Camlott Posted May 22, 2014 Author #551 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Question for all those aft junkies! I have Explorer 7388 booked and have stayed in that cabin before. I can have D1, 1690, as it is open. I love the balcony on 7388. Which did you like better? For two people, 7388 without a doubt would be my choice. If more than two I'd consider 1690, but knowing me I would still probably go with 7388. Probably my favorite cabin of all time (even compared to the suites we have been in). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparks62 Posted May 22, 2014 #552 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Question for all those aft junkies! I have Explorer 7388 booked and have stayed in that cabin before. I can have D1, 1690, as it is open. I love the balcony on 7388. Which did you like better? We've booked 7388 on Explorer for a 9 day southern Caribbean itinerary next year. We've had 7408 on Freedom the last two cruises, which is the same stateroom and the balcony is absolutely the best on the ship IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvsun22 Posted May 22, 2014 #553 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Getting ready to book the Freedom for a 2015 cruise and can't decide between a corner aft deck 7 or a center aft deck 10. I know many people covet the deck 7 corner aft's for the size, but view is more important to me. What would you aft experts choose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted May 22, 2014 #554 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Getting ready to book the Freedom for a 2015 cruise and can't decide between a corner aft deck 7 or a center aft deck 10. I know many people covet the deck 7 corner aft's for the size, but view is more important to me. What would you aft experts choose? Less superstructure in the view on deck 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
music Posted May 22, 2014 #555 Share Posted May 22, 2014 (edited) We are just two people in the cabin. I have not been in a D1 yet. Can loungers and chairs fit in 1690? Friends will be enjoying the balcony with us. Edited May 22, 2014 by music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camlott Posted May 22, 2014 Author #556 Share Posted May 22, 2014 We are just two people in the cabin. I have not been in a D1 yet. Can loungers and chairs fit in 1690?Friends will be enjoying the balcony with us. Yes, two of each will fit. That's what we had on the Voyager a couple of years ago when we boarded. If they aren't there when you board you can ask for them. It seems like lately people have reported the loungers are missing and/or the stewards won't bring them. We have had loungers in every aft cabin we have ever been in without asking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvsun22 Posted May 29, 2014 #557 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Getting ready to book the Freedom for a 2015 cruise and can't decide between a corner aft deck 7 or a center aft deck 10. I know many people covet the deck 7 corner aft's for the size, but view is more important to me. What would you aft experts choose? I went ahead and booked 1704 on Freedom. Looking forward to my first aft cabin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparks62 Posted May 30, 2014 #558 Share Posted May 30, 2014 (edited) Getting ready to book the Freedom for a 2015 cruise and can't decide between a corner aft deck 7 or a center aft deck 10. I know many people covet the deck 7 corner aft's for the size, but view is more important to me. What would you aft experts choose? We've never had deck 10 aft and I can't speak to that, but have had 7408 (corner aft deck 7) on Freedom. We enjoyed it so much the first time that we booked the same week and stateroom for the following year. Twice we've had it, twice we've been thrilled. The view is great, you really don't notice the superstructure after awhile, and the large porthole on the side is also a great view. The balcony is probably 12ft x 15ft (guessing), it really is huge. There are two chairs, a small table and two loungers on the balcony. It really is the most private balcony on the entire ship. You may not get as much sun as you'd get on deck 10, but that's ok with us. We spent a lot of relaxing time out there reading, playing cards, just laying in the loungers. Great place to have your morning coffee. I would, however, suggest bringing a couple of small battery powered fans, the aft balconies sometimes don't get a breeze, the fans help. Someone else posted on here about hanging their hammock on the balcony of 7408, we might try that next time. We are booked for the same deck 7 corner aft on the Explorer of the Seas for a cruise next year, can't wait. To give you an idea of the size of the porthole...here is a shot taken in Labadee, Haiti. It's probably 7 or 8ft in diameter. I am 6ft tall and when I stand in front of it the top is almost two feet above the top of my head. Edited May 30, 2014 by Sparks62 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuffyKismet Posted June 1, 2014 #559 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Thank-you for posting these great pictures. Just booked 9256 on Radiance for 2016. Looks like an awesome balcony! WE will be in 9256 on the Brilliance in Dec, 2014. I love love love the idea of having a hammock on the balcony, my question is can a hammock be hung on the balcony of 9256???? I sure hope so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AeroBaldness Posted June 1, 2014 #560 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Grandeur 7150 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
workroombee Posted June 2, 2014 #561 Share Posted June 2, 2014 We have 9390 in July, '15 Sent from my iPad using Forums hey ummgood....we have Navigator 9390 in June 2015! We'll try to leave it in good shape for you. And I'd love to see some current pictures of it, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparks62 Posted June 2, 2014 #562 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Quote: Originally Posted by luvsun22 Getting ready to book the Freedom for a 2015 cruise and can't decide between a corner aft deck 7 or a center aft deck 10. I know many people covet the deck 7 corner aft's for the size, but view is more important to me. What would you aft experts choose? Less superstructure in the view on deck 10. Bob is right, less superstructure higher up. Here is a video someone made of the deck 7 corner aft on Liberty, the view would be the same on Explorer. We've had this stateroom on Freedom twice and after a few minutes on the balcony we hardly notice the superstructure, but for some it might be an issue. This will give you an idea what to expect. Link to video: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuffyKismet Posted June 7, 2014 #563 Share Posted June 7, 2014 (edited) It was suggested that I post some pictures of our cabin which is one of the popular aft balconies on the Jewel of the Seas which is a Radiance class ship. 9256 corner aft sort of wrap balcony. We booked 9256 on the Brilliance for Dec 6, 2014!! Thanks for t he pics! Can you hang up a hammock like others have done in other aft balcony rooms???? When were these pics taken? thanks Edited June 7, 2014 by MuffyKismet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ Karaoke Girl Posted June 7, 2014 #564 Share Posted June 7, 2014 These pictures were taken last month on the Jewel. May 3-10. I didn't pay any attention to whether a hammock could be hung. Have no idea. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duck60d Posted June 9, 2014 #565 Share Posted June 9, 2014 We love room 7688 on Voyager class ships! [YOUTUBE] [/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Familygoboston Posted June 9, 2014 #566 Share Posted June 9, 2014 We love room 7688 on Voyager class ships! [YOUTUBE] [/YOUTUBE] Can't wait , have this on Adventure...not sure how my nearly 6 foot tall daughter is going to do up there on that pulman, wouldn't be shocked to discover her sleeping on the balcony LOL! :p Great video, thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare perfect match Posted June 18, 2014 #567 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Does anyone have pictures of 8712 or 8412 on Independence that they would be willing to post? I have done a lot of searching with not a lot of results. I would even be happy with pictures of the same cabins on one of Indy's sisters. Our April 2015 cruise will be our first with Royal, but we have loved our afts on other lines. I know this one will have some structure, but I'm sure we will love it anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerxspeedy Posted June 18, 2014 #568 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Does anyone have pictures of 8712 or 8412 on Independence that they would be willing to post? I have done a lot of searching with not a lot of results. I would even be happy with pictures of the same cabins on one of Indy's sisters. Our April 2015 cruise will be our first with Royal, but we have loved our afts on other lines. I know this one will have some structure, but I'm sure we will love it anyway. SEE LIBERTY OF THE SEAS ON CRUISELINEROOMS. I posted a couple here - but there are more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Familygoboston Posted June 18, 2014 #569 Share Posted June 18, 2014 (edited) If you look at these threads and read the posts, about Freedom Class Balconies, they give some info about these images and you can see what your aft Freedom class cabin would look like: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=758885 http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=640578&page=3 (Mostly discussion) http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=684605 (Lastly, all the aft cabins from the back of the ship) http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Grumpus/media/Freedom_aft_balconies.jpg.html Edited June 18, 2014 by Familygoboston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzon Posted June 19, 2014 #570 Share Posted June 19, 2014 We just returned from sailing in cabin 7688 for two weeks. This is an amazing corner aft balcony! The cabin is an E-1 and sleeps 3 with a pullman bed. Here is a video we shot of this amazing balcony! The hammock was ordered from Amazon.com and hung with heavy duty paracord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Familygoboston Posted June 19, 2014 #571 Share Posted June 19, 2014 We just returned from sailing in cabin 7688 for two weeks. This is an amazing corner aft balcony! The cabin is an E-1 and sleeps 3 with a pullman bed. Here is a video we shot of this amazing balcony! The hammock was ordered from Amazon.com and hung with heavy duty paracord. I showed my daughter the video and she thought the hammock came with the cabin...LOL! Now I have to get her one...I think you said you used carbiners, my daughter has some for climbing, so we should be able to figure it out! I told her it has to come down when shes not out there, I would never want to be responsible for an accident or fire! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rose102798 Posted June 19, 2014 #572 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Can't wait , have this on Adventure...not sure how my nearly 6 foot tall daughter is going to do up there on that pulman, wouldn't be shocked to discover her sleeping on the balcony LOL! :p Great video, thanks for sharing! We have this on Adventure too. June 2015. YAY!! Can't wait.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare perfect match Posted June 19, 2014 #573 Share Posted June 19, 2014 SEE LIBERTY OF THE SEAS ON CRUISELINEROOMS. I posted a couple here - but there are more. If you look at these threads and read the posts, about Freedom Class Balconies, they give some info about these images and you can see what your aft Freedom class cabin would look like:http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=758885 http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=640578&page=3 (Mostly discussion) http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=684605 (Lastly, all the aft cabins from the back of the ship) http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Grumpus/media/Freedom_aft_balconies.jpg.html Thanks for youe replies racerxspeedy and Familygoboston! Those pictures are exactly what I was looking for. I was concerned about how much the structure would block the view. It does block some, but not as bad as I thought it might be. In any case, we will be on the ship, we will have an aft balcony right where we like to be. Life is good!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosyparker Posted June 20, 2014 #574 Share Posted June 20, 2014 We had 8168 on the Serenade for our Western Med cruise in late May. Fabulous cabin, awesome balcony, very quiet location. Highly recommend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerxspeedy Posted June 20, 2014 #575 Share Posted June 20, 2014 We had 8168 on the Serenade for our Western Med cruise in late May. Fabulous cabin, awesome balcony, very quiet location. Highly recommend! Thanks for the great new pics. We have the same room on jewel next year!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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