What kind of room should I have for a cruise?
On any vacation to some extent, you get what you pay for. On a cruise, generally you will get what you pay for. If you book a luxury cruise and pay more, you'll get a better experience than if you pay less on a more mass market type cruise. That's not to say that one is better for you personally based on your tastes. It's the same thing with the cabin that you choose. If you get a suite, you are going to have a tremendous amount of space relative to an inside stateroom. You'll pay more for it. If you have a balcony stateroom, you'll have that opportunity to have fresh air and to enjoy a meal out on the balcony. Beyond that, there are certain destinations that really lend themselves to that. Europe and Alaska are good ones in mind. In Alaska, you are often going up a relatively narrow channel where you see beautiful countryside on both sides of the ship, and it is really wonderful to wake up in the morning and go out on your balcony. You might see eagles, or you might see a whale, or you might see incredibly beautiful vistas, mountains, and forests. If you are in an inside stateroom, you see none of that unless you get dressed and go up to deck. The weather may be colder that morning that you had expected, so if you are a little too cold you may want to go down and get a jacket - those are the pros and cons. You get what you pay for - in destinations like Alaska and Europe, as an example, it makes a lot of sense to get an oceanview cabin or a balcony cabin.
