*Candy* Posted January 5, 2006 #1 Share Posted January 5, 2006 Hi all, My boyfriend and I are going on our first cruise in April w/ RCI (Nassau/Coco Cay/Key West). We're very excited. :) However, my hairstylist warned me yesterday that the cruise line might try to cram another couple in our cabin. Is this true? She has never been on a cruise so I hope like heck she doesn't know what she's talking about. I can't imagine sharing a cabin with strangers. The description on the website said "up to 2 people" but it also said "will fit 3 or 4". ???? Please tell me my hairstylist is wrong!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nilla Posted January 5, 2006 #2 Share Posted January 5, 2006 If you book a Cabin it is you Cabin. Only times I have ever heardof people sharing a cabin with a stranger is when they book at a single rate and it is cheaper then getting a cabin by themselves, they will get a roommate! I know a lady that did this all the time! Always had nice people that she had to share with! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Candy* Posted January 5, 2006 Author #3 Share Posted January 5, 2006 Thanks Nilla! Glad to hear that it will be just the two of us. Not trying to be antisocial, but I'm definitely looking forward to some alone time with my b/f. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheffie Posted January 5, 2006 #4 Share Posted January 5, 2006 Candy, I want to say your hair stylist is whacky, but that would be rude. Let's just say that she has been grossly misinformed! Glad your question was answered quickly so that you slept last night! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cusyl Posted January 5, 2006 #5 Share Posted January 5, 2006 That is just too wild! Where did your hairdresser ever get that idea.... Like the previous poster said, only if you book a "share" cabin as a single to avoid paying the rate for a double would they ever put a stranger in with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy ks Posted January 5, 2006 #6 Share Posted January 5, 2006 Dontcha just love information from people who have never had experience?! What she is reading is that most cabins accomodate 2, but some can accomodate 3 or 4. Never would they book 2 couples (strangers) into the same cabin, it would be a horrible error. Her confusion may come from the fact that you may be seated with strangers at dinner, that is common. Thank goodness for Cruise Critic, so misinformation can be corrected and discussed. But, don't feel bad, I've had people say to me that everyone gets norovirus on a cruise and that it is even part of terrorists methods of trying to kill off Americans! I've only been on 8 cruises, no norovirus for me or anyone in my family yet. Yes, it does happen to a small fraction of the pax and crew on occassion, just like it does at office buildings, hotels, schools, anywhere else you have people together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfklutz Posted January 5, 2006 #7 Share Posted January 5, 2006 Yeah, the hairdresser is grossly mis informed. But you do have to watch budget tour operators. There are some that will put 2 couples in one room. You know that in advance - but how weird would that be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trish1c Posted January 5, 2006 #8 Share Posted January 5, 2006 Candy -- I'm willing to give your hairdresser the benefit of the doubt. I think she's mixing up concepts. Your cabin should be your own. However, you will probably have to share a dining room table with strangers / potential new friends. In a traditional dining setting you are assigned a dining time & table. You eat there every night with the same assigned people. Enjoy your cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotton Posted January 5, 2006 #9 Share Posted January 5, 2006 That is hilarious!:D That hairdresser must have been inhaling too much hairspray! I can't even imagine how she could come up with something like that. Now quit worrying and picture you and BF having your own private cabin. Bon Voyage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clackey Posted January 6, 2006 #10 Share Posted January 6, 2006 Hola Candy, Darn! I've been on 3 cruises and it has always been with my DW only. I think that it would be fun to have perfect strangers in my cabin, but I have always been a people person.:D Questions for your new roomies. #1 Do you snore? #2 Do you pull covers? #3 Have you always had that tattoo? #4 Is that my toothbrush? #5 Is that my thong or yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montekat Posted January 6, 2006 #11 Share Posted January 6, 2006 Hola Candy, Darn! I've been on 3 cruises and it has always been with my DW only. I think that it would be fun to have perfect strangers in my cabin, but I have always been a people person.:D Questions for your new roomies. #1 Do you snore? #2 Do you pull covers? #3 Have you always had that tattoo? #4 Is that my toothbrush? #5 Is that my thong or yours? ROTFLMAO!! This is just too funny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madelinerose Posted January 6, 2006 #12 Share Posted January 6, 2006 No!! However, my hairstylist warned me yesterday that the cruise line might try to cram another couple in our cabin. Is this true?/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredr Posted January 7, 2006 #13 Share Posted January 7, 2006 Hello, For your piece of mind call the cruise line directly and verify that you have a cabin for your family only. Do this soon so that the cruise line can make changes in order to ensure that only you and your DH are in the cabin. Also, on some cruise lines the cabins that can accomodate a 3rd and 4th person are larger. Hope that this helps, Fred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmand Posted January 7, 2006 #14 Share Posted January 7, 2006 No really I am not trying to be rude here, This is the (best, worst, funniest, strangest...take your pick) question I have read so far...........:D I have to agree with Happy ks, I love the things people who have never been on a cruise know...........:rolleyes: I give you lot's of credit for asking the question, that's what everyone is here for. Really, there is no need to call the cruise line and ask......you will NOT have strangers in your cabin........................(excuse me, what did you say your name was? Oh, it's Beatrice? OK, well then would you mind scootching over just a little so I can get my rear end in the bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasetf Posted January 12, 2006 #15 Share Posted January 12, 2006 .....my hairstylist warned me yesterday that the cruise line might try to cram another couple in our cabin. Is this true? She has never been on a cruise so I hope like heck she doesn't know what she's talking about. I can't imagine sharing a cabin with strangers. Please tell me my hairstylist is wrong!!! I think you had you leg pulled....and she got you good...:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Circus Posted January 12, 2006 #16 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Yes - perhaps she was playing an early April Fool's joke on you. The only cruise line I could even think this might happen on is EasyCruise who recently began sailings in the Caribbean. They are a no-frills line with bright orange decor. From their website description they function more like a ferry. On those lines you have to pay for maid service!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LonW Posted January 12, 2006 #17 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Darn! I've been on 5 cruises and it has always been with my DW only. I think that it would be fun to have perfect strangers in my cabin if it was a hot female, but I have always been a people person.:D Now my wife would probably prefer a hot guy. lol;) Lon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clackey Posted January 12, 2006 #18 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Darn! I've been on 5 cruises and it has always been with my DW only. I think that it would be fun to have perfect strangers in my cabin if it was a hot female, but I have always been a people person.:D Now my wife would probably prefer a hot guy. lol;) Lon Yo Lon, What is a hot female? As we say in Espanol," Tengo muchos anos y no recuerdo mucho." I would be happy if my room mates were just breathing. After 35 years of marriage you would think that you could get time off for good behavior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www Posted January 18, 2006 #19 Share Posted January 18, 2006 OMG . . . I can't stop laughing!:D With that I'll sign off of these boards. I've been on all evening in front of the tv. I find these boards so much more interesting!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
optocarol Posted January 24, 2006 #20 Share Posted January 24, 2006 This may surprise you all, but friends of ours were in a 4-berth cabin with another couple they didn't know. We are in the throes of booking a cruise to Alaska and this was the reason I asked for a 2-berth cabin. Since reading all your replies though, I've checked with the agent and she said this would not happen, so it was useful to read this. As I said to her, maybe the system is different in New Zealand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sceptic Posted January 27, 2006 #21 Share Posted January 27, 2006 FYI, I've been on Easy Cruise and the answer for that ship is also a "No." And the orange paint is free!:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashdog_1 Posted February 7, 2006 #22 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Maybe the hairdresser heard about the life size towel animals that were the passengers' clothes stuffed with towels so it appeared that there was another person in the cabin when you first walked in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangerinebunny Posted February 7, 2006 #23 Share Posted February 7, 2006 But does she do good job with your hair? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitemare Posted February 7, 2006 #24 Share Posted February 7, 2006 My father used to tell me about his first cruise and he was in a room with strangers. But I guess that's not so rare on a troop ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevSmith Posted February 19, 2006 #25 Share Posted February 19, 2006 Change hair stylists! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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