One unfortunate quirk that I should mention is that on the Dream Class ships, Carnival will not allow you to book a Cat. 6L or 6M Deluxe Oceanview if there are still Cat. 6A rooms available in the section of the ship that you select.
I had originally wanted an Oceanview on the Magic. I didn't want Deck 1 (no way to know what is below) or on Deck 2 Forward (below the theater), so that left Deck 2 Aft. It would not let me pick a 6M room on Deck 2 Aft since there was still a 6A room available. That lead me to think that they were sold out, so I paid extra for a cove balcony (Cat. 7C).
But then a few days after we booked, the last 6A on Deck 2 Aft was gone, and the 6M's in that section were released! My wife wanted to downgrade to a 6M. But first of all, I know Carnival doesn't allow that, and I doubt they would have allowed it even if we made the argument that it was Carnival's fault. Secondly, I'm excited about my first ever balcony.
Does anyone know if Carnival intentionally blocks the 6L and 6M rooms, maybe in order to get people to book the harder to sell 6A's? Or is is a bug in their system? Anyone know a way around it, other than waiting for the last 6A to be sold?
I have noticed when "fake booking" - to check prices - when you get to the
part where you select your room, Carnival gives you about 8-10 rooms to choose from. If the category covers multiple decks, you are usually given
only the option of choosing from a set of rooms on 1 deck. Is it possible that the 6M's on deck 2 are not shown as available until the 6M's on deck 1 are exhausted or near to being exhausted? It may also be possible - as suggested previously - that by calling Carnival directly you could have booked a 6M on deck 2.
Whenever I book, I have the Carnival "fake booking" up for room selection.
My TA seems to see the same rooms available as I see on Carnival.
Complete list of stateroom categories on each ship
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I have noticed when "fake booking" - to check prices - when you get to the
part where you select your room, Carnival gives you about 8-10 rooms to choose from. If the category covers multiple decks, you are usually given
only the option of choosing from a set of rooms on 1 deck. Is it possible that the 6M's on deck 2 are not shown as available until the 6M's on deck 1 are exhausted or near to being exhausted? It may also be possible - as suggested previously - that by calling Carnival directly you could have booked a 6M on deck 2.
Whenever I book, I have the Carnival "fake booking" up for room selection.
My TA seems to see the same rooms available as I see on Carnival.