We have booked category C in the Med next year. Does anyone have a photo of the balcony? Thanks for your help. Can't wait untill 2005

Travel Freak, I bet someone has a photo of the balcony but while you are waiting for them to post, here is a 360 degree view of the C Horizon cabin and also views of the rest of the ship.

Sorry - I looked through our Panama Canal shots but didn't have one of the balcony. Do you have the corner C suite or one of the ones in the middle of the aft section?

Dolebludger was in a C non-corner suite on that cruise; perhaps he has a picture. Fred and Pat had the same suite we did in Norway, so possibly they have a picture? mdchips may have gotten a few pictures from the margarita party on the balcony ... let me do a little more legwork. cheers, anne

Travel Freak:

We were in a category C Horizon suite last April. This particular category is identical to lower category suites, except for the fact that the balcony is deeper. We were in suite 784, to be exact. Sorry, but we don't have a picture.

When we cruise the Voyager again, we will book a lower category, as our particular "C" suite was subject to vibrations at over 14.5 knots, which increased with speed and became a "shaking" motion at much over 20 knots. Some fellow guests in this category (and the higher category, larger "end suites") reported the same thing, while others in this category say they did not have this problem in stern located suites. And I believe all of them, as I know how vibration problems can be elusive, as I've tried to chase them down in cars before, and know how different they are ---- even in different areas inside a car.

I hope some poster who has been in category C on the Voyager since April will come along and assure us that the problem has been fixed, as otherwise the suite was great. But until that time, and since I can't determine what part of the category C area above the stern vibrates and what part does not, I would avoid it for now.

Thanks,
Richard :) :)

Thanks for the feedback. We have booked cabin #877 (corner suite). We are not to worried about the vibration. According to other post it seems to effect people differently. We have (2) bottles of booze if it gets to bad.

We were in 877 on the Panama Canal. Sorry, but we seem to have come up dry with pictures. The balcony is several feet deep and has a small wraparound area so you get the 270 degree view. Hope you enjoy your trip! Cheers, Anne

adrenn:

Just to clear matters up, while I was not in your particular Horizon suite on this cruise,I was in several on the port side (like ours) and some on the starboard side like yours. I personally didn't find the vibration (if any) in some of the starboard suites to be worth mentioning, while the port corner suite on deck 9 was worse than ours in this respect. So any comments I make about vibration are not subjective as I personally experienced some Horizon suites that vibrated and some that (IMO) did not. On our cruise, my theory is that the vibration and shaking was comming from the port side "pod" drive unit.

In any event, I otherwise love those Horizon suites, and wouldn't hesitate to book one again, just as soon as I can figure our exactly where the problem is and isn't. At least I know that 877 is fine.

Thanks,
Richard :) :) :)

I don't know how to post photos. Sorry. But we enjoyed the 877 balcony IMMENSELY last month. We'd book it again in a flash on a view trip e.g. Alaska. Some vibration was apparent while underway. But I noticed it only when the subject was brought up. It did't bother either of us one bit. It wasn't strong enough, say, to rattle glasses. THAT would have been a bummer. Hope this helps.

Pat

Travel Freak:

One advantage of your cabin location is that you are right next to a stairwell that takes you straight to Horizon lounge. We used it to duck into the lounge quickly getting to tea.

You will love the Voyager!

Island Cruiser:

I feel you have brought up an accurate definition of what vibration should be considered troublesome, and which should not. If it rattles glasses, it is serious. If not, it is not, and I agree 100%. On our Voyager cruise, the vibration in our suite 784 on the port side certainly did rattle glasses, and caused some to fall to the floor. However, in some Horizon suites more to the starboard, it did not. And elsewhere on the ship, it did not. Our favorite ship is the Navigator, which shows that we know that ships DO vibrate to some extent, and raise the issue only when it becomes excessive.

This post is certainly not meant to be of the "smart alec" variety, but instead serious. I have had my reports on serious vibration on the Voyager, as well as of NO vibration on the Navigator, labeled as "subjective." And, I have searched for a way to objectify them. Now, you have provided it. Glasses rattling in our suite 784 on the Voyager? Yes! Glasses rattling in our suites on our two Navigator cruises? No!

Thank you,
Richard :) :) :)