batteries will run out at any time, and with our experience doing longer cruises, they are pretty well expired after 14 days or so....they just make you a new one in a matter of minutes.
we were with you, too....and recall vividly the nightmare disembarkation in Ft Lauderdale....so suggesting to the OP to have your patience with you in your pocket.
we have had those cabins for a number of days, and so have other family members. We all love them.
The angled solid rail does deflect the wind, you have some protection above if it rains, and certainly keeping the sliding door closed and the drapes closed at night is not an issue.
The huge balcony is a bonus as are the outstanding views.
It 's not what I think, it's what I know....and I also said that making blanket statements is wrong.
I don't need to give you my experience because that would be unfair to the executive involved.
I, too, know how complaints are handled in large corporations and in large governments.
on princess.com just follow along picking the cabin, and keep following the instructions....
do one cabin then the other...the website will hold them for 2 or three days for you, I think.
Also, balcony dividers can be opened so most cabins are adjoining in some way
A deluxe ocean view does not have a balcony...they have windows only.
The ones with a balcony are deluxe obstructed view balcony cabins....and rarely are those doors locked.