Anyone else that doesn't care what cabin you're in?

:) ............ I am not "jaded" I just love my balcony.

Penny

I am not only "jaded" but I am the typical Balcony Snob with a capital BS! :p

:) I am so with you on the balcony, at 6am pulling into a new port no place I would rather be than on my own private balcony, with my camera! No rushing to get up and dressed for breakfast it is delivered to the door, at night before bed we always want to spend time watching the stars and the ocean go by. Worth every extra cent. ;) Our first cruise we had just a window on a carnival, 2nd was a RCI with a balcony and so we were hooked! Can not wait until the next one! I am not "jaded" I just love my balcony.

Penny

not quite sure why this posted 2 times!! ? Sorry!

I am not only "jaded" but I am the typical Balcony Snob with a capital BS! :p

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Prefer (aft) balcony for all the reasons already stated above, however can make do with an Oceanview on shorter cruise but not inside for me personally as I find it too claustrophobic.

Our first cruise, we had an oceanview window. At the end of the cruise, we realized that only ONE TIME had anyone looked out the window. When we wanted to see the ocean, we went and sat on the deck.

After that, for the next ten cruises, we always got an inside room. I love it being darker at night. Between the darkness and the carnival beds, we slept like babies.

Our first cruise, we had an oceanview window. At the end of the cruise, we realized that only ONE TIME had anyone looked out the window. When we wanted to see the ocean, we went and sat on the deck.

After that, for the next ten cruises, we always got an inside room. I love it being darker at night. Between the darkness and the carnival beds, we slept like babies.

I find that I sleep better in an inside cabin also. The RCCL PR cabins are nice too.

Joe<------Just countin' down the days! :D

With many long (30+ nights) cruises under our belt, we can say that we, along with you Mrs.Toad, could care less what cabin we are in. Last year, a 42 night with an inside cabin on Sun Princess (heavenly) and in September, another 42 nighter on Costa neoRomantica with an inside guarantee. Just got assigned today, it is an inside on Deck 12, so close to Lido Bar!!!! All is well.:)

With many long (30+ nights) cruises under our belt, we can say that we, along with you Mrs.Toad, could care less what cabin we are in. Last year, a 42 night with an inside cabin on Sun Princess (heavenly) and in September, another 42 nighter on Costa neoRomantica with an inside guarantee. Just got assigned today, it is an inside on Deck 12, so close to Lido Bar!!!! All is well.:)

We did a Canal transit on the Sun Princess in an inside. That was one of my favorite cruises of all time. We're going to Alaska on the Golden Princess next July in an inside cabin. Should be great!

Joe<----Oasis in 16 days! :D

I am not only "jaded" but I am the typical Balcony Snob with a capital BS! :p

I don't like being closed in PERIOD! I need to see sunlight and have fresh air. I just got back from my first cruise and we had a balcony. I told my BF he set the bar and there is no way I would EVER be able to do an inside cabin on any other cruise.

Every morning we would sit out on the balcony...we were able to get some BEAUTIFUL sunrise photos at each port. And we would end every evening on the balcony to a beautiful Hawaiian sunset. Altought neither would be in direct view from our balcony, we could still catch a glimps of it in either direction.

So um add me to the "BS" club! :D LOL

OK...I can see being selective about a cabin category, IE: Inside, oceanview, balcony, suite, but what I don't understand is folks who ask something like, "is a cabin on deck 6 port better than a cabin on deck 7 starboard, or is cabin 9206 better than 9212? is starboard better than port? Is it better if the closets and bathroom are on the left side of entry way or the right? If you were buying a condo, and were going to live there for the rest of your life, some options are important, but come on......you're going on a cruise and you're going to be on the ship usually for a week or two!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! I'm most amused when folks find the exact cabin soooo important when they're going on a 5 day (or less) cruise. I never see anyone inquire if they are going to staying at a hotel at a resort, "is a room 3/4;s of the way down the hall on the 5th floor better than a room 1/2 down the hall on the 6th floor? There seems to be something about traveling on a ship that makes the exact cabin sooooooooo critical, while it's no big deal when they're staying at a hotel. Oh, well.....

OK...I can see being selective about a cabin category, IE: Inside, oceanview, balcony, suite, but what I don't understand is folks who ask something like, "is a cabin on deck 6 port better than a cabin on deck 7 starboard, or is cabin 9206 better than 9212? is starboard better than port? Is it better if the closets and bathroom are on the left side of entry way or the right? If you were buying a condo, and were going to live there for the rest of your life, some options are important, but come on......you're going on a cruise and you're going to be on the ship usually for a week or two!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! I'm most amused when folks find the exact cabin soooo important when they're going on a 5 day (or less) cruise. I never see anyone inquire if they are going to staying at a hotel at a resort, "is a room 3/4;s of the way down the hall on the 5th floor better than a room 1/2 down the hall on the 6th floor? There seems to be something about traveling on a ship that makes the exact cabin sooooooooo critical, while it's no big deal when they're staying at a hotel. Oh, well.....

I get what you are saying, however there are a few bad cabins on a ship. Examples: near where the anchors drop, the winding motor of the anchor is loud, under the pool deck where people get up early or they clean late into the night and drag the chairs across the deck very LOUDLy. Above or below a venue that is open nearly all night. I am a balcony snob, I like get up in my PJs and hang out every morning and go out every evening. Preferably mid ship just because of the motions but one day will give the AFT suite a try. :D

I care about the price :o

As inside cabins are cheapest, I go for them.

Our first two cruises were free (my husband won them playing poker) so we didn't have a say in choosing them, they were both balconies.

My third one I took with my Mom and went for an inside cabin as it cost next to nothing.

Fourth one will be a balcony, as we wanted to celebrate a few things and had the extra money.

Fifth one will be again an inside.

I don't care about the cabin or the location. An inside cabin was completely sufficient.

BUT: If I ever win the lotto, I'll book the biggest suite there is. Just to see if they are worth the money ;)

I am really sensitive to loud noises and crowds. Yes I know a big crowded boat is a bad vacation pick for me. But I love cruising!!! That being said I have to have my balcony. Sometimes (even with my medication:) I need to get away to someplace quite. And an inside would be to closed in for me. Live my quite time on my balcony.

We've always had a balcony except for our first cruise on Carnival in 1989. We had an inside with bench type beds that couldn't be put together. Our TA said to us that we'd have nothing to compare it to, so we wouldn't know better. Of course there wasn't any or many balconies back then. We hated it! We didn't cruise again until 2001 on Celebrity on the Millenium. Loved it! We had a balcony!

 

We were almost going to book an OV on a cruise to NE/CA., but stuck to our guns and went with a cheaper itinerary with a balcony. Even if we don't use it alot, we need to be able to just step outside.

I had the same experience as you. Booked our first cruise on Carnival in 1988 through TA and had inside room. It was the worst experience. The room was so tiny and I was woken all night long by loud people coming and going from their rooms around us (it sounded like there were 20 rooms connected to ours on all sides!) Turned us off to cruising for 17 years!! We decided to try again with NCL in 2005 and got a balcony (no way I was doing an inside again), and loved it!! All our futures cruises were in balconies. We did put our daughter and her friend in an inside across the hall from us on one cruise, and although it was small, it was very well laid out. The dark room was the only benefit I could see as far as sleeping goes because I am a freak about even a sliver of light coming through the curtains. I don't think I will ever book an inside again, but have learned that room location is extremely important and if our inside had been on the end, it might have been more bearable. Just my experience, and everyone is different.:D

Different strokes for different folks, but I'm with you, MrsToad. I have had a windowed cabin and an inside cabin. Didn't matter to me. We considered a balcony for our latest cruise but since we are taking our kiddo with us this time, cost was a bit more of an issue. I personally would prefer to spend money on excursions but isn't that why cruising is so fun? Such diversity. :D

I'm another 'dont care which cabin we get' with exception of it's got to be mid-ship because of motion.

On our first and so far only cruise, we had an OV and apart from having to squeeze my wheelchair through the door and a slightly tight fit in the bathroom when my hubby had to help me shower, the room was perfect. Was mid-ship on Deck 2 Rhapsody of the Seas.

Our next cruise is coming up in January on Voyager of the Seas. This time we've got an accessible balcony cabin so that I can use the bathroom by myself and we can get my wheelchair through the door without either skinning my fingers or banging it on the doorframe.

We booked this cruise back in February and were looking at getting a PR cabin, but Voyager's one and only accessible PR cabin was already booked. So as I said before, this time we'll be in a balcony cabin. We'd be equally happy in any of the other cabins that are mid-ship as long as there is room for moving about in a wheelchair!

We have been on several cruises with P&O and we had inside cabins front middle and back to the Caribbean, we then went with Holland America to Norway in an outside cabin but the further north we went the earlier we were awake as the curtains didn't quite fit. The last cruise we went on was a bargain it was a balcony the same price as an inside that was on the Reflection. All the cruises we have been on I really don't mind what cabin I have, we are on Oceana in May an inside cabin and just booked a balcony for next year as part of the Celebrity 123 that they were doing. I just look at the price and see what I can afford to do at the time or shop around for a bargain, as it was mentioned before if I won the lottery I would book the top suite and be spoilt.

I have yet to go on a cruise, but at the same time I know the type of people my husband and I are. We do not drink and are not "party" people. To us, our cruise is going to be a way to relax, see new places, and enjoy being out on the open ocean. So having a balcony does matter. Not only that, we don't vacation often, and even the prices of inside cabins are a splurge for us. So I figure why not splurge a little more for a room that we can really enjoy being in. 197 more days until we are enjoying our cove balcony on the Dream! [emoji4]

On our first cruise, we had an ocean view mini-suite--- large windows across the entire room. We loved it, except that we were under the shuffleboard deck, and a bunch of youngsters played hockey until 2 am one night. (I went upstairs and told them to knock it off.) The shuffleboard precluded afternoon naps.... I check floor plans now.

We had OV on our New England/Canada cruise. OK because it was cold, not so great because it was at the bottom of the casino steps. Smoke. All the time. We spent a lot of time in the windowed forward lounge.

In Hawaii, my parents got an aft suite. Really nice, with whale watching, and a nice, large deck for my infirm Mom to relax and watch the water, with enough room for me in a semi-private sleeping area.

Going through the Panama Canal was enhanced for us by having a balcony room-- we had the option to have breakfast on our balcony while transiting the canal.

Would I get an inside stateroom? Maybe-- not closed to it, but would depend on the cruise and the ship.

The room category matters to us as well. On our first couple of cruises, we booked mini-suites. Then on one cruise we were offered, and accepted, a free upgrade to a full suite. We have booked full suites on every cruise since then.

We spend a lot of time in our suite and on our balcony. For us, a cruise is a vacation to enjoy each other's company while relaxing as well as visiting new places.

A cruise is a fantastic way to travel.

I don't care what type of cabin. I had a balcony this last cruise and it was nice but I didn't spend extended time out there. I definitely used it but I could have also just gone out on the upper decks and enjoyed the view. I have never had an interior but I don't think it would bother me one bit. It actually seems like it would be cozy and I bet I would sleep so well in the pitch black darkness. My only concern is noise. I don't want to be under the noisy galley or night club. I couldn't deal with that as I am a very light sleeper.

We always get a cabin mid-ship, with cabins on the deck above--not right under public areas, pools, etc.

We've been on 19 cruises and have had inside, outside and once a balcony. (Didn't feel it was worth the price difference for a balcony because most of the time you're sailing is at night and there's really not much you can see in the dark. We don't have many days at seas on our itineraries, so we wouldn't be using it much in the daytime.) Inside mid-ship cabins are fine, we have no problem with having no windows. What we like about outside cabins on Holland's ships is that the bathroom has a tub! It's not a huge tub but big enough for me to have a nice bubble bath when I want to. However, this is the only line that has a tub in every outside room (I think except the ones at the very front and back) unless you might have booked a very pricey suite on other lines. The only other time we've had a tub was (get this!) on Carnival Breeze in Sept '12, an outside cabin 1279, category 6M which had 2 bathrooms, one with a tub and sink and another full bathroom with toilet, shower and sink--and this was on deck 1!! But, the majority of cruises we book are in inside cabins--better price and enough space for us.

I'm fussy, after being woken by anchors dropping at 5am, treadmills at 6am and kids clubs stomping all afternoon I like to have a cabin above and below us

I want a rest and lie in when away

I loved the studios for 1 on ncl but chose the first cabin and the four into the corridor banged all night

So I dint choose very well

We've only taken two cruises (with our third looming on the horizon - 46 sleeps!) but we've had inside cabins both times, and will be doing on the next one too. I can fully appreciate what people say about balconies, but as we both have jobs that aren't particularly well paid and have to save hard for our cruises, we just cannot justify the extra cost, which equates to at least half of our onboard spend.

Location, however, is very important. Our first cabin was towards the front, on a low deck and was great for noise (or lack of it!), and was in a wonderful location. For our next cruise, we booked a similar position but then rather naively accepted an upgrade which was an aft cabin on a higher deck. Never again! We felt much more motion, and on port days, were regularly woken at daft o'clock by the aft thrusters as we docked. So for this cruise, we booked early and ticked the 'no upgrade' box!

Yes, it would be lovely to have a balcony or even a suite but, until we can fully justify and afford the additional expense, an interior will do us very nicely indeed.

I really don't care what type of room as long I have a room and its affordable (I mostly travel solo, so I'm paying double anyway:cool:).