Zuiderdam Balcony's

[Tammi]

Iam getting ready to book 12 Balcony rooms, Which deck has the best Balcony's? I understand one deck does not have the see through glass on the balcony's so I do not want to book that deck. Thanks for any info

Tammi

 

[sail7seas]

What categories are you booking? Do you want mid-ship or Aft? The aft verandas are huge for some of the suites but the rooms themselves are smaller.

 

[Tammi]

Iam looking at mid-ship, verandah deck. We don't want to have to look over the railing to see anything.

 

[my3kids]

Oh no! SOme balconies are not the see thru plexi glass??? Say is isn't so! Which group do not have clear railings? I want to be able to see the sea!

 

[sail7seas]

I think they are all see through on the Vista ships. Why would some be clear and others not? Tammi....You said "you understand" that is the case. Do you know where you got that impression?

 

[my3kids]

Oh my goodness, Sail7Seas....I hope you are right. I would be so sad to find out the only way to watch the water sail by was to stand at the railing. We on in a balcony room on the verandah deck.

 

[bep_sf]

Actually, if you look really closely at exterior shots of the Vista Class ships - the first 15 (or so) verandahs on either side of Upper Promenade Deck have steel bulkheads instead of glass rails...

Brian

 

[my3kids]

So ONLY forward category B rooms on the Upper Promenade deck have an enclosed balcony? I'm surprised they aren't sold as BC rooms if they don't have the view advertised in the brochure.

 

[Mary Ann]

I certainly agree with you that these rooms should be BC. We booked a BB guarantee and ended up with one of these rooms. I am very unhappy about it as we usually sit for hours on our balcony and enjoy the ocean. I don't think there is anything that can be done except hope for another upgrade.

 

[SQD]

We were in a Category B, Verandah deck (#5), cabin 5009 (forward); our balcony was slightly tinted plexiglass below the railing.

 

[stevesan]

Look in one of HAL's brochure's such as May 2004-Dec 2005, Caribbean Cruises, page 69 for the Vista class ships. A diamond shape symbol indicates: " Staterooms have solid steel verandah railing instead of clear-view Plexiglas railing." Forward Cabins 4001 thru 4042 on the Upper Promenade deck are annotated with the diamond. I don't see any others.

 

[deepthinker]

B4166 and B4164 are excellent rooms if you have 2 parties going. They have extra long balconies because there is a hallway between these 2 rooms. If you open up door between balconies you have about a 30 ft. balcony (plexiglass). These are on Upper Promenade deck. Excellent rooms!