Plusses Typically bigger balconies Great views! Minuses Long walk from elevators Possibility of soot or smokestack smoke on some ships

On many ships the aft balconies are great choices, but it does depend on the ship. Is there a particular line and ship you are considering?

Another "con"....possible vibrations that aren't felt more forward. Less wind...so it can be uncomfortably hot, at times.

If I did get one it would probably be on deck 6 or deck 7 so that the vibration might not be as bad as the lower decks. I would love to hear feedba...

I sailed in one on a Holland ship - Noordam. It was very nice. Not any signifiant vibration and the balcony was very large. I enjoyed the views and...

we had an aft suite on regents seven seas on our alaska cruise- i thought the vibrations were more noticable- but the view from our balcony was way...

Elycelynne, I have stayed in aft/stern cabins many times and I love them. I actually have two upcoming cruises booked in aft cabins. They are great...

had one for the first time on the last cruise. - depends on the ship ... our's was protected from anything from above being tossed but we were on t...

She's asking about Stern, it sounds like these cons are for an Aft cause I would think there would be wind on the Stern??

According to the dictionary, aft and stern, when applied to cruise ships, are the same thing. Here's the definition: The stern is the rear or aft p...