jce2 Posted October 31, 2018 Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 Surely some TA out here must know the answer....I know that the balconies on the "coast side" of the ship have a considerable mark-up compared to the other side but what about the aft balconies? Same mark-up? even higher? Just trying to get all my ducks lined up before Monday...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princevaliantus Posted October 31, 2018 Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 What is "coast side" ? I know that ships have a port side (quarter, beam, bow) and an starboard side (quarter, beam, bow). Never hear of "coast side" or could it be that the "coast side" is the side that you can see land? If that is the case, it can be either side you are referring too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jce2 Posted October 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 While you can see land on both sides only one side is actually facing the coastline (of the continent). southbound it is the port (left) side and northbound it is the starboard (right) side. Anytime I have checked the RC sire, the side facing "east" is always considerably marked-up from the other side. I can't compare against aft as there are no aft cabins available currently in 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princevaliantus Posted October 31, 2018 Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 Well, for example, if you are sailing from NY to Coco Cay, you'll either get the "coast side" sailing southbound and then on the "northbound" return. I don't think it makes a difference or am I missing something??? I really never noticed any price difference on any cruises I've booked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted October 31, 2018 Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 2 minutes ago, princevaliantus said: I don't think it makes a difference or am I missing something??? It makes absolutely no difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jce2 Posted October 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 It doesn't on non-Alaskan cruises where you are essentially sailing aloop and most of the time nowhere near the coast. But for Alaska they do have borth-bound cruises (Vancouver to Seward) and southbound cruises (Seward to Vancouver) and it most definitely DOES effect the room price! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princevaliantus Posted October 31, 2018 Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 Ahhhhhhh!!!! If it's an Alaska cruise, there would be a price difference. I totally forgot bout the 49th State!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baked Alaska Posted October 31, 2018 Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 When we priced our Alaska Southbound for July 2019, there was no price difference, from balcony to suite. I am 100% sure as we moved from starboard to port during our rezi process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princevaliantus Posted October 31, 2018 Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 When I did the Alaska Southbound to Vancouver, I notice the Port side was more than the Starboard side. This I do remember! Of course I still booked the Port side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jce2 Posted October 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 Just now, princevaliantus said: When I did the Alaska Southbound to Vancouver, I notice the Port side was more than the Starboard side. This I do remember! Of course I still booked the Port side. Exactly! Just did a spot check on an August 2019 cruise and it is about $600 (per room, not per person) more expensive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princevaliantus Posted October 31, 2018 Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 5 minutes ago, jce2 said: Exactly! Just did a spot check on an August 2019 cruise and it is about $600 (per room, not per person) more expensive If you want to see it directly from your room without the crowd, RCCL's gotcha! If you don't mind being up and out on the deck with the crowd, you have savings coming to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jce2 Posted October 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 Right now the plan is to grab an aft for me and my wife and a portal for my son and his wife....but depending on price diff i might as a surprise upgrade his to the aft next to us. No matter what, I WILL be in Alaska in 2020! Baked Alaska and princevaliantus 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted October 31, 2018 Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 As a general rule (Alaska not withstanding), aft balconies on all ships tend to be slightly more expensive than traditional balconies but not significantly. For Alaska sailings it could be considerably higher for an aft. I recommend booking as soon as the itin is released. They will go quickly, pricey or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jce2 Posted October 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 That's my plan! Only wish I knew precisely when next week the sale will start. Needless to say i will be checking the site constantly. Worth it for the trip of a lifetime WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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