Catagories by Ship What do they Mean?

[sweetcupcakegrl]

Im a seasoned cruiser but I was told if I want to book another cruise its by category now>? What does that mean? The lower you are its by letters, will someone explain this to me?

 

I was told that my new upcoming cruise is Category L what does this mean thanks Sweet grl

[paul929207]

Cruise lines use codes to identify the types of cabins and set the prices. The codes vary by cruise line. I sail on Princess so I am familiar with them. Mini-suites all begin with A, so the best (mist expensive) mini's are AA. AB is a little cheaper and not quite as desirable (location). Balconies begin with B, so BA is the "best" and most expensive.

[klauer]

Do you maybe mean the cabin categories? For example, an inside cabin could be a j,k,l with the j meaning the better (usually higher deck) location. The letters vary by cruise line and ship.

[Scrapnana]

Im a seasoned cruiser but I was told if I want to book another cruise its by category now>? What does that mean? The lower you are its by letters, will someone explain this to me?

 

I was told that my new upcoming cruise is Category L what does this mean thanks Sweet grl

 

What ship are you sailing on?

[Keith1010]

Categories relate to room size and location.

 

Keith

[Krazy Kruizers]

All the cruise lines are starting to do and getting many people confused.

And the cruise lines are not using the same codes.

For example -- on HAL -- on some ships an inside cabin with the letter J -- may be on two different decks and with different sizes.

[SadieN]

Carnival uses numbers and letters.

 

Numbers designate what type of cabin and letters designate the level.

4K is a very high inside cabin.

8A is the lowest balcony cabin.

[marco]

Category "naming" is not consistent between lines. Just look at the deck plan for the ship you are considering. In brochures and on most on line sites, each specific category is color coded as well as alpha/numeric coded. IE: on a deck plan for a specific ship, all of the "AA" category cabins are light green, regardless of the deck they are on or the location of them, all of the "M" category cabins are yellow, regardless of the deck they're on their location. Etc, etc. The legend at the bottom of the deck plan will usually tell you the sq ft of each category, what's included in the cabin category, and there usually is a blue print of the lay out of each category. Without seeing something on paper, or someone describing your cabin, you'd have no way of knowing anything about a cabin or it's location on the ship if someone just said, "Would you like to book a "CC" category cabin?"

[mizLORInj]

Hmm, I've been booking by categories for a long time, so it's not new.

You will get lots of info if you post your question on the specific line that you're considering cruising. :)