Connecting Rooms

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SallyC

Guest
Hi

I am a newbie to cruising and I am going on my first cruise on the Carnival Pride. The agent at Carnival put us in a mid-ship cabin with a balcony. When I went to the website to look at where the cabin is located, I noticed that this is a connecting cabin. Has anyone out there had an experience in a connecting cabin where the persons next to you are strangers? Is that unusual to be booked in a connecting cabin without asking for one.
 
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Cruizer

Guest
I've been in connecting cabins, and found the experience no different than being in a cabin without the interior door. If you don't know the people next door the connecting door is never unlocked and my experience is that there is no difference.
 
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Gayle V

Guest
I have a different take on the situation.

It really depends on the ship and the room. In most connecting veranda cabins that we've been in, the fact that the door was there necessitated that space in front of it be left open when they designed the furniture plan. Therefore most of those connecting cabins did not have the larger sofa that the non-connecting ones usually had, Often all you got was a chair, or a very small love-seat instead.

You need to ask around about your particular ship, and find out what their connecting cabins are like. I was happy enough with the very small love seat, but not with only having a chair instead.
 
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SallyC

Guest
Thank you so much for your response. I will do just that. I was told by the agent at Carnival that this was the best spot and the best room. I really hope that it was a bunch of hype. Not that I will spend a lot of time in the room, but I plan to do a lot of relaxing on this trip and since I have waited so long, I want it to be enjoyable.
 
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Wyn

Guest
You will most likely be fine.

With that said, when we were on the Carnival Destiny a few years ago we were in an OV cabin with a connecting door into the next cabin. The folks on the other side of the door had a seven-day yelling match with each other that was pretty annoying. If they don't go on your cruise, you should be OK.:)
 
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