Sun balcony room

[CantSwim92]

Hello everyone, I was thinking about booking an inside room however those prices have went up and it seems the balcony price has went down.

Anyway, does anyone have any tips or things to avoid on sun balcony rooms?

Or any preference for side of the ship for a 3 day, to GSC, and nassau, from port canaveral.

Also since it's open bar, we are planning on using : the upgrade dining perk,  which from my understanding we can order one entree and whatever sides and desserts for free? (Booking fee is $10 gratuity I believe)

And between wi fi or excursion credits any advice? Can excursion credit be put onto on board credit or is it use it at port or lose it?

Thank you

[The Other Tom]

We prefer a mid level balcony so that we aren't under or above any noisy areas.  Deck 9 would be good.

The dining perk you can order one entry and as many appetizers and desserts as you want.  You have to pay the extra gratuity up front when you book the cruise

We generally avoid the excursion credit because we do excursions on our own.  And it's per port, use it or loose it.

[Clay Clayton]

Presuming we haven’t snagged one of the two now facing balconies, We like Deck 9 somewhere aft as it is two flights up to the Garden Cafe/The Great Outdoors where we usually have breakfast and lunch and two or three? Flights down to the MDR. 

[CantSwim92]

Thank you for the advise!

Does anyone know if the room layouts are all the same on the sun as far as bed first and couch by the balcony?

[Sauer-kraut]

Bed placement on the SUN is the same for all rooms, its only on the EPIC and the new builds because of the wave design.  Couch is always near the balcony,

 

Also deck 8 is nice for the balconies too, we had 8060 and it was lovely.

[CantSwim92]

Thanks, looks like deck 9 is showing sold out (did not call to confirm only in the recommended rooms)

But a guarantee balcony is about $130 less per person anyone have any issue with a guarantee room before?

[DorothyB]

I almost always book guarantee rooms.  As long as you don't care if you might be in a slightly noisy spot or which side of ship or which deck, it is great to save the money!

[BirdTravels]

We normally get a cabin as high up as possible. Minimizes wait time on elevators (hardly ever have a door open with no space to get on). We don’t mind a room under the pool deck or buffet. 

[debnjoe1438]

FYI best balcony, IMHO, on the Sun are the 2 forward facing balconies on deck 11.(1002 & 1202). The balcony is a really great size. When we wen through the Panama canal we had 2 lounge chairs and 2 chairs from inside the cabin out on the balcony, and a small table. We had 1202, and loved it. The room was a good size also.

[CantSwim92]

Looks like we are going to go with the sail away balcony.

Now I understand assignment of an actual room could be up until boarding, would they print all the e-docs everything out at the terminal then?

[C cruise]

1 hour ago, CantSwim92 said:

Looks like we are going to go with the sail away balcony.

 

 

with the sail away do you still get the perks? I didn't think you did...

 

does anyone have a picture or video of a balcony on sun?

 

Edited March 17, 2019 by C cruise

[CantSwim92]

No we will not get the perk options, but the cruise its self is open bar with all the less than $15 drink options from my understanding which we will still get.

[Clay Clayton]

7 hours ago, debnjoe1438 said:

FYI best balcony, IMHO, on the Sun are the 2 forward facing balconies on deck 11.(1002 & 1202). The balcony is a really great size. When we wen through the Panama canal we had 2 lounge chairs and 2 chairs from inside the cabin out on the balcony, and a small table. We had 1202, and loved it. The room was a good size also.

Shhhh, don’t give away the secret!  You can tell folks they are there but not the room numbers....make them do some work.  😂

[Clay Clayton]

1 hour ago, C cruise said:

 

with the sail away do you still get the perks? I didn't think you did...

 

does anyone have a picture or video of a balcony on sun?

 

YouTube is your friend

[debnjoe1438]

1 minute ago, Clay Clayton said:

Shhhh, don’t give away the secret!  You can tell folks they are there but not the room numbers....make them do some work.  😂

Note taken, will do next time. 

[debnjoe1438]

1 minute ago, Clay Clayton said:

YouTube is your friend

If I remember correctly, my favorite Sun balcony was on you tube. It was an old video.0

[C cruise]

51 minutes ago, Clay Clayton said:

YouTube is your friend

 

all I saw was the old balcony rooms - wanted to see the newer ones...

[don't-use-real-name]

1 hour ago, C cruise said:

 

all I saw was the old balcony rooms - wanted to see the newer ones...

The OLD the NEW no difference in the floor plan bed position furniture and bathroom.

Only the décor pictures on the wall carpet and color of the bed covers would change.

The physical dimensions of the cabin remain unchanged.

 

Browse around this LINK for more general details at this public sight:

 

https://www.cruisedeckplans.com/DP/deckplans/Norwegian-Sun

 

 

[EllieinNJ]

We were in a mid ship balcony on deck 8 in February.  Most of the food venues are aft (MDR, buffet, Great outdoors, sports pub, Modernos) so its quite a walk to those elevators but only a few steps to the glass elevators that go down to the atrium, casino and guest services.