I just booked a cruise for the future. We picked between 2 rooms. We picked this one instead of the other so that we could have the hot tub. If it is unusable or didn't exist, we would have picked the other room. So I think you speaking in absolutes about what others do is not correct. Oh, and we paid $1500+ more than the other room.
I've got time before my cruise for sure, so I'll keep checking on the situation I guess.