I’ve requested (we get 2 cabins, 1 twins, 1 queen), it’s been about 50/50 success rate. I think they just leave it how it was for the last passengers. We’ve always use the sofa bed and pullmans, never have been setup in advance.
Two bedroom suites tend to be a lot more than connecting balconies (we have 5 kids). There are ships with cabins for 5, you need to call and book early. Maybe use a TA?
My 27 year old looks young, she was recently asked to leave a bar because they insisted her ID was fake (it wasn’t). She was with her 4 younger siblings.
Just booked a Boston hotel for next month, $450 a night, $30 for parking but the website said that’s for cars and that larger vehicles will have a surcharge (I drive a minivan).