What is pictured above is the view looking at the pier on Sunset Lane, likely in the morning. Sunset Lane is busy when the cruise ships are in which is 4 to 5 days per week when the cruisers leave the ship. They depart before sunset (4 or 5 pm)...and below is from the balcony. I can say that if your in the pool, or relaxing around they pool the cruise ships have little effect on the view as one could not see over pier B anyway.
Here's the March cruise ship schedule:
Key West cruise port schedule 2025-2026-2027, map, address, ship terminals, hotels, tours, shore excursions.
www.cruisemapper.com
I've never been in or at the Sunset Harbor's pool so I guess what you're saying is that, when you're at the pool, you can't see over the pier anyway so the best you'd have 24/7 is "pier view". But if you were somewhere above pool level, you'd either have a nice waterfront view or "cruise ship view" depending on what daytime hours the cruise ship(s) may be in town. My question is, if the cruise ship is scheduled to be out of there at 6 pm (1800), is that the time they start firing up the engines to leave, or are they actually way out to sea by then?
But if I had exchanged into the resort, either as a Hyatt owner or as an Interval International exchanger, I might NOT request the alleged oceanfront view but, instead, the "away from the oceanfront" view, if such units exist. I'd rather look at a nice garden than a cruise ship (again, IF such "garden view" units exist).