mimisandy Posted March 28, 2009 #1 Share Posted March 28, 2009 We want to book a cabin (either mini suite or Balcony) as soon as they are available on Crown Princess for June 2010. I need some advice. Are there any BAs that are better than others--specific decks, specific areas??? We had a mini suite on Diamond Princess last year. Here are my comments on that. I wasn't that wild about the balcony being uncovered and open. Didn't use the tub. Prefer to be higher than deck 7. No laundromat on our deck. I did like the sofa and little bit of extra room in the cabin since it was a 15 day roundtrip to Hawaii. Any advice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuvTheGoodLife Posted March 28, 2009 #2 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Your BA and BB cabins on Caribe deck (only) will have the largest balcony size. The 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 on some Grand Class ships 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...
mimisandy Posted March 28, 2009 Author #3 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Very helpful. Thank you. I need to learn how to research all of these questions myself on CC. I have been a member for a few years but have become more active on the boards just recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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