View Poll Results: Do you use your balcony (in good weather)?
Yes, VERY Frequently
32 62.75%
Yes, Fairly Often
9 17.65%
Sometimes Yes ... Sometimes NO
6 11.76%
Seldom ... But Still Like Having One
1 1.96%
No .... Never
0 0%
3 5.88%
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Cruise-a-Lot
Location: Dallas, TX
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 2,068
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We've always had balconies and have always used them when sailing into and out of our ports of call. Our favorite though was the aft balcony on the Panama Canal transit nothing like viewing the locks opening and closing from that point of view.
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Diane & John YaYa Future Princess Howls at the Moon FUTURE CRUISES: Adventure 10/25/09 Ruby Princess 02/18/10 Oasis 10/09/10
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Cruising Machine
Location: North Carolina
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 1,467
Frubals:585230859
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Diane-
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Martha
Past Cruises
Mariner of the Seas; Splendour of the Seas;
Majesty of the Seas;
Jewel of the Seas;
Enchantment of the Seas
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Cruiser
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 155
Frubals:247088577
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Yup, don't like tan lines.
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Almighty Cruiser
Location: West St Paul, MN
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 5,438
Frubals:2147483647
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Whenever I have a balcony I use it all the time, first thing in the morning to last thing at night. Love the balcony and this Nov we will have an aft one...first time.
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Carol
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Past Cruises
Emerald Princess Aug/Sept 08 Mediterranean
Star Princess Sept.07 Baltic
Sun Princess Jan, 07 Southern Caribbean
Sun Princess Nov, 05 Southern Caribbean
Celebrity Infinity Apr, 05 Hawaii
Grand Princess Mar, 04 Western Caribbean
Sun Princess Feb, 03 Panama Canal
Sea Princess Nov, 02 Southern Caribbean
Ocean Princess Jan, 01 Southern Caribbean
Majesty of the Seas Nov, 1999 Southern Caribbean
Regal Princess July 1995 Alaska
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Super Cruiser
Location: u.k
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 4,592
Frubals:2147483647
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like cruisin chick's husband, i cannot stand any light when i sleep, so we havn't bothered booking one either.
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making up for lost time
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Past Cruises
n.c.l. star jan2008, n.c.l. dawnjan2009, n.c.l. sky jan2009, carnival freedom jan 2009
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Pro-Cruiser
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 585
Frubals:504772299
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We are insiders as well. We tend to take longer cruises and a balcony is at least an extra $1000, which I am not keen on spending.
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CLF Officer
Location: Ålesund, Norway
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 15,184
Frubals:2147483647
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When we book a balcony cabin I use it as often as I can. For morning coffee and cigarette. For reading, watching the senery and arrival/departures to/from ports.
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Vision of the Seas - Western Europe - 8 days Lisbon to Oslo - April 19 2010
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GONE CRUISING - BRILLIANCE OF THE SEAS
Past Cruises
HAL-Maasdam-May 2005 (Canada/New England)
RCI-Voyager OTS-Nov 2007 (Western Med)
RCI-Legend OTS-June 2008 (Italy & Croatia)
RCI-Brilliance OTS-Nov 2008 (Italy & Croatia)
RCI-Vision OTS-Sept 2009
(Norwegian Fjords)
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Cruiser
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 155
Frubals:247088577
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Originally Posted by
cruiseshmooz
We are insiders as well. We tend to take longer cruises and a balcony is at least an extra $1000, which I am not keen on spending.
A lot of frequent cruises are insiders; more money spent on cruises rather than balconies. I prefer balconies only for warm climates or scenic places like Alaska. Otherwise, an outside window is good enough.
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CLF Navigator
Location: Bakersfield, Ca.
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 24,519
Frubals:2147483647
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Definitely, I spend more time on the balcony than in the cabin, not including sleep time .
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CLF Celebrity Navigator
Radiance 10-14-09 Ruby 11-04-09 Enchantmet 11-14-09
Oasis 11-19-09 Radiance 4-2-10 Spirit 9-7-10
The Travel Place, Valencia, Ca. 1-800-688-4933
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gone cruising
Past Cruises
Viking Serenade ( 3 times ), Serenade,
Voyager OTS, Vision OTS,
Monarch OTS (16 times),
Majesty OTS,
Rhapsody OTS (2 times), Mariner(2), NCL Sea,
NCL Star,
Mercury ( 4 times ),
Infinity(2), Sapphire,
Paradise(4), Spirit, Pride, Elation, Miracle
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Almighty Cruiser
Location: South Carolina
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 14,383
Frubals:2147483647
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It's not the type of cabin .... It's how much you enjoy the cruise!
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LuLu ... Visit SOUTH CAROLINA Crown Princess Island Pricess B2B Ft.Lauderdale to Acapulco and back (total 20 days)
Past Cruises
OVER 40 (started young) Princess, Celebrity, RCCL, HAL, NCL, Costa, Disney, Carnival, Sitmar (Princess bought), and (a very long time ago) SS Bahama Star
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