Help!! <BR><BR>Could someone tell me do you prefer the inside or outside cabins? There is a big price difference if you go with a outside cabin. Is it worth it? How are the inside cabins? Do you miss the oceanviews? <BR><BR>Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

We get a room with veranda if it is a scenic cruise and inside room if it is basically a cruise between destinations and tours off the ship. I think for Alaska and Panama Canal, a veranda is great. Our Holland America inside cabin was gorgeous, large, plenty of closets and seating areas and the HA cabins with veranda were much the same(about the third catagory from the top) in size and looks, but had a wonderful veranda with two chairs and table. If you are just going to be out in the ocean with nothing to look at, I'd just get an inside cabin.

Gigi,<BR><BR>How much time are you going to spend in your room? If it is negligible, then opt for the cheaper inside cabin - especially if you can't really afford it. If however, you can afford a bit more and plan to spend time in your room, then go for the more expensive option.<BR><BR>I always like a view but would choose to be on a better ship with no view than a lesser ship with a view!<BR><BR>Hope this helps.

Thanks for the insight. We are thinking about going on a carribean cruise either the Grand Princess, Voyager or Adventurer. Considering an inside cabin, but not sure if I'd like being on a 7 day cruise with no window?<BR>Decisions, Decisions.

<BR>Hi Gigi,<BR><BR>If the inside cabin is not the size of a closet and you do not mind not knowing if it is day or night or not knowing if it is raining or cold out or as the others posted you do not spend any time in the cabin... then go with an inside. Save money for souveniers.<BR><BR>Paul

<BR>Go with the outside cabin. Your brain definitely needs the natural daylight.<BR><BR>My admin booked an inside cabin because it was cheaper and "you never spend time<BR>in your cabin anyway." Learned her lesson the hard way when she put the little one down for a nap and had to spend the next two hours in pitch black.<BR><BR>Most people spend a lot more time than they realize in their cabins, especially on sea days. Turn out the lights and you can't tell if it's daytime or nighttime.<BR><BR>It's DARK. Very uncomfortable, especially if you have problems with claustrophobia.<BR><BR>Would you book a room with no windows in a hotel or resort? Then why do it on a cruise. <BR><BR>Figure out how many days you will be on the cruise, divide up the difference, and it isn't that much per day. <BR>

Dana,<BR>Your right and make a good point? I wouldn't want total darkness in a hotel room. I was just wondering if its worth it and if people do prefer the inside cabin versus outside. If missing a window would be a big deal. I think it would for us especially on a 7 day cruise. I wish I could afford a balcony.<BR>Oh well guess you can't have everything.<BR>

I just got back from the Western Carribean on the Century and had an inside cabin. This was my 3rd cruise and first inside cabin and I didn't miss the window a bit. There was a nightlight so the room was never pitch black. Unless you could afford a balcony I would save the money and get an inside cabin.

Ditto to every word from Barbara, except we were on the Rhapsody of the Seas. Our 3rd cruise. Our first inside cabin. No problem whatever! Some day I hope we can splurge and get a balcony but, untill then, will settle for inside over a window anytime!

I've done both ways (we splurged for balcony for honeymoon). And while it was great for a quiet breakfast on your balcony, I wouldn't splurge again unless i was rich. Inside cabin is just fine. We were only ever in our room to sleep & spend about an hour getting ready for dinner. We were always strolling on deck or in activities. Now if you were claustophobic an inside cabin probably wouldn't work. But I would get it & spend the saved money on daytrips in port, BINGO, or other fun stuff. You'll have a great time.

I agree with Barbara. We have cruised in inside cabins, outside, balcony, and suites. I find there's very little difference between an inside and an outside, but a lot of difference between an inside and a balcony. If the price difference is large, I would stick with an inside.

On our first two cruises I opted for an outside cabin. We spent very little time looking out of the window or in the cabin for that matter. Subsequently, to save money, and it can be substantial, depending upon the ship, I have booked inside cabins. We are in our cabin very little. We usually get up before 7 and rarely get to bed before midnight. If we had a window, it would be dark when we looked out anyway. Where the window would normally be located, there is a mirror, which makes the room appear more open, so claustrophobia has not been an issue. If you want to know if it is "day or night", you can leave the view from the bridge cam on the tv when you go to bed. We bring a little plug in night light so the room is never totally dark. Perhaps someday I may splurge for a balcony but like another writer said, I would rather have a better ship than a better room.

We always get an inside cabin. My husband gets motion sickness and seeing the horizon move from the window makes him sick. He's okay when he's on deck and looks at the ocean, but not through the window.

Nine cruises and counting, and we have never had an outside cabin. The money saved means you can go on another cruise that much quicker. For those that are afraid of the dark, inside cabins have all the amenitites, including electricity.

I agree with the last poster. For the money one spends on a cabin with a balcony, you can take two separate cruises. And I'm on the same ship, seeing the same things that the person with the balcony is. And I agree, that's why there's this invention called the electric lightbulb - no one has to be in the dark!<BR>So for those who spend $1200/person for a suite with a balcony, I'll take an inside cabin for $600/person, and go on 2 cruises per year. Wait! That's what I'm doing this year - Went on the Celebrity Millenium in Jan. @ $600/person for an inside cabin (and actually got upgraded to an outside cabin for free!) and will be going on my 2nd cruise in July on the Sun Princess for an Alaskan cruise, also @$600/person for an inside cabin. Two cruises for the price of one balcony cruise. And to top it off, I was able to get FREE airfare from frequent flyers for the Alaska cruise - Normally over $700/person to fly from NY to anchorage and returning from Vancouver, <BR>I was able to use only 25,000 frequent flyer miles per person on Continental - and I just planned all of this last week! <BR>So for those who say they can never use their frequent flyer miles for anything - I say - you don't know what your talking about!