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Which is better: Category Guarantee or Category Assignment?

There are advantages to each. If you book a "category guarantee", there is a possibility that you may get upgraded by the cruise line to a cabin in a higher category (at no additional cost to you). Although you are guaranteed to get at least the category you paid for, a "category guarantee" does not mean that you are guaranteed an upgrade (and any agency that tells you otherwise is misinforming you). The category that you get (and the specific cabin within that category) is determined by the cruise line based on availability when your tickets are issued or, in some cases, just before you board the ship. For many people, a "category guarantee" can be the preferred way to book a cruise because you may get a cabin in a higher rate category than you paid for (but you will never get a lower category than the one you booked).

If you book a "cabin assignment", a specific cabin will be reserved for you when your deposit is made and that cabin number will be shown on the reservation confirmation that you receive shortly afterwards. Although there is no possibility of an upgrade, a cabin assignment would be preferable to a "category guarantee" in several instances, such as:

If a particular type of bed is important to you or if more than two people will be in a cabin, it will be necessary to reserve a specific cabin with the appropriate accommodations.

If family or friends are going to be on the same cruise, then "cabin assignments" may be requested to get cabins that are close to each other on the ship.

If a specially-equipped cabin (such as wheelchair accessible) is required or, if for any reason, it is important to be near (or away from) a particular area on the ship, a "cabin assignment" would be essential.

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