UNION or LEFT JOIN?

From: Louis-David Mitterrand <vindex+lists-pgsql-sql(at)apartia(dot)org>
To: pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: UNION or LEFT JOIN?
Date: 2010-02-16 14:08:14
Message-ID: 20100216140814.GA22577@apartia.fr
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Here is the basic schema:

-------------------------->id_ship>-----------------------
| |
[SHIP]->id_ship->[CABIN]->id_cabin->[PRICE]<-id_cruise<-[CRUISE]

It's a database of cruise prices.

Each 'price' object has a reference to 'cabin' and 'cruise'

'cabin' belongs to a 'ship', so does 'cruise'

I'm trying to select all cabins of cruise N°1 with prices OR nothing if
there is no price (meaning cabin not available). I want all cabins
listed, price or no price.

Also when doing the query I don't have the id_ship, only the id_cruise.

What is the best way of doing it? UNION or LEFT JOIN? I tried the latter
without success and am unsure on how do do the former.

Thanks,

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