Does it matter what type of room you get on a Carnival Cruise?

Question

Does it add or take away from the experience if your room is on the interior or if yours is on top with a balcony?

Answer 1

Definitly get an outside stateroom if you cannot afford a balcony. I also suggest staying in a room atleast 4 stories up from bottom and in the middle.
I believe the interior rooms make you clostraphobic even if you are not. Also, you may never know when the sun rises or sets if you are in the room. Nice to have a view.

Answer 2

I will answer you this way. It does make a difference and if you get a balcony cabin you will never ever get an outside or interior cabin again. The balcony cabin makes the room seem larger than it is in part because there is usually a floor to ceiling glass doorway. You can open your door at night and get the ocean breeze and hear the ocean as you sleep. You can go outside on the balcony anytime you want and sit and enjoy the night without having to put on clothes. Ships usually arrive and dock first thing in the mornings and you can see what is happening without putting on clothes to go look from a deck somewhere.

I had an inside cabin my first cruise and said after that never again. It was like being in a dungeon. And forget what those people say who want you to believe that you are hardly in the cabin anyway. You will be there enough for it to matter.

Answer 3

I go with julie...'s answer, except it doesn't matter which floor you're on, it matters that your room is in the middle of the ship so if it rocks, the mid ship rooms won't rock that much, just the rooms on the ends. Like if you had a pencil in between your thumb and finger and rocked it. The rooms without windows are hard to be in since you never know what time it is and the balcony rooms are great if you spend a lot of time at sea, otherwise, just get the cheapest room with a window and I'd suggest try and get a cruise that doesn't have a lot of days at sea since you'll get plenty of ship time at night. Also, pick the late seating so you won't have to come off a beach mid day to get to a five o'clock dinner. Try this site: iBtraveling.com for some good travel cruise deals. I usually find something there. Also, buy your snorkel gear here and bring it to save you a bunch of money while you're on the islands.

Answer 4

I have done inside cabins on 2 out of my 4 cruises including my last cruise. I had a certain budget and I could either do a 7 day balcony or a 10 day inside. It was not even close. Insides are quiet and dark they're great for getting a good night sleep. We learned a great trick to help you know when its morning. Turn your TV on to the channel that shows the front of the ship on the outside. Then turn the sound off. Works great.

Answer 5

I personally didn't like the inside cabins. You can turn off the light in your cabin at 1 in the afternoon and its darker than inside a cave. If you like napping in the afternoons it might be good for you. With the outside cabins you get natural light, it really does make a difference.

Agree with all the other posters - a cabin in the middle will feel the least amount of movement. However, I like the feel of the ship rocking, esp going to sleep, so it never bothered me to be at the back or front.

A couple of places you might not want to be due to noise are on the bottom floor in the back (near the engines) and directly above or below the galley. Places you might want to be is near the elevator or stairs so you have quick access to the restaurants, bars, pools, etc. Walking 200 feet each way to get to the elevator can get tedious after awhile.

Also, be sure to scope out out the floor plans - sometimes you can get a slightly larger room because its at the corner of the ship or the aft cabins offer balconies twice as big as the regular ones for no extra cost.

You can check out floor plans of the ships at the cruise line's website or check with your travel agent.

Answer 6

Interior rooms are often smaller in size than one in a higher category. If your budget allows, I would get a room with a view (window or balcony) in the middle of the ship. I think you will have a better cruising experience.

here is a good site to check out.
http://www.cruisecritic.com

have fun.

Answer 7

yes because when i went on a cruise to the Caribbean my friend and her husband bought a totally different ticket they were on the bottom and i was on the balcony part and there room looked horrible, so i would definitely recommend balcony

Answer 8

It don't make no different because you Will all end up in the same bar,same swimming pool,same dining room same every thing. it is like flying first class on a plane from Miami to New York some passengers pay $500. some pay $180 and they both arrive the same time in new york.