Colin McDonald

How to Choose a Cabin on a Cruise Ship

What are some of the factors to consider when picking your cabin on a cruise holiday?

Some ships offer a wide selection of cabin choices that to a newcomer to cruises can be quite daunting. Even to an experienced cruiser it can be difficult making the best choice for your needs.

Depending on how social you are feeling and to what extent the entertainment will appeals, you could be spending a lot of time in your cabin. It is so important that you pick a cabin that is going to suit your needs.

The better cabins are as a rule of thumb the higher up on the ship, the better it is likely to be. The higher cabin then the better views it will have. Be warned though, a typical Northern Europe cruise will have a cabin price range of between £300 to £2000. So you need to make sure that you will be seeing the benefits of paying more. If you social butterfly and are more likely to found above deck enjoying the onboard entertainment hen perhaps a £2000 suite may not the best value for money.

Don't fall into the trap of thinking that a trip sold by the same agent on different boats will be comparable. All ships are built with a purpose in mind, trying to cater for a certain type of consumer. Not all will be suitable for you. You need to find out as much as about you ship before booking.

Modern ships are massive and if you have mobility needs then always check the location of elevators. The last thing you want is be stuck in the cabin that is a good walk away from the nearest elevator.

As well as elevator location also check if there are any corridor doors outside your room. If you get pt in the cabin next to a high traffic area exit door you will soon know about it. The door slamming at 3am will soon begin a regular feature of your stay. This has happened to me before and it was far from pleasant. Especially when the ship is fully booked and staff are unable to move you!

This one may sound obvious but if you are travelling as a family as you do require separate room then look to get adjoining cabins. This way you should have internal access doors to each other cabins. It will make it feel a little more like family holiday and of course gives mum and dad that extra means of checking the kids are ok.

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