Balcony cabins on the Promenade Deck?

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Balcony cabins on the Promenade Deck?

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I read a posting somewhere about someone asking what people thought about having a balcony cabin on the Promenade Deck on Iona as people would be walking past. I couldn't believe there were to be balcony cabins on that deck so I looked at the Deck Plans for Iona and sure enough there are, quite a lot of them - labelled as 'Obstructed'. Would people really pay to have a balcony where people are walking past? John said it's no different from sitting on a chair on the Promenade deck of other ships but it is as there you can choose to sit adjacent to the rail, overlooking the sea and people are walking past but behind you, but when you are on a balcony next to the Promenade deck you have the deck between you and the ship's rail. Can't believe it, or rather I can because it makes more money.

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On Holland America ships it is called a Lanai.

Most peculiar but perhaps someone who has been on Holland America may shed some light on this type of stateroom.

I think you would need to be a particular type of person to book this accommodation.

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I wonder if you can step out onto the promenade deck directly from your balcony? And are the balconies steel or glass fronted.
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I'm curious about these.

A friend of mine once had an outside cabin on a Royal Caribbean ship that overlooked the interior.
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towny44 wrote: 14 Sep 2018, 20:15
I wonder if you can step out onto the promenade deck directly from your balcony? And are the balconies steel or glass fronted.
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Re: Balcony cabins on the Promenade Deck?

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Wow what an idea! I just can see the sense in paying for a balcony with absolutely none of the advantages normally associated with a balcony as far as I can see - no wondering out in dressing gown for early morning drink!

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