This was a family holiday trip. We has 3 cabins-one on deck 11 and 2 on 8 but at different ends of the ship. The rooms were really small, think of the old Norwegian Sky small.
We has 2 Balconies-WHAT A WASTE OF MONEY!!! They said our room had a partly blocked view. The life boat was a good 12inches over the rail, the full length of the balcony. It was not partly it was completely blocked!!! You could not see over or around standing. If you were sitting down you could see water if you looked thur the window of the boat in front of you.
Guess the view didn't really matter cause if you were sitting out there you could only look at each other as the balcony was only about 3 feet wide.
If you HAVE to go on the regal....stay away from deck 8!!!