puzzums Posted August 1, 2016 #1 Share Posted August 1, 2016 For a 10-night Southern Caribbean cruise (British Virgin Islands, St Kitts, Dominica, Antigua, St Maarten) do I want a balcony cabin on the port side or starboard side, or does it matter? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted August 1, 2016 #2 Share Posted August 1, 2016 it does not matter IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted August 1, 2016 #3 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Honestly, it doesn't matter. Nice itinerary! Enjoy! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisyloo Posted August 1, 2016 #4 Share Posted August 1, 2016 (edited) It doesn't matter at all. There is no way to tell if the ship will dock nose first, or back in. In most of the ports there is a view either side. Edited August 1, 2016 by Daisyloo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zqvol Posted August 1, 2016 #5 Share Posted August 1, 2016 It doesn't matter. The view is what it is, some people prefer looking at land when docked others want to see the sea. When sailing south one side of the ship will get most of the sun, when sailing north the other side will get the sun and most of teh time you are so far from land you are only going to see ocean anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted August 1, 2016 #6 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Does not matter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted August 2, 2016 #7 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Can't see it'd make any difference, so pick Port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted August 2, 2016 #8 Share Posted August 2, 2016 (edited) The Captain will try and give each side equal time facing shore when possible. You will be in a HARBOR...there are things to see everywhere! Pick the cabin you desire and don't worry anymore! Portside simply means the "left" side of the ship, facing forward. Edited August 2, 2016 by cb at sea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashland Posted August 2, 2016 #9 Share Posted August 2, 2016 The Captain will try and give each side equal time facing shore when possible. You will be in a HARBOR...there are things to see everywhere! Pick the cabin you desire and don't worry anymore! Portside simply means the "left" side of the ship, facing forward. You "continue" to say this and it just isn't true :eek: The captain and the harbor master's decide how to dock the ship on each arrival into each port based on several things of which has nothing to do with giving both sides equal time facing shore :rolleyes::rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashland Posted August 2, 2016 #10 Share Posted August 2, 2016 For a 10-night Southern Caribbean cruise (British Virgin Islands, St Kitts, Dominica, Antigua, St Maarten) do I want a balcony cabin on the port side or starboard side, or does it matter?Thanks Choose your cabin based on location and convenience onboard for you personally...not how the ship "might" be docked....I for some reason tend to go for midship portside with cabins above and below me...and many times on RCI ships that tends to be deck #9 ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitty9 Posted August 2, 2016 #11 Share Posted August 2, 2016 The Captain will try and give each side equal time facing shore when possible. You will be in a HARBOR...there are things to see everywhere! Pick the cabin you desire and don't worry anymore! Portside simply means the "left" side of the ship, facing forward. I've never known this to be the case. Even on my longer cruises, there was no rhyme or reason as to how the ship was docked. As a matter of fact, with 7 ports on one of my cruises, we were only docked with the pier on the starboard side in one port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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