Thank you all so much for the responses ~ I really appreciate it ~ I found out some things on here that I did not know ~ I am sure we will be happy with either ~ but have decided on the deluxe ocean view for a few reasons ~ able to get mid ship, room is bigger, couch is nice, and did not know about the 2nd bathroom with small tub and sink ~ I stayed on a "cove balcony" before so I am OK with being lower on the ship.
The promotion price was the same ~ so I decided to go for that.
I do want to try Lido deck though in the future.
Thank you all again 🙂