Thread: Deck Plans: Do you check them carefully before booking?

Originally Posted by nealberk

I too, would not have a balcony without some covering. And I would have second thoughts about one right below a public deck even if it has a covering.

In this case, I am talking about a cabin right above a public deck. Directly below that cabin is the entrance to Club Fusion, opposite the bandstand and stage. It is two doors away from the aft elevators.

I am sure D509 is quieter because it is between two cabin decks, but no roof on its balcony, assuming the Sapphire is like the Ruby on Delphin deck, does scare me a bit. I am wondering how important that is for a port-intensive cruise though: The Wine Country Coastal has only one sea day and three ports have long hours.

I don't really look to close at where the cabin is when booking. Mostly because I book a Gaurentee. I spend more time looking at what and where the other area's are ont he ship, food, bars, ect.

I made the mistake last time of booking a specific cabin, paying the lowest price I could to get closest to the center of the ship. The location was good, except I would have probably preferred to stick with a gaurentee and just take my chances.

Originally Posted by Orionjoel

I don't really look to close at where the cabin is when booking. Mostly because I book a Gaurentee. I spend more time looking at what and where the other area's are ont he ship, food, bars, ect.

I made the mistake last time of booking a specific cabin, paying the lowest price I could to get closest to the center of the ship. The location was good, except I would have probably preferred to stick with a gaurentee and just take my chances.

Why do you like guarantees? One thing I learned by joining CLF: so-called "upgrades" can put you in bad locations, such as close to the bow or directly over a dance floor. I want to know my cabin is in a good location and has a covered balcony. That means my cabin will never be guaranteed.

Some people are not that picky about their location and are willing to take their chances if it means saving $$$. I fall in to that category usually and have had some very good upgrades.

My very first cruise I booked a H Gaurentee, which was onboard the MS Statendam. On this ship H cabins are right up in the bow of the ship. I could have maybe saved a couple of dollars to ensure I got this room.

When stateroom allocations came throuh I was allocated a E cabin which was around midship. Ideal location.

If I get a bad location I just find a way to deal with it. Sleeping is not a huge issue for me, I can get to sleep and often sleep through a lot. I work night shift at home, so sleeping in hot conditions is not a problem due to sleeping in the day time. But also sleeping in the day means of sleeping through people mowing, kids screaming and any number of other noises from the neighbours, it is rarely a problem though, so happy to work with what i get.

Originally Posted by nealberk

And it was to the tune "When you wish upon a star"

Man, if that was the tune, it would have been pleasant, but unfortunately wasn't the tune, lol

I prefer aft cabins, so I only look at deck plans to see how far back available cabins are. If there are no aft cabins available, I look for mid-ship cabins. When it comes to 2 night cruises where I only care about inside staterooms, if there are no mid-ship or aft cabins, I'll take a forward cabin in a heartbeat.

Mom said when she was a little girl she got carsick and vomited so she has major concerns about the motion in forward cabins. It also would bother me for a medical reason. Besides, the TDR is directly below our cabin and cannot be accessed from anywhere except the aft elevators, so it is more convenient for us.

Now for a Carnival cruise, the decision is based on cost: Deck 4 is the cheapest and aft is cheaper than midship. So the question is how do I choose a cabin number?

Originally Posted by Smart Traveler

Mom said when she was a little girl she got carsick and vomited so she has major concerns about the motion in forward cabins. It also would bother me for a medical reason. Besides, the TDR is directly below our cabin and cannot be accessed from anywhere except the aft elevators, so it is more convenient for us.

Now for a Carnival cruise, the decision is based on cost: Deck 4 is the cheapest and aft is cheaper than midship. So the question is how do I choose a cabin number?

Some ships has cabins on deck 2 or on deck 3.There cabins also cheap.
Mid ship is more popular than aft because vibration and noise is located in stern. There are ship propellers. Ohh, there noise and vibration at docking. (It is difference on every ships).

Do you find booking area on ship company or cruise booking page? There should be a column for cabin category adding.

I check...I like to make sure that I'm not in a place where there is going to be noise. I learned a valuable lesson after taking an upsell on the Norwegian Sky and hearing deck furniture being moved around early in the morning!