A Man called Hoss Posted April 4, 2018 #1 Share Posted April 4, 2018 First time on Marella next Feb to Caribbean. Have upgraded seats on the 787 to extra legroom but have not booked a particular cabin. Will we be allocated a cabin at the last minute and will it be what's left at the grade we have booked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pensioncruiser Posted April 4, 2018 #2 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Everyone receives a cabin numbered label at the airport if you haven't reserved a cabin that will be the first time you know your cabin it will be the grade you have booked and you will not see your cases again until you are in your cabin. Suggest you take some light cloths in hand luggage for arrival, but you may already know that, have a good one. I assume you have booked your flight seat's. Sent from my VF-895N using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Man called Hoss Posted April 4, 2018 Author #3 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Yes, we booked at the TUI shop and had to ask them to match the online price. Extra legroom was an additional cost but with that we were able to choose our seats tgare and then. Thanks for the cabin info. Anyone know what the Explorer is like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SausPud Posted April 4, 2018 #4 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Yes, we booked at the TUI shop and had to ask them to match the online price.Extra legroom was an additional cost but with that, we were able to choose our seats there and then. Thanks for the cabin info. Anyone know what the Explorer is like? Explorer is lovely, what Cabin grade have you booked? Some cabin grades you might need to pay the £48 to pick a better one, but some it is pointless to pick, i.e. The Executive Suites, there are only 10 of them and they are all together on the same deck and all excellent so anyone of those is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Man called Hoss Posted April 4, 2018 Author #5 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Have booked inside deck3/4, we like low down and preferably more in the middle. We like it very dark for sleeping. Only done 7 cruises up to now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SausPud Posted April 4, 2018 #6 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Have booked inside deck3/4, we like low down and preferably more in the middle. We like it very dark for sleeping.Only done 7 cruises up to now. So with 7 under your belt, you know what you are doing and what works for you. Now on the explorer, there is no deck 3 so maybe you have a deck4/5 inside. I would pay the £48 and pick deck 4 for your needs. The insides on deck 5 are right behind the reception desk and close to the atrium and are aft, no midships inside on deck 5. On deck 4 there are only 10/12 midship insides, there are also 27 aft and 12 forward. So potluck to no luck on you getting a midship without requesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Man called Hoss Posted April 4, 2018 Author #7 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Thanks for the deck info, checked my booking info yes it is deck 4/5, we will discuss and possibly book a cabin number. Will look at the deck plans. Just done our insurance on a well known money comparison website. Cost was £138, 2 minor medical conditions each. By comparison, also done one for a 2 week holiday we have also booked for Lanzerote the following month, cost was £38. We don't pick the cheapest but one that covers for enough cancellation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sistermags Posted April 4, 2018 #8 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Hope you don't mind me jumping in:We've booked a junior suite on Explorer......are we better on deck 10 or deck 12? On our last cruise on Celebration the person in the next cabin was smoking on the balcony.Are some balcony cabins allocated to smokers? It wasn't very pleasant sitting reading my book with cigarette smoke wafting over but I think I read somewhere that so many cabins (balcony?)were for smokers. Thanks again. MAGS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SausPud Posted April 5, 2018 #9 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Hope you don't mind me jumping in: We've booked a junior suite on Explorer......are we better on deck 10 or deck 12? Deck 10 midships would be my preference, but all good on either deck. On our last cruise on Celebration the person in the next cabin was smoking on the balcony.Are some balcony cabins allocated to smokers? It wasn't very pleasant sitting reading my book with cigarette smoke wafting over but I think I read somewhere that so many cabins (balcony?)were for smokers. Thanks again. MAGS There is NO SMOKING on balconies, only designated areas on open deck. All Marella ships are non smoking inside and have these areas outside for the smokers to use. So if you get a smoker on the balcony, report them and they will be thrown from the ship immediately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim The Scot Posted April 5, 2018 #10 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Some see e-cigs as smoking yet they are permitted in the casinos and adjoining bar areas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SausPud Posted April 5, 2018 #11 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Some see e-cigs as smoking yet they are permitted in the casinos and adjoining bar areas My understanding is, would you blow it into a babies face? NO, then don't blow it into mine. All ships inside spaces should be no smoking and have the odd space outside for them, not balconies. Or a cigar room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim The Scot Posted April 5, 2018 #12 Share Posted April 5, 2018 I agree hence why I dont know why they are permitted in the casinos and adjoining bar areas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SausPud Posted April 5, 2018 #13 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Some cruiselines were trialling no smoking casinos to see if more, less or the same revenue/footfall. And it all depends on the cruise destination and passengers. But most of the time it was the same or slightly higher. So we might see no smoking casinos in the near future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim The Scot Posted April 5, 2018 #14 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Just for the record I use an ecig but wouldn,t think of using it indoors.More than happy to use the outdoor areas for my fix. Some ecigs give off that much vapour its like indian smoke signals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitalsign Posted April 8, 2018 #15 Share Posted April 8, 2018 I'm a smoker but would not break the rules by smoking on my balcony you should have reported them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Man called Hoss Posted April 15, 2018 Author #16 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Been away a while. See the thread got Hijacked. Does anyone know if you can upgrade your cabin online. Want to surprise the wife Oh and if I spotted anyone smoking I would report them, would they get kicked off....hope so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annbarker23 Posted April 15, 2018 #17 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Been away a while. See the thread got Hijacked. Does anyone know if you can upgrade your cabin online. Want to surprise the wife Oh and if I spotted anyone smoking I would report them, would they get kicked off....hope so. No - you have to ring. The service is pretty good. I had a shortlist of preferred cabins (obviously within the category booked) got through after about five minutes and managed to get the second of my choices. They just add the up charge to your final bill. You also get a choice at this point of twin or queen size bed configuration. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SausPud Posted April 16, 2018 #18 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Been away a while. See the thread got Hijacked. Does anyone know if you can upgrade your cabin online. Want to surprise the wife Oh and if I spotted anyone smoking I would report them, would they get kicked off....hope so. Have you managed to upgrade yet and if so, what cabin did you get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Man called Hoss Posted April 16, 2018 Author #19 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Not yet, Need to check out deck plans. If I leave it up to Marella, will they simply give me what,s left? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SausPud Posted April 16, 2018 #20 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Not yet, Need to check out deck plans. If I leave it up to Marella, will they simply give me what,s left? Well they can't give you what's been taken. But do you want the Cabin that no one else wanted to pay £48 for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Man called Hoss Posted April 16, 2018 Author #21 Share Posted April 16, 2018 On our Pando cruises, we have booked saver fares, allocated cabin usually couple of weeks before cruise. Never been disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pensioncruiser Posted April 17, 2018 #22 Share Posted April 17, 2018 On our Pando cruises, we have booked saver fares, allocated cabin usually couple of weeks before cruise. Never been disappointed. Hi Yes you are correct you can on Marella book cabins up to two weeks prior to your cruise. You have to be very careful when choosing a particular cabin as Marella can and have in the past moved passengers out of their chosen cabin its all in the A-Z info. The problem is they give two prices for some cabins either as a 1-2 or 1-4 some passengers are not aware that if you book the 1-4, as sometimes is cheaper, they can move you if a four party ask for that cabin and you only find out at the airport, totally wrong I know but it does happen. I have just carried out a dummy booking for the Caribbean next year in a JS and the system is allowing you to book the cheaper 1-4 cabin for a couple which you may get away with or not.:eek: Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecttr Posted April 17, 2018 #23 Share Posted April 17, 2018 I also think it makes a difference if you are cruising for 1 week or two. If you book a particular cabin for 2 weeks you should be OK subject to multiple occupancy as described by Pensioncruiser. If you book a cabin for one week you may be moved if subsequently someone books a 2 week cruise starting the week before yours. Apparently they try their upmost to avoid cruisers having to move a cabin in the middle of their cruise so if your cabin is the only one that allows the other party to avoid moving that is what happens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
so,ton saint Posted April 17, 2018 #24 Share Posted April 17, 2018 I also think it makes a difference if you are cruising for 1 week or two. If you book a particular cabin for 2 weeks you should be OK subject to multiple occupancy as described by Pensioncruiser. If you book a cabin for one week you may be moved if subsequently someone books a 2 week cruise starting the week before yours. Apparently they try their upmost to avoid cruisers having to move a cabin in the middle of their cruise so if your cabin is the only one that allows the other party to avoid moving that is what happens Hi yes it happened this year in Barbados as we always have a stay and cruise, cabin was stern balc 6122 ended not a problem 7636 and an apology one more deck up and a bottle of bubbly in the cabin :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Man called Hoss Posted April 18, 2018 Author #25 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Thank;s for the info, our's is a two week cruise.....Will we keep the same cabin for the full 2 weeks....it's classed as 2 cruises I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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