Aft Room?

[CRLAUMAN]

What Is An Aft Room?

[bdklein]

What Is An Aft Room?

 

A room in the back of the ship. Others will probably give more detailed answers shortly.

[Jiminkcmo]

An aft is a cabin on the stern or rear of the ship.

 

They are highly prized as you can see both sides, port and starboard, there is no wind when the ship is in motion unlike those balconies on the sides and there is no hall traffic as in people on their way somewhere and talking loudly.

 

I had an aft for the Med in June and have one for around Cape Horn in Jan.

 

And sleeping with the balcony door open is like sleeping next to a waterfall because of the prop wake below you.

 

Hope that helps.

 

Jim

[fann1sh]

I'm not surprised you're confused! People mean a stern cabin - one on the very back of the ship, with a balcony where you can see the ship's wake (waves caused by the ship's engines and movement). Usually these balconies are deeper than those on the side of the ship, and some are on the back corners of the ship - they wraparound on two sides, with great views.

 

Aft is a direction - meaning toward the stern of the ship, or behind you. (As in, "The dining room is aft, just beyond the next bank of elevators") But "aft cabin" has become part of the vocabulary here on CC. Now you know more ;) than the people who use the term.

[DanJ]

Well, the cruiselines call them aft cabins so go tell them they are wrong.

 

Here's the view from aft balcony A746 on the Sapphire Princess.

 

[Blonde69]

I wanted to know the answer to that as well ... thank you.

[Sundagger]

And here is a picture of a whole lot of aft/stern/back-of-the-boat verandahs on the Oosterdam. This is looking down from the Lido deck. The ship is being "remodeled" and the verandahs will be covered more by the cabins above each one.