Moving cabins once onboard? To share with different family members.

[penlanspice]

We are going to be travelling as a family and will have 6 cabins, one member of our party is single and another group will be 3 to a cabin, we were thinking of putting the 3rd person in with the single family member to keep the cost down for the single person. Can we do this then we get on board have the 3rd person go back to sharing as a 3 in the cabin? If we have cabins next to each other with the same cabin attendant I can't see it being a problem.

Anyone done this?

[cb at sea]

Yes..you may rearrange any/all of the cabins once onboard....no one cares! Simply go to customer service, and get the correct key for the cabin the 3rd person will be in.

[gergles]

Yes, but the 3rd person will have 2 SeaPass cards - one that will be coded for the single person's room and that will need to be used when making purchases onboard, and a separate 'key only' SeaPass for the room you plan on having them actually use. Just go to Guest Services and ask for a spare key for that room with everyone present and it shouldn't be a problem.

 

This only applies if everyone involved is an adult; if either the single person or the 3rd is below 18 it may change things.

[chamima]

We are going to be travelling as a family and will have 6 cabins, one member of our party is single and another group will be 3 to a cabin, we were thinking of putting the 3rd person in with the single family member to keep the cost down for the single person. Can we do this then we get on board have the 3rd person go back to sharing as a 3 in the cabin? If we have cabins next to each other with the same cabin attendant I can't see it being a problem.

Anyone done this?

 

We're doing the same thing and for the same reason.

This will not be the first time Guest relations has dealt with this (believe me!) and it's no problem at all!!! You don't even need to have cabins near each other.

Just make sure the cabin that third person is moving into has somewhere for them to sleep!

[penlanspice]

Thanks everyone.

The 3rd person is an adult but needs to share with his parents as he's autistic, he wouldn't need to charge anything to the room so that won't be a problem, he could keep the 2 cards if he needs the original to use for drinks as we will have the package.

That's put our minds at ease and think we will now book.

[chamima]

Thanks everyone.

The 3rd person is an adult but needs to share with his parents as he's autistic, he wouldn't need to charge anything to the room so that won't be a problem, he could keep the 2 cards if he needs the original to use for drinks as we will have the package.

That's put our minds at ease and think we will now book.

 

They're not in Aqua class , are they?

Those cabins only have capacity for 2!

[fleckle]

......The 3rd person is an adult but needs to share with his parents as he's autistic, he wouldn't need to charge anything to the room so that won't be a problem, he could keep the 2 cards if he needs the original to use for drinks as we will have the package.....

 

If there is any possibility that the room change procedure may cause confusion or be a problem to the autistic person, it would be easier if you initially book him directly into the cabin where he will actually stay.

 

That way you could book one of his parents into the other cabin initially so that the parent would be the one needing to deal with the room change once on board and it would not involve the autistic individual at all.

 

 

As someone previously stated, the proximity of the cabins does not make any difference. It is done all the time, and can be done even if the cabins are on opposite ends of the ship.

 

 

Also give some consideration to the type of room you book for 3 people, as to whether you want the third person sleeping on a pull-down bunk or on the couch.

 

The pull-down bunk is generally preferable for most families in this situation because you don't lose the use of your sitting area in the evening, the way you do when they make up the couch as a bed.

But the upper bunk is not suitable for all families, such as those with a very young child or someone with mobility problems.