2 Balconies or a Suite?

[Samara318]

Hello! I need some advice. I am cruising the Breeze with my DH and DS 6 and DS 20 months. We have a suite booked but I'm starting to wonder if two connecting balcony cabins would be better. I called Carnival and they have availability. Which would you choose to cruise with a family and why?

[ducklite]

If you choose two cabins you will be paying four adult fares. If you are all in a suite you will be paying for two adults and two children.

 

I don't cruise Carnival, so I am not familiar with the perks associated with their suites, but in general in edition to the extra space you get additional amenities. One question, is there actually a separate bedroom in the suite? If not you will have more privacy with two cabins. I would weigh in the cost versus what you would get extra plus the privacy factor of both.

[Roz]

You will get 2 bathrooms with the balcony cabins, 1 with the suite. How many people are in your party and what are their needs?

 

Roz

[cb at sea]

Stick with the suite..`1 bathroom for 1 child and 2 parents is fine. The baby is likely still in diapers, no?

 

When the kids get older, go the 2 cabin route! But, at this age, you'll do great in a suite

Carnival has virtually no "suite perks", so you book a suite for the space, not the perks!

[Essiesmom]

You would have to make sure those two balcony cabins have a connecting door between, and not connect just via the balcony. And that cabins that connect through the wall of the cabin will not be able to connect via balcony. EM

[Samara318]

Yes, def connecting rooms inside not just the balcony! I would never do that!

[c-cruise]

Unless the suite has a separate bedroom I would definitely go with the two connecting balcony cabins. We did this on HAL in Feb with our kids and it worked out great. Really nice to have a 2nd bathroom and separate sleeping space for the kids. And as someone else mentioned the perks of booking a suite on Carnival are pretty minimal.

 

One other thing you might want to consider is which option has a tub for bathing the kids. Those balcony cabins might be showers only where the suite likely will have a tub.