Purchasing an extra cabin while on board ship?

Has anyone ever purchased an extra cabin while on board the ship? If so, was is discounted? I have a friend whose husband's snoring is out of control (lol). She wanted an extra room just so she could get a good night sleep. She already has 4 people in a balcony room and the sail date is in a couple of weeks. Just trying to help her out and give her suggestions. TIA

We have done it. Purchased an inside once on board for a nominal charge.

Has anyone ever purchased an extra cabin while on board the ship? If so, was is discounted? I have a friend whose husband's snoring is out of control (lol). She wanted an extra room just so she could get a good night sleep. She already has 4 people in a balcony room and the sail date is in a couple of weeks. Just trying to help her out and give her suggestions. TIA

I have actually seen people sleeping in loungers on the promenade deck...along with the actual comforter from her stateroom..

id give that a try..

We have done it. Purchased an inside once on board for a nominal charge.

That's actually very good to know.

Thanks!

GC

We have done it. Purchased an inside once on board for a nominal charge.

whats nominal charge?

I have actually seen people sleeping in loungers on the promenade deck...along with the actual comforter from her stateroom..

id give that a try..

on the Bliss, arent there heat lamps on the pool deck?

ask if they can keep one on overnight for your snoring friend to sleep?

I have sleep apnea, and snore over 85 decibels. Before I got a CPAP machine (PLEASE recommend this to your friends' husband... tell him to go get a sleep study done pronto!) we had a cruise on Princess and one on NCL (Escape).

On Escape, I was able to find a place to sleep outside on the sofas on the outside deck (behind Cagneys, if I recall). I even wrote a note and put it on the sofa next to me... "Dear NCL Crew, I'm snoring and keeping my whole family awake... I'll be away early if this is okay with you?" One of the cleaning crew thought it was funny... he said he managed to powerspray the whole deck area around me and the sound of the pressure washer didn't wake me up!

On Princess, I got escorted back to my cabin 3 times by security. I ended up sleeping on the bathroom floor (for 2 weeks!) They had other cabins available, but wanted full fare. They were extremely unhelpful.

If I'd had a balcony I would have slept out there, but really... serious snorers need some help. They are actually *not breathing* most of the time, and their brains suffer from the lack of oxygen. I hope he gets some assistance with this, for his own and his family's sake, and not just for the cruise.

That sucks they wouldn’t let you sleep there. If you are not bothering anyone or indecent who cares? One time I was so sick and drunk I slept on a deck and was not bothered. Very immature then and that was the last time but it was a great sleep. Breeze, smell of air, sounds etc. You can’t replicate that in a room.

Sent from my iPhone wishing there were more swingers.

But worse comes to worse. Don’t put the beds together and put the mattress on the balcony like everyone is saying.

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Has anyone ever purchased an extra cabin while on board the ship? If so, was is discounted? I have a friend whose husband's snoring is out of control (lol). She wanted an extra room just so she could get a good night sleep. She already has 4 people in a balcony room and the sail date is in a couple of weeks. Just trying to help her out and give her suggestions. TIA

Maybe do a very, very aggressive bid on a Haven 2 bedroom suite? Or do a paid upgrade?

Might as well post on the roll call - who knows, maybe someone who did not buy insurance is not able to travel, and you might be able to work out something. Would probably involve leaving at least one of the original names on the cabin. Using a service like the cruise fish website might be good too as it would alert you to any available cabins for purchase if none are available now.

Also for the balcony, you might want to see if the supports would be good for a hammock (or bring one with it's own frame if the balcony is big enough). Google "hammock on cruise balcony" for plenty of pictures on how this works.

Regardless, I would speak to the manager of the check in process at the port to see who the checked-in list is handed off to in order to speak with that person on board to get first dibs on any extra cabins or an upgrade to a two bedroom unit. Checking in extra early to talk to the right people might be worth it too.

Good luck - I'm hoping my wife does not make the same request on our next cruise!

That's actually very good to know.

 

Thanks!

 

GC

You are welcome!

whats nominal charge?

It was $200.

Most ships said full.....however, on one of our cruised in a Grand Suite with our son, sofa sleeper was broken and they wanted him to sleep on top of the sofe....NO WAY (he is a big grown guy)! It just so happened that at the last minute, there was a cancellation due to illness of an inside cabin down the hall from us...so they 'gave' us that room (yes, at no extra charge). It was GREAT....my DH and myself had the GS to ourselves, and he had a cabin of his own too....so sometimes there are last minute cancellations and there are extra cabins at sail time. You never know........;p

Book a studio cabin. Please don't annoy your neighbors by sleeping and snoring on the balcony!

Book a studio cabin. Please don't annoy your neighbors by sleeping and snoring on the balcony!

One would think that most people sleep with their balcony door closed, so even if someone was snoring on an adjacent balcony, they would not hear much if at all. Unless I've been missing out by sleeping with the door to the balcony closed!

My husband occasionally snores very loudly. If I roll him over so he isn't sleeping on his back it usually stops. Emphasis on "usually."

But I worry about our neighbors. Has anyone ever been really bothered by someone snoring in an adjacent cabin?

Whoa that would be really loud. I rarely hear much when I’m tired or happy from cheers package. Open balcony door maybe? Guess no options if non balcony cabin.

Sent from my iPhone wishing there were more swingers.

Yes, we did sleep with our balcony door open. However, even with it closed we could hear our neighbors talking out on their balcony. If your snoring is really that bad, sleeping on your balcony could easily annoy your neighbors .

Once at a boy scout family camp out I heard a boy a few tents over ask his father if there was a bear—-no, it was DH.

He has had sleep studies, 2 surgeries but to no avail, and they have not given him a CPAP. We sleep in separate bedrooms at home now that the kids are gone. On a cruise we are in the one room. I normally take a mild sedative for my own restless leg syndrome and I add a benadryl to that. It helps enough that I get some, albeit interrupted sleep. I do end up napping in the cabin alone at some point, plus I am more than happy to send him off to a bar in the evenings by himself.

I feel the pain