How many people will be in your cabin?
Unless you need the added space for someone to sleep I see no value in the extra space a cat 4 provides over a cat 5. Also, since there so few category staterooms that sleep 5 or more you could look at it like you would be leaving a cat 4 for a family that really needs that space to fit everyone.
Since there is no real difference between a cat 5 and cat 6 besides price and location I would choose a cat 6.
Now - if you really want to save money but still have a verandah I would go for a cat 7. You get a verandah (metal/navigator but very nice) and sleeps 3.
John
He's the expert!
All I know is that we've only had a category 9 so we've never been higher than deck 2, and it was fine for our family of 4.
Unless you need the added space for someone to sleep I see no value in the extra space a cat 4 provides over a cat 5. Also, since there so few category staterooms that sleep 5 or more you could look at it like you would be leaving a cat 4 for a family that really needs that space to fit everyone.
Since there is no real difference between a cat 5 and cat 6 besides price and location I would choose a cat 6.
Now - if you really want to save money but still have a verandah I would go for a cat 7. You get a verandah (metal/navigator but very nice) and sleeps 3.
John
Unless you need the added space for someone to sleep I see no value in the extra space a cat 4 provides over a cat 5. Also, since there so few category staterooms that sleep 5 or more you could look at it like you would be leaving a cat 4 for a family that really needs that space to fit everyone.
Since there is no real difference between a cat 5 and cat 6 besides price and location I would choose a cat 6.
Now - if you really want to save money but still have a verandah I would go for a cat 7. You get a verandah (metal/navigator but very nice) and sleeps 3.
John
Wow.
One of the owners of a travel agency telling me how to get a cheaper trip
You don't see that every day.
Yep, I'm a sucker for those Cat 9's too. I would love a verandah, but for the little amount of time I'm actually in my cabin, I really can't justify the cost. The cat 9 is spacious compared to other cruise lines and was absolutely perfect me, DH and my DD who is 7. That porthole window is huge (or 'uge as Pete would say ). The only time it got tight is when we were all trying to get dressed at the exact same time. After that, we just staggered our dressing time a little.