ticktoneer Posted June 28, 2013 #1 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Hi, we are looking at a C2 Central Park Balcony Stateroom in November 2014 on Oasis. This is because its the cheapest balcony. Can anyone who has stayed in one tell us what it's like overlooking Central Park instead of the ocean please? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted June 28, 2013 #2 Share Posted June 28, 2013 I believe the gratuties are doubled in the C2 staterooms.;););) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARCruisinNana Posted June 28, 2013 #3 Share Posted June 28, 2013 I believe the gratuties are doubled in the C2 staterooms.;););) ;););) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ticktoneer Posted June 28, 2013 Author #4 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Ha ha ha !! Very quick :) :) :) If they're the expected gratuities i'll pay em' !!! (But not a cent extra) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunsetme Posted June 28, 2013 #5 Share Posted June 28, 2013 balconies overlooking Central PArk just don't feel like balconies. try to get the lowest one facing the ocean--you will be facing other balconies--no real privacy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reallyitsmema Posted June 28, 2013 #6 Share Posted June 28, 2013 To quote another thread I just read: There are many comments about this in here if you do a search. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ticktoneer Posted June 28, 2013 Author #7 Share Posted June 28, 2013 To quote another thread I just read: There are many comments about this in here if you do a search. Right. Thanks. I must have searched incorrectly as I couldn't find anything. Ill try again :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktbsb Posted June 28, 2013 #8 Share Posted June 28, 2013 We just got back from Allure with a central park balcony. We loved it and would do it again. Great for people watching, especially in the evenings... sitting out there with a drink, listening to the great music!!:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogimax Posted June 28, 2013 #9 Share Posted June 28, 2013 There are certain CP staterooms that have larger balconies, but you'll have to figure out which they are! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny DI Posted June 28, 2013 #10 Share Posted June 28, 2013 We had 3 CPV cabins. Unless you're getting an ocean view balcony save your money and get a CPV. Bigger cabins and more privacy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dplusd Posted June 28, 2013 #11 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Here is a video tour of a Central Park balcony stateroom on Oasis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorisis Posted June 28, 2013 #12 Share Posted June 28, 2013 We tried it on the Allure and thought it was a nice change. Rc is the only line to offer this so why not try it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ticktoneer Posted June 28, 2013 Author #13 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Thanks for your advice everyone :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KansasK Posted June 28, 2013 #14 Share Posted June 28, 2013 We had a Central Park balcony on the Allure. We liked it. We still got some sun and ocean air and it was nice and quiet. We saved money on it, too, compared to an ocean balcony. We had ocean balconies on other cruises and decided to try the Central Park one. We are not in our cabin a lot and found this balcony to work out fine for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billnheather Posted June 29, 2013 #15 Share Posted June 29, 2013 We just got off the Oasis like two hours ago. We traveled with my sister and her family, we both said that we wished we did a regular balcony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ticktoneer Posted June 29, 2013 Author #16 Share Posted June 29, 2013 We just got off the Oasis like two hours ago. We traveled with my sister and her family, we both said that we wished we did a regular balcony Wow ! Thanks for the latest news - ha ha ha ! Hope you enjoyed the overall cruise :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted June 29, 2013 #17 Share Posted June 29, 2013 We usually book an Ocean balcony for my husband and me, and an inside across the hall for our daughters. On our Allure cruise, it was actually cheaper to get the kids a Central Park balcony (applying the C&A balcony discount brought it below the going rate for inside cabins). We hardly used our oceanview balcony at all (too hot and humid) and kept the curtains drawn most of the time to keep the cabin cool. On the other hand, our kids got a lot of use from the CPB - it was less hot/humid feeling than ours, and more shady. It was very quiet and peaceful (deck 10 forward), and we were able to see the Park Café to time our visits there for when the line was the shortest. I'd definitely book one again, if when comparing prices using the balcony discount, the CPB was closer in price to insides and there was a significant price difference between the CPB and the OVB. However, a common complaint on Oasis/Allure is that there are fewer views of the sea from the public areas of the ship. We found plenty of places to see the sea (such as the pool deck, solarium, aft public balconies, balcony over the Captain's bridge, deck 4 promenade. So, we really didn't have this complaint. But, if you're the type that's going to think of Oasis/Allure as an "inward directed" ship, then you might not be happy with anything but an OVB or even a porthole window cabin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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