hersheysmother Posted February 10, 2014 #1 Share Posted February 10, 2014 What are the best balcony cabins on Jewel of the Seas? My DH and I have never sailed with Royal Caribbean before, and are looking at the Jewel for January 2015. We normally sail Princess, and the Caribe deck balconies are extra large. We enjoy Princess, but have heard good things about RCI and are looking for a change. Thanks, Ruth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolfans0704 Posted February 10, 2014 #2 Share Posted February 10, 2014 We enjoy the afts on this class ship. The corner afts are what most go for. 1100 is a junior suite and 9256 is a D2 which are usually the preferred cabins. Others like the hump as well. Good luck and happy sailing! :) Dolfans from Miami Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chellebell91987 Posted February 10, 2014 #3 Share Posted February 10, 2014 I think it's 9256. We were in on Serenade..a sister ship of Jewel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_G Posted February 10, 2014 #4 Share Posted February 10, 2014 If I sailed Jewel again, I would pick an aft. They have larger balconies that accommodate a full lounger. We had an aft on Brilliance and loved it. When we sailed Jewel there were none available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sippican Posted February 10, 2014 #5 Share Posted February 10, 2014 We prefer the aft cabins on almost any ship, corner whenever possible; had 9256 on Brilliance, looking forward to the same cabin on the Jewel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaside2358 Posted February 11, 2014 #6 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Agree with the afts. We had 1102 on Jewel and loved it. Have also had afts on Grandeur, Enchantment and Freedom. Love those cabins. Deb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLCBoys Posted February 11, 2014 #7 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Aft for sure...seems like cabins are bigger and balconies are definitely bigger. Staying in 1600, aft corner, Grand Suite on Jewel in a couple of weeks. 2nd time in this cabin and much bigger than other GS's on the ship. D1 balconies are bigger as well on the aft...or on the hump at mid ship have a bit bigger balconies. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinmom1 Posted February 11, 2014 #8 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Aft for sure...seems like cabins are bigger and balconies are definitely bigger. Staying in 1600, aft corner, Grand Suite on Jewel in a couple of weeks. 2nd time in this cabin and much bigger than other GS's on the ship. D1 balconies are bigger as well on the aft...or on the hump at mid ship have a bit bigger balconies. :D sorry to be a little off subject, but how did you like the Celebrity Solstice? We are considering trying Celebrity. Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margy23 Posted February 12, 2014 #9 Share Posted February 12, 2014 What are the best balcony cabins on Jewel of the Seas? My DH and I have never sailed with Royal Caribbean before, and are looking at the Jewel for January 2015. We normally sail Princess, and the Caribe deck balconies are extra large. We enjoy Princess, but have heard good things about RCI and are looking for a change.Thanks, Ruth We like balconies, both fore and aft (but not central) on Deck 7. If you look at a map of a Radiance class ship, you will see balconies that are obviously larger from about 7044 and 7544 forward to 7014 and 7514 and from about 7154 and 7654 aft to 7170 and 7670. The only difference is whether you prefer port or starboard. We just got off Brilliance yesterday and enjoyed it as much as our one cruise on Radiance and our five cruises on Jewel. These are our favorite ships - they certainly don't have the bells and whistles of the larger ships, but we feel that the morale their captains seem to engender more than makes up for it. We can't wait for our next trip on Brilliance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeywestK Posted February 13, 2014 #10 Share Posted February 13, 2014 On this class of ship, the balconies at the ends of the humps are also large. Those are the ones we usually go after:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted February 13, 2014 #11 Share Posted February 13, 2014 (edited) We like balconies, both fore and aft (but not central) on Deck 7. If you look at a map of a Radiance class ship, you will see balconies that are obviously larger from about 7044 and 7544 forward to 7014 and 7514 and from about 7154 and 7654 aft to 7170 and 7670. The only difference is whether you prefer port or starboard. This is my cabin preference too. We had 7530. It was very conveniently located, and the view was awesome! The balcony is deeper, although the last foot or two is not totally private. It's ok as long as your neighbor doesn't look around the divider, or you aren't standing right at the rail. Edited February 13, 2014 by DonnaK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly361 Posted February 13, 2014 #12 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Cabin 8088 right off the hump has a huge balcony. However if you are an early to bed person you can hear all the music from the Centrum Sorry if this is a dup post I thought I posted it a couple of days ago but don't see it:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLCBoys Posted February 13, 2014 #13 Share Posted February 13, 2014 :D sorry to be a little off subject, but how did you like the Celebrity Solstice? We are considering trying Celebrity. Thanks, WE LOVED Solstice! Very classy ship, modern, the food was definitely better than Royal. I'd do Solstice class again in a minute. The biggest difference was average age of guests...seemed like 60's and lots of Jazzy scooters everywhere. Disco was empty, bars weren't crowded after about 9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rala Posted February 13, 2014 #14 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Our favorite is #9576. It is at the very front end of the hump, has a larger than standard balcony which is not one of those long tunnel-like balconies which I think make the cabin itself very dark. It is very convenient to the elevators and the library which has a very nice seating area (it was almost like an extension of our cabin (no jammies out there, however!!!). We loved sitting there and watching the world go by. Cabin #9576 is also quiet, and we never heard any noise from the Centrum once our cabin door was shut. We have had this cabin a few times and enjoy it very much. Hope you enjoy your cruise! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39august Posted February 13, 2014 #15 Share Posted February 13, 2014 9256! The balcony sort of wraps around the corner so you get both an aft view and a side view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hersheysmother Posted February 13, 2014 Author #16 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Thank you, everyone! This is very helpful! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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