Dawn princess obstructed oceanview rooms

[melika091900]

I was wondering, why they are obstructed? can you see out at all ? or is there a life boat in front of you ? or below you ?

i was looking at pics of the ship it looks like the lifeboats are below the rooms .

does anyone know ?

im wondering in case i want to go from an inside to this kind of room

thanks in advance,

Melissa

[chrysalis]

they are generally obstructed by life boats...to various degrees...there are two "classes"...fully obstucted and partially obstructed.

 

Each cabin has different amounts of obstuctions, but you do get natural light.

[jasmith52]

I just spent a week in a fully obstructed ocean view room on the Golden. In my opinion there was no obstruction at all. However the balcony deck on the floor above blocked some of the view from above. Ditto for the lifeboat below. However we had a large clear view out to the front.

 

Attached is a photo I lifted from another post...

 

On the Golden there were two sizes of lifeboats. The largest size would block your view more because these lifeboats are taller. I would choose a room with a smaller lifeboat in front.

[melika091900]

WOW that room doesnt even look obstucted at all,

im going to check online and see whats available ,

thank you for posting the pic.

 

and thanks to everyone who responded, i have to watch the wording on the room description..

 

 

thanks

melissa

[melika091900]

they all say oceanview with obstucted view...

 

in the description of the room its says fully obstructed...

 

 

im debating whether to pay 500$ more for an obstructed view window for alaska?

what do you thin k?

weve never been there before i want to see alot

[jasmith52]

melika:

 

That photo that I pulled is for a "partially obstructed" oceanview. It was not from my "fully obstructed" ocean view room.

 

I would say that the obstruction in my room was about the same or a little more obstructed at the bottom of the window as at the top (like in the photo). But most of the view was unobstructed. In my opinion, the view from the room that I had was just fine.

 

Before you book a room, make sure that there isn't one of the really big lifeboats in front of the room that you are booking. Before I booked I spent lots of time doing room searches on this forum. There is actually quite a bit of information on this topic if you do a search.

[SoCalGal]

We've cruised to Alaska several times and I recommend getting a balcony stateroom if you can afford it.....you'll be glad you spent the extra money if you want to see a lot. Otherwise try to get one that isn't obstructed at all as the scenery is spectacular! Have a wonderful trip!

[melika091900]

ahhh thank you ,,

yeah a balcony is a little over budget for us :(

i wish, but if we want to cruise more, we have to stick to insides,:(

 

but maybe we can swing an oceanview..... hmmmmm... im thinking of it ,

we had an oceanview on our mexico cruise last week and loved it ,

we use to get balcony rooms but the last 2 cruises we did insides and they were fine, but for alaska it might be worth it i think ...

ill cross my fingers..

 

 

thank you all again for responding ..

melissa

[Coral]

I wouldn't pay $500 more for an obstructed view. I have had several obstructed cabins on the Sun class and they were obstructed. My friend was 2 doors down (also obstructed) on my last trip and he had a good view verses I had no view. For me, a window is not worth $500 more. A balcony yes, but not a window.

 

I do like the location of the obstructed cabins on the Sun class. Once half of the elite passengers on the sailing had those obstructed cabins for an Alaskan cruise. It is easy access to the Promenade deck.

[DougH]

The ship deck plans are pretty accurate, I've saild in quite a few of these. Some of the cabins totally have a lifeboat outside the window (D606), some are partially blocked (D604) and I've had cabins between two lifeboats(D617). Coral is talking about D607 as fully obstructed.These cabins are in a fantastic location in my opinion with quick access thru the casino to the atrrium or back to the aft staircase and the promenade deck.

 

Another option I use is to try for an inside cabin very close to the bow on either Aloha or Baja (note Caribe has no forward deck) or the stern on Aloha (A743). What you are trying for is quick access to the open decks for glacier viewing. I also would also save the $500 and use it for shore excursions, tips etc.

[melika091900]

The ship deck plans are pretty accurate, I've saild in quite a few of these. Some of the cabins totally have a lifeboat outside the window (D606), some are partially blocked (D604) and I've had cabins between two lifeboats(D617). Coral is talking about D607 as fully obstructed.These cabins are in a fantastic location in my opinion with quick access thru the casino to the atrrium or back to the aft staircase and the promenade deck.

 

Another option I use is to try for an inside cabin very close to the bow on either Aloha or Baja (note Caribe has no forward deck) or the stern on Aloha (A743). What you are trying for is quick access to the open decks for glacier viewing. I also would also save the $500 and use it for shore excursions, tips etc.

 

 

yes we are on BAJA deck in cate I ... and our friends who have been on the dawn said there is an area near the bow where you can walk out .. is it like a big deck ? i was thinking this would be good,

we are mid ship , but i would still walk there if its more secluded...

 

any pics ?

[DougH]

There are open forward decks on both Aloha and Baja on the Dawn/Sun/Sea. They have no chairs but are great spots for Glacier viewing or when entering port. They are usually fairly empty as most people don't find them. Just head all the way forward and thru the set of double doors, they may be locked after dark until early morning. Just be prepared as it can be pretty cold and windy when sailing

[melika091900]

There are open forward decks on both Aloha and Baja on the Dawn/Sun/Sea. They have no chairs but are great spots for Glacier viewing or when entering port. They are usually fairly empty as most people don't find them. Just head all the way forward and thru the set of double doors, they may be locked after dark until early morning. Just be prepared as it can be pretty cold and windy when sailing

 

 

 

thanks neighbor!!!!! that will be good, can i smoke out there?