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5:00 pm
Nov 13, 2007
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gaither
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Has anyone here cruised in an aft facing cabin. I am not sure if is a good idea. Should I request a change? Thanks
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5:15 pm
Nov 13, 2007
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Mr Papa
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gaither,
Where will you be cruising? Does the aft facing cabin have a balcony or ocean view? It might make a difference.
Personally, we have had an aft facing cabin twice now and liked it both times. One cruise was along the Mexican Riveria and the other cruise was to Alaska.
On the Alaska cruise, the aft facing cabin had a balcony and it was wonderful. We got to see lots of wonderful Alaskan scenery from our aft facing balcony and it was much warmer than the sides of the ship with the body of the ship blocking the wind.
The Mexico cruise was an ocean view, but we enjoyed the aft view as much as the side ocean view room that we had previously sailed in to Mexico.
Which cruise line and ship is this on? On Celebrity, the aft cabins tend to be larger too which is nice since we cruise as a family.
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There is one down side to aft cabins.
When the ship is using the thrusters to turn, the whole aft of the ship can shake a bit. Actually the whole ship does shake a bit, but the aft is much more pronounced. We noticed this while pulling into port in Mexico and when making navigational turns in the inside passage. If you like to sleep in in you arrive in port at 7:00 every morning this can be annoying. If you are an early riser or deep sleeper, you may never notice it.
We gladly would sail in an aft cabin because of the larger rooms at reasonable prices, but some of the cruise lines are now starting to charge a higher price for these cabins because the large balconies and protection from the wind puts them more in demand.
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5:19 pm
Nov 14, 2007
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gaither
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Thanks for the responce. We will be aboard Carnival Glory to the eastern Caribbean in late November. Any additional comments welcome.
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5:23 pm
Nov 14, 2007
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Mr Papa
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Be sure to come back and let us know if you went with the aft cabin and what you thought of it…
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Have a great cruise, enjoy the parts that are great, don’t sweat the small stuff and most of all have fun!!! Also, come back and tell us about the ship and how the aft cabin worked out for you!!! Happy cruising.
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7:20 am
Nov 22, 2007
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gaither
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I forgot to mention that it is a balcony cabin. We are packing today, been a busy few weeks trying to get ready. I will post here after I get setteled back in at home. Thank you for the help.
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Thanks, the bacony’s off the back are great because you can see scenery on both sides of the ship.
Bon Voyage, and have a great great cruise!!!
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