karabear15 Posted August 24, 2020 #1 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Give me your suggestions on if I should book a premium deluxe balcony looking out on the wake or if I should snag a port side cabin. We will (hopefully) be traveling from Rome to Athens, on the Enchanted Princess in April, 2021 for our honeymoon. Thanks! Kara 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memoak Posted August 24, 2020 #2 Share Posted August 24, 2020 I always like an aft cabin when available 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karabear15 Posted August 24, 2020 Author #3 Share Posted August 24, 2020 51 minutes ago, memoak said: I always like an aft cabin when available Aft it is! Our TA talked with the Princess rep and they said it'll be a great spot for our honeymoon. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch1 Posted August 25, 2020 #4 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Good decision. I must agree....an aft view is the best........just mesmerizing. And quite often, the balconies are much larger than normal. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian441672 Posted August 25, 2020 #5 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Yes same. We have had aft balconies, both as a suite and regular cabin, and they are usually much bigger than a standard cabin, plus you are away from the main noise and traffic of the ship. The only downside is the noise of the engines sometimes early morning on a port intensive holiday. Usually you are awake or up, but sometimes if you fancy a lie in, the noise can be a bit frustrating. Weighing it up though, we still book them time and time again! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruiserkenn Posted August 25, 2020 #6 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Aft is fantastic! You can't beat the view or the sound of it🙂⛴🛳🐋⚓️🌅🌈🌝 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karabear15 Posted August 26, 2020 Author #7 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Thanks everyone! We will be on deck 9, how much engine noise do you think? Either way, we are very excited! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Lew- Posted August 26, 2020 #8 Share Posted August 26, 2020 13 minutes ago, karabear15 said: Thanks everyone! We will be on deck 9, how much engine noise do you think? You may feel some vibration...especially from thrusters when docking or leaving, but you're not going to hear engine noise. In 650+ cruise days we have never heard the engine...or more properly the electric motors...and you won't either. Enjoy your cruise... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karabear15 Posted August 26, 2020 Author #9 Share Posted August 26, 2020 55 minutes ago, -Lew- said: You may feel some vibration...especially from thrusters when docking or leaving, but you're not going to hear engine noise. In 650+ cruise days we have never heard the engine...or more properly the electric motors...and you won't either. Enjoy your cruise... Not worried about vibration, just didn’t want it to mimic about 20 years ago when I had a far forward cabin and we heard the anchor at 5am, that was a pleasant experience. 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennybear Posted August 26, 2020 #10 Share Posted August 26, 2020 We had a premium deluxe on the Royal Princess and the balcony is larger and has some shade depending on deck. Take a good look to see which Are larger? We loved it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Lew- Posted August 26, 2020 #11 Share Posted August 26, 2020 This is the Royal...I'm thinking the Enchanted should be virtually identical... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karabear15 Posted August 26, 2020 Author #12 Share Posted August 26, 2020 44 minutes ago, bennybear said: We had a premium deluxe on the Royal Princess and the balcony is larger and has some shade depending on deck. Take a good look to see which Are larger? We loved it! That is what we have as well. I am one of those who covet the caribe deck balconies on the older ships because of the larger balcony plus the half shade/half sun...so if these mimic that, I'm a happy camper! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karabear15 Posted August 26, 2020 Author #13 Share Posted August 26, 2020 38 minutes ago, -Lew- said: This is the Royal...I'm thinking the Enchanted should be virtually identical... Love this picture, what a great view! I am also assuming that it will be basically the same as the Royal. The Princess rep said it best to my TA, we will have a full ocean/wake view, plus when in port the ability to see both the starboard and port sides rather than only one of those views. I just hope that it sails 🤞 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom33 Posted August 26, 2020 #14 Share Posted August 26, 2020 (edited) This was taken in December from our deluxe balcony on deck 9aft on the Sky. IMG_3418.mov Edited August 26, 2020 by Mom33 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karabear15 Posted August 26, 2020 Author #15 Share Posted August 26, 2020 1 hour ago, Mom33 said: This was taken in December from our deluxe balcony on deck 9aft on the Sky. IMG_3418.mov 68.84 MB · 0 downloads Love this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nini Posted August 29, 2020 #16 Share Posted August 29, 2020 Aft is always our first choice, however, you need to be careful of the deck/ ship because not all aft balconies are created equal. You made a great choice! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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