Which ship are you on?
WE are on the Island Princess (Princess Cruise Line)
We were on the sister ship Coral Princess and Princess would have been one of the better cruise ships we have been on
When you get to the locks, we hit the first one at about 5.30am go through the door which says no entry on the Bella deck, 11th deck??? or something like that, at the front of the ship to get a good all round view. It is meant to be a secret spot but the house maids tell all the people with inside cabins to go there. We were just down from that doorway and could here the door banging very early so we went and had a look, It was packed. From what I remember people weren't allowed on the bow area due to maybe a cable breaking and whipping up and taking a few heads off