TXFrank

What a great service to have this thread. I am finding it a great tool and will likely let me save a few bucks by selecting a cabin I might not otherwise have considered. Have you had any luck in adding balcony cabins with obstructed views? Thanks again.

I found this thread searching for exactly the info you are discussing. I am contemplating taking my 82 year old mother on an Alaskan cruise at the end of the summer. This will be her second cruise ... I took her on a western Caribbean cruise in 2006 and she was much more mobile. She now uses a walker and even with that is often limited due to increasing issues with neuropathy. The long flight is a concern to me but we will consult her doctor this Friday to make sure we take any and all precautions. Would any of your experiences indicate a travel agent helps with making any arrangements needed for a person with limited mobility as I have described? (I typically do my own thing using the cruise line website.) Also, is there a suggested tip amount for those that do assist? I like to make sure I tip appropriately and don't forget those who provide such services. If any other info should be considered, please let me know. Thanks much.

We were upgraded to this mini-suite for our Alaskan cruise. It is the last room on the Caribe deck. Does anyone know if there is a viewing deck past our room or what is in that area of the ship (hard to tell from floorplan). My concern is that we are close to a viewing deck or other public area. We prefer privacy. Thanks for your help!

Thanks to another poster, if you go here:

http://mysite.verizon.net/res76zxu/princessbalconies/id6.html

you can see a pic of the area you are talking about. You should be able to see if this affords you the privacy you desire. It appears the balcony is totally uncovered to the the decks above and it is quite close to the deck around the corner.

It has been mentioned many times, stay away from mid ship cabins under the pool area and try and get cabins between 2 decks of other cabins. :)

 

Good that they had available cabins to move to or it could have been a loooong cruise.

Oh well, I guess we will learn the hard way. We will have cabins A337 and 339 on the Coral Princess. We haven't cruised much before and I had not heard this before.