Balcony on the Golden - Category BF

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jgoergen

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Hi, never booked a balcony before, though this is our 5th cruise with Princess. Going on a Thanksgiving Cruise on the Golden out of Ft. Lauderdale.

Anyone know if this category balcony is good? We are "guaranteed" so we don't have a room number yet.
 
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Kathy & Dave

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We did the same thing our first time on the Golden and ended up with a BA on the Lido Deck. That was an awesome location! There are only 4 cabins in the BF category, so the chance of upgrade is good. If you do end up in this category, you should be aware that there is a walkway in front of the balcony. I think most people would respect your privacy, but I don't think I would have enjoyed it as much. Plus it didnt' seem to get much sun. It is a strange set up - the promenade deck below has a small set of stairs near the bow and the walkway wraps around and back down on the other side.

You can keep checking on the Princess Personalizer to see if you' ve been assigned a cabin. We usually book guarantee, and have always found out our cabin assignment early.

We will be on the Golden ourselves on 10/25...can't wait! I hope you have a great time!
 
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jgoergen

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Thanks for the reply! You are right, we are already upgraded to a BA, and asked to stay guaranteed (who knows, maybe a suite!) LOL

Anyway, was glad, because looking at the deck plans realized that the BFs, as you said, are situated in front of the stairs on the promenade deck, where many cruisers are "promenading". I remembered this from the Grand Princess.

I think all the BAs are on the Lido, aren't they?
 
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Kathy & Dave

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There are some on the Lido (front of the ship) and some on the Caribe (mid ship). The ones on the Lido have smaller balconies than the ones on the Caribe. We've had balconies on each and would happily accept either! Lido is convenient to pools, pizza and Horizon Court. Caribe is great too, just a few decks up/down from everything.

When is you trip? We'll be on the Golden 10/25. This trip we got a BB aft balcony cabin. Really looking forward to that!
 
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