cruise help please

dubliner Posted: Jan 14, 2004 09:51 AM

cruise help please

We want to join our friends on a cruise, but there are no rooms remaining with balconies
We can get a large ocean view stateroom (it has a window)
Does any one have any feed back on a non-balcony room?
thansk

dubliner Posted: Jan 14, 2004 10:39 AM

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bump - please

ChristineC68 Posted: Jan 14, 2004 10:43 AM

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I have never been on a cruise but whenever I travel with a lot of friends, I am almost never in my room. I would go for the large stateroom.

allure Posted: Jan 14, 2004 10:49 AM

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I have been on a cruise and like Christine said you will spend very little time in your room.
There is so much to do on & off the boat i really feel IMO that the balcony is nothing to really need!

dubliner Posted: Jan 14, 2004 10:52 AM

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so ggod to hear that - the reviews I read said the rooms were small, but 139 sq ft should be OK

KarenK122 Posted: Jan 14, 2004 10:55 AM

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I have been on a ton of cruises (going on one next week in fact) and honestly while balconies are nice they are not necessary. You should be fine in an ocean view cabin. You will most likely only be in the room to sleep and shower : ).

What line are you looking at?

allure Posted: Jan 14, 2004 10:57 AM

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What Cruise Line are you taking?????

dubliner Posted: Jan 14, 2004 11:07 AM

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Royal Carribean - the ship is the Nordic Empress - NY to Bermuda

KarenK122 Posted: Jan 14, 2004 11:12 AM

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I've never been to Bermuda but everyone I know that has gone there LOVES it. Enjoy!!

HeatherandNick Posted: Jan 14, 2004 11:13 AM

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as an FYI I work in the cruise industry and will be the first to tell you you are not in your room that often so a balcony is nice, but not necessary. However most people who do have one usually want nothing but a balcony next time around

The Nordic Empress - are you going after May? Royal Caribbean has changeg their pier from NYC (55th St and 12th Ave) to one that is being built in Bayonne, NJ. They expect to start sailing out from Bayonne in May 2004.

If you have any other questions, just ask

dubliner Posted: Jan 14, 2004 11:19 AM

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Heather - thanks for the heads up!!

FM

casg Posted: Jan 14, 2004 11:19 AM

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ive only been 1 cruise and we stayed in a oceanview stateroom

and this is just me experience
we regreted it

next we go it will be a balcony room

they are bigger
our room was so small

dubliner Posted: Jan 14, 2004 11:22 AM

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casg

can you tell me why you regretted it? was it just the size? did you spend a lot of time in your room?

HeatherandNick Posted: Jan 14, 2004 11:42 AM

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Helen you have FM too

Fran M Posted: Jan 14, 2004 12:11 PM

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Unles you are doing the Panama Cruise an Oceanview is fine. You probably wont spend much time in your room. Save the money for the excursions!

boosh78201 Posted: Jan 14, 2004 01:02 PM

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Dubliner-I've taken the Nordic Empress. Its a really nice boat. If you need any info you can FM me.

Rob-luvs-me Posted: Jan 14, 2004 01:53 PM

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I have never had an inside room - but have had room with just a window before -

They are fine - of course it is great to be able to sit on a balcony - but I would NOT turn down a cruise for lack of a veranda.

You spend so little time in your room other than to dress, and sleep that it really doesn't matter -

casg Posted: Jan 14, 2004 01:57 PM

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yes it was too small

we live in an apartment so when we can away we like to have a big room

we would have liked to sit on the baloncy at night in our pj's

and the beds were 2 twin beds and we had to put them together

and the bathroom was REALLY small only 1 person in there at a time
and we are not big people

when we go away and spend all that money we like to get our monies worth

we didnt spend alot of time in there but the time we did we wernt like i dont ever want to leave here and we like that feeling

Sonicstef Posted: Jan 14, 2004 03:44 PM

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Ive been on several cruises both with and without windows and with and without balcony. After having a balcony, I am having a hard time going back to a non balcony room. I never realized how much more enjoyable a cruise with a balcony is but there is a difference. (sorry)

But the good news is that you have never been in a balcony room, you will not miss it. You can have a great time even in the smallest room b/c you HAVE to spend a lot of time in the room if you dont want to.

We are going on a cruise in August (someone wedding so we have no choice) and there are no balconies anywhere on the ship. Im bummed but I will get over it.

Buttafli1277 Posted: Jan 15, 2004 02:46 PM

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IMO, there is no need for a balcony room. Do you plan on spending a majority of your time in your room besides, sleeping showering and getting dressed. I hardly spent any time in my rooms when I went on cruises. It may be nice, but I think it's a waste of $$.