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We had finally made a decision on category, dates, etc. and asked our travel agent to book. She told me that there were no more connecting rooms in any category between 6 and 9 (we were hoping for 9) for the Nov. 8, 2008 Eastern cruise! There are 6 of us - 2 adults, 4 kids - so we really want connecting. Do the connecting rooms really book up that far out? Have any of you split the family between two rooms next door? My dh wants to be sure we have some "alone time", which I think would be more difficult with me and the girls in one room and he and the boys in another.
I asked our agent to check into the Oct. eastern cruise and the Oct. and Nov. western cruises.
Any opinions about splitting the family or the different cruises/dates?
Sorry the date you were looking at is sold out but maybe you could keep checking to see if anyone cancels. Connecting vs. Non depends on how old your children are.
Hopefully they can find connecting rooms on a sailing close to your original choice.
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Wow, I just looked. I'm not sure why it's stuffed.
I agree with Amy, how old are the kids? Whether you get connecting or not depends on how much you trust their judgment. One thing to think of is if you have an older kid who might take a certain "possessive" attitude about his/her younger siblings. You might be surprised at how responsible a kid can be if you actually tell her/him "I trust you". But verify. Our dog walker is 12. Our dog sitter/house sitter is 20. Different demands, different levels of trust. But we do say "I trust you". And it hasn't been betrayed.
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Compared to the number of cabins in total, the number of connecting rooms is rather limited and, yes, they do book quickly and for exactly the same reasons you're looking to book them.
As Amy mentioned, keep checking back. Plans change and reservations get cancelled. Some agencies block staterooms and may be hold a pair of connecting cabins. If they don't book the rooms, they'll be released back to DCL inventory but that may be months away so keep checking.
If you're comfortable with separate cabins, you might want to consider an inside cabin directly across from an outside cabin. You'll also save $$$ with the lower-priced cabin. One adult must be listed on each reservation but this can be a great alternative for larger families.
Happy sailing!
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Thanks for the replies. The kids will be 12, 10, 9, and 6 at the time of sailing. The oldest two are boys, so there's no real "mothering instincts", although they are well behaved and trustworthy. Really not sure what we'll do at this point. The agent did say there are connecting inside rooms, but we're a little nervous about not at least having a window. I am wondering after reading the replies if we ought to book the inside rooms, then keep checking for cancellations in connecting cat. 9s. Can we do that?
Because of the age of the kids, I wouldn't be comfortable unless we had connecting rooms. I would book the inside and hope for availability of outside, but only if you would be happy if you didn't get the change.
I did 2 connecting inside rooms on a cruise with my kids a few years ago and it was great. I'd do that if I were you. In my opinion your kids may be a little young to not be in a connecting room. One good thing about inside rooms is that they are really great for sleeping. You don't know when the sun comes up so if you have a late night you can sleep in without the sun waking you up!
Thanks for all the info. My agent got back to me last night and said she found connecting cat 9s on a western cruise in Oct of 08. We didn't really care whether we went eastern or western, and we were a bit flexible with the date. This one is slightly more expensive, but we were offered more on-board credit, which balanced things out.
Hey! Now we only have to wait 12 months instead of 13!
We just booked the Western for January 12/08 and were hoping for connecting rooms as we are travelling with my sister's family and we got them: 7108 and 7110. Inside staterooms were not an option as my sister and DBiL both smoke. I would have happily taken the adjoining inside rooms as they are wonderfully dark. We did take advantage of that on the DCL cruise we took last year and slept in almost every day until 9 or so.
Wow. Reading your saga makes me thankful we go our rooms so close to our departure.
I am glad to hear all things worked out for you and you are right, 12 months is WAY better than 13!!!
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There are 6 of us - 2 adults, 4 kids - so we really want connecting. Do the connecting rooms really book up that far out? Have any of you split the family between two rooms next door? My dh wants to be sure we have some "alone time"
, which I think would be more difficult with me and the girls in one room and he and the boys in another.
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We did take advantage of that on the DCL cruise we took last year and slept in almost every day until 9 or so.
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