What amenities will my cabin have?

What’s a Cabin Guarantee (GTY, GUAR or ROS)?

What are IS, OV, V, W, X, Y and Z cabins?

What are inside, outside, balcony, verandah & suites?

Are ships & cabins accessible for passengers with disabilities?

Are there medical services onboard?

Are there laundry services aboard?

Are there meeting rooms onboard?

How does someone call, e-mail or fax me aboard the ship?

Cabin amenities vary depending on cruise line, ship, and category, but most ships include the following: shampoo and soap, safe, TV, closet, private bathroom, hairdryer, and refrigerator. Most of the new ships offer all of these basic amenities. Please note the following exceptions:

Hairdryers:

• Carnival: only on the Conquest, Destiny, Legend, Pride, Spirit, Triumph, Victory & Glory class ships.
• Holland America: all ships except the Noordam
• Norwegian: all ships except the S.S. Norway
• Royal Caribbean’s new ships: Vision class, Radiance & Voyage class vessels.
• Celebrity’s new ships: Galaxy, Mercury & Millennium class vessels.

Refrigerators:

• Carnival: only on the Conquest, Destiny, Legend, Pride, Spirit, Triumph, and Victory; some suites on older ship
• Disney: coolers only; refrigerators can be rented for duration of cruise and are supplied free of cost for medical reasons
• Norwegian: depends on category; some outside cabins and most suites on older ships
• Royal Caribbean: Adventure, Explorer, Navigator, and Voyager only; some outside cabins and most suites on older ships

Due to safety reasons, irons are not provided in cabins, but you are allowed to bring one aboard. Travel irons work great and are easy to pack!

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A cabin guarantee means that you have reserved a specific cabin category, but you have not yet been assigned a specific cabin. And is a great way of getting an upgrade, but that not guarantee. For instance, if you reserved a guaranteed outside cabin on the upper deck, that cabin could be anywhere on the upper deck. You will generally be assigned a specific cabin and cabin number during embarkation; occasionally you will be notified of your cabin number in advance.

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On Celebrity's and Royal Caribbean’s ships, W, X, Y, and Z cabins are guaranteed cabin designations for outside with balcony, outside, and inside cabins, suites, respectively. On Holland America’s ships, V designates a guaranteed verandah cabin, W and X designate guaranteed outside cabins, and Y and Z designate guaranteed inside cabins. On Carnival's ships, is an inside guaranteed (category 4A and up), and OV is an ocean view guarantee (category 6A and up). Still not sure check when booking your ship, you will always have a description f the cabin you are booking.

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Inside (interior) cabins do not, while outside (ocean view) cabins have a porthole/window.
Balcony & verandah are cabins, which have a private balcony/verandah these cabins can also be classed as premium staterooms to. Suites are the staterooms with a private verandah (mostly) these rooms can also have a separate lounge, wet bar and large bathrooms. Suites come in all different sizes from 200sqf to the size of a large apartment (1000sqf+) Size of cabins can be different on every cruise line and category so always check first to make sure you like the size of the room. Balconies are the best way to cruise, cost and size will let you have a private balcony for the cost just above an outside (ocean view) cabin.

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The level of accessibility for passengers with disabilities varies significantly from ship to ship. In general, the newer ships are more accessible while the older ones are less so. In response to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) All of the major cruise lines have been making concerted efforts to bring all their ships up to code. For detailed information on the accessibility go to Access-Able's website, this will give you an update information on todays cruise ships: www.access-able.com.

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Virtually every cruise ship (except for some smaller vessels operating in coastal waters) has a fully-equipped medical facility and staff to handle almost any emergency. General all of the mainstream large ships have a full staff to help from motion sickness to full E.R. treatments. Most of the medical staff (Doctors and R.N Nurses) are from the United States or United Kingdom. But the treatment in not include in the cost your cruise package, so be warned you will be charged. If you have insurance you will be able to *claim when you return home.
*Claims are not guaranteed, you will need to review your insurance policy.

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Almost all cruise ships have laundry facilities and most all provide dry-cleaning services. There is, however, an additional charge for professional laundry and dry-cleaning services. Some ships also have self-service launderettes. If you are taking children we recommend you take extra clothes are the cost of laundry can be expensive if the ship does not have self-service launderettes.

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Just about every full size ship has public rooms to offer as meeting space for groups. If you'd like to make such arrangements, contact our group sales department to coordinate and schedules. Your ship may also be able to offer audio-visual equipment (some fees may be required).

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Most major cruise ship now offers computers with Internet access, which can be rented by the minute or hour. In addition, ships can be reached via direct-dial satellite or fax. You can also telephone, telex, radiogram or fax to anywhere in the world and be billed at applicable ship-to-shore rates. Just remember that ship-to-shore phone calls are expensive, on average $8 per minute.

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