bam7058 Posted May 5, 2010 #1 Share Posted May 5, 2010 I ran across a site, but now I can't find it, that listed specific cabins for specific ships to avoid. I want to list our cabin numbers on there. I checked beforehand and did not see our cabin numbers on there. Anyone remember what site that was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler353 Posted May 5, 2010 #2 Share Posted May 5, 2010 Is this what you were looking for? http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=483344 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colomom Posted May 5, 2010 #3 Share Posted May 5, 2010 ...or if you mean another website, maybe here: http://www.cruiseclues.com/staterooms.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bam7058 Posted May 6, 2010 Author #4 Share Posted May 6, 2010 well, it wasn't a cruise critic board, but I can't seem to find it. You could go to a specific ship and look at list of cabin numbers to avoid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler353 Posted May 6, 2010 #5 Share Posted May 6, 2010 OP: Try some of these: http://www.google.com/search?q=cruise+ship+cabins+to+avoid&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-Address&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7SUNA_en Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Hlitner Posted May 6, 2010 #6 Share Posted May 6, 2010 We have given-up trying to choose cabins. Having cruised on more then 50 different ships (including multiple cruises on quite a few ships) and after nearly 2 years on cruise ships we like to think we are experts. We used to follow the old rule of looking what was above, below and near the cabins. We always avoided the typcial bad locations like under a casino or next to an elevator. But, our worst cabins have had nothing to do with any of that stuff. The worst cabins were noisy because of a rattle in the ceiling, loud sounds in the bulkheads, smokers on a nearby balcony, etc. After more than thirty years of cruising we finally realized a lot just depended on luck. So now, on most cruises, we just do a guarantee. Funny thing is that some of our best cabins (and upgrades) have come from guarantees. Hank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dili33 Posted May 8, 2010 #7 Share Posted May 8, 2010 I am a newbie...what is a gaurantee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navybankerteacher Posted May 8, 2010 #8 Share Posted May 8, 2010 Once you've selected a ship/itinerary, you should scan the deck plans - that will give you an idea ofwhat to avoid. You do not want to have a cabin directly below a running track, or below the promanade deck. If there arecabins on the promenade deck, you will not want an outside cabin on it -- people walking by can see in. There is no absolute rule of thumb, just think about general condtions - and know what is going to be going on right above, below or next to a cabin you are considering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky-elpaso Posted May 8, 2010 #9 Share Posted May 8, 2010 I am a newbie...what is a gaurantee? A guarantee is where you book a particular cabin type and grade - different cruise lines have different ways of showing that. You are guaranteed at least that cabin level but you can't choose the individual cabin. And if you're lucky you may get a higher level cabin. On our HAL Eastern Caribbean cruise on the Westerdam we booked kind of late so we had to take a guarantee - I picked a VE which is a balcony cabin (cheapest in the "V" category was VF - going up in price to a VA). What we ended up with was a VA which would have cost us about $500 more if we'd chosen a cabin in that category. We don't have problems with motion sickness so we weren't worried about where our cabin was - ended up being right by the aft elevators and we loved the location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtwingcpa Posted May 8, 2010 #10 Share Posted May 8, 2010 After more than thirty years of cruising we finally realized a lot just depended on luck. So now, on most cruises, we just do a guarantee. Funny thing is that some of our best cabins (and upgrades) have come from guarantees. I'm probably not ready to forever give up on cabin selection, but I'd have to agree that my BEST cabins were, in fact, guarantees. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATL2LAS Posted May 8, 2010 #11 Share Posted May 8, 2010 I have recently started to love guarantees. On the last 2 cruises on the Destiny, we have ended up in aft extended balcony cabins. Not bad for balcony guarantees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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