Sailing on the Sept 5 2010 Legend for our honeymoon and wanting to book an 8c Balcony. Any suggestions as far as good and bad choices of room and location? And which side of the ship might be better to be on for the best veiw coming in and out of- the ports Cozumel,Belize,Rotan,Grand Cayman. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks
Carnival Legend
- Thread starter tracer55
- Start date
Cruizer
Staff Captain
The 8C cabins are on deck five mid ship and deck six fore and aft. I would go with the mid ship cabins on deck five. Decks four through eight are all passenger cabins, so in either case you will have cabins above and below you.
Mbandy
Staff Captain
No real good answer to that question. The direction that the ship docks depends on the Captain and the Pilot. It depends on currents, tides etc. The ship could park nose in one time and nose out the next so you never know.
The real answer is that the view from the balcony of a cruise ship is always spectacular no matter what side you're on.
Of my 18 cruises (soon to be 19) you are cruising my favorite itinerary. You're gonna love it!
MisterD21
If you take me serious, it's your problem
1. for Cozumel I believe you will want starboard as the last time i was there both the RCI and Carnival ships in port were both docked starboard.
2. Belize it doesn't make a difference, because you tender in and everything looks so small from the ship anyways.
3.Grand Cayman i have no clue, as i haven't done that port of call yet.
However , Michael is correct.. it really depends on the conditions, the captain, and whoever is manning the helm....The current and tides are more of a factor because no captain is going to risk damage to the ship by trying to dock against a shifting current or unfavorable tide. Another thing to consider is which direction the local "coast guard" directs you into the port as well. I remember in Cozumel the mexican "coast guard" or port authority ship, i assumed, looked to be guiding the ship into the port dock.
I just think you can't really plan for that sort of thing. I think it's more of a crap shoot really. I mean hell, pick one you got 50/50 odds you've made the right choice... .LOL...
Although thinking about it.... if you're on a ship with azipods they can just slip that sucker in there sideways if they wanted to... those things can hold a ship stationary within a meter or so with the gps the ships are using. Azipods = all wheel drive for Cruise ships... lol..
Last edited:
You can't lose with an aft balcony.
Mr D makes a good point. Both Belize and Grand Cayman are tender ports.
Stupid question, what is a "tender port"?
MisterD21
If you take me serious, it's your problem
A "tender" is when the port is too shallow for the ship to dock, and you have to take "tender" boats to the port. These boats are used to ferry supplies/passengers to the cruise ships when they cannot reach port.
In Belize it is about a 15-20 minute tender ride to the port As the approach is simply too shallow to allow ships a closer dock. The tenders have plenty of seating and are relatively comfortable. The day we docked there in july the seas were quite choppy and you could feel the motion of the tender through the waves. If you are prone to motion sickness, i would suggest you take some kind of motion sickness medicine about 20 mins before you tender...
Also ... if you want to avoid the hawking tour providers outside the terminal you can exit the Port to the right and at the end of the port compound there is a street going to the left. About 2 blocks up there is a Hertz rental car dealer. It is easy to miss as it is just a house, and they have a small, but limited fleet. There is a small sign on the house if i remember correctly. I rented an suv for 100.00 for the day and had a blast...
Last edited:
