Would we recommend a Discovery Princess Standard Balcony Cabin?
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- Опубликовано: 2 июл 2024
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We spent a week in a standard balcony cabin on board Princess Cruises' newest ship Discovery Princess. How does it compare to a Mini Suite? What were the things we liked and what didn't we like? We show you around and then give you an honest assessment after a week of living here with all our stuff. Enjoy!
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We were invited on board as guests of Princess Cruises UK. We paid for our own flights to Los Angeles, hotels and transfers to the ship and received no fees or remuneration for producing media during and/or after this voyage. The resulting videos have been produced without influence or expectation from Princess Cruises and we had complete editorial and artistic freedom. Princess Cruises had no prior preview of this content and are watching for the first time along with you. All our videos contain our personal and unbiased opinion. Please ask us if you want to know more or visit www.asa.org.uk for more information on blogger/vlogger disclosure requirements. Thank you and we hope you enjoy the content as much as we did creating it. Rich and Helen.
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FYI…I bring a night light & leave it plugged into the socket in the restroom. I agree about the placement of the TP holder was a big mistake. I just take it off the holder & put it on the counter. Thanks for the tour.
Thank Tom. The night light is a great idea. Will definitely try that :)
What a pleasant review! I smiled all the way through it 😀
Thank you ☺️
Gorgeous flowers in your cabin!
Thanks for the informative video
Thank you for watching 😊👍
Helpful as always . Thanks
Thank you 😊
Thanks for another brilliant video both 🤩 This looks like a very nice standard of standard balcony cabin 😀 We definitely like the decor, and most of the issues seem common with this grade (and as you say typical of this class of ship).
We really enjoyed the 2 part nature of this video as well 😀 It's great to have the tour and to hear what it was like actually living there for the duration of the cruise 🤩
Thanks M&J. Yes we intend to do the two part type from now on because it's more helpful to the viewer in our opinion. :)
@@visitwithus it definitely is 😊
Loved the video it had a certain “human touch” to it! 🤣. Think “Shakey” is best suited to the training ground. Your travels and vlogs were the highlight of my season. Just Champion. OTBC 👍🙏
Great review, as usual! We will be on the Discovery Princess for th first time, on the Love Boat Cruise in October. It was interesting, and discouraging, to learn that the “dressing room “ light also controls the cabin light! I don’t recall that on the Royal, or Majestic, where I found the motion sensor light at the side of the bed, that lights the dressing area, a nuisance for others who may be sensitive to light. This is worse! I do however, love that area on all Princess ships. I’ll take that open closet space for a smaller living space any day! The Royal Class ships are lovely, but I do miss the larger balconies and promenade decks of the older ships. Oh…and a lower passenger count! I’m sorry to have rambled on! Thank you again for all your hard work creating your videos! Wonderful experiences, but also a lot of work! Lois😊
Thanks for watching and sorry for the late reply. Hope you had a wonderful time on the Love Boat cruise. Our son was on that one and got in the elevator with almost the whole cast and didn’t even realise (the youth of today, hey😆) Thanks again and happy cruising 😊🚢
@@visitwithus we did have a wonderful cruise on the beautiful Discovery, although the Royal Class carries too many people for us! I have to say I was expecting more events with the cast, scheduled and held in venues that could handle more of the fans. That was okay, though, as the entertainment on board was top notch in my book. Rock Opera took my breath away. Oh, and Club Class dining made our days! By the way, I was in my 20’s when The Love Boat aired and have seen every episode. I don’t think I would have recognized them in an elevator, either! Lois🤣
We just got off the Discovery Princess last week. I agree with everything you say!
Thank you 😊
And thanks for watching 👍
April 2023 will be my THIRD cruise EVER. First time aboard Discovery Princess. It'll be my first 7-day as well. And I think this is the cabin I'll be staying in...this EXACT cabin, we'll see! It's good to know how many outlets the cabin has. And that's a big TV. I kind of dig the carpet and the color scheme...especially considering my first two cruises were with Carnival (which I love, but...we're talking about Princess, here).
Thanks for watching - hope it was of some help for you 👍
Happy cruising 🛳
The balcony on the Regal and the Sky are the same as the Discovery, i traveled as a single on the Regal (Jan)so it was great! On the SkyPrincess(Dec) we were in a mini suite club class (A429)with 3 of us..we had a extended balcony and they put an extra chair out there for us and it was a nice amount of space. Our bathroom had a tub…i agree about the toilet roll i had to twist myself to get it. 😖As for the closet i would open the bathroom door and it lit up the closet and no one was disturbed. And ahhhh for the bed. I used the sofa bed and it was as comfy as the regular bed.Thx for the tour😊🚢
PS. Your videos are always amazing..so what if this was a little shaky..i will take shaky just to hear and see your videos..
Thank you for watching and for the info 👍
Thanks for that. BTW, The difference between a standard and a premium balcony is a love seat. That's why there's just a chair at the desk. They have to have something to charge a different price for. I think the premium balcony has an additional two or three feet of space (inside) to accommodate the love seat.
Thanks for the info and thanks for watching 😊
We Sailed on Discovery Princess April 10th and had a standard Balcony on Sun Deck. We had a great Cruise. The only annoyance. Was the Loud Age inappropriate Background Music being played throughout. Great Video Thanks For Sharing
i think if you ask the steward the music can be turned off as we have never had it.
@@chriswilliams6568 We talked to Guest Services And Crew Chat regarding the loud and inappropriate music in certain areas. Hopefully these were addressed. Looking Forward To Our upcoming October Cruise on Discovery Princess. Thank You For Watching And Commenting.
Thanks for watching. So glad you had a great time on Discovery Princess. Background music, especially round the pool is always a contentious issue and difficult to get just right in our opinion 😁
Just got off Discovery. Our beds were on opposite wall of the outlets. No outlets by bed. I use a CPAP so extension cord draped across room each night. We would have found an outlet on bed side more convenient. Loved the automatic night lights on Majestic, why didn’t they put them on Discovery?
Not sure 🤷
Thanks for watching and commenting 👍
I'm a solo traveler and I'm booking a standard balcony on the Discovery Princess March 2024 headed toward the Mexican Riviera. This size is just perfect for one. I also got the Premiere Package. 😁
Sounds perfect 👍
Happy cruising 🚢
Do you have a video on the Princess mini suite? I’m planning to cruise May 2024, and considering the upgrade. Would love to see a detailed video. Thanks!
Yes we do! A full mini suite review is on our Princess playlist. It’s a lovely upgrade. 😀
Thank you for the video and the totally enjoyable balcony room on discovery princess, University I agree with you and for someone that the bathroom placement of the toilet roll is a little bit of a challenge and it should’ve been swapped with the tissue holder, other than that pretty nice cabin thanks
Thanks for watching and commenting! :D
There’s generally one level on the ship that has larger balconies ( standard balcony) for some reason. We’ve booked D710. Much bigger balcony
Sounds great. Thank you for watching 👍
Always enjoy your videos. 👍
Those plastic bottles in the Mini fridge are multi use. Just pour more water in them when you're done the first time!
Thanks for watching 👍
Another helpful video! But having said that, why, oh why, after four versions of the Royal Class ships, do they still have outlets on ONE side table and no designer thought to have them on the other as well? Also, I see the bathrooms are still in the clutches of the dreaded shower curtain cult! But informative as always! Thanks!
Haha! I agree about the power sockets and the shower curtain. Socket juggling is always an issue! :D
i find that glass doors get in the way, and sometimes have sharp bottom edges on. Curtains way safer and space saving.
I just have to ask?! Are you the voice from all the discovery Channel and animal kingdom..or national geographic because I swear your voice is so nice to listen to
Thank you 😊
No, not me I’m afraid. I haven’t managed to break into the professional voiceover world, though I would very much love to.
Thanks for watching 👍
Interesting that the chairs on the balcony recline but I guess you have to turn the chairs sideways because the area is quite small.
Yes we didn’t mention that but you’re absolutely right. 😆
Lol I was thinking the same. Small indeed.
In Royal Caribbean's and Norwegian's solo cabins, the phones are wall mounted. My question is: With table space being so scarce, why aren't the phones wall mounted in all cabins?
Good question.
Thanks for watching 👍
My husband and I will be going on the Discovery Princess on the Alaska cruise September 24 - October 1. We booked a mini suite so it will be more luxurious than the standard balcony suite 😊
We’re in Alaska atm, it’s incredible. Have a great cruise, you’ll be pleased you have a balcony with so much to see 😍
Thanks for watching 👍
Nice tour comfortable room but why on earth is princess still building ships with shower curtain stalls?
Thanks for watching. Yes, a SHOWER CURTAIN on a modern ship??
Hi,
We plan on going to Alaska with Princess this July.
Is your room a deluxe balcony with obstructed view? There is $600 difference between a balcony with obstructed view and a balcony w/o obstructed view. I wonder if it is worth it to book a balcony without obstructed view and would appreciate your input.
Thank you!
This is a standard balcony category BB on the Discovery Princess. The room categories may change depending on which ship you’re sailing on. Are you sailing on Discovery?
That flower is very pretty! From the cruise?
It was a flower arrangement gifted to us from Princess. It was lovely! :D
This is a fun and informative 'rough take'. Speaking as an armchair-traveler, it's great to see the mundanities/practicalities as well as the polished/glamour shots. Thanks for feeding my travel dreams!
Thank you for watching and your kind words. We shall do more like this. :)
Been on the Regal in the same type of room. Is it workable? yes. Is it comfortable? No.
Fair comment 😁 Thanks for watching 😊
Do they provide kettles on request? I hate how US sailing never have them included.
In the UK we tend to get kettles provided as standard. It's odd they don't do that in the US. Thanks for watching. :)
We have never done a Princess Cruise. How is the food? Any suites without a shower curtain? Good video as always.
Food is so so. We dined in main dining only 2 days out of 7 days bcuz food is not good. Services are excellent and the cleanliness is good. BTW, our backs hurt in the morning after sleeping on a hard bed.
We found the food above average on the Enchanted Princess
We do have Princess dining guides on our Princess playlist - hope you found them. We generally find the good to be above average in Princess and particular like splashing out on Crown Grill and Sabatini’s at least once per cruise 👍😋
What would you guys say is your favorite ship you have been on so far? Have you done any celebrity?
Hi! Thanks for the question. Oooh, that's a hard one to answer as we've been on literally dozens of ships. We've been on Celebrity Eclipse twice but next week we're on Celebrity Beyond so stay tuned for that! :D What would you say is YOUR favourite ship?
@@visitwithus Probably Symphony thusfar but we are on Allure in a couple weeks and Celebrity Edge for Christmas so we shall see!
I like this video very much - taking a look" behind the scenes". How do you live in a cabin? To get the toiletpaper, you could have sat on the toilet and try to grab the roll - this would have been amazing!!! Iwas really delighted when I watched this Video! Thank you very much!
Haha! Yes I could've demonstrated the toilet roll difficulty but it was incredibly difficult to do it with a camera in hand. 😂 Thanks for watching. :)
NOTE TO SELF: Dispense and hold onto an adequate amount of toilet tissue before sitting down beginning the task at hand.
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As a balcony cabin user, and feeling extravagant at that, you do seem rather spoilt, You are very lucky to have even tried a mini suite. You have to realize that most of us have not, due to pricing. Everything is relevant to the pricing. Thanks though, I do like your videos. Re the closet light, just put the bathroom one on. God, you do take loads of shoes, two pairs are all you need, walking and evening. The bathroom is fine, glass doors get in the way and need a larger bathroom to use them, and they are dangerous as often have a sharp bottom edge.
You know what Chris? We certainly ARE spoilt. But we are so thankful for the opportunities we have when so many others cannot for whatever reason. However an objective review still means we have to point out the little things we weren’t happy with, regardless of price or affordability for all. 🙂
I would not fly all that way for only a one week cruise.
We didn’t. We were half way to Tahiti and thought a week in California would help break up the jet lag a bit. 🙂
@@visitwithus good idea, exactly what I would do too.
Celebrity is way much better.
Thanks for watching 👍
The shower is soooooo tinyyyy! Bad design Princess !
Indeed. Thanks for watching 👍
I strongly suggest that you take a course on videography . You are giving me a headache.
🤣 Thanks. I might consider that. 🤣
@@visitwithus I intended it as a friendly, constructive comment. Otherwise, your videos are good.
@@cruisecrazy7066 Thanks. This was a one off, hence the ‘health warning’ before the shaky stuff. You won’t find that kind of videography on any other video in our channel. Literally none of them. 🙂
Appreciate the video, reminds me of Sky Princess when I stayed in the same category of cabin. Would be interesting to know if there are any changes to the public rooms and restaurants between the Royal class ships but perhaps that’s another video.
@@visitwithus OK. I forgive you. But you should never release anything less than your best. Imagine if Walt Disney did that.
Looks like you people carry way too much stuff on vacation. Do you have bearers to carry everything?
Thanks for watching.