@Até We booked a specific balcony (15191). Actually, we're close to the cruise date, so when I was booking, we were reserving a balcony on the 14th deck and it was taken by a travel agency while I was on the phone with my agent. She reserved my cabin on the 15th deck for around 60 Euros more.
We were surprised too... When we were thinking of upgrading, we kind of liked the idea of being on deck 15 as my son is 13 and I think he'd like being near the pool. We were looking to go on a smaller ship for the Greek Isles, but booked this one instead because it's a larger ship with more for him to do. (I generally prefer smaller ships, but last time we went in spetember and there were few kids in the club and that was a bummer for him. He LOVES cruising!) I wasn't sure I liked the idea of moving to right above the buffet to a balcony that jets out slightly, especially since some say this is the smoking area. My husband doesn't like the idea of having everyone above looking down on us either. It looks to be quite a bit larger than a general room, though, as it's right by the whirlpool balcony room along the diagonal part.
In the end, I got yet another offer to upgrade- this time only for the Yacht Club deluxe suite- and this time for quite a bit less as I'm moving from a technically aurea suite. In fact, the highest they'll let me bid is lower than the lowest bid from my old cabin. (If that makes sense.)
So, I decided to go crazy and put in a bid for it. Normally I wouldn't do it, but I'm turning 50 on this cruise and figured "why not?!?!" 😉
We'll see-We were thinking of getting basic wifi, and a thermal spa package, and the key card bracelets anyway- so I was going to have to pay more anyway. Obviously, this is quite a bit more, but we really don't like crowded eating and the main dining room on this ship looks overpacked.
Now for the nervous waiting to see if they accept our bid. hahahaha
It took me forever to decide whether or not it was worth bidding and now I really wanna win.