We had a balcony cabin on our first and only cruise a year ago. Half of the view was ruined by an enormous LIFEBOAT outside our room. If you sat on the chairs on the balcony, pretty much all you saw was the lifeboat. If you stood up, you could see the sea and land by looking over that lifeboat.
That really hacked me off. One deck up and you wouldn’t have seen it. It was a Royal Caribbean cruise on their Ovation of the Seas ship. Ugh.
ProtectOurFreedom wrote: “We had a balcony cabin on our first and only cruise a year ago. Half of the view was ruined by an enormous LIFEBOAT outside our room.”
It’s called an obstructed cabin. Those cabins are identified as such on the website. Lot’s of folks like them because they’re the cheapest balconies. You can book a Guaranteed Balcony Cabin which allows the cruise line to pick your cabin. Also cheap cabins. just becareful of where you book.
“We had a balcony cabin on our first and only cruise a year ago. Half of the view was ruined by an enormous LIFEBOAT outside our room.”
-—————Balcony Room Description-——————
Secure a cabin at a reduced rate without details in advance on its location; we’ll assign your room closer to departure date. The assigned room might have obstructed views
Wow, that WOULD suck. I think I’d had to have requested a cabin change.
I think most cruise line websites offer virtual views of ships and cabins. Also a layout of decks and obstructions.
We never select a cabin without spending some time doing a little research to make sure it’s what we want.