (all balcony cabins are actually mini-suites and thus bigger than regular balcony cabins on the interior with sitting area, 2nd TV and bathtub/shower combination instead of the small shower stall found in the regular balcony cabins). The balcony is sized 9 ft. wide x 7 ft. deep and has no ceiling overhang as protection from sun or rain. Emerald deck has several mini-suites each side with fully covered balconies. The last mini-suite cabin towards aft end on each side has extra wide balcony – approximately 7 ft. deep x 18 wide, according to someone who stayed in one of these. Emerald deck also has some regular balcony cabins near the front that have the balconies set back under the roof and back from the railing. You look straight out to the water but cannot look down on the water. The walking track goes past these balconies and walkers can see you on your balcony. I do not have any measurements for these Emerald deck balcony sizes. Hope this helps. Enjoy your cruise! Below is a link of photos which helps explain the tiered balcony design from StuartM: http://good-times.webshots.com/album/563286324HHwMgb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquagirl1 Posted October 8, 2008 Author #4 Share Posted October 8, 2008 great info - I am so excited about having a balcony- and now I know it will be covered is great news. Any tips on cabin location for the BE's on the Baja deck- thank you again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packed&ready! Posted October 9, 2008 #5 Share Posted October 9, 2008 aquagirl1 The orange colored cabins on the Baja deck take a lot of the space. Go on the Princess website and look at deck plans and you will see the rooms. I'm not going until May 4, 2009. Bon Voyage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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