Bed Orientation, help me compile a list

Okay, I'm not Theo or Dave who do an incredible job for all of us which we all appreciate so much. However, I have found a need and would like to fill it. Now that we are going to be booking obstructed cabins I was wondering if some had the beds against the side wall as opposed to under the window. Frankly, I didn't even know that option existed until a post was made with pictures showing it on the Star. Sooo....

If you have been in an obstructed cabin and the beds were on the side wall, please list the ship and cabin number and how recently you sailed, and I will keep track of it. Once we have a good size list we will figure out a way to give you access to the list so you don't have to remember this thread. I have some ideas on how that can be done.

Also, if you know of some good balcony obstructed cabins, mention that as well and I will keep that list separate.

Keep in mind the floor plans on Princess site are useless, they use a generic picture which obviously is not accurate.

E631 Grand

E307 Star 2014

Island Princess Plaza deck unobstructed view cabins -- under the window.

Sapphire & Diamond Princess Emerald deck obstructed view cabins -- under the window

FYI, I've found that with the bed under the window, the view is less important than noise. Cabins on either side of a fire door have a metal strip in the floor in the hallway and every time a cart or room service rolls over the strip, there's banging and rattling. After having E701 on the Sapphire in January, I had booked the same cabin for my March 1 cruise so when I got home, I immediately changed it. All I really need is light and can live without the rattling from the wee hours of the morning.

Emerald - E511 - Against The Wall - Sept 2013

Golden - E424 - Under The Window - Late Oct 2013

***also overhead bunk on each side. The most uncomfortable cabin ever

Sapphire - E423 - Under The Window - Jan-Feb 2014

Thanks for trying to take this on. It sure is frustrating. Agree about the Princess website being useless. Princess reps don't even know when you call and ask them. They just look at the deck plan on their website! I find the Travelocity website deck plans more accurate and easy to use. I am one that does NOT like the square under the window layout, I prefer the longway against the wall layout. Sometimes the layout can't be helped depending on the class of ship. Keep in mind also that some ships in the same class will likely be the same.

Island Princess Plaza deck unobstructed view cabins -- under the window.

 

Sapphire & Diamond Princess Emerald deck obstructed view cabins -- under the window

 

FYI, I've found that with the bed under the window, the view is less important than noise. Cabins on either side of a fire door have a metal strip in the floor in the hallway and every time a cart or room service rolls over the strip, there's banging and rattling. After having E701 on the Sapphire in January, I had booked the same cabin for my March 1 cruise so when I got home, I immediately changed it. All I really need is light and can live without the rattling from the wee hours of the morning.

 

That's a great tip, Pam. How would one know where the fire doors are by looking at the deck plans? Is it every door down the hallway?

Funny, my husband could always hear the room service cart early in the morning as it went over that metal strip.(and we were a few away from it)

Re: finding the fire doors on the deck plans. See how it looks like a door opening in the hallway? Those are the fire doors. This is off the Sapphire Princess where Pam stayed in E701.

That's a great tip' date=' Pam. How would one know where the fire doors are by looking at the deck plans? Is it every door down the hallway?[/quote']Fire doors are where the first number in the cabin number changes. For instance, between E633 and E701. You'll see the door symbol on the deck plan.

Okay' date=' I'm not Theo or Dave who do an incredible job for all of us which we all appreciate so much. However, I have found a need and would like to fill it. Now that we are going to be booking obstructed cabins I was wondering if some had the beds against the side wall as opposed to under the window. Frankly, I didn't even know that option existed until a post was made with pictures showing it on the Star. Sooo....

 

If you have been in an obstructed cabin and the beds were on the side wall, please list the ship and cabin number and how recently you sailed, and I will keep track of it. Once we have a good size list we will figure out a way to give you access to the list so you don't have to remember this thread. I have some ideas on how that can be done.

 

Also, if you know of some good balcony obstructed cabins, mention that as well and I will keep that list separate.

 

Keep in mind the floor plans on Princess site are useless, they use a generic picture which obviously is not accurate.

 

E631 Grand

E307 Star 2014[/quote']

E511 Emerald Sept 2013

I find the Travelocity website deck plans more accurate and easy to use. I am one that does NOT like the square under the window layout, I prefer the longway against the wall layout. Sometimes the layout can't be helped depending on the class of ship. Keep in mind also that some ships in the same class will likely be the same.

I took your suggestion, and this where the frustration is. On the Grand they show the picture of the obstructed category with the bed under the window, which I now know is not always accurate. So even the Travelocity site doesn't have it right.

Grand Princess - E324 and E326 both rooms beds are against the wall. E324 had an especially clear ocean view. It looks out directly over the middle of one of the smaller boats, so very little obstruction.

Grand princess E310 bed against the wall. January 2014

Cheers, Denise

Crown E633 October, 2013 against the wall

Good to see another list maintainer here. This is part of what we can do for each other on Cruise Critic.

Recently Neptune Seas created the Maitre D' list and I seem to have adopted the Cruise Director list maintenance.

Although we have no way to sticky the lists as long as they stay reasonably active the list can be easily found in the first few pages of topics. I bump the Cruise Directors list every so often by adding the latest updates to the master list.

Terry

Caribbean Princess E405

Bed was against the wall. It was not a terrible obstruction.

Oct. 2013

Good to see another list maintainer here. This is part of what we can do for each other on Cruise Critic.

 

Recently Neptune Seas created the Maitre D' list and I seem to have adopted the Cruise Director list maintenance.

 

Although we have no way to sticky the lists as long as they stay reasonably active the list can be easily found in the first few pages of topics. I bump the Cruise Directors list every so often by adding the latest updates to the master list.

 

Terry

Hi Terry,

Thank you for doing your list. I look at it frequently and find it very helpful. I hope this list will be helpful as well.

Eileen

I always appreciate the people who gather and share this information and, for once, I can help!

Emerald E623 on the wall

Ruby E631 on the wall

Good luck with your list!

Crown - R746, obstructive view balcony, bed against the wall, feet closer to aft than head.

Not sure if this is true to all ships but we had an obstructed view on the Emerald Princess. When we booked it we were told by TA that if the cabin is designated a two person cabin then the bed would be against the wall. If cabin was designated for three or four occupancy then the bed woul be under the window. Makes sense since bed could be split and pushed against side to allow drop down of upper bunks.

Crown Princess E 701, best obstructed (with absolutely no obstruction) in the world! IMHO. Honestly, don't remember noise from the room service carts... but it was a port intensive trip and we were up early every morning

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Not sure if this is true to all ships but we had an obstructed view on the Emerald Princess. When we booked it we were told by TA that if the cabin is designated a two person cabin then the bed would be against the wall. If cabin was designated for three or four occupancy then the bed woul be under the window. Makes sense since bed could be split and pushed against side to allow drop down of upper bunks.

What would be interesting and helpful to collect info on is whether some cabins for four have the beds from the walls or the ceiling. When they're from the walls, they can be very obstructive.

Crown Princess E 701, best obstructed (with absolutely no obstruction) in the world! IMHO. Honestly, don't remember noise from the room service carts... but it was a port intensive trip and we were up early every morning

 

 

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Oops... Never answered the question.... The beds were on the wall

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What would be interesting and helpful to collect info on is whether some cabins for four have the beds from the walls or the ceiling. When they're from the walls, they can be very obstructive.

Here's One

The Golden, Emerald E424 a cabin for up to 4. The bunks were on the wall not from the ceiling. Bunks sticking out from the wall, NOT GOOD, very obstructive & obtrusive. And, I could not imagine how 4 people would fit (squeeze) in such a small cabin.

Golden - E624 - Against The Wall - 2007---fully obstructed view

Photo:

Crown- E610 - Against The Wall - 2008---partially obstructed view

*could see the ocean from window, in-between tenders*

Photo:

This thread will be such a help with booking certain OV cabins. Thanks for starting it!:D

Eileen...thanks for starting this informative thread & agree that adding the upper bunk info would also be helpful. :)

A week from today we'll be in quad room (E501) on the Golden Princess & will post it's configuration. Being a quad it will most likely be against the window & hopefully the upper bunks will be recessed into the ceiling and not protruding from the side walls. :(

Very helpful information.

We will be on the Ruby in August and I plan to take as many pictures of the cabins on the Emerald deck as possible. Also will check out as many other decks for bed locations.

For those cabins that have the bed(s) under the window if they made up as Twin against the walls, instead of Queen, there is more room in the middle. (might not work for the newly weds ;)).

Theo