Can all sellers get all staterooms? 12 different kinds of Carnivalbalcony staterooms?

We're looking to book a July cruise on Carnival Pride with 2 balcony
staterooms for a total of 5 or 6 people, but there seem to be at least
12 different "types" of balcony staterooms (7A, 8A, 8B, 8D, etc), some
obstructed, some not. There doesn't seem to be any more info on the
differences between the various "8 something" cabins besides that some
are extended (8C, E, G, and I) and standard (8A, B, D, F, and H). Is
there someplace I could find out this info?

I called 2 sellers so far (Travelocity, Expedia), and they each
offered me different balconies. Is this because they each get a
certain "block" of staterooms to sell, or could I ask anyone to get
any of them?

On Apr 17, 8:06 am, hillpc wrote:
We're looking to book a July cruise on Carnival Pride with 2 balcony
staterooms for a total of 5 or 6 people, but there seem to be at least
12 different "types" of balcony staterooms (7A, 8A, 8B, 8D, etc), some
obstructed, some not. There doesn't seem to be any more info on the
differences between the various "8 something" cabins besides that some
are extended (8C, E, G, and I) and standard (8A, B, D, F, and H). Is
there someplace I could find out this info?

I called 2 sellers so far (Travelocity, Expedia), and they each
offered me different balconies. Is this because they each get a
certain "block" of staterooms to sell, or could I ask anyone to get
any of them?

Work with a Travel Agent. They can typically beat or match prices you
see online and will be able to answer all your questions.

Mark

On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:06:50 -0700 (PDT), hillpc
wrote:

We're looking to book a July cruise on Carnival Pride with 2 balcony
staterooms for a total of 5 or 6 people, but there seem to be at least
12 different "types" of balcony staterooms (7A, 8A, 8B, 8D, etc), some
obstructed, some not. There doesn't seem to be any more info on the
differences between the various "8 something" cabins besides that some
are extended (8C, E, G, and I) and standard (8A, B, D, F, and H). Is
there someplace I could find out this info?

I called 2 sellers so far (Travelocity, Expedia), and they each
offered me different balconies. Is this because they each get a
certain "block" of staterooms to sell, or could I ask anyone to get
any of them?
The 7A's are the obstructed view cabins, I think. As for the 8
standard cabins, the letters usually only mean they are on different
decks, the higher the deck the better is the view held by many, but I
like lower deck balcony rooms just as much. The Carnival web site
shows the deck plans on all ships.