lajlloyd

We booked a GTY B2 veranda on Nautica months ago for a November sailing. We frequently do GTY and haven't had issues. That usually means you are at the front or back which can be a bit more rocky but we've never had a problem and save a few dollars. The B1,2,3,4 is location, cabins are the same. On Oceania, at least, you never get less than the category you book, and occasionally better. Also, remember Oceania doesn't have screaming children and heavy disco music to keep anyone awake. We cruise Oceania a lot and have seen children maybe twice and they were all behaved. There is nothing for children to do and it's expensive, so there aren't any. If you are sea sick you might want the middle of the ship and a cabin on a lower deck so it's worth choosing your cabin. It amazes me that the most expensive cabins are fore and aft and up high. Met someone once who splurged on a huge suite right up front and spent the whole trip seasick and in bed. My husband gets sea sick but wears those acupressure bands and it's done wonders. On our next trip we are up front on Deck 6. We've also chosen GTY's and been given cabins in the middle. You never know but it's never been bad for us.

We were in cabin 7000 on a transatlantic and loved it. It is next to the door that leads to staff cabins like the cruise director, etc, but we never found it noisey. In fact I loved it. It has an extended balcony and, with no one on one side, it was very private. It'd book it again. I didn't find the cabin darker.