STAR Princess - Any covered balconies available?

[Oink]

[img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img] Hi Gang! We are considering the Star Princess for either the Oct 31st or Nov 14th sailing (Eastern). Can you recommend a cabin, or better yet a mini suite, with a covered balcony? We prefer totally aft cabins as well. Thanks for your help. Oink! [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img]

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[Commodore Suzy]

All of Aloha and Baja are covered, as well as minis AD aft on Emerald, and most "facing aft" cabins.

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[cactusrose]

There are also a few BB aft that you might want to check out. I'll be in C753 in just two weeks and will post some info on it when I return.

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[Lill]

We were in C752 which is totally covered and the balcony was huge. There was room for two loungers, two chairs, foot stool and a table. It is one of the corner aft BBs. We loved it![img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img]

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[Dr Oink]

[img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img] Thanks for your comments. I ended up booking an AC mini-suite #D733 this afternoon. Anybody have any pros/cons about this cabin? It's the very last aft cabin NOT facing straight back on the Star (Dolphin deck). Thanks again....Oink! [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img]

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[bob&karen]

Dr. Oink - D733 has a VERY large balcony, almost twice as large as other Dolphin minisuites as it extends perhaps another 10 feet aft beyond the width of the cabin per se. The tradeoff is that you may get a bit more wind when the ship is moving. A good friend had this cabin during a recent cruise and I thought it was a worthwhile tradeoff.

Here's picture of the same cabin balcony on the Grand Princess, from someone's Webshots page:

[url="http://community.webshots.com/photo/64372699/64376119bsXuKG"]D733 Balcony[/url]

B.

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[Dr Oink]

[img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img] Oh My Gosh! A picture is worth a thousand words. [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gif[/img] [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] Thanks so much Bob & Karen. Hey, I have an aunt and uncle with your names. Your last name isn't Thomas, is it?? [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif[/img] [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img] I can't tell from the photo, is this balcony covered or exposed? Thanks again....Oink! [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img]

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[bob&karen]

Hi Oink,

No, we're not Thomases, though we do have a good friend by that name.

The balconies on the Dolphin Deck are uncovered; on the Emerald Deck, they are covered (by the Dolphin balconies above them).

There are some better pix of these balconies that have been linked here before -- if someone has the link, please feel free to pass it on here!

Bob

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"These moments we’re left with - may you always remember
These moments are shared, by few
And those harbor lights, lord they’re coming into view
We’ll bid our farewells much too soon
So drink it up, this one’s for you -
Honey, it’s been a lovely cruise."
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