balcony question 1st time NCL traveler

[Lil Eng]

We are considering NCL and I would like to have a balcony. Since I am fair skinned I was wondering if there are any balconies that are partly covered. I am not sure what ships go our of NY in June but that would be the one we would be interested in taking. We previously went on Disney, Celebrity and Princess cruises so this would be our first Norwegian and I would really appreciate any help from seasoned NCL travelers. Thank you in advance for any advice you can offer.

[sdmike]

Almost all balconies are covered by the balcony above it on any NCL ship. There are always exceptions though. Once you determine your desired ship you can look at deck plans for more info.

 

The Epic has a fair number of uncovered balconies. If that's your ship of choice, you can find a list of these in my signature below

[medicalma'am]

Look on the ship deck plans for a balcony that is UNDER a mini-suite. The mini-suites are a bit longer and will give your balcony a bit more coverage I believe.

[JMHAM1]

I am fair skinned as well and have never had issues with balconies on NCL. Of course when in port, sometimes the sun will shine on the balcony depending on how we are facing but we have never been able to use it due to sun issues.

[my_crib_too]

If you want something that is covered, how about a balcony in the front of the boat?

[Lil Eng]

Thank you to all who have responded, once we know the ship I'll definitely check out where the mini suites are and book accordingly.

[downsized]

If you want something that is covered, how about a balcony in the front of the boat?

 

In our experience, the forward cabins with balconies are Pentouse suites, and their balconies offer almost no cover!

Any cabin alongside with a balcony should be fairly well covered, not only from the sun, but also sheltered from the wind.

[sailingnut]

The Gem mini-suites are on Deck 11, the balcony was very nice, except for the person smoking by us. I always seem to have the luck~~on the Dawn in "2009", had a real bad problem with people smoking and last November on the Gem! Good luck!:)

[Tiggertastic]

I'm not allowed to sit in the sun and have had no problem with the following cabins: mid ship balcony on deck 10, mini suite on deck 11 and penthouse Aft cabin on 8

 

All have overhangs