Guaranteed Ocean View - Carnival Conquest

Hello! We are new at cruising. Recently we booked on Carnival Conquest (Eastern Caribbean), we opted for a Guaranteed Ocean View room (Category 6B) , just now we noticed we were assigned cabin # 2450. Rumor has it that this is a partially obstructed ocean view room :((due to a window washing platform parked outside this cabin) To say the least, we feel cheated. We paid for a "full ocean view" and a possible upgrade, NOT a downgrade. Carnival will not re-assign us a new cabin. Does anybody have any feedback regarding this cabin? any feedback on reserving a Guaranteed Ocean View room?

Many thanks in advance :)

The window washing equip. is usually a ladder...totally see-thru....and to be honest, the window is for letting in light, not so much for the view!

When you book a GTY, you are paying a lesser price for them to assign your cabin. Many cruiselines will allow you to switch within the same catagory if there's another location available. I'd call again, talk to someone different (being VERY pleasant about it, mind you!), and see if they will help you!

upgrades to the next category rarely happen. You took a gamble.

you paid a cheaper price.

you can pay the difference to go to a different location

2450 is NOT an obstructed cabin.

IF the window washer is parked it will be outside the cabins back further

way back further

you can see it in this pic

http://cdn2.shipspotting.com/photos/middle/4/7/7/1026774.jpg

That's the reason you pay more to pick your cabin. It specifically states you may get an obstructed view when they assign your cabin. Lesson learned.