GreenZolie

Over 32,000 look-sees! Wow! And I contributed to about 100 of that number, lol. Your photos and reviews are FABULOUS.

I hope to sail the Magic next year, but of course it will be out of Galveston, not out of a European port, as your sailing was. Thank you so much for sharing your experience and photos with us. I especially appreciate all of the land shots. They are worthy of a travel brochure.

And the Magic - OMG, she is gorgeous. I cannot wait to sail on her. Thank you for giving us a taste of what is to come!

No kidding! On the Triumph a couple years ago.....quite ignorant couple dipping their toddler in the hot tub after messing his diaper!!!! WTH!

Seriously??????????????? O.M.G.

Really - OMG. I cannot imagine being THAT ignorant and/or self important and self centered! Holy moly...

I forget what deck we were on but she couldn't hold on any longer and runs to the railing and hurls. Followed by the shouts and curses of several very very unhappy folks on the deck below. :eek:

OMG! I don't know whether to laugh - or cry for the poor folks down below!

THANK YOU!!! I am booked in R56 on the Sensation in a couple of weeks. I am traveling solo--I was hoping that this room wouldn't be too small. Thank you for the information. I feel much better about the cabin now! Now I can focus on packing!

I am glad I could help! I wish I had taken photos for you. There IS, however, a video on youtube that some other cruiser took of her cabin, that is identical to the one I had. Alas, I happened across her video by accident, and I don't have a clue how to find it again. I just remember noticing she was videotaping a room exactly like mine, so if you can find it, you will know what to expect!

I remember reading this thread before I left on my cruise a couple of months ago, and I didn't have a clue what kind of cabin my A1 R56 was. I now know, so I will offer my info. I realize this is an old thread that keeps getting resurrected, so if someone has already posted about it, my apologies.

R56 on the Ecstasy (Fantasy Class) is on the Riviera Deck, of course. It is one of 9 vertical, "single" cabins in a middle hallway (so no windows at all). I call it single, because that is what my TA called it when he booked me as a single cruiser. But, it could sleep 2. There is a twin bed in the corner, and a bunk twin in the wall, above the head of the floor bed. Since I was a solo cruiser, they didn't pull the wall bed down, so I didn't get to try it out to see how comfortable it was. There was a ladder in the closet for it.

Because the twin bed was in the corner, there was actually a lot of room between the bed and the far wall - enough room for another twin, actually, although that would have left little room to walk around. It was quite roomy, though, with just the one floor twin - especially compared to my relative's rooms on the Upper Deck (U29, 33, 37, and 41) where they had hardly any walking room at all. They are all couples, though, so there were two twins pushed together in their rooms.

The vanity, closets, and bathroom were the same size as my relative's rooms on the Upper Deck.

R56 was PERFECT for a solo cruiser. I loved it. LOVED it. I would not want to travel with a companion in this room, though. It would be very crowded for two people who are not a couple, and would not work for two people who are a couple and want to sleep together, because the twin bed is not big enough for two. (It was VERY comfortable and perfect for a single sleeper, though)

The only way I would book this room for two, is if my 24 year old daughter traveled with me. At 5'1" and 100 pounds, she could climb that ladder easier than I could! I know at MY age, I would not enjoy climbing the ladder to get into bed.

Before my cruise, when I was reading online everything about the ship that I could get my hands on, I was able to view an example of each class of stateroom on the Ecstasy - EXCEPT the R56 type rooms. The layout is slightly different than the other rooms, but they don't show a diagram of it anywhere that I could find. Sooooo, compulsive individual that I am, I created a primitive drawing of the room in Excel. But, I don't know how to upload things to a post here, so you all won't have to be subjected to my pitiful artwork. ;)

I did not encounter any noise whatsoever in this room. According to the floor plan of the ship, R83 and R87 are two rooms behind R56, in the hallway on the starboard side, laying perpendicular to R56. Either those rooms were empty, or the occupants were very quiet, because I never heard a peep out of them.

There was no stateroom (just white space on the map) to the right of R56, which was the wall the bed was on, so I slept very well with no apparent opportunity for noise from that side. R54 is to the left, but I never heard a peep out of those folks either.

It was a perfect room and I plan to book it again on my next cruise!

Recap of R56:

twin floor bed

twin wall bed

midship

middle hallway

no windows

didn't work

Just as long as they don't have skates on them!!LOL

Oh, lord no! I'd be falling all over the place on wheels. :D

I guess that's what you meant about skates? What do skates have to do with interchangeable shoes, though? I think I am missing something. Enlighten me! :)

GreenZolie...

 

Love the towelettes idea; I see them in the local $ store all the time. I'll have to pick some up and throw them in my purse. thanks.

I've never seen them in the dollar store, or any other retail store, but apparently they are available. Are the ones you saw at the dollar store the same brand? If so, you should snap them up, because I think I paid $10 for my bag of 50!

One other cool thing about them: the bag of 50 comes with a travel tube that holds about 10 of them.

Onesoles? I bought some for our cruise last year and they were awesome. Had tops to match each outfit I wore to the dining room, even had a black strappy top with a rhinestone heart for formal night.

 

I have 2 pair of bottoms one black and one pink.

Yep, I just posted the links above. I first saw them at a craft show last year, but didn't buy them and was sorry I didn't. Then I found out they are available online, and I have been eyeing them ever since. I wish I had had time to order a pair before my cruise last month - I could have probably brought one less suitcase if I had ;)

I will be taking this with me.

Belkin Mini Power strip plus 2 USB ports for charging camera/ipod/etc

 

That is freakin' awesome!

hi green, love it! where do get the towelettes and the shoes??? cruisegal

Okay, I just dug out my bag of the little towels and I was off on the size. They are actually the diameter of a nickel, and the thickness of 6 stacked nickels. The name is EZ Towel. I bought them through a fund raiser at work a couple of months ago, but according to the web site they are also available at various retail stores. Here is the link: http://www.eztowel.com/

I hope it's okay to post links here. If not, I guess it will be pulled. So, I will have to send emails out if that happens.

As for the shoes, there are two brands. The original is One Sole, and they have about 100+ different tops to order. There are 3 heel sizes. The soles are $125, but like I said, once you buy a sole it lasts a long time, and then you just buy different tops, which cost anywhere from $14 to $30. Perfect for cruises!!! http://www.onesole.com/

There is another brand, called Lexees, where the soles are half the price! at only $65. But, they only have about 20 tops to choose from. http://www.snaponsandals.com/index.htm

Happy shopping!

I love gadgets! Love the twisty rain hat. Clever.

I bought some cool expandable towelettes. Un-expanded, they are hard, dry pellets the diameter of a quarter, and the thickness of about 6 stacked quarters. Pour water over one, or run it under running water, etc, and it expands into this cool little towelette about 8"x8". They are great for wiping off hands after eating or applying sun screen, etc. When we were on shore, they worked great for wiping our hot faces and necks. We just used a little bit of our drinking water to expand them. They are strong and don't fall apart.

A clever shoe I plan to buy and take on the next cruise is the snap on shoes. I'm not sure if we are allowed to post brands, so I will leave the name off, and just describe them. You buy one shoe bottom, and then a bunch of different snap on tops, to match various outfits. So, I can take ONE pair of shoes, and a bunch of tops, which take up a lot less room than a bunch of shoes! The soles are expensive, but once you buy the first one, you don't need to buy more unless you want a different heel. Clever idea someone came up with!