Note this is more of a "should I" question, not "can I."
Booked a cruise for summer 2025 for our family of 4. Parents plus son and daughter in early 20s. We're DVC members and have been fortunate to spend many years vacationing in a One bedroom villa or larger. But this time we explained the logistics of cruise lodging to the kids, and everyone agreed we could survive a week sharing a room. We also booked a 4E extended verandah, so we have extra space to stretch out.
Since then it dawned on me that I could actually book a second interior cabin for not too much more. About $1500 for the week. Right now our fare includes about $1100 each for the 3rd and 4th adults; for $3700 I could just put them in a second room. And there are interior cabins located a few steps from the aft cabin. Putting the kids in a separate room probably means a little more peace for everyone. Though it's not a perfect sleeping solution since the kids are unlikely to want to share a queen bed. It's still one kid on a twin sofa, with the other on a bed. Paying even more for connecting rooms isn't happening, so the kids would be a little distance away from us and not have the balcony.
Two questions:
1) In your opinion, is it worth the extra money for the separate cabins? (I'm not the type to causally toss around $1.5k, but if someone wants to argue that it will make the entire trip significantly better for everyone, I'm listening.)
2) Are there any logistical hurdles I may be forgetting? Seems like gratuities would be the same since it's based upon passenger count. And we can arrange to dine together. I'm guessing Internet couldn't be shared between 4 people spread among 2 different cabins, yes?
Booked a cruise for summer 2025 for our family of 4. Parents plus son and daughter in early 20s. We're DVC members and have been fortunate to spend many years vacationing in a One bedroom villa or larger. But this time we explained the logistics of cruise lodging to the kids, and everyone agreed we could survive a week sharing a room. We also booked a 4E extended verandah, so we have extra space to stretch out.
Since then it dawned on me that I could actually book a second interior cabin for not too much more. About $1500 for the week. Right now our fare includes about $1100 each for the 3rd and 4th adults; for $3700 I could just put them in a second room. And there are interior cabins located a few steps from the aft cabin. Putting the kids in a separate room probably means a little more peace for everyone. Though it's not a perfect sleeping solution since the kids are unlikely to want to share a queen bed. It's still one kid on a twin sofa, with the other on a bed. Paying even more for connecting rooms isn't happening, so the kids would be a little distance away from us and not have the balcony.
Two questions:
1) In your opinion, is it worth the extra money for the separate cabins? (I'm not the type to causally toss around $1.5k, but if someone wants to argue that it will make the entire trip significantly better for everyone, I'm listening.)
2) Are there any logistical hurdles I may be forgetting? Seems like gratuities would be the same since it's based upon passenger count. And we can arrange to dine together. I'm guessing Internet couldn't be shared between 4 people spread among 2 different cabins, yes?