Poesia cabin question....

[IwannaGo Now]

I'm considering a B2B in November on the Poesia. I'm looking at a cat 8 balcony on deck 14, or 12. Anybody know what that symbol is between 14042, and 14044. Anybody got any suggestions for a great cat 8-11, balcony location? I was on the Orchestra on deck 8 aft in Apr 09, and want to go forward this time.

Any other hints would be appreciated.

Thanks

[Satincruz]

Hi,

 

You can't go wrong, no matter which cabin you pick on 12 or 14 forward. One deck is below the spa, and the other above it--so you'll always have those fresh scents wafting in!

 

The symbol of what is between 14042 and 14044--it is a thicker wall of the ship's framework, like a stronger bulkhead. Here is a (VERY LARGE!) flickr photo of Poesia--but of the port side, so it is between 14043 and 14045 here (same thing on starboard). If you look a little to the left of the "MSC Poesia" sign, and count over to the 4th and 5th balconies--between them is that wall:

 

 

So = good for extra privacy and less noise between those 2 cabins, but bad if you are wanting to book adjoining cabins that can "connect". You can walk into the cabin area on deck 14 from the jogging track, and I remember doing that a couple of times. When you go inside, that wall does jut out--it causes a mini-curve in the hallway.

 

Also in the picture at the far left--you can see that there is a tiny front outside deck area at the front on deck 14 (and also on decks 9, 10, 11, and 15--and deck 16 is the large open top deck). But deck 12 is the bridge, so it has no outside deck, and on deck 13 is the spa/gym.

 

Other than that, a starboard-side balcony will have more sun--4 out of the 5 sea days will be sunny (on the south side of the route) on starboard. And starboard also will let you see more islands. A port balcony will almost always be shady on sea days (on the northerly side) and facing more toward "open ocean" areas.

 

I've just found a really excellent flickr photo of starboard side, too:

 

[IwannaGo Now]

Thanks Satin.... I book a B2B in Nov on the Poesia.....Deck 14....cabin 008.

I appreciated you input!

[Satincruz]

You're welcome. That looks like a nice cabin :)

 

I just realized that from that balcony, you'll have a good view of the officers guiding the ship into and out of the ports (when they stand out on the little ledge).