Stateroom Question.....

[lilo62]

In the hopes of planning for my 7-night cruise next year, I was wondering how you all feel about Category 6 Staterooms VS. Category 7.

I stayed in Category 6 midship which was wonderful. I know Stateroom 5 and Stateroom 6 are about the same.

 

[Lloyd Dobler]

Categories 5 and 6 are exactly the same, except for the deck they are on. The rooms themselves and verandahs are identical.

I personally like the category 7's, because they're ususally about $300 cheaper than the 6's, $600 less than the category 5's. However, some don't like the obstructed view as much as they do the standard verandahs, which have a plexiglass railing that you can see through while sitting down. Since I like being on deck 7, I've gone with the category 7's for most of our cruises, since being in a 5 on our first trip.

There are 4 cabins which are now sold as category 7, but were initially cat. 6 or 5. They have slight obstructions, but nowhere near what the regular category 7's have. The room #'s are 7120, 7620, 6134, and 6634. If you book one of these, you're essentially getting a 5 or a 6 for the price of a 7. We're in 7120 for our next two cruises. Here's a link to a site which has some pictures of these.

I hope this made sense, there are a lot of 5's, 6's, and 7's in there....

 

[Hygiene99]

I also 'Would like to ECHO the Thoughts of Lloyd..

We have stay in one of the 4 rooms he has mentioned and feel that if u can Get one Grab it .. and u will save $300.00
if u cant just go with the cat 7 , But You may ask for certian
staterooms at booking time.. if they have them they are yours

we have one of them on deck 7 for our next cruise...

 

[lilo62]

Thanks for all the info. It's not really a cost factor for me since I am a DVC member, but the 5 and 6's DO eat up more DVC points. But I was concerend about the obstructed view in 7.

 

[ivanova]

Here's my take: when we're usually using the verandah, it's dark outside, not a lot to see But we like to sit out there, hear the ocean, smell the salt air, etc. We like the cat 7 because we're partially protected from the elementes (wind, possible rain, etc.).

 

[lilo62]

Any other thoughts??? And what about those rooms that were mentioned in one of the other threads? If you were prone to motion sickness - would those not be good rooms? And if we tried to get one of these rooms - could 2 people fit on the verandah?

Al this info has been so helpful so far....thanks!!!

 

[krhardy]

the cat 7's also are a little more *private*...if you know what I mean....
we have 6134 for our cruise in July...aaaaaaaaah!