Outside Stateroom with Private Balcony on Regal Princess

Outside Staterooms with Balconies provide all of the features of Standard cabins with the addition of the named feature. The door leading to the balcony (I prefer the term verandah, but use balcony here to stay consistent with Princess' terminology), swings outward rather than slides, forcing anyone standing on the balcony to move aside or risk getting smacked.

The balcony is quite narrow, just barely able to accommodate two small resin chairs. Princess has no fear of loungers being removed from the upper pool decks to be spirited to personal cabins: There's simply no room! Size aside, it is ALWAYS nice to have instant egress to the outside, regardless of climate, and, cracking the door slightly to allow the sounds of the ocean to fill the stateroom is sure to provide instant, and fulfilling sleep.

Balconies are divided by steel bulkheads or glass partitions, the latter of which, while opaque, provide glimpses onto adjoining balconies through the sizable gaps that surround them. Unfortunately, to my knowledge, all balcony cabins contain at least one glass partition. In other words: Be prepared to wear a coverup when on your balcony unless you wish to provide a show for your neighbors.

Princess provides pool towels to each cabin instead of offering them pool-side as is typical in the industry. Rationing them out in this fashion lends value, which, hopefully, will be reflected in fewer incidents of "chair hogs" where dozens of unoccupied pool chairs are covered with towels in attempts of saving them for later use. The fact that passengers risk having their towels taken, hopefully, will make them think twice about leaving them unattended while running elsewhere. I'm not sure if it works, but, at least Princess is trying!


	Outside Stateroom with Private Balcony on Regal Princess A PARNAMI Cruise Page Outside Staterooms with Balconies provide all of the features of Standard cabins with the addition of the named feature. The door leading to the balcony (I prefer the term verandah, but use balcony here to stay consistent with Princess' terminology), swings outward rather than slides, forcing anyone standing on the balcony to move aside or risk getting smacked. The balcony is quite narrow, just barely able to accommodate two small resin chairs. Princess has no fear of loungers being removed from the upper pool decks to be spirited to personal cabins: There's simply no room! Size aside, it is ALWAYS nice to have instant egress to the outside, regardless of climate, and, cracking the door slightly to allow the sounds of the ocean to fill the stateroom is sure to provide instant, and fulfilling sleep. Balconies are divided by steel bulkheads or glass partitions, the latter of which, while opaque, provide glimpses onto adjoining balconies through the sizable gaps that surround them. Unfortunately, to my knowledge, all balcony cabins contain at least one glass partition. In other words: Be prepared to wear a coverup when on your balcony unless you wish to provide a show for your neighbors. Princess provides pool towels to each cabin instead of offering them pool-side as is typical in the industry. Rationing them out in this fashion lends value, which, hopefully, will be reflected in fewer incidents of "chair hogs" where dozens of unoccupied pool chairs are covered with towels in attempts of saving them for later use. The fact that passengers risk having their towels taken, hopefully, will make them think twice about leaving them unattended while running elsewhere. I'm not sure if it works, but, at least Princess is trying! Copyright © 2001 Mel Litzenberger. All Rights Reserved Continue Tour: Category A Mini Suite Reverse Tour: Standard Outside Cabin Return to Regal Princess E-mail: PARNAMI@aol.com