Originally Posted by
slawecki
wife wants to go on a cruise. we are not cruisers. we have only been on one, a Nile cruise.
there is a cruise from Balt to canada,( 8 days) and return. there are two suite prices, 5K(cruise line assign), and 6K(we choose which suite). now at the moment only 3 suites are shown available. they are all pretty much next to each other, and indifferentiable to us. is there any advantage for us to spring for the extra 1000 to choose one of the 3, or should we let them assign. is there a possibility they find a suite in the bilge, and assign that suite to us? should i contact a booking agent and have them book the room?
What ship? What cruiseline?
With a guarantee, you can get any cabin in that category or higher, not just ones that are currently unassigned (someone could cancel, change cabins, etc). General advice is to look at every cabin in that category or any higher category, if there are any cabins you wouldn't be happy with, then do not book a guarantee. Now with suites, you usually don't have many bad choices, but it really does depend on the ship. No you won't end up next to the bilge pump, but sometimes you'll find ones above or below nightclubs or kids areas, or with long walks, or some people don't want to be next to the elevators, etc, etc.