Adjoining cabins on cruises
 

New question.

If you are to book a cabin on a cruise, say a delux balcony which are very reasonably priced for 2 people and you want to get (assuming it is avail) , an adjoining cabin for say your teen. I know a 3rd person on the itinery is pretty cheap, usually about $400. Do they charge the full price of the cabin, or do you get it at a lower price?

While some cruiselines at specific times may have specials, in general, if one occupies a cabin alone, you must pay the dreaded "single supplement". In your case, this means your teen is not a cheaper 3rd person but a much more expensive single person.

The 3rd person discount applies to a third person in the same cabin as person 1 and 2. If teen were to occupy any cabin, adjoining or other, s/he would be charged adult fare for cruise plus "single supplement", which is often close to cost of an additional 4th person. So not only would teen pay price of one adult fare, s/he would in effect be charged for that vacant bed in the cabin.

Ways to reduce cost - catch a special, often on relocation cruises, very off-season, etc. Pay the single supplement but have one of the cabins be the cheapest interior cabin. Be aware that most cruiselines will not let you book an under-21 person alone in a cabin unless it is adjacent or adjoining - and some won't even let you do that. You get around this by booking one adult and one teen in a cabin and the other adult in the other cabin - no one really cares who sleeps where when cruise starts.

The way we booked for our Feb cruise with our teenage dtr was to get a really nice cabin with balcony for the 3 of us - still cheaper than booking 2 cabins, but does not address the privacy needs of all family members.

The 3rd person only gets the discount if he/she stays in your cabin.
If there is an extra cabin, you pay the full price and single persons usually pay a surcharge.

Thanks for the info. Looks like i'm booking a suite. Cheaper

Also be aware that not all ships have adjoining rooms (though they maybe adjacent, there isn't a connecting door).

To avoid misunderstanding, this kind of cabins on ships is called connecting, so make sure you use this terminology when booking. Adjoining are those next to each other. And most of the times suite will cost you a lot more than two connecting cabins, especially if you're not picky and feel O.K. with inside or oceanview.