Buckybee

Thanks for your input. We just got back from 4 days at the Grand Canyon and was not able to respond to your posts. Personally I love traditional balconies. Weather does not bother me. I did Alaska and it was great to just sit and watch all the wildlife without trudging up to the top decks. I have never had a problem with privacy. I’ve had good conversations with my balcony neighbors. I really like to sit on the balcony and watch when we come into port and dock. From what I’ve seen online the lower section of the ship blocks the view of anything close to the ship. I’m just trying to figure out if an Infinite Balcony is worth the money to me. Everyone has different wants and needs. The wife and I like a set dinning. Early seating, the biggest table they have and the same wait staff every night. Others want anytime dining and a table for two. Some want the biggest ship at sea. 2500 passenger ships are for me. We pay a lot of money and invest valuable vacation time we should get what we want.

I watched some youtube videos and have a better picture of the cabin. It looks like it’s more of a glorified Ocean View with big window that may or may not open. More about the itinerary for us and not many alternative ships.

So no sliding glass door to a balcony with a railing. I’m not familiar with this class of ship. I like to look over the railing and see to goings on when docked. More research needed on my part. Will look at cruisedeckplans and youtube.

TAs have been less than helpful so far. I believe because the cruise is 14 months away there are no real perks yet. My group has traveled the world together and we have learned with 12 people it’s cheaper to book our own private tours. Early stages of planning. Early dinning with one or two tables for us. Specialty restaurants are not our thing.

Dealing directly with Celebrity planner because all agents are the same price, higher or tell me no unobstructed verandas are available. Initial talks have been E-2 on deck 6 starboard. I need to do more research before ai commit to anything. knowledge is power.

Planning an Arctic circle cruise on Apex for July 25. I’m booking 6 E-2 verandas. My questions. * Are these truly unobstructed verandas? * Does port vs starboard matter. Does the magic carpet make a difference. * It seems like the cabins I’m looking at are indented a bit. How does this affect the view ti the front and back? I’m planning for 6 couples so I want to be the Hero and not the Zero so I need to get it right. Thanks in advance.

Best $150 I ever spent on a ship. Leaving Thurs on Emerald and fist thing I will do is go to the service desk and sign up if offered. You get to see the ship from top to bottom. Swag is worth the $150. Each department you visit gives you a gift pertaining to what they do. Kitchen gave a chefs jacket and hat and the print shop gave custom stationary with your name on it.

They are only strangers the fist night. We booked early dinning. One of the dinning rooms is set aside for set dinning.