summrrayne

Oh my gosh I feel your pain! We called Southwest to set up 3 seats for our Oct. cruise. The agent was friendly, but she was like "Why do you need 3 seats for two people?" I stated "comfort" and her reply was that that wasn't an allowed reason to purchase an extra seat... and then she went on to ratttle off about 20 reasons that would be ok... wedding dress, musical instrument (she listed 5 different ones in case I wasn't sure what an instrument might be... yikes.), medical device, etc, etc. At that point I was mortified and told her I had to go. DH called back and was like "I'm a big guy and need 2 seats." Then there was no problem. (I just couldn't bring myself to say that.. what a great hubby!)

FYI you can purchase extra seats online from Southwest by purchasing a second seat in your name followed by XS (example: Mary Smith XS). And all of their arms go up. :-)

When my husband and I travel we always get 3 seats. I have been nervous to try Southwest because I once had an agent tell me that since they don't assign seats, they couldn't guarantee 3 seats together. She said that my husband and I would both have to purchase an extra seat since we are large people. However, I have a friend who recently flew Southwest and she paid an extra $10 to be in the first seating group. Her and her hubby were able to get 3 seats together with no problem. So I may actually try Southwest now. Their other perks (lower fares and no luggage fees) make it worth at least trying!!

I posted on the carnival board too, but was directed here. My fiance is a bigger guy, 400lbs+. He has no physical limitations other than his sleep apnea machine if that even counts. I was just wondering what problems we might encounter on a cruise.

My husband and I are large people too. We sailed on the Pride in September 09 in a balcony cabin. We both found the bathroom to be comfortable. The shower was way bigger than we expected. The dining room is very accomodating about providing armless chairs. We only had to ask once. The only area we had a problem was the perimeter tables and chairs near the pool area. They have armed chairs that were pretty narrow. The buffett area also had armed chairs, but they also had a booth-like side that was pretty roomy. Alot of the clubs, bars, and theater have bench/couch seating that is very comfortable.

Enjoy your cruise! I know we did!