What does "obstucted view" mean in a cruise ship room?

Question

We are going on a carnival cruise. One of the stateroom options is french doors with railing and obstructed view. what exactly obstructs the view? It is a great price but I am not sure how badly the view would actually be obstructed....

Answer 1

This is either a lifeboat or other mechanism onboard the ship.

Getting an obstructed view will mean cheaper prices and depending on the situation of the cabin, you may have a very good view!

As other people have mentioned, you won't be spending much time in your cabin anyway. It's just for sleeping!

Answer 2

Hey fellow cruiser. My hubby and I took two cruises back to back, on Carnival. We had a room with a balcony and french doors as well. The folks next to us, too, but theirs had an obstructed view which simply meant there was something outside their window. Obstuctions could be; a stairway, life

boats, etc. It may be fully obstructed or partially, depending on what is there, and how close you are to them. Face it, they have to put those things somewhere, consequently some rooms will have them, some won't. Even ones that have something, some will be better or worse than another. Whomever books your state room should be able to tell you, by where it is situated on the ship. There are detailed pictures of all angles, so you should be able to get a pretty good idea as to the 'severity' of the obstruction. A quick note; we spent a very short period of time 'on' our balcony. There is so much to do on a cruise, and so much 'off' ship time, I can't see it being a major problem either way.... since the price is good! You will most assuredly walk the decks all around the ship and get plenty of 'view', I wouldn't worry about it if I were you.... in my opinion!!!!! *: ) Enjoy you vacation, this is just one of those little things that in the grand scheme of life, should tell you... being away from home to let loose and have fun, IS what is important here. And, if money is a concern, which it is to most, let that be your driving force to accept the room or not, and be happy about the rest. It's no biggy!

Answer 3

Probably that their is something in the way partially blocking your view, like a lifeboat, or portable rafts. Often times its really not that bad and the cabin itself is probably cheaper because of the view.

Answer 4

usually just partly obstucted,

and it doesn't matter becasue you likely will not spend much time in your room anyways

Answer 5

More then likely it means you will not be able to see fully out of your window - there will be something partially in the way, blocking the complete view - such as a lifeboat or some mechanism aboard the ship.

Answer 6

Obstructed Views: Because of lifeboats and other safety features, most ships have several cabins with obstructed views. They may be either oceanview or balcony cabins, and it is up to the individual line whether or not to offer those cabins at a reduced rate.

http://cruises.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Cruis...

and there's this...

"The stateroom on the fifth deck had a partially obstructed view, but the lifeboat was not annoyingly visible above the railing, but did not take away any of the view of the ocean or ports. It wasn't a distraction, especially with the reduction in price for "obstructed view."

http://emol.org/cruise/spirit.html

Photos showing an obstructed view...

http://www.magwa.co.uk/braemar/windowvie...

http://www.02cruise.com/lines/norwegian%...

Answer 7

Probably has one of the rescue boats outside your balcony.

Answer 8

it could be overlooking a lifeboat launching mechanism.  But, it really doesn't matter because you won't be spending an awful lot of time in the room.  On a cruise, always get the cheapest accomodation, since all you'll be doing there is sleeping.