Aft Verandah rooms are they bad

[sivad]

I have an aft verandah booked on the Treasure and I've come across many negative reviews about aft rooms. Are they really as bad as people say? Thanks in advance!

 

[Erica1016]

We were upgraded to an aft veranadah room on the Wish and it was great! A little bit of a walk, but it was great!

 

[happycamper47]

I have an aft verandah booked on the Treasure and I've come across many negative reviews about aft rooms. Are they really as bad as people say? Thanks in advance!

Those are primarily on the FANTASY due to vibration issues. The WISH, TREASURE and DESTINY use Azipods so there are no propeller shafts, We had a very, very slight vibration on the WISH but only when docking, otherwise very smooth sailing..We have an aft cabin booked on the TREASURE in November.

 

[sivad]

We were upgraded to an aft veranadah room on the Wish and it was great! A little bit of a walk, but it was great

Sounds like a good upgrade! Thank you

 

[sivad]

Those are primarily on the FANTASY due to vibration issues. The WISH, TREASURE and DESTINY use Isopods so there are no propeller shafts, We had a very, very slight vibration on the WISH but only when docking, otherwise very smooth sailing..We have an aft cabin booked on the TREASURE in November.

I didn't know that. Thank you for the information! I appreciate it. We are going in December!

 

[Erica1016]

Sounds like a good upgrade! Thank you

It was pretty awesome. We'd booked an inside GTY and were originally assigned an inside accessible room on Deck 2. When we checked in at the port, they let us know our room assignment had changed. We ended up in an accessible aft verandah on Deck 8. The verandah was huge! The best part, was that they gave us a $100 room credit for the "inconvenience" of having it switch so late.

 

[sivad]

It was pretty awesome. We'd booked an inside GTY and were originally assigned an inside accessible room on Deck 2. When we checked in at the port, they let us know our room assignment had changed. We ended up in an accessible aft verandah on Deck 8. The verandah was huge! The best part, was that they gave us a $100 room credit for the "inconvenience" of having it switch so late.

That's so awesome! What a great way to start a vacation.That's what I'm looking forward to is the huge verandah!

 

[Lucien Franciosa]

Our cabin was literally as far aft as you can get on the Magic (the oldest ship) last September (see the picture from our balcony) and had read all the horror stories of soot, noise and excessive vibrations you had read and boarded with some trepidation ( typically we are forward, but got a price we couldn't ignore). We experienced none of it. Maybe some vibration pulling out of port, but eh, I experience that with the bow thrusters up forward. All the cruises have some minor vibration to me, sort of like the hum of a breeze along a tight rope. I find it soothing.

Not saying some of the horror stories haven't been true for some, but I do think it may have something to do with one's sensitivities. Complaints are often a vocal minority. We enjoyed the novel experience versus our normal forward cabin.

 

[holula]

I’ve been on all the ships except the Treasure. I’ve stayed aft on the Magic, Fantasy and Wish before. The Wish is just SO smooth. I would assume the Treasure would be the same.

And like a pp said, the issues tend to be mostly with the Fantasy, it’s a known issue with Disney have supposedly tried fixing but the issue still remains.

 

[cvjw]

Our cabin was literally as far aft as you can get on the Magic (the oldest ship) last September (see the picture from our balcony) and had read all the horror stories of soot, noise and excessive vibrations you had read and boarded with some trepidation ( typically we are forward, but got a price we couldn't ignore). We experienced none of it. Maybe some vibration pulling out of port, but eh, I experience that with the bow thrusters up forward. All the cruises have some minor vibration to me, sort of like the hum of a breeze along a tight rope. I find it soothing.

Not saying some of the horror stories haven't been true for some, but I do think it may have something to do with one's sensitivities. Complaints are often a vocal minority. We enjoyed the novel experience versus our normal forward cabin.

That picture is fantastic! We have sailed in aft verandahs several times on the fantasy. The vibration is always offset by the fantastic location and large verandah.

 

[ditchdiggert200]

We have sailed aft on both the Dream and Wish. The Dream had some vibration during docking in Castaway and in Miami, but the Wish was fantastic! We prefer the aft balconies because of the extended verandahs and the wonderful views.
(Dream sailing out of Miami Jan. 2023 Room 9176)


(Wish sailing into Castaway with room service coffee and breakfast, September 2023 Room 9182)

 

[sivad]

I’ve been on all the ships except the Treasure. I’ve stayed aft on the Magic, Fantasy and Wish before. The Wish is just SO smooth. I would assume the Treasure would be the same.

And like a pp said, the issues tend to be mostly with the Fantasy, it’s a known issue with Disney have supposedly tried fixing but the issue still remains.

Thank you!

 

[sivad]

We have sailed aft on both the Dream and Wish. The Dream had some vibration during docking in Castaway and in Miami, but the Wish was fantastic! We prefer the aft balconies because of the extended verandahs and the wonderful views.View attachment 936524
(Dream sailing out of Miami Jan. 2023 Room 9176)

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(Wish sailing into Castaway with room service coffee and breakfast, September 2023 Room 9182)

Thank you. That views are what im looking forward to the most! Those pictures are beautiful! Thanks for sharing them !

 

[ditchdiggert200]

Thank you. That views are what im looking forward to the most! Those pictures are beautiful! Thanks for sharing them !

You're very welcome!

 

[Erica1016]

This was our view from our Wish aft verandah at Castaway Cay:

 

[FastPasser.]

I will not be sailing on the Fantasy and Dream again. I’ve experienced excessive aft cabin vibrations during the night on both. The Fantasy is the worst.

The new class of ships are fine.

 

[sivad]

I will not be sailing on the Fantasy and Dream again. I’ve experienced excessive aft cabin vibrations during the night on both. The Fantasy is the worst.

The new class of ships are fine.

I am booked on the new ship the Treasure so hopefully it wont be bad. Thank you for sharing

 

[FastPasser.]

I am booked on the new ship the Treasure so hopefully it wont be bad. Thank you for sharing

You should be fine. I sailed on the Wish and felt nothing. The Wish and Treasure have a totally different propulsion system.

 

[Kwami]

I've always been worried about ash falling onto the aft balconies. Is that still a problem with the new ships? I know that they aren't burning diesel anymore, but I'm not very familiar with ships running on LNG.

 

[yowcruiser]

We were on the Treasure a few weeks ago and had one of the "oversized verandah AFT facing room". I really like those room on the Dream Class, and have always attempted to book the same on Triton Class (Wish and Treasure). The room itself was comfortable, but slightly undersized (which we knew in advance)... in exchange for a large extended verandah. Very happy with the view that we had as we could see the Magic pulling into Cozumel and had great views at Castaway Cay.

Now, let's talk vibration... One of the thing that can cause vibration is the # of engine running. The Wish would rarely have to run at true full speed for an extended period of time, so vibration would be rarely felt at the back... unless docking. When we were on the Treasure, we had to have a few days/nights with ALL engine running at full capacity as we were going against very a very strong current. Vibrations were not Disney Fantasy bad or Disney Wonder bad (in similar situations) but were definitely noticeable. Not enough to impact sleep and overall room comfort. As soon as the ship reverted to running on 3 engines or less, vibrations were no longer an issue.