heatherkh

Wow - that's fantastic. Congratulations! And it's been a pleasure to follow along on your journey 🙂

Following to hear your thoughts on the forward balcony. We're booked to Alaska in the big forward mini suite, but put my daughter and her friend in one of the forward deluxe obstructed cabins nearby. We're trying to decide if they should stay there or move more mid-ship (first cruise for both of them). Hope the cabin works out well for you, and appreciate your feedback on it.

Hi everyone, I wanted to update you that the issue has been resolved. Harris provided us with some excellent cabin recommendations that were within the same category, and our TA was helpful in changing our reservation to the cabin we desired. We're all set to have a wonderful first cruise.

Thanks, everyone. Lesson learned. I'll be honest, this is not the greatest introduction to this type of vacationing, and I hope it doesn't cloud the trip. I'm surprised there isn't more concern from cruisers over what, to me, seems like a shady advertising practice. First-time cruisers aren't necessarily going to be aware that it can't be taken at face value. It certainly wasn't clear to me, and I was definitely not assigned "best" as stated (quite the opposite, in fact). That is my major issue with this. Harris, I'll watch for your reply - thanks again!

I appreciate that; however, this isn't how they advertise it - when they state best in category there is certainly no mention of "2D" only "veranda".

Thank you! I just sent you an email.

Thank you. This gives me some hope.

We were assigned 2D. My understanding was that we would be assigned best in category (veranda).

Thanks, I see that now. I booked through a travel agent, so this wasn't what I was presented with. However, notice right above what you circled - it states, "best available stateroom in this category, based on availability..." There are decks full of better rooms available in this category right now. This seems dishonest to me. I was assigned the worst of the category, not the best.

We are brand new to cruising and just booked our first for November on Celebrity Eclipse. A few days ago, we booked a "guarantee" veranda, and although we are still waiting for the official documents from the travel agent, I can see the booking on the Celebrity app. We have been assigned a mid-ship obstructed view veranda on Deck 6. I thought "guarantee" meant it was assigned closer to sail day and that it would be best of what is still available in the cabin class. There are tons of non-obstructed verandas still available on higher decks. Any advice? Edit to add that I'm feeling a bit disappointed and would be willing to pay a bit to upgrade at this point. I wish this would have been more clear when we were booking.