ChrisB123 Posted April 11, 2018 #1 Share Posted April 11, 2018 I don't understand (yet) what the letters mean after the room number. For instance, our next cruise on the Star will be in room: D611 and is a MB. What does the MB stand for? What about other rooms. I know the D stands for Dolphin deck. :D:D:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishywood Posted April 11, 2018 #2 Share Posted April 11, 2018 First character: I: inside O: oceanview B: balcony D: deluxe balcony M: mini suite S: suite Second character: Numeric (1, 2, 3...) indicates premium cabin within that category, usually having both of larger cabin &.or balcony and preferred location (midship or stern facing) Top of alphabet (A, B, C...) indicates standard cabin within that category Bottom of alphabet (Z, Y, X...) indicates obstructed view The differences within groupings of the second character usually comes down to location: midship ranked highest, mid-forward or mid-aft next, followed by aft and lastly far forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmieg Posted April 11, 2018 #3 Share Posted April 11, 2018 MB is your category. M= Minisuite. B= your level of mini, running from A to D. Sent from my MHA-L29 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseGal999 Posted April 11, 2018 #4 Share Posted April 11, 2018 I'd like to jump in on this, if I may. What is A222 (Aloha Deck cabin 222). BE ?? Is BE good or bad or awful? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted April 11, 2018 #5 Share Posted April 11, 2018 I'd like to jump in on this, if I may. What is A222 (Aloha Deck cabin 222). BE ?? Is BE good or bad or awful? BE is one of the lower category balconies Probably towards the front or back of the ship, some love it (in fact their first choice) some don’t, if you have no motion issues it’s fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted April 11, 2018 #6 Share Posted April 11, 2018 You are towards the front of the ship. Many people prefer to be further back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AF-1 Posted April 11, 2018 #7 Share Posted April 11, 2018 wow thank you all for dumbing down the cabin catagories; I never knew what they meant. Now I do. Great info to know going forward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peety3 Posted April 11, 2018 #8 Share Posted April 11, 2018 I'd like to jump in on this, if I may. What is A222 (Aloha Deck cabin 222). BE ?? Is BE good or bad or awful? In general, I wouldn't necessarily think of it as good/bad. Think of it as they always say for real estate: location, location, location. Premium location seems to be middle deck near the midship lifts, on the premise that any one spot on the ship is generally close. Not-so-premium would be a low deck (long way to buffet/Lido), high deck (long way to MDRs), all the way forward (long hike if you're heading to anything at the back of the ship, and/or all the way aft (long hike to the theater and other things forward). Aside from walking distance, some find that the most central part of the ship has the least motion when the ship is rocking, so the cruise lines categorize it this way and price it this way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseGal999 Posted April 11, 2018 #9 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Thank you, everyone. This is my first time being this far forward. I purposely wanted to be on deck 12, I've never been on a deck that high. And I don't have any motion sickness issues. So, it'll just be a hike to get anywhere. That's ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRabbit Posted April 11, 2018 #10 Share Posted April 11, 2018 In general, I wouldn't necessarily think of it as good/bad. Think of it as they always say for real estate: location, location, location. Premium location seems to be middle deck near the midship lifts, on the premise that any one spot on the ship is generally close. Not-so-premium would be a low deck (long way to buffet/Lido), high deck (long way to MDRs), all the way forward (long hike if you're heading to anything at the back of the ship, and/or all the way aft (long hike to the theater and other things forward). Aside from walking distance, some find that the most central part of the ship has the least motion when the ship is rocking, so the cruise lines categorize it this way and price it this way. Besides location to other areas, a low middle cabin will have less motion in high seas so many will only book in this area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare geoherb Posted April 12, 2018 #11 Share Posted April 12, 2018 We like the forward cabins because we have fewer steps to walk when leaving the theater after the second show after dinner. They're also closer to the forward pool. We hardly ever go to the buffet, so being close to it doesn't matter to us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky TGO Posted April 12, 2018 #12 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Thanks for sharing I learned something new today. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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