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Topic: who has the big cabins?

tom d
Just Boarded
Member # 809

posted 06-22-1999 12:25 AM

i've heard that rccl has little cabins and carnival has big ones--does anyone have info on all the lines as to thier average cabin size?

Posts: 3 | Registered: Jun 99

Malcolm @ cruisepage
Cruise Director
Member # 301

posted 06-22-1999 04:52 AM

I don't know the exact answer, but most ships have a range of cabin sizes, the most expensive suites being the biggest. In general the newest ships have slightly bigger cabins on average. Modern ships also tend to have uniformed cabins which are all the same shape.

For example even the inside (cheapest) cabins on Celebrities Mercury and Galaxy are OK. Although they are not 'big' as such, they are well laid out, which is important in itself.

Posts: 19210 | From: Essex (Just Outside London) | Registered: A Long Time Ago!

cruznut6
First Class Passenger
Member # 543

posted 06-22-1999 06:51 PM

Tom
RCCL has the smallest cabins among the major cruise lines. I can never get the dimensions from their brochures, but I believe the average is less than 150 sq. ft.
Celebrity's average is 172 sq. ft.,HAL is 185 to 190 sq. ft., Princess I believe is 175 sq. ft., and Carnival is 185 sq. ft. These numbers vary form ship to ship, but they are close for most of the ships in each line. I must admit, RCCL has added many ships in the last few years, so their cabins may have gotten larger.
My wife and I are of average size, and we have sailed on several different lines and if a cabin is under 150 sq. ft., we get cloustraphobic. We don't spend much time in the room, but we still like to be able to dress without running into each other. If the
footage isn't in the brochure it's not one of the "strong points" that line is offering. Hope this info helps.

Posts: 161 | From: Mount Laurel, NJ, USA | Registered: Apr 99

JoeO
First Class Passenger
Member # 224

posted 06-29-1999 07:54 PM

I'm a room size nut too, having had a bad bout of claustrophobia about 20 years ago. Therefore I also tried to get the numbers before signing up. Been on 8 cruises; never in a suite, but always outside cabins.
The largest was Crown Princess' Caribe Deck at 199 sq. ft.. Grand Princess' Baja deck was 216 sq. ft. which included the balcony.
Celebrity Century and Horizon were 175 and 174 sq. ft. respectfully, no balcony, and very comfortable. RCI's Majesty of the Seas was very small @ 157..But it still worked. (Our friends were in a 121 sq. ft. room and it was tooooo small.) I can't recall NCL's Norwegian Crown but it was at least 150+ and comfortable.
I've gotten this from Princess over the phone by calling 1-800-Princess, Celebrity publishes these facts in their brochures. You can get this info from NCL or RCI either by phone, or their web-site or their brochure I can't remember which.

Posts: 93 | From: St Aaugustine, Fl., U.S.A. | Registered: Dec 98

Shipshape Shipmate
First Class Passenger
Member # 422

posted 07-05-1999 10:30 PM

Tom, my husband and I traveled on Celebrity's Mercury on a 7 night cruise to Alaska, and although the cabin size was only 172 sq ft, we found it more than adequate, given the fact that it was well arranged and we also had a balcony. All the cruise line reservationists will tell you, however, the exact size of the various cabins. On ships such as Norwegian Caribbean's Norway and Cunard's Q.E. 2, the cabin sizes vary greatly and even within the same category. The smallest cabin I have ever had was on the Q.E. 2, and this was in first class, albiet an inside cabin. The Grill class cabins on One deck are around 353 square feet; yet some of the cabins in the same category (Q-3) and one deck higher on Boat deck are 309 sq feet. Therefore, it pays to ask exactly what is the square footage of such and such a cabin and not rely on a cabin in a particular category being of the same square footage as the one in the brochure. We have never had a reservationist refuse to give us the square footage, and we ALWAYS ask. We feel that anything smaller than 172 sq.ft. for longer than 7 days is crowding it a bit!

Posts: 26 | From: Boston, MA | Registered: Mar 99

asoowal
First Class Passenger
Member # 485

posted 07-10-1999 05:56 PM

Carnival at 185 sq is the largest of the mass market cruise line standard cabins. NCL Dream/Wind are at 190, balc @215. Given the current building trend to larger staterooms I was dismayed to see that the NCL SKY has small cabins in comparison, 155. Looks like they think RCI is the one to copy...they lost me to the Grand this jan for that reason.

Posts: 68 | From: Plymouth Meeting, PA, USA | Registered: Feb 99

Malcolm @ cruisepage
Cruise Director
Member # 301

posted 07-13-1999 08:56 AM

...as shipmate high-ighted: modern ships tend to have cabins that are identical within a given grade. This is because the ships effectively have the hull built around the public rooms and cabin accomodation.

The older ocean liners (QE2, Norway etc) have traditional hulls, built for thr North atlantic. The cabins are fitted into the hulls curved and tapered shape - thus they come in differing sizes.

Mind you, many would argue that the old ships may not have uniformed cabins, but they have more charm and style!

Posts: 19210 | From: Essex (Just Outside London) | Registered: A Long Time Ago!

robertnew
First Class Passenger
Member # 751

posted 07-25-1999 11:09 PM

We've cruised NCL, Seabourn, HAL, Cunard, Cunard Crown, Pearl, Raddison Seven Seas, and other, including RCI (then RCCI) and RCCI cabins were the smallest, but we didn't really care, as cabin size, if large, is a "bonus," but for sleeping what's the difference, and when else are you in the cabin?

Posts: 16 | From: Johnstown, PA USA | Registered: Mar 99

robertnew
First Class Passenger
Member # 751

posted 07-25-1999 11:10 PM

Posts: 16 | From: Johnstown, PA USA | Registered: Mar 99

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