14636 and 14637 on Sun Princess - true aft balconies?

[chamima]

Do these two cabins actually have an aft, wake view balcony?

I can't seem to pull up the deck plan but the description says:

Stateroom Number: 14636
Type: Deluxe Balcony

Category: DD
Location: Aft
Deck: 14 (Fourteen)
Bath Type: Shower
Connecting Room: N/A
Average Size: 320 sq. ft.

 

Edited March 17 by chamima

[beg3yrs]

We're going to be one deck below this cabin in June. I've looked extensively at aft photos of the Sun Princess and it sure looks like they're going to be great wake view balconies, the only ones on the ship BTW.

 

Still waiting for someone to post photos from these balconies though. That would confirm it.

[Rick&Jeannie]

Maybe this will help...

Edited March 17 by Rick&Jeannie

[chamima]

19 minutes ago, Rick&Jeannie said:

Maybe this will help...

 

 

Thanks!

So decks 11, 12 and 14 will have those beautiful balconies?

[MTNest93]

When you hover over the cabin on the deck plans on Princess.com it says, "

(Wheelchair-accessible)

This balcony stateroom provides outstanding views from a deluxe private balcony, and bathroom with shower. Includes sofa bed."  

[RMorningglory]

These 2 Cabins on each floor are Accessible. Accessible cabins aren't always available to book on line because they like to save them for passengers who actually need them. That doesn't mean you can't get one, but you might have to answer a couple questions regarding your needs. How you answer those I'm not saying. I do know that out traveling companions are sailing in one on deck 12 April 27th and I'll do my best to post photos of the cab1n is someone else hasn't already by then. We're in an aft Inside Cabin on 17 so we're planning on spending a lot of time with our friends on 12. LOL

[5:00_Somewhere]

We will be in 17636 in a few weeks and were also curious about this. Here's a picture of the stern taken about 10 days ago. It appears all those last cabins do have a balcony where the railing wraps around so you can look out to the wake. And I also added 2 pictures taken by the person who had our cabin on the innaugural cruise (it's a suite so the balcony is longer, but the aft end should be the same). It looks like your balcony should wrap around in a similar manner.

[dog]

3 hours ago, chamima said:

Do these two cabins actually have an aft, wake view balcony?

I can't seem to pull up the deck plan but the description says:

Stateroom Number: 14636
Type: Deluxe Balcony

Category: DD
Location: Aft
Deck: 14 (Fourteen)
Bath Type: Shower
Connecting Room: N/A
Average Size: 320 sq. ft.

 

The aft facing cabins can be booked online, if available. You must  verify  that one passenger needs an accessible cabin.  Maybe more clarification will be needed after booking. The rooms are larger for this category. Next to stairs and elevators. Only heard from passenger in aft suite it was a bit noisy in aft location and hears door.

[beg3yrs]

Lower floors for these cabins might smell smoke from the aft smoking area. Maybe not so much while the ship is in motion but certainly there's a good chance when the ship is docked or moored.

[dog]

48 minutes ago, beg3yrs said:

Lower floors for these cabins might smell smoke from the aft smoking area. Maybe not so much while the ship is in motion but certainly there's a good chance when the ship is docked or moored.

Saw a fb post of someone on  deck 11, above casino and they said smokers stench was terrible in their hallway.

[beg3yrs]

Having seen some aft photos of the Sun Princess taken at night, it's lit up with bright blue lights. This reminded me of a Marina deck cabin we once had on the Royal Princess that was externally illuminated with purple lights at night. I really didn't like it and am curious to hear how it is in the aft-facing cabins.

[Tihi Oneone]

We will be in 10633 on 27 April 2024. We'll let you know.

 

[Wishing on a star]

 

Here is a photo taken from deck 8, those would appear to be balconies.  If so, they are huge!

I do notice that there is a lot of deck space below between the balconies and the sea/wake.

 

I do wonder if Princess will have a problem with people who are not truly dependent on a wheelchair booking into these rooms.   The lack of aft facing wake-view balconies on this ship ia a 'miss'!!!

[Poohbear5701]

Beg3yrs, where is the aft smoking area on the Sun Princess.  Is it very big?

[beg3yrs]

3 hours ago, Poohbear5701 said:

Beg3yrs, where is the aft smoking area on the Sun Princess.  Is it very big?

I can't say firsthand as I am not sailing on the Sun Princess until June 1.

 

That said, I've read a report on CC the smoking area is located on the Wake View Terrace.

[RMorningglory]

I'll be getting aboard on the 27th and will report back soon after. Not much more time to wait for a confirmation of these details. Hang tight all.

[Tihi Oneone]

We will be in 10633 on the 27th. We will let you know. I will be updating our website daily. You can follow us here.

 

Rome (Italy) 22 - 27 April 2024 (ritaandti.com)

[KLM3164]

On 4/19/2024 at 4:05 PM, Tihi Oneone said:

We will be in 10633 on the 27th. We will let you know. I will be updating our website daily. You can follow us here.

 

Rome (Italy) 22 - 27 April 2024 (ritaandti.com)

Thanks for posting your website. I look forward to reading your updates and also seeing what you think about the aft cabin on deck 10.

[reedprincess]

14636 balcony 

 

[beg3yrs]

After spending three weeks in 12636, I have a few observations:

 

1) Smoking area on deck 8 starboard side sometimes does affect this cabin. Multiple times we'd open the hallway door and smelled smoke when entering the cabin. That's four decks up!

 

2) The balcony is as pictured for 14636. It's quite austere. Just two chairs, two loungers and a small table. You kind of feel like you're in a tunnel. Since it's so BIG, I commented that something like fake plants would soften up the visual aspects. There is no exterior light for such a large space. In an earlier post I had commented that with the aft being lit up blue at night that might be a problem. It was not.

 

3) The balcony is very sheltered both from sun and wind. We could leave the balcony door open without the standard hurricane even when the ship was underway. Don't expect to get much sunshine there as each higher aft facing balcony is cantilevered out over the lower one.

 

4) Once the kids discover the wake view pool (and they will), the joyous yelling and screaming will get to you after a while. We started keeping the door closed as it was getting much too noisy even after just a few minutes.

 

4a) The Wake View area and its bar is very nice but quickly reaches capacity. We enjoyed it mostly on the two turnaround days we experienced.

 

5) The elevators adjacent to the room never caused any noise in the cabin. But, if you're at the edge of the balcony, the folks in the elevators can see you as they whiz by, so wave!

 

6) When underway you can hear when the ship even makes a slight turn as there's a change in the note of the propellers/azipods. That was kind of fun for us as we'd go out and watch the thrust swing from the center of the ship and then back. Vibration was never a problem though.

 

In summary, I personally would avoid these cabins again. If you can deal with the downsides, go for it. I might consider it for a cruise where less children expected but the lack of sunshine is still a big issue for me. Otherwise if you require an accessible cabin, there are more further forward on the ship.

[Sox Fan Cruiser]

On 4/17/2024 at 7:37 PM, Wishing on a star said:

 

Here is a photo taken from deck 8, those would appear to be balconies.  If so, they are huge!

I do notice that there is a lot of deck space below between the balconies and the sea/wake.

 

I do wonder if Princess will have a problem with people who are not truly dependent on a wheelchair booking into these rooms.   The lack of aft facing wake-view balconies on this ship ia a 'miss'!!!

And that was not a photo. That was an artistic rendering from Princess. Showing what it “would probably look like”.  

[beg3yrs]

1 minute ago, Sox Fan Cruiser said:

And that was not a photo. That was an artistic rendering from Princess. Showing what it “would probably look like”.  

It's pretty accurate except for the potted plants - they're not there.

[Sox Fan Cruiser]

5 minutes ago, beg3yrs said:

It's pretty accurate except for the potted plants - they're not there.

But not a photo. Need to understand what on the internet is true and what is not. 

[dog]

1 hour ago, beg3yrs said:

After spending three weeks in 12636, I have a few observations:

 

1) Smoking area on deck 8 starboard side sometimes does affect this cabin. Multiple times we'd open the hallway door and smelled smoke when entering the cabin. That's four decks up!

 

2) The balcony is as pictured for 14636. It's quite austere. Just two chairs, two loungers and a small table. You kind of feel like you're in a tunnel. Since it's so BIG, I commented that something like fake plants would soften up the visual aspects. There is no exterior light for such a large space. In an earlier post I had commented that with the aft being lit up blue at night that might be a problem. It was not.

 

3) The balcony is very sheltered both from sun and wind. We could leave the balcony door open without the standard hurricane even when the ship was underway. Don't expect to get much sunshine there as each higher aft facing balcony is cantilevered out over the lower one.

 

4) Once the kids discover the wake view pool (and they will), the joyous yelling and screaming will get to you after a while. We started keeping the door closed as it was getting much too noisy even after just a few minutes.

 

4a) The Wake View area and its bar is very nice but quickly reaches capacity. We enjoyed it mostly on the two turnaround days we experienced.

 

5) The elevators adjacent to the room never caused any noise in the cabin. But, if you're at the edge of the balcony, the folks in the elevators can see you as they whiz by, so wave!

 

6) When underway you can hear when the ship even makes a slight turn as there's a change in the note of the propellers/azipods. That was kind of fun for us as we'd go out and watch the thrust swing from the center of the ship and then back. Vibration was never a problem though.

 

In summary, I personally would avoid these cabins again. If you can deal with the downsides, go for it. I might consider it for a cruise where less children expected but the lack of sunshine is still a big issue for me. Otherwise if you require an accessible cabin, there are more further forward on the ship.

Thanks for the report.

[Esprit]

1 hour ago, beg3yrs said:

After spending three weeks in 12636, I have a few observations:

 

1) Smoking area on deck 8 starboard side sometimes does affect this cabin. Multiple times we'd open the hallway door and smelled smoke when entering the cabin. That's four decks up!

 

2) The balcony is as pictured for 14636. It's quite austere. Just two chairs, two loungers and a small table. You kind of feel like you're in a tunnel. Since it's so BIG, I commented that something like fake plants would soften up the visual aspects. There is no exterior light for such a large space. In an earlier post I had commented that with the aft being lit up blue at night that might be a problem. It was not.

 

3) The balcony is very sheltered both from sun and wind. We could leave the balcony door open without the standard hurricane even when the ship was underway. Don't expect to get much sunshine there as each higher aft facing balcony is cantilevered out over the lower one.

 

4) Once the kids discover the wake view pool (and they will), the joyous yelling and screaming will get to you after a while. We started keeping the door closed as it was getting much too noisy even after just a few minutes.

 

4a) The Wake View area and its bar is very nice but quickly reaches capacity. We enjoyed it mostly on the two turnaround days we experienced.

 

5) The elevators adjacent to the room never caused any noise in the cabin. But, if you're at the edge of the balcony, the folks in the elevators can see you as they whiz by, so wave!

 

6) When underway you can hear when the ship even makes a slight turn as there's a change in the note of the propellers/azipods. That was kind of fun for us as we'd go out and watch the thrust swing from the center of the ship and then back. Vibration was never a problem though.

 

In summary, I personally would avoid these cabins again. If you can deal with the downsides, go for it. I might consider it for a cruise where less children expected but the lack of sunshine is still a big issue for me. Otherwise if you require an accessible cabin, there are more further forward on the ship.

What an excellent summary. Thank you.

Those aft cabins are definitely not for us.