I'm going to blame it on the accountants. They figured that they could fill every cabin that holds 3 or 4 people with 3 or 4 people. That is not realistic. Thank you, Wishing on a Star, for figuring out a work-around. I've come upon this for the last three bookings, and just realized that there was something wrong. Slow me. For airlines I can book the seat I want and pay more. I have no problem for selecting my cabin and paying more, but to not allow me to select a cabin that they will later just deal out to whoever on a guarantee is also not what the accountants want. They didn't think this one out all the way. Again, thank you for figuring out the work-around.
BTW, I booked a Celebrity cruise. They kinda did the same thing, but told me that I could book any of those 3-passenger cabins for $500 more per cabin. Princess wants $699 for the passenger that I will cancel. Those accountants might try harder to figure out how to fill out with fewer people to wait on for almost the same price.
Charlotte
Charlotte