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CLF Steward
Location: T E X A S
Join Date: Aug 2005
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We are right on the rear on deck 7. Almost in the center of the ship.
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Western Caribbean;
Eastern Caribbean;
Panama Canal
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Cruise-a-Lot
Location: Placitas, NM
Join Date: Aug 2005
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How great! I'm so excited! AllieMan and I have aft balconies on the next two cruises (and hopefully the next three - hint, hint...)
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Viking Serenade 10/1992,
Windward 1/1995,
Viking Serenade 5/1998
Norwegian Wind 11/1999
Ecstasy 10/2001
Infinity 4/2004
Infinity 10/2005
Constellation 5/2006
Constellation 3/2007
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Cruiser
Location: Ashley, Indiana
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 474
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Okay, I am in the minority. We had the middle aft, deck 7 on Splendour of the Seas. I was very disappointed that we could not look down into the water, but rather looked down onto another large deck. There was also a lot of superstructure. Yes, the balcony was deeper than the regular balcony and we had 2 lounge chairs out there with our table. My DH did like sleeping out there a couple of nights. I also didn't like the time it took to get to the cabin when I forgot something!
I have seen afts that don't have the same problems that ours did, but I still don't think I would book one again.
It is good that there are so many choices and that all of us can be happy!
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"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." Mark Twain; RCI Mariner of the Seas (eastern), RCI Serenade (Southern to the east), RCI Splendour (Western) 3/25/05, Celebrity Century (Eastern) 3/20/04, Celebrity Horizon (Eastern) 4/03, Golden Princess (Eastern) 3/30/02, RCI Grandeur (Southern) 4/01, Carnival Holiday (Western) 3/92
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CLF Navigator
Location: Northridge, CA
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 25,322
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We had an aft cabin (oceanview, no balcony) on one cruise and we would watch the wake and see where we've been. This last cruise we made sure to book a midship inside because we had heard it can get pretty rough. And it did.
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Patty, Family Cruising & So. Calif. area Navigator Confirm your membership in The Do-Gooders List! In Off Topic photos
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Past Cruises
Carnival Jubilee - Mex. Riv. 1/94, Sensation - W. Car. 11/94, Holiday (2x's) Baja Calif. while preggers 3/97, w/toddler 7/99, Paradise - E. Car. 3/01, Ecstasy - Baja Calif. 6/02; Princess Star - Mex. Riv. 2/03, Sapphire - Alaska 8/04; Island Princess - Hawaii 12/05
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Super Cruiser
Location: Expensive S Cali
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 3,833
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... I'd forget my head if it weren't attached
..... it is a long walk to the front of the ship!
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No more cruises ~ Time to grow a beanlette
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Cruising since 9/00:
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Princess - 1,
RCCL - 16 .....
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Super Cruiser
Location: Roseville, CA
Join Date: Apr 2005
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We have booked a veranda cabin on the new Noordam for September. I was interested to read your comments in that although we've had cabins in the aft area of the ship, we have never faced aft. Do you think you miss much of the view back there????
We were convinced to try an aft facing cabin because of the size of the veranda.
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Loca Lady HAL-152 days; Celebrity-27 days; RCCL-28 days; Disney-7 days Total- 214 days Coming up- 11/07 Veendam, 2/08 Oosterdam Yum Yum Man cruise, 9/08 Eurodam NE/Canada
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Snorkeling in Southern Caribbean
Past Cruises
Splendour OTS-99, Rhapsody OTS-99, Volendam-00, Millennium-00, Maasdam-01, Disney Magic-02, Statendam-03, Amsterdam-03, Ryndam-04, Rotterdam-04, Zaandam-05, Prinsendam-05, Veendam-05, Noordam-06, Volendam-06 & 07, Oosterdam-07, Infinity-07,
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Banned
Location: Bradford, N.H.
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 8,611
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I have heard you find stuff on your balconys in the morning? Stuff that blows off from up above and cigg. butts. Is this true?
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Pro-Cruiser
Location: Hartland,Mi
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 678
Frubals:5654
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I've never had a room in aft.Mid ship seems to work for me.
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Past Cruises
Caribbean Princess 8-2004
Grand Princess 4-2005
Golden Princess 12-2005
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Pro-Cruiser
Location: East Bruns. NJ
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 676
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I find the wake absolutely mesmerizing, so we loved our aft balcony! But I have to agree, it's a long walk if you want to get to the front of the ship!
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Ruthhere
Past Cruises
Zenith to Bermuda August 2004
Century Western (50th Birthday Gift to Myself!) April 2005
Girls Gone Wild ~ Zenith 5 night Western, November 2005
Happy 60th John ~ Zenith March 2006
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Super Cruiser
Location: Las Vegas
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 3,376
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I agree with everyone else who commented how great the aft cabins are. My last two cruises were in the same corner aft cabin. It was great.
Now how can you find fault with this balcony.
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Next Cruise the Golden Princess
Past Cruises
1. Monarch of the Seas-March 2002 West. Carib.
2. MS Zuiderdam April 2003 East Carib.
3. Monarch of the Seas-December 2003 Baja Mexico
4. MS Oosterdam May 2004 Alaska
5. MS Ryndam Nov.2004 Sea of Cortez
6. MS Westerdam March 2005 West. Carib
7. MS Maasdam July 2005 New England/Canada
8. MS Oosterdam Mexican Riviera Oct.2005
9. MS Oosterdam Mexican Riviera Feb. 2006
10.MS Ryndam Inside Passage Alaska May 2006
11.MS Veendam NW Coastal Sept. 2006
12. MS Zaandam November 2006 10 Day Mex. Riv.
13. MS Oosterdam March 2007 30th Anniversary Cruise
14. MS Noordam Alaska June 2007
15. MS Noordam Alaska September 2007
16. MS Oosterdam Mexican Riviera December 2007
17. MS Oosterdam Mexican Riviera Feb 2008
18.MS Amsterdam Alaska June 2008
19. MS Oosterdam Mexican Riv October 2008
20. MS Eurodam December 2008 Caribbean
21. 2nd half of B2B on the MS Eurodam Christmas Week 2008
22. MS Oosterdam Mexican Riviera February 2009 Yum Yum Man Worshippers II
23. HAL MS Statedam April 2009 Panama Canal
24. HAL MS Westerdam June 2009 Alaska
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The Vistas regular veranda cabins have very small balconies compared to HAL's older ships.
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