Help, Jewel aft cabin choice 7172 or 8172

[mothwoman]

I can't decide which cabin to get, while I initially choose cabin 7172 because it looked a little bigger and nice to only have one neighbor, with a little more research I think it might actually be more shallow and have wasted space and some people have complained about noise from below.

 

So 8172 looks nice in the middle and looks deeper and more shade. Do I even want to waste having an aft on a port intensive cruise? With it being Southern Caribbean will it just be so blasted hot back there? With a stop everyday should I just save my money and stay inside? I really love a balcony though and my husband is a photographer.

 

I need some opinions, what should I do?

[Norwegianlatvian]

Didnt hear much noise from below in cabin 7172. I slept like a baby. My dear wife didnt, but that was because of me snoring..

 

Some photos of the balcony...