karmacruiser Posted March 1, 2009 #1 Share Posted March 1, 2009 We are thinking of booking our first Carnival Cruise, 8 day Mex. Riv. itinerary, and were looking for advice and suggestions on balcony staterooms. Are there any that are terrible and we should watch out for? The cheap prices are for a balcony with obstructed view, has anyone sailed in these cabins? Thanks in advance for any advice!:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellywhitehills Posted March 1, 2009 #2 Share Posted March 1, 2009 We are thinking of booking our first Carnival Cruise, 8 day Mex. Riv. itinerary, and were looking for advice and suggestions on balcony staterooms. Are there any that are terrible and we should watch out for? The cheap prices are for a balcony with obstructed view, has anyone sailed in these cabins? Thanks in advance for any advice!:) I myself prefer aft balconies..You have a great view...You might try looking for an aft balcony on the main deck..:) Kelly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVfromAZ Posted March 1, 2009 #3 Share Posted March 1, 2009 We just did this cruise a month ago, it was also our 1st Carnival cruise, we absolutly loved it! We booked a guar. Balcony, got cabin 5141, which is Not obstructed, it was great. With four sea days you will have a lot of time to enjoy your balcony.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tangocherie Posted March 1, 2009 #4 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Just cruised the Spirit and visited a category 7A obstructed view. I think these are a great deal because the only obstruction is directly below. You get a great view horizontally. Do remember that the first three rescue boats are higher than the others. It would be preferable to reserve a room aft of these first three. My room was 7192, cat. 8H. Loved it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribbean dreams Posted March 1, 2009 #5 Share Posted March 1, 2009 My fav balconies on Spirit are the hump cabins mid ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCTribeFan Posted March 1, 2009 #6 Share Posted March 1, 2009 I was in 7192 on Miracle, my only balcony so far, and while I loved the cabin, I can't really justify the price. That particular itinerary had only 2 sea days. I've booked an aft for December when we have 4 sea days! You might want to check the "Cabin Selection" board. I know there are several threads about Spirit-class ship cabins. And I know there have been recent threads here about the 7A cabins. Try an "advanced search" and use 7A as your search criteria, select thread titles, and select just the Carnival and Cabin Selection boards. That should pull up all the threads on that particular category. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman99 Posted March 1, 2009 #7 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Just cruised the Spirit and visited a category 7A obstructed view. I think these are a great deal because the only obstruction is directly below. You get a great view horizontally. Do remember that the first three rescue boats are higher than the others. It would be preferable to reserve a room aft of these first three. My room was 7192, cat. 8H. Loved it. we are the last 2 balcony cabins on the 3rd lifeboat will our obstruction still be just underneath or will be obstructed facing out towards the ocean as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusin Karen Posted March 1, 2009 #8 Share Posted March 1, 2009 My fav balconies on Spirit are the hump cabins mid ship. What's a hump cabin? :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karmacruiser Posted March 2, 2009 Author #9 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Thanks for all the great advice, but I too am wondering what the hump cabin is? It sounds like the obstructed view balconies aren't too bad and the prices are great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathyz Posted March 2, 2009 #10 Share Posted March 2, 2009 What's a hump cabin? :confused: That terminology isn't really common on Carnival, they use it on some other cruiselines, but it's the area on any deck where the cabins are bumped out, i.e, the regular balcony cabins that stick out vs. the extended balcony cabins that are indented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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