Tomm

Hi All: Unfortunately we were booked on the Oasis this November 29th, had a great rate, great itinerary (4 Eastern Caribbean stops), newly updated ship, and great cabin locations (mid-ship deck 12). We have one balcony, one inside cabin. We finally made the difficult decision to lift and shift and had immense trouble - due to Thanksgiving and Christmas as well as some "special" sailings not eligible for lift & shift - our travel agent also told us we would lose cruise cash ($200!) and other benefits provided by the agent since this would be like a "new" booking per the agent (keep all RC benefits only). The major upside was by lifting and shifting before final payment, it meant we would not need to make this payment for another year. In addition, of course, keeping our rate .. rates have gone up over 75% on similar sailings vs. what we paid! The options we were presented with on the Oasis were not ideal, itineraries were different and we had been to all stops before, the sailing we wanted we were not eligible for. We sailed on the Symphony last year and prefer not to have all the same shows, etc. ... so we landed on the Harmony .. 3 Eastern Caribbean stops .. older ship ... and now after RC has moved our booking, we find out we have extremely limited cabin options (our original rate codes - 5D & 6V - was so low it's not available on the Harmony). The cabins they assigned us are on Deck 14 towards the back (not mid-ship), directly below the Teen Living Room and Teen Disco, and directly above Wonderland. We'll be close to the elevators and on the same floor as the kids clubs (3 kids travelling), that's a plus. But I am concerned about the noise from above or below as we tend to hit bedtime between 10 & 11pm (and my elderly parents even earlier). We've been told that due to all the lifting and shifting, etc. going on we have no other options for cabins except making a special case circumstance to RC to allow us to move, of which the only likely option is on Deck 9 right next to Dazzles. Frankly, this whole thing has felt like a major letdown .. I feel like it's a cruise I never would have booked if I wasn't "forced" into limited options and didn't want to make full payment. While likely the original November sailing would be cancelled, we didn't want to pay and then have a 125% cruise credit that didn't cover the cost of a new cruise. Appreciate your comments / thoughts on this experience and in particular the concern about new cabin location. I feel like we're "stuck" a bit with no backing out now.