dchounds

Horizon Terrace on the Lido Deck! The chairs around the Outrigger Bar are comfy and it's shaded but you can also move the chairs out into the sun. And the Outrigger is the specialty Margarita Bar. We had a great balcony but I would come up there to read my book and try out all the margaritas!

We tried it on the Royal last November. I kept an eye out for it in the Patter and ran and made a reservation as soon as I could. The shrimp was delicious. The crab legs, though we got more than 3 halves, were dry and small. So I agree with your review!

We have done the crab shack three times. The last on the Majestic. We were so looking forward to it but it was a real disappointment this last time. We were served just 3 of the 1/2 legs that had been split length ways with a large number of shrimp and the other usual stuff. We were told we could not have any more for the price of $29. We felt so bad that we had insisted our two traveling family members join us that we paid for theirs rather than have them pay for the disappointing serving size.

 

Until we see or hear of different serving sizes we will forever refer to it as the “Crab Snack” and won’t be doing it again.

Ship: ROYAL PRINCESS

Class: Royal Class

Deck: EMERALD

Stateroom #: E729

Category: Full Suite

Port/Starboard/Bow/Stern: STARBOARD AFT

Connects With Cabin #: N/A

Accessible: No (there was a step in and out of the bathroom and the passageway where the closets are is very narrow)

Quiet: No, though only in 2 instances. (1) Although it is directly above the Vista Lounge, we never heard anything until the last night of our 5-day. We heard a lot of thumping bass until midnight. That is the ONLY time we heard anything from the Vista. (2) Sometimes you could hear an engine-type noise, but it seemed to happen very rarely (fewer than three times over 5 days and only for a short period—less than an hour). I really never heard anything else (we did have some loud neighbors above us but it was only noticeable when they were on their balcony).

Balcony Size: OVERSIZED (very). The balcony is ENORMOUS. There are two doors, one adjacent to the bedroom and one at the living room. There is a large table with chairs at the LR door, then a large expanse of space until you get to the 2 loungers (and small table between them) that are at the largest curve of the balcony as it wraps from aft to starboard. Lounge chairs can lay flat with a lot of room to the railing to walk by--no sideways chair problems here. The BR side has a small table and 2 chairs.

View: None. It’s totally unobstructed. You actually get a great view because of the wraparound.

Privacy Issues: None that I could see. Because of the cake-layer type setup of the ship (Emerald is the lowest balcony level at the back of the ship since underneath it is the Vista Lounge), technically the folks above us could have leaned over their balcony and seen us, but . . .

Wind: There were some issues with that. It was too windy to do our balcony dinner one night but that was just once. I was able to sit out there and there were a few nights we left the cushions out there (our steward would usually bring them in) and they had only moved about a bit.

Soot: I had heard that this could be a problem but I only saw the tiniest bit of soot on the larger table. I walked in socks and barefoot on the balcony and never noticed a soot problem.

Problems: It’s at the very back of the boat and the ship is large, so my 71 year old mother who has breathing problems had a rough time getting from other areas on the ship.

Comments: Wake view is amazing. Balcony isn't covered (just a small overhang that really doesn't count).

Suite perks are also amazing (and worth it).

They provide bath salts for the tub, which was very nice, and the shower was roomy. Only one toilet, in its own cubicle (with sink). Lot of room by the sinks in the shower/tub area to store things.

Our muster station was RIGHT below us (one level) so that was super easy.

The doors to the balcony slid open and if you didn't close them firmly, when the ship rocked, the door would slide back open.

The fridge is TINY (but nice to have).

My mother usually has motion sickness issues but you rarely feel like you're on a boat on this ship. She stopped taking the Dramamine the first day. The last night, as we were speeding back to Florida, you could feel a lot more motion than ever before where we were at the back, but it was still a lot less noticeable than the other ships I've sailed on! Very stable ship!

****The only other thing I’d like to bring up is that there is an outdoor smoking section directly under the room, but I never smelled any smoke. Still, if you have smoke sensitivity issues, you might not want to choose this room. I am not a smoker and don’t like smoke, but I never noticed a smell, even when we were in port and I was on my balcony. You do sometimes hear the smokers down there talking, but it’s not that noticeable.

We seen those same people in the Enclave and could not believe it. Great cruise though !

Thank you, both! I really want to do the Enclave. I am going to run down there and purchase as soon as I get on the boat!!!

I'm a beer drinker but I like the bitter stuff so I guess I'll go for liquor :)

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I will be on the Royal for the first time next week. Did you try the Enclave? Did you see what beers they offered?

Thank you!

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Royal in 12 days.

Loving this thread. We are in a suite on the Royal in 3 weeks and I know nothing about suite cruising.

I'm on this cruise too, and haven't seen anything in the Roll Call about it yet. In the Roll Call, we are kinda speculating it will be on a sea day that's not the first night, so 26th or 28th. I'm sort of praying they have the formal night when mom and I are doing the balcony dinner because I am not a fan of the formal night but she loves it. :)

Does anyone know how much it is? I'm headed for a 5-day at the end of November. THANKS!

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I don't have any tips but I am excited because I am on the same cruise :)

I was two decks below C739 in E729 and we had a blanket of oily soot every morning; I must assume the higher decks had it also. And there is very little overhang on the balconies for these suites and consequently very little shade.

HI Rick & Vita! We will be in E729 in November and wonder if you have any other observations of the room that you could pass on? THANK YOU!