just changed ressie. from Cat.6 to cat.5...good idea?

[daniluvsdisney]

we booked Sept.26 cat.6 gar. and just found out assigned 6144. Bro. assigned 6146. Would have preferred mid ship but oh. well...
thought it wouldn't. hurt to call dcl and ask about rooms closer to mid-ship for dd motion sick tendencies... was told that there were no more staterooms to move us to... and the ones we were assigned had solid balcony railings (no plexiglass to let in extra viewing and light). Husband wanted no part of the solid metal railings .They had one cat.5 designated cabin available but not two. So we booked the cat.5 rooms and were assigned 7596 and the other is a gar...Hope bros. get decent room as this is there first cruise ever .
Any chance bros. will get close to us or even a plexiglass railing? Also will we like cat. 5 in our location? Do we give up much room on the balcony? She said all cat. 4 had plexiglass railings, but we don't need the room and really don't want to spend the money. Did we do the right thing? What do you think of the difference in cat. 5 and 6 decks, etc.
Sorry so many questions... just don't know quite what to expect or if this was wise.

 

[daniluvsdisney]

sorry for sounding so nerveous... maybe I need this vacation more than I thought. Just hoping for pixie dust to make this trip special and want to do all I can ahead of time so when we get there any surprises are good ones! Just a little unsure of booking one assigned cabin and one garantee. (sp.?). Agent told me the folks doing the room assigning will not even see the note to try to get the second state room with a plexiglass balcony ... but will know the ressies are linked... just doesn't make sense...
oh. well... not such a big deal in the grand scheme I guess...

 

[HooKooDooKu]

Generally, there isn't any purpose in booking a Cat 5 when a Cat 6 would do because the rooms are identical but the Cat 5, cost more. The only thing you're getting for your money is being one deck higher up (not worth the extra cost) and fewwer people on your deck (not as many inside staterooms on Deck 7 compared to Deck 6).

I've stayed in both Cat 5 and Cat 6, but the only times I've done Cat 5 was when it was a freebie upgrade (a few years back when DCL was still a startup, they frequently has some great deals).

However, the one time I can think you would want to book Cat 5 is when what you want isn't available in Cat 6. One example was I wanted to book connecting verandah cabins and all the Cat 6 connecting were taken. But every Cat 5 connecting cabins were available.

So in your case, what you wanted wasn't available in Cat 6 so it makes scense to book what you do want in a Cat 5.

I was about to reply and say that if I was in your position, I would have kept the solid wall verandah just to see what it's like. As you've indicated, we like the plexiglass ones because of the amount of light you get to have coming into your cabin. But the plus side for the solid wall verandahs is that they tend to be larger than the plexiglass verandahs. However, I just looked up your room numbers on the map of the ship, and based on the map, the two rooms you have apper to have verandahs that are the same size if not SMALLER than the regular ones. So perhaps moving was a good idea.

BTW, on the subject of sea-sickness, it doesn't seem to matter where your cabin is (at least for me). I never get sick in the cabin. I think the reason is because you are in such an enclosed space that it doesn't play tricks on your mind. I get sick when I'm in a large room (such as the dining rooms or the theater) any your eyes tell you that you are still, but your ears "feel" the motion of the ship. THAT is when I get sea sick.