Star rooms- front or back? D or E?

[kkbrig]

A follow up room question on the Star- I've searched for as many reviews and pictures as I can, but still have a few questions.

 

The suites at the back of the boat, 723- 729 have lots of complaints about noise. I have not seen any thing about the suites in the front of the boat, 115-121, but I thought I'd read somewhere in the past that the front ones also have noise?

 

Also, how do you tell if a balcony has an overhang covering or not? I often see folks saying in their reviews that they had particularly picked a level because it would have an overhang. I can't seem to find this info myself though. I am particularly looking at Dolphin 115-121 or Emerald 723-729. As far as I can tell, for both of those there are balcony rooms above them, so I am guessing they are covered, but I have also heard that the balconies stick out at different levels (I've seen pictures where folks look down onto the balconies below which stick out further). I'm not describing that well. Anyway, was just wondering first how to find that info, and second if anyone happens to know it for these particular rooms.

 

Thanks!

[Working 2 Cruise]

It's a ship, not a boat, you can put a boat on a ship but not a ship on a boat....

 

Cabins either forward or aft will have more motion which I personally prefer. Mini-suites on deck 8 (Emerald) are covered, cabins on Dolphin deck (deck 9) are uncovered. Again, it's a matter of preference. I don't mind the uncovered balconies but some do.

[Pam in CA]

My skin can't tolerate much sun so I avoid it whenever possible. Thus, my preference is for the covered balcony. It also makes sense in Alaska where the weather can be misty, rainy, windy and/or chilly. You're more protected.

 

I prefer cabins towards the aft and rarely notice engine noise or vibration. It probably depends on the seas plus I suspect many confuse propeller/engine noise with thruster noise and vibrations. They are used only when entering port or leaving the dock. Stabilizers, which are more mid-ship, can also cause noise and vibration. A ship is mechanical so something is always going on. :)

 

FYI, as a CD explained years ago, you can put a boat on a ship but not a ship on a boat. It's a matter of size. Princess ships are "ships." A tender is a "boat." :)

Edited February 7, 2015 by Pam in CA

[kkbrig]

Thank you both for your help! I think I won't let the negative comments about the aft rooms discourage me. I think we will be fine with them.

 

And sorry about saying boat instead of ship! I grew up saying lots if odd things that I don't think about until my husband comments on them. I never know if it's something I picked up from the community or if it was just my family! Anyway, I do know what a ship is, but seem to usually sat boat. I figured I was wrong, as with other words before, but I just looked it up:

 

 

—noun

 

1-a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.

2-a small ship, generally for specialized use: a fishing boat.

3-a small vessel carried for use by a large one, as a lifeboat: They lowered the boats for evacuation.

4-a ship.

5-a vessel of any size built for navigation on a river or other inland body of water.

 

So it looks like via definition 1 and 4, a cruise ship could be called a boat! It looks like a ship is a boat, but a boat is not necessarily a ship. 😜

[rick160158]

A follow up room question on the Star- I've searched for as many reviews and pictures as I can, but still have a few questions.

 

The suites at the back of the boat, 723- 729 have lots of complaints about noise. I have not seen any thing about the suites in the front of the boat, 115-121, but I thought I'd read somewhere in the past that the front ones also have noise?

 

Also, how do you tell if a balcony has an overhang covering or not? I often see folks saying in their reviews that they had particularly picked a level because it would have an overhang. I can't seem to find this info myself though. I am particularly looking at Dolphin 115-121 or Emerald 723-729. As far as I can tell, for both of those there are balcony rooms above them, so I am guessing they are covered, but I have also heard that the balconies stick out at different levels (I've seen pictures where folks look down onto the balconies below which stick out further). I'm not describing that well. Anyway, was just wondering first how to find that info, and second if anyone happens to know it for these particular rooms.

 

Thanks!

The best rooms are on Caribe and Baja decks. These are the decks where the BIG suites are, hence the best Room Stewards are assigned these decks. Also, both these decks have a buffer(for noise) of room decks above and below them. So no resturants or casinos or theater above or below.