The Cruise Experience: What To Expect Onboard Your Cruise Ship
Since most cruise lines advertise their ships as floating hotels, the image evoked is not unlike that which comes to mind when the name Marriot or Embassy Suites is mentioned. But this image could be misleading. Generally speaking, newer and larger cruise ships have large staterooms that can be likened to a hotel room, but you will pay more for them. In fact, a hotel-like stateroom may be well out of reach for most cruise passengers.
The most common, affordable staterooms are small, about 150 sq. feet in size, and may not even come equipped with a double bed let alone a queen size bed. Most rooms feature single beds that can be pushed together to create a double. Others have single beds that are bolted to the floor and additional sleeping space that can be pulled out of the walls in the form of bunk beds. You will probably have a TV in your room and a phone, but the quarters are going to be cramped. For an extra fee, you can have a sitting area or balcony in your stateroom which will make the small space seem a little more bearable. A feature on newer ships that makes small rooms livelier is the full-size window. Older ships still have portholes and these may be partially or fully obstructed by lifeboats. Read
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