I’m currently on a cruise and I am staying in a quirky oceanview cabin on an old cruise ship. It’s a room I’ve been very excited to stay in but I was a little bit nervous to book it. When I booked the cruise, all I really knew was that I wanted a window. What I didn’t realise was that this ship has six different grades of oceanview cabin, all ranging in price.
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I usually just go for the cheapest room which on this ship has these tiny little porthole windows but when I saw what was called a ‘superior cabin’ I was curious. The bigger window definitely looked like a benefit but it was an extra £250 compared to booking a standard oceanview room which really did seem like a lot, thats over $320 US dollars.
I was taking my dad on this trip and I thought the extra space might be a nice treat for us both. I was also really excited to see that it said ‘bath or shower’ on the description because I love a bath and its a very rare treat on a cruise. I was nervous though, it was a lot of extra money to spend when the cruise was already pretty expensive. I didn’t know if we’d really make the most out of the room and I didn’t know if a ‘superior’ cabin on this cruise might just be like a regular cabin on a more modern ship given its age. I hoped it wouldn’t be run down and that I wouldn’t regret the choice to upgrade.
