Deck Plans

[JimandStan]

How closely do you peruse the deck plans, before choosing your cabin?

[Don P]

We like to be mid-ship, a few cabins from the elevator and reasonably close to the Concierege Club.

 

How closely do you peruse the deck plans, before choosing your cabin?

[globevest]

How closely do you peruse the deck plans, before choosing your cabin?

 

Closely. An important planning tool.

[TKS]

We have the deck plans in hand with cabin requests and a couple of alternates when we request a booking with our TA. We negotiate from there if those cabins are not available.

[dundeene]

We like to be familiar with the ship before we go aboard. It was amusing to watch how many people were slightly lost on the Marina. Taking the wrong elevator to reach one of the upper decks, then deciding to cross the ship outside ;)

We like to find a quite spot for our cabin, far from areas of traffic like elevators, lounges, or laundry room.

We were shocked at how quite our PH was on Marina. When the door was closed we seemed alone on the ship.

[esther e]

We want a stateroom near the elevators, mid-ship and a deck plan helps us find just the right one.

[cathi]

Always take a look at the deck plan to see what is around the cabins that are available. Unless of course we end up booking a guarantee. Then it's wait and see what we get -THEN it's off to the deck plan!!!

[wassup4565]

I check them carefully, looking for a stateroom that is reasonably close to the areas of the ship we like to visit often. I'm also looking for whether there could be something noisy above or below us late at night.

[orchestrapal]

Unfortunately they are not always totally accurate for cabin sizes that may vary within a category.:confused:

[Hunding]

We have the deck plans in hand with cabin requests and a couple of alternates when we request a booking with our TA. We negotiate from there if those cabins are not available.

 

Ditto!

[azevedan]

I am a very light sleeper. Prefer to be far away from elevators and etc., prefer to have non-public areas above and below us, and absolutely no connecting door.

These are my hotel rules, too. Hubs can sleep through anything. :rolleyes:

[pretenda]

Together with all your photo's - invaluable. Thank You!:)

Glenda

[rustyspanner]

Last summer I cruised the Med. on Ruby Princess & chose an aft suite on a whim after reading countless threads on CC and perusing a few brochures. I was hooked on aft facing suites from day one. My next cruise is in February aboard Riviera and along with my Princess experience and all of Jim&Stan's photos and comments I again am staying in an aft facing suite. I think my expectations are even higher this time but if I am as happy in my Oceania suite as I suspect I'll be, i'll only need a deck plan of a ship in the future to make my choice. Happy cruising,Chris.

[What A Market]

I felt like answering "Deck plans are my Life."

But after a moments consideration I managed to reign in my OCD.

Ha!

 

Interesting Poll Jim.

[Marebear]

I never look at them! I rely on Shari!

[geekybiker]

Depends on what you're booking. Some categories have real differences like extended balconies available. Otherwise I'm usually happy with a general area.

[A Knitter]

I always choose my cabin first, then book. Location, location, location.

[gillianrose]

I always choose my cabin first, then book. Location, location, location.

 

Yes, and accuracy (of deck plan), accuracy, accuracy!

[Roccoforte]

We always check location first! No public areas above or below, away from elevators or laundry. We're sailing on Riviera in Jan on deck 9 near the concierge lounge.

Love the deck plans!!!

[TKS]

We were across the hall from the door to the laundry on Deck 10 on Marina (Cabin 10018), and while I was concerned before we sailed, I actually liked it! We didn't experience much noise at all, and it was sure easy to pop across the hall to see if a machine was open, or if we had a load of laundry in to see if it was nearing completion.

[emairs]

I wish that I could be more flexible, but I must have an aft cabin, preferably corner aft.

Very stressful, as these cabins are desirable, and always in competition:(

[hondorner]

Deck plans are important enough to me to pay for a subscription to Cruise Deck Plans, something I think I learned from you, Jim.

[RetiredFL]

Don,

Went and looked at the site your provide a link to and was not too impressed. I looked at the decks of the Nautica and noted they still showed the photo gallery and also the schematic of the tables in the dining room, Terrace, etc was not correct. Their plan of the cabin decks is the same as Oceania's. They also still show Insignia as an Oceania ship.

I don't see the advantage over the deck plans on the Oceania web site. Perhaps if you join but I see no advantage over Oceania's web site.

[JimandStan]

Don,

Went and looked at the site your provide a link to and was not too impressed. I looked at the decks of the Nautica and noted they still showed the photo gallery and also the schematic of the tables in the dining room, Terrace, etc was not correct. Their plan of the cabin decks is the same as Oceania's. They also still show Insignia as an Oceania ship.

I don't see the advantage over the deck plans on the Oceania web site. Perhaps if you join but I see no advantage over Oceania's web site.

 

Personally, I find the size and the clarity to be a HUGE IMPROVEMENT over what is on the Oceania site.

 

FYI: The layout of the tables in the GDR changes incessantly based on demand, so don't fool yourself that any layout is more up to date than another. :cool:

[RetiredFL]

The tables in the GDR on the R class ships cannot change since there are electrical connections under each table. We have sat at our favorite tables on 11 cruises so far.

We have also never seen the tables change in Toscana, Polo or the Terrace from one cruise to another. I would presume they are set up for optimum seating based on experience.

On the O class they have eliminated the table lamps in the GDR so, I guess, they can move the tables around. However they need to change the computer table assignment program if they move tables on a permanent basis.

We usually use the brochure to look at the cabin decks. Oceania's schematics for the public spaces is not accurate either.