POA/Sky Balcony - BA, BB or BC?

[travel_mom_1]

My husband and I are booked on the October 20th Sky saling. We have an Cat. D room, oceanview. I am considering upgrading us to a balcony. What are the differences between a BA, BB, BC? What would you pick and why?

 

I know that location is different, but is an BA aft balcony bigger?

 

Are a BB and BC more private?

 

Does a BA have an overhang overhead or is it more open than a BB, BC?

 

Does anyone have pictures of either balconies?

 

Thanks for your input!

 

Stephanie

[intrepid_guy]

Stephanie

 

The only difference between a BA BB BC is location... you are paying the difference for the location only. All of these categories are the same size...

 

~Intrepid

[electricron]

On the Sky, valid for almost all NCL ships, the balcony cabins are basically the same size on individual ships.

The sole exception being the Pride of America. Aft facing balcony cabins, and a few port & starboard balcony cabins located near the forward elevator banks have larger balconies than most.

Which ships did you wish to ask about, as you wrote both POA and Sky in your header?

[travel_mom_1]

By POA/Sky, I meant Pride of Aloha which is being renamed Norwegian Sky. I guess that would be a little confusing though.

 

It's good to know they are the same size. The price would be the same for me for all 3 categories due to an upgrade certificate so with no size difference I would just need to choose based on location.

 

Are the aft balconies kind of stair stepped out from deck to deck allowing the people above you to see onto your balcony?

 

Stephanie

[gjsmth]

When we booked a balcony in May thru our TA and NCL upgraded us from cat. BC to cat. BA. Our travel agent let us know that above us would be the pool deck so she suggested that we go with the 9th floor/deck cat BB which we did. This way we would not have the pool deck(cat. BA) above or the international deck (cat.BC) below us which has the casino, shops and stage. So, I'd look at deck 9 cat. BB. Happy sailing.

[Offtune Angel]

My husband and I are booked on the October 20th Sky saling. We have an Cat. D room, oceanview. I am considering upgrading us to a balcony. ..?Thanks for your input! Stephanie

Hi Stephanie,

DH and I are on the same sailing. We opted for an AFT on Deck Ten. Our Roll Call is at: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=774028 We look forward to seeing you there and finding out if you upgraded or not.:)

 

Terry & Doug

[blackerbys17]

By POA/Sky, I meant Pride of Aloha which is being renamed Norwegian Sky. I guess that would be a little confusing though.

 

It's good to know they are the same size. The price would be the same for me for all 3 categories due to an upgrade certificate so with no size difference I would just need to choose based on location.

 

Are the aft balconies kind of stair stepped out from deck to deck allowing the people above you to see onto your balcony?

 

Stephanie

 

Actually, they are NOT the same size. I just got off the Sky from cabin #9276 category BA on deck 9. Take a look at the pictures from the link in my signature. You'll see for yourself that aft balconies are bigger than side balconies. For some reason, some people just don't believe that. I guess you have to see for yourself to believe. Don't be fooled by the size of a balcony in a deck plan. MANY times, it is not to scale. If I were you I would pick a aft BA on deck 9. Good luck!

[freewoman]

My husband and I are booked on the October 20th Sky saling. We have an Cat. D room, oceanview. I am considering upgrading us to a balcony. What are the differences between a BA, BB, BC? What would you pick and why?

 

I know that location is different, but is an BA aft balcony bigger?

 

Are a BB and BC more private?

 

Does a BA have an overhang overhead or is it more open than a BB, BC?

 

Does anyone have pictures of either balconies?

 

Thanks for your input!

 

Stephanie

 

Hi Stephanie,

My husband and I were in 9031 on the Sky (a BC category balcony).

I definitely recommend the 9th floor for reasons mentioned above.

But, our cabin was across from crew service doors....we were rookies and didn't know what to look for really....

 

We loved our room...it was a little tight....but, having the balcony was wonderful! On the side, nobody can look down into your cabin. I'm sure blackersby will tell you about the aft balcony....

 

Pack in the smallest luggage that you can

[blackerbys17]

Hi Stephanie,

My husband and I were in 9031 on the Sky (a BC category balcony).

I definitely recommend the 9th floor for reasons mentioned above.

But, our cabin was across from crew service doors....we were rookies and didn't know what to look for really....

 

We loved our room...it was a little tight....but, having the balcony was wonderful! On the side, nobody can look down into your cabin. I'm sure blackersby will tell you about the aft balcony....

 

Pack in the smallest luggage that you can

 

Freewoman is right, the people above you can look into a portion of your balcony if it is in the aft. DH and I simply left the balcony door open when we wanted to be "amorous" and still enjoy the ocean breeze. ;)

[tamarara65]

I think the aft balcony is definitely worth the upgrade. It's just beautiful at night when you're "sailing away". and not windy either. I think people generally are not looking to peak in at others on the balcony. I didn't find privacy to be an issue.