Balcony cabins on Norwegian Breakway.
Cruise ships can have a lot of different cabin layouts and categories, sometimes it takes having a PhD to figure out which one is best for you.
When looking for your next cruise you may want to consider booking a balcony cabin to extract the most enjoyment from your vacation.
Here are five reasons to why to book a balcony cabin:
1. Relaxation. When you’re one a cruise you’re typically on it for a vacation or some type of gathering. Water is every therapeutic and sitting out in the open air and reflecting is a great way to start or wind down every day. If you’re a couple, everything gets hotter when the sun goes down, right?
2. Open-Air Dining. Open air dining? Yes please! Sure you can go upstairs and dine with everyone else – there’s nothing wrong with that. But sometimes you just want to breakaway from the crowds, order room service and enjoy breakfast, lunch or dinner on your own private-table for two. With 24-hour room service, any meal can be enjoyed on your balcony. You don’t have to order room service. You can go to the main dining room or your favorite specialty venue and take the meal to go.
3. Space. If the actual cabin layout isn’t bigger, just having a floor-to-ceiling glass door in your room with a panoramic view opens up the cabin a lot, plus you have the extra 80+ feet of space on the actual balcony (depending on the category).
Enjoying my balcony aboard ms Zuiderdam.
4. Port Views. Imagine sailing into your favorite port of call with your own personal view. Sure, you could go to the top deck and jockey for space with a thousand other people — but doing it from your own balcony sometimes just makes more sense. From personal experience seeing Alaska, Europe, the Netherlands, Caribbean and Canada/New England from a balcony is breath taking and now a requirement. The wild life, stunning views and a place to sit outside in comfort of your own cabin is always a plus.
5. Own Private Party. We all know the sail away parties can be a blast on the upper deck, but sometimes after a long day of getting to the ship you may not feel like it. This is where a balcony comes into play. You can enjoy the sailaway from your own balcony, crack open the champagne you brought or just enjoy the booze you snuck on.
There are many reasons to book a balcony cabin on your next sailing and these are just a few. I have two great balcony memories: Sailing Alaska on Holland America’s Oosterdam and through Italy on Carnival Breeze.
A balcony cabin has its price — typically a couple hundred dollars more per person — but a small price to pay for total peace and serenity.
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