Wrap-Aft Balcony Worth the $$

[PineappleGal]

Booked on the Destiny...Wrap-Balcony for October. I'm hoping the Destiny is fixed soon.

 

 

But is a Wrap Aft Balcony worth the money?

 

Does anyone have pictures?

 

There will be 3 people staying in the room.

 

 

Thanks in Advance.

 

 

Pineapplegal

[nobody000]

The wraps are most def worth the extra money over a standard bal...Besides the size, you get a great view, alot more privacy than some other bal...YES YES well worth it...Im in wraps on the next 3 crz we have!! ;):D

[rskalko]

I've never stayed in a wrap but we loved our aft balcony on the Triumph. They were WAY larger than the standard starboard or port balconies.

 

There was a thread yesterday I think that showed the various aft-wrap balconies for several Carnival ship classes.

 

Take a look... if I find the thread I'll post a link.

 

Ryan

[rskalko]

Here's the post with the pictures of the aft-wraps for the various classes.

 

As you can see.... they are spectacular. But sadly getting less and less so (at least balcony wise).... but they're still amazing. I'd kill for one.... someday maybe!

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showpost.php?p=23085523&postcount=7

[dalsti]

They are worth it, as long as you enjoy spending time on your balcony. We have aft wraps for all cruises, and can't imagine going to regular size balcony. The views are amazing.

 

You will get different opinions on which deck is best but that' like comparing which flavor ice cream is better. Its still ice cream so it cant be that bad. Enjoy your cruise!

 

6 weeks till my next aft wrap!!!!

[PunkinsDad]

Our extended family (4 of us + MIL and FIL) shared 2 Cat-11 suites on the Legend last April. One aft-wrap (8268) and one immediately forward on the port side (8266). The suites and the balconies were awesome!!!! So much room. We had the divider opened, so we all enjoyed one HUGE balcony all week.

 

Well worth the extra cost IMHO. Even though we were directly beneath the Lido deck, we didn't have any problems with noise, nor did we see any of the "soot" that so many talk about.

 

Considered another aft-wrap for our upcoming Carnival Dream cruise, but they don't appear to be as large as those on the Legend, so we opted for 2 regular Cat-11 balcony suites.

[DOTTE]

The aft wrap is definitely worth it, especially if you like to spend a lot of time on the balcony. You definitely won't want to go back to a regular balcony after having the aft wrap.

 

Here is a pic of cabin 6373 balcony.

 

[RambleRocket]

Well worth the money. The balcony is huge with stunning views.

 

I have aft-wraps booked for my next two cruises :D

[PittsburghGirlee]

I will letcha know in 85 more days:D:D:D:D.

[kris12]

the aft wrap-around balcony's are wonderful! We got my son and his wife one for their honeymoon. Not only are the balcony's hugh, with a great view but the room's are awesome too.

[Cambrensis]

We sure hope its worth it. We have one on the Pride in March. Chose it mainly cuz an adjacent/connecting cabin was available for our kids. Hope we can get some time on it, despite the time of year!

[quiltingfool]

Wrap aft balconies can be compared to box of your favorite chocolates and every piece is your favorite flavor:D So, yes, yes, yes....they are totally worth it....they are amazing!!

[SJNB]

Booked on the Destiny...Wrap-Balcony for October. I'm hoping the Destiny is fixed soon.

 

 

But is a Wrap Aft Balcony worth the money?

 

Does anyone have pictures?

 

There will be 3 people staying in the room.

 

 

Thanks in Advance.

 

 

Pineapplegal

 

Herer is a pic of our aft wrap on the Triumph.

we were on upper deck (6)

[aggieastrosfan]

Here's my pics of 8328 on the Destiny:

 

http://travel.webshots.com/album/568574759BoWTUI

 

We love wraps. It's all we book now!

[keishashadow]

OP u mention you have 3 in your party, so do we; which is why i didn't book one.

 

PVP indicated that the bedding for 3 person on all the Destiny afts is a rollaway, i can't imagine how it would fit in the odd shaped room comfortably to allow easy movement w/i the cabin area.

 

there are several of the wrap aft cabins w/a queen bed vs the 2 twins, maybe those would be a better fit?

 

a couple posters here indicated that their young children were able to sleep on the smallish sofa, won't work for my 17 yo DS though

Edited February 12, 2010 by keishashadow

[PaulMedik]

OP u mention you have 3 in your party, so do we; which is why i didn't book one.

 

PVP indicated that the bedding for 3 person on all the Destiny afts is a rollaway, i can't imagine how it would fit in the odd shaped room comfortably to allow easy movement w/i the cabin area.

 

there are several of the wrap aft cabins w/a queen bed vs the 2 twins, maybe those would be a better fit?

 

a couple posters here indicated that their young children were able to sleep on the smallish sofa, won't work for my 17 yo DS though

 

keishashadow,

 

The sofas are actually quite comfortable in the aft wraps that sleep three and plenty large enough for an adult. We've had several of them and though I am happy to report I've never had to sleep on the sofa, I easily could have if the DW had kicked me out of the bed. :eek:

[moonandsun]

Simply put. WELL WORTH IT!! :D

[PaulMedik]

Sorry for the messy pic, but it was the first one I could locate of the couch made into a bed. This is from an aft wrap on deck 6 of Freedom. As you can see I didn't get the entire bed in the picture, but it's plenty big enough;

 

[hill6]

Had an aft wrap last October. Here is an album of nothing but pictures of Cabin 8333.

 

http://travel.webshots.com/album/575457544cEENbi

 

 

We loved it. Would definitely book it again.

Edited February 12, 2010 by hill6

[keishashadow]

keishashadow,

 

The sofas are actually quite comfortable in the aft wraps that sleep three and plenty large enough for an adult. We've had several of them and though I am happy to report I've never had to sleep on the sofa, I easily could have if the DW had kicked me out of the bed. :eek:

 

lol

 

PVP insists that on the older Destiny, the sofas in the afts & balconies are smaller than a full size sofa (think slightly larger than love seat) & will not accommodate an adult. I had hoped for a trundle bed in one of the aft wraps on the Destiny; but he states that there are none.:(

 

Im not doubting what you state, just scared to book the room & have my kid's feet dangle for 5 days...what a fun trip that would be:rolleyes:. He fit nicely on the extended aft balcony ones on the Legend, that size would be perfect.

 

i've asked my PVP several times re the sofa on the Destiny in the wraps, he said it isn't they type an adult can sleep on comfortably and they don't book it as such:confused:. He states it's the exact same sofa in the balcony cabin i booked on the Lido deck, ergo the reason i needed to book a room w/an upper berth or go with a rollaway.

 

Sorry for the messy pic, but it was the first one I could locate of the couch made into a bed. This is from an aft wrap on deck 6 of Freedom. As you can see I didn't get the entire bed in the picture, but it's plenty big enough;

 

 

PVP did confirm that afts on the Freedom had full sized sofabeds. I'd switch but the mr wants the HMC/GTurk itinerary.

 

I'm not saying i know any of this info to be true via 1st hand experience, just relating what the PVP told me....i'd luv to book one of the wraps on the Destiny.

[keishashadow]

thank to hill6, there's pics of what does to appear to be 'small' sofa in the aft wraps, picture #5 & # 7 (sorry, can't figure out how to post it here);)

Edited February 12, 2010 by keishashadow

[aggieastrosfan]

The couch on the Destiny is not like the couch on the newer ships. Our 3rd was our then-3 year old - the couch made a perfect-sized bed for him. There's no way anyone over 5 or 6 would be able to sleep on it.

 

It's kind of hard to see here. The couch is normally pushed up against the wall. We moved it against the window to keep our son from rolling out.

 

 

Edited February 12, 2010 by aggieastrosfan

[hill6]

lol

 

PVP insists that on the older Destiny, the sofas in the afts & balconies are smaller than a full size sofa (think slightly larger than love seat) & will not accommodate an adult. I had hoped for a trundle bed in one of the aft wraps on the Destiny; but he states that there are none.:(

 

Im not doubting what you state, just scared to book the room & have my kid's feet dangle for 5 days...what a fun trip that would be:rolleyes:. He fit nicely on the extended aft balcony ones on the Legend, that size would be perfect.

 

i've asked my PVP several times re the sofa on the Destiny in the wraps, he said it isn't they type an adult can sleep on comfortably and they don't book it as such:confused:. He states it's the exact same sofa in the balcony cabin i booked on the Lido deck, ergo the reason i needed to book a room w/an upper berth or go with a rollaway.

 

 

 

PVP did confirm that afts on the Freedom had full sized sofabeds. I'd switch but the mr wants the HMC/GTurk itinerary.

 

I'm not saying i know any of this info to be true via 1st hand experience, just relating what the PVP told me....i'd luv to book one of the wraps on the Destiny.

 

 

 

Our bed had a trundle underneath it. Your PVP was wrong.

[hill6]

thank to hill6, there's pics of what does to appear to be 'small' sofa in the aft wraps, picture #5 & # 7 (sorry, can't figure out how to post it here);)

 

http://travel.webshots.com/photo/2880267540048107033kaGRgq

 

http://travel.webshots.com/photo/2274423720048107033OCCBfQ

 

I can agree that it was not a full size couch. It was loveseat size.

 

There was a trundle under the side of the bed closest to the sofa.

[conchead]

Here are 3 pics from the Triumph

8428 aft wrap

 

the cabin

 

The Balcony about 26' straight

 

This is the side wrapping around on the port side...about 10' more

 

We totally loved it, but we cruised in Jan and it got chilly

the first and last nights. I think any other time of year

would be fantastic