Which is the Best Balcony on the P&O Pacific Encounter and is it Right For You?
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- čas přidán 26. 07. 2024
- We were on Deck 10 of the Pacific Encounter and we think we had one of the best balconies on the ship. But, which is the best balcony and is it right for you?
We had a fantastic view of balconies on other decks from our deck and in this video we do a review of the Pacific Encounter balconies to help you decide which balcony is best for you.
As the Pacific Adventure, is almost identical to the Pacific Encounter this video should also apply there. We haven't been on the Adventure yet so can't say this with absolute certainty.
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We were on deck 9 and loved it as we weren't overlooking anyone like the above decks and we had direct view straight down to the of the water below where we saw lots of little flying fish and a sting ray and some other strange orange looking creatures as the ship was travelling along. Even though we had balconies above us it didn't bother us as we were always facing the water so didn't even think about it much. Having the footstools was also a great bonus. They are only small on deck 9 only big enough for 2 people at a time really.
This is so incredibly helpful! Thankyou 😁
Hi Amy, thank you and glad it is of help.
Thank you for the great video. We’ve just booked deck 10 😃😃😃😃
Hi Linda. Hopefully it is good for you. We have booked again and have gone for deck 10 again because of the balcony.
We're booked on deck 11, I think that will suit admirably. I have no intentions of entertaining or sunbathing, but sometimes it's nice to just get out and smell the roses (or ocean, as the case may be).
Hi Robyn. We don't really use the balcony much either and we certainly wouldn't be complaining if we got a smaller one but it was a bonus to be able to sit with our feet up with our morning coffee or pre-dinner cocktails. Given the choice we would probably go for deck 10 again because of the balcony but probably wouldn't be paying extra for it.
Another great video guys
Thanks Kelly, it's always nice to get positive comments.
Just booked onto the Encounter on deck 10 before watching this video. I’m now even more excited after seeing how big the balconies are on deck 10.
We were very happy when we saw the size of the balcony. Will definitely be looking at Deck 10 when we go on the Encounter or the Explorer again. Whenever you're cruising, have a wonderful time.
Love all your videos. You have new fans and I hope someday we get to meet you beautiful people on a cruise.
Thanks for dropping by and for your support of our little channel. We have a few cruises coming up and don't intend stopping so you never know who or when you're going to bump into someone. We were so surprised at how many people we met on the Encounter that recognised us from the channel. Do you have any booked?
Just booked a cruise on the Pacific Encounter and discovered your CZcams channel.
Such a lovely couple 💑 thanks for all the reviews. Keep smiling and keep up the channel.
Hi Nadine. Thanks for your lovely comments. When have you booked your cruise for? We will be back on board the Encounter in June 2023.
@@robandalicruisetravel Hi guys, we have 11 family members booked for a 4 day Elvis cruise in March. Big Elvis fans.....should be fun to see some impersonators hehe!
I wish I had of saw this video before we went on the Pacific Encounter. After much deliberation on which deck to choose, I went with deck 11. There are no foot stools as the balcony is very small. Next time I would definitely choose Deck 10. Thanks Guys! Your doing an awesome job with your videos.👏🏼👏🏼🤩
Thanks for the support and comment. We got really lucky with our cabin as we booked a guaranteed balcony so could have got anything. We had a balcony similar to the Deck 11 one on the Coral Princess and, although it was small it served our purpose for that cruise. The bigger one is definitely nicer though.
Wow! That is a nice size balcony. Sure privacy maybe a little compromised but still very nice. I am Tanisha by the way. I am the one posting from the channel. My husband is Robert and he comment from his channel. Will be watching more videos
Hi Tanisha and Robert. Lovely to meet you, so to speak. I got a copyright strike on the video I mentioned in Tony and Rachel's livestream earlier today so I took the opportunity to go through it and trim it down a bit. Managed to get it down to 26 mins which I am happy with. When it goes over 30 mins I get a little nervous that it is too long. We have loads more footage from the Encounter to get out before the Luminosa cruise in 4 weeks and then we will need to get that out before our New Year's cruise on the Royal Caribbean Quantum of the Seas, which looks like a fabulous ship. Then we're going all 'la di da' for Valentine's on the Queen Elizabeth. Sometimes I wonder how we have time to work with all the editing. Anyway, no doubt we'll chat again. I subscribed to your channel by the way. Take Care.
@@robandalicruisetravel oh no. Glad you were able to get it down. I’m looking forward to watching more of your videos especially the new ones you have coming. Thanks for subscribing!
No problem guys and good luck with the channel.
I love watching you videos, finding them very helpful. We only live about 20mins apart, hopefully we will bump into you on a cruise one day.
Can you do a video on how you chose a cruise or how you go about getting good deals/sales. Is there any tips or hacks on booking. Do you do all the research yourself or do you get a travel agents to do it for you. I’ve always planned and booked our cruises/holidays, just wondering if I should change my way of booking as there is so many choices these days.
Also a video on the different theme nights, when I last cruised in 2015 everyone got involved. Is it still a big thing on cruise ships.
Hi Maree. Thanks for the suggestion and I think we can manage to do this. We have been looking at doing some more tips and info videos from home as we can't cruise all the time and are in the process of making a 'studio' at the moment to start these in the New Year.
Theme nights seem to be different on different ships. On P&O we found there are still a lot of people joining in but not so much on Carnival. It might be because P&O make more of a deal of it that Carnival where it really is just for a 45 min deck party. We are about to go on Royal Caribbean and we believe there may be a couple of theme nights on there but they do not release details pre-cruise so I can't imagine there will be a lot of uptake. Will let you know.
Yay, we're cruising in April and by fluke are on deck 10
Hi Kerryn. It'll come round really quickly and deck 10 does have the best balconies. Have a fantastic time and let us know what you thought when you get back.
We had Balcony Cabin 11514 and liked it. Thought the Balcony was big enough for what we used it for.
Hi Manfred. Thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment. We have no issues with the smaller balconies as we don't actually use them that much. It's just nice to be able to open the doors and look at the sea sometimes. Our balcony on the Coral Princess was about the same size as the Deck 11 balconies and we certainly wouldn't be complaining if we were on Deck 11 next time. We thought this was a fantastic ship and we hope you had a fantastic cruise on her
hooray, we have deck 10 balconies for July. Not much choice as we need adjoining rooms, so I am glad we have a big balcony for our family.
Hi Bethany. In that case you've scored the double. If you have adjoining cabins you can ask the steward to open up the partition between the balconies and have one big balcony for you all. Have a fantastic cruise.
Hey guys, were booked to go out with the Encounter this week...doing the islands... does it get chilly in the evenings ?
Hi Ted. Sorry we didn't get back to you before your cruise. You will have the answer by now and we hope you had a fantastic cruise.
Some Deck 9 balconies are the mini suites - with access to the Byron club included. The downside was the balcony being overlooked. I just made sure I had clothes on all the time 😂 so as not to scare the neighbors
Hi Kelly. The Byron Bay area did look nice. We're interested to hear if you thought it was worth the extra cost please.
@@robandalicruisetravel we absolutely did … priority embarkation and debarkation ( saw your video about the new terminal) breakfast in Angelo’s for the suites and mini suites - fruit baskets and nibbles daily as well as the Byron area … worth every cent for us and have already booked again.
We were on deck 11 and one room away from the front and we had a lot of privacy and the captain got a wave every morning, lol.
Hi Ida, that would have been pretty special being able to wave good morning to the Captain. We might have a look at those cabins next time. What cabin number were you in please?
HI guys, new to your site, have found it very enlightening thanks so much, I have balcony cabin 10334 hope it's the same, Question can the balcony's open to each other?
Hi Dawn. Thanks for joining us and for your support. It looked like pretty much all the Deck 10 balconies were the same and, yes, there are opening sections between them so you can join 2 into 1. When are you cruising?
@@robandalicruisetravel I am travelling in April, my cousin and I are going for a girls week for our 60th birthdays, we have cabins next to them so hopefully we can open them to each other
We will be on deck 10
Hi Anne. In that case you should have a fabulous balcony. Enjoy.
Going in a penthouse cabin in march and the grand suite in November, I'll let you know how big the balcony's are on those
Hi Samuel. Thanks for watching and so sorry for the delay in replying. You may already be on the March cruise so we hope you have, or are having, a fantastic time. Wow, would love to hear what the staterooms are like (We'll call them staterooms because they are a little bit special) as well as the balconies.
@@robandalicruisetravel going tomorrow
Yikes - we have booked a mini-suite and they are all on Deck 9 with a few on Deck 8. Looks like we are going to be overlooked with no shade. Seems a balcony cabin may have been better.
Hi Frankie and thanks for watching. It depends on what you want to use your balcony for to be honest. We like them for the amount of light you get in the cabin and the ability to get some fresh air. The only time we really use it is in the late afternoon when a bit of sun on the balcony doesn't matter. It is very rare that people actually stand on their balcony looking at people below so I wouldn't get too concerned about that. To be honest we think you will enjoy having the mini-suite more than having a bigger Deck 10 balcony. Would love to hear your thoughts on that though when you get back please and have a fantastic cruise. When do you go by the way?
Thanks@@robandalicruisetravel- this is our first mini-suite and first time on P&O, your comments made me feel a bit better. We are doing the Comedy Cruise over the ANZAC weekend in April, so just a short trip. We have had balcony cabins before and do like to stand outside to get some fresh air, but we don't really sit on the balcony much. I have seen some of the river boats that have french balconies or panorama balconies - which keep the space inside but still have the light and fresh air - I think these would be ideal on a cruise ship.
Hi Frankie. We don't really sit outside that much either but it's more because we are too busy doing other things than not wanting too. We love to have a look over the balcony in the morning when we get into a new port or take in the sunset at night. Never been on a Comedy cruise. Please let us know what you think as we may do one. The short cruises are so much more convenient to fit in with work.
Such a shame. Were travelling on the adventure in a week from today and we have a cabin on deck 9, so will have no shading and every one looking down on us. A bit disappointing
Hi Debbie. If it's any consolation, although we had a bigger balcony on deck 10, when we did use it we stayed under the covered bit mainly and never really looked over. Couldn't tell you what the people were like below us if you asked us. We just went to the edge to get the views occasionally. As for the shade, it's only not shady when the sun is on that side, which is only half of the day. See, look on the bright side. It's a balcony with fresh air and light. We hope you have a fantastic cruise anyway.
@@robandalicruisetravel awww thanks :) yeah true :) we've only ever done one cruise before, the 31st may this year on the first cruise since the shut down and we had a very small interior cabin. This time we have a mini suite :) and are taking my beautiful mum with us :) she will have the sofa bed :) so were really going to have a much nicer, larger cabin :) so the balcony is a bonus really :) were so very exited :) we leave next Monday, it can't come quick enough hehe