Melbourne Boys Posted March 30, 2023 #1 Share Posted March 30, 2023 Hi everyone, we have a 20 night Mediterranean cruise booked in a V1 category cabin for July 2024 on Ovation and are very surprised to find that at 14 months prior to departure date we can only book a cabin forward on deck 5 with only around 7 other cabins available in this category for our sailing. We choose deck five due to sea sickness issues, and forward in the ship can cause more problems. This will be our fourth cruise with Seabourn and understand why this wonderful product is popular, however we have never experienced a problem with booking so far in advance in the past. Just wondering if any of you experienced Seabourn cruisers have any advice for tips to secure a more midships cabin. I do check with Seabourn from time to time to see if any other cabins become available, without success at this stage. No doubt this is wishful thinking but worth asking the question. Thanking you all in advance...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLSD Posted March 30, 2023 #2 Share Posted March 30, 2023 16 minutes ago, Melbourne Boys said: Hi everyone, we have a 20 night Mediterranean cruise booked in a V1 category cabin for July 2024 on Ovation and are very surprised to find that at 14 months prior to departure date we can only book a cabin forward on deck 5 with only around 7 other cabins available in this category for our sailing. We choose deck five due to sea sickness issues, and forward in the ship can cause more problems. This will be our fourth cruise with Seabourn and understand why this wonderful product is popular, however we have never experienced a problem with booking so far in advance in the past. Just wondering if any of you experienced Seabourn cruisers have any advice for tips to secure a more midships cabin. I do check with Seabourn from time to time to see if any other cabins become available, without success at this stage. No doubt this is wishful thinking but worth asking the question. Thanking you all in advance...... Consider using a very good travel agent who may be able to help you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Luxury Posted March 30, 2023 #3 Share Posted March 30, 2023 44 minutes ago, SLSD said: Consider using a very good travel agent who may be able to help you. Is the right answer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skybluewaters Posted March 30, 2023 #4 Share Posted March 30, 2023 (edited) Check again around the time when cancellation fees kick in. This is when you can expect some cancellations to occur. Edited March 30, 2023 by skybluewaters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melbourne Boys Posted March 30, 2023 Author #5 Share Posted March 30, 2023 1 hour ago, SLSD said: Consider using a very good travel agent who may be able to help you. Thanks SLSD I do have one however has not had any success, I’ll keep at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melbourne Boys Posted March 30, 2023 Author #6 Share Posted March 30, 2023 34 minutes ago, skybluewaters said: Check again around the time when cancellation fees kick in. This is when you can expect some cancellations to occur. Great idea SBW, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLSD Posted March 30, 2023 #7 Share Posted March 30, 2023 Just now, Melbourne Boys said: Thanks SLSD I do have one however has not had any success, I’ll keep at it. Is your agent one who has a relationship with Seabourn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melbourne Boys Posted March 30, 2023 Author #8 Share Posted March 30, 2023 Supposedly so….. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love dubai Posted March 30, 2023 #9 Share Posted March 30, 2023 We booked the 30 night cruise on Ovation for July 24 and found only 2 Penthouse available to choose from. Do have one of best travel agents in UK and was told when discussing this that it is simply that the 10 night med cruises in July 24 have been extremely popular and sold well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
florisdekort Posted March 31, 2023 #10 Share Posted March 31, 2023 All V1 cabins are forward? If you want to be mid ship, book a V3 or V4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melbourne Boys Posted March 31, 2023 Author #11 Share Posted March 31, 2023 5 hours ago, Love dubai said: We booked the 30 night cruise on Ovation for July 24 and found only 2 Penthouse available to choose from. Do have one of best travel agents in UK and was told when discussing this that it is simply that the 10 night med cruises in July 24 have been extremely popular and sold well. Thanks LD that explains a lot as ours is B2B……. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Techno123 Posted March 31, 2023 #12 Share Posted March 31, 2023 3 hours ago, florisdekort said: All V1 cabins are forward? If you want to be mid ship, book a V3 or V4. No they aren't 😜. We are in 542 this summer on Ovation and it is mid ship. Deck 5 has the metal rail hence all are V1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBP&O2/O Posted March 31, 2023 #13 Share Posted March 31, 2023 11 hours ago, Love dubai said: We booked the 30 night cruise on Ovation for July 24 and found only 2 Penthouse available to choose from. Do have one of best travel agents in UK and was told when discussing this that it is simply that the 10 night med cruises in July 24 have been extremely popular and sold well. I was trying to see if there was a hidden TA hint in there somewhere ... but failed😏 I was Reading too much into it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTtravelers Posted March 31, 2023 #14 Share Posted March 31, 2023 19 hours ago, Melbourne Boys said: Hi everyone, we have a 20 night Mediterranean cruise booked in a V1 category cabin for July 2024 on Ovation and are very surprised to find that at 14 months prior to departure date we can only book a cabin forward on deck 5 with only around 7 other cabins available in this category for our sailing. We choose deck five due to sea sickness issues, and forward in the ship can cause more problems. This will be our fourth cruise with Seabourn and understand why this wonderful product is popular, however we have never experienced a problem with booking so far in advance in the past. Just wondering if any of you experienced Seabourn cruisers have any advice for tips to secure a more midships cabin. I commiserate. We always book middle cabins for this reason. It appears that the centrally located V1 suites have all been blocked out for the 30 days itineraries: there are some still available on any of the July '24 sailings. Not unreasonable for those sailing longer. Unfortunately, the 20 day cruises in July have all been blocked out for the forward V1's. D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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