Tossing and Turning In A Queen Size Bed

[palermo22]

Not trying to ask a personal question - so I'll ask in generalities: I am a tosser and turner (sounds like the old Bobby Lewis hit song) so I was thinking of asking for two twin beds instead of the Queen bed. Has anyone found that this wasn't as comfortable as the Queen bed? How long prior to the cruise should a request be made? Just looking for general opinions.

[Travelcat2]

You can request that the beds to made up as twins the day of embarkation when you meet your stewardess. She will take care of it when she does the nighttime turndown.

[alexandra cruiser]

and since we have a king at home,either way seemed too small.Remember the 2 separated not as large as a twin, my DH is a larger man and he felt like he d fall off when turning.So now just toss around in the queen,and deal with it.

Now how about KING beds as option..that would get my vote.But know space is the issue.If we could afford we d get adjoining rooms,that would solve the problem(and snoring too,haha).

Try it both ways, they ll even switch them during cruise.

[StanandJim]

Not trying to ask a personal question - so I'll ask in generalities: I am a tosser and turner (sounds like the old Bobby Lewis hit song) so I was thinking of asking for two twin beds instead of the Queen bed. Has anyone found that this wasn't as comfortable as the Queen bed? How long prior to the cruise should a request be made? Just looking for general opinions.

 

I'd suggest requesting the preferred sleeping arrangements in advance of the cruise, as the shifting of the mattresses is so much easier to accomplish while the ship is empty of passengers.

 

I have no first hand experience with the twin sized configuration, but I imagine that the twin mattresses must be somewhat firmer than the queens, because they are called for so infrequently.

[kimanjo]

I don't mind giving the details.

 

DH and I always get two beds, be it in hotels or on a ship.

 

We BOTH sleep better. I am a very light sleeper and even though the beds are small, they are sooo comfy and we have full days that leave us very tired at night. I sleep better on a ship than I ever sleep at home. The bed, the gentle rocking. Wish Dr. could write a script for a cruise instead of Ambien!!

 

Hope this helps?

[LHT28]

I was under the impression that they are 2 beds pushed together to make the queen size ??

Sometimes you will see the separation between the beds

Never noticed it as one mattress ..the soft top usually covers the space

 

We just leave it as a queen & I deal with the jogger in his sleep ;)

 

Lyn

[canuck.qc]

We are accustomed to a king at home & ask for the twin setup. I found them to be super comfy and a bit narrower than a twin, but prefer that to a queen. For those who are prone to 'le mal de mer' it is a good idea:( less disruptive. I go to the 'guest services' on the O site and make the request there, shortly after booking. You can also ask your TA to make the request.

[StanandJim]

I was under the impression that they are 2 beds pushed together to make the queen size ??

Sometimes you will see the separation between the beds

Never noticed it as one mattress ..the soft top usually covers the space

 

We just leave it as a queen & I deal with the jogger in his sleep ;)

 

Lyn

 

First of all, two twins together equal the width of a king sized bed, so the two slightly narrower sections which make up "half a queen" are the reason why people are calling the "twins" narrow.

 

Secondly, if you've ever had occasion to view the service staircases, you'd know that the "extra" mattresses are stored on their landings.

 

Whether these are used to replace damaged or worn bedding in the normal course of events, or to please those folk who cannot abide the split between the twin mattresses in the Queen configuration, is something that is unknown to me......but they are there, and seem to be shifted about a great deal.

[RetiredFL]

When we have been on board and requested "twins" we have watched the room steward and asst just split the "Queen" in half and make it up as two beds. We have on one occasion had them split them but leave them together and make them up as two beds.

So anything is possible. Discuss it with your room steward.

[Mura]

I'm risking another accusation of being snarky, but if you want a king you can always book one of the top suites ... :o

 

But even I am not sure that justifies the extra cost! When we have booked a top suite (a VS a few times, once an OS on an upsell, once an OC to see what it was like) it wasn't for the king size bed! But that IS a nice perk. As is the separate bedroom ...

 

We have a queen sized bed at home, so the queen sized bed on the ship is not a problem for us. In hotels we often opt for separate beds, but not on the ship.

 

More information than you wanted, no doubt.

 

Mura

[Hunding]

I'd suggest requesting the preferred sleeping arrangements in advance of the cruise, as the shifting of the mattresses is so much easier to accomplish while the ship is empty of passengers.

 

I have no first hand experience with the twin sized configuration, but I imagine that the twin mattresses must be somewhat firmer than the queens, because they are called for so infrequently.

 

Sorry - I know it is/can be a legitimate issue for so many reasons, but…LOL!

[journeyfan]

RetiredFL is correct that when you ask for "twin" beds, the steward splits the queen bed in 2 so you each end up sleeping on a mattress that is 30" wide. This is not a true "twin" by US standards as a true "twin" bed is 37" wide. My DH is a twister-turner and a sheet-robber so I have always asked to have the beds separated and I sleep very comfortably on that 30." The Oceania mattresses are the most comfortable we've ever slept on.

[Mura]

Regarding "sheet robbers", that is why we prefer to have separate comforters, blankets or the like. I thought DH was weird when he insisted on this arrangement but over the years I have come to prefer it.

 

In warm weather, we just use individual sheets as cover-ups. In cold weather, individual comforters work.

 

Room stewards on O have been surprised when we ask for extra sheets but they always accommodated us.

 

Mura

[tropicalkerry2002]

On our first ever O cruise, I was sure the bed was bigger than a queen. We have a king, but the bed on O looked bigger than the queen in our guest room.

I felt the same way on our second cruise.

On our 3rd O cruise, I had a tape measure, as I was hoping to get a salt grinder of a certain size while in Greece.

I measured the bed. It was 66 inches.

So it is bigger than a regular queen, and the twins would be 33" each.

It wasn't my imagination!

[LHT28]

First of all, two twins together equal the width of a king sized bed, so the two slightly narrower sections which make up "half a queen" are the reason why people are calling the "twins" narrow.

 

Secondly, if you've ever had occasion to view the service staircases, you'd know that the "extra" mattresses are stored on their landings.

 

Whether these are used to replace damaged or worn bedding in the normal course of events, or to please those folk who cannot abide the split between the twin mattresses in the Queen configuration, is something that is unknown to me......but they are there, and seem to be shifted about a great deal.

 

I can honestly say I have never seen any extra mattresses stored in the staircases but I was not looking either

 

On all of our cruises they have been 2 beds pushed together

king queen twins I have no idea ...they are comfortable & even when pushed together I rarely feel DH jogging in the night same as our king bed at home

 

we have never been in a top suite where the beds might be different than the lower cabin categories

 

JMO

[OCruisers]

Thought we might but didn't have a problem adjusting from our king bed at home to a queen on the ship. :)

LuLu

[LHT28]

According to Oceania website

The top suites have king size beds on the O class ships

 

PH & below are Queen

 

R class ships have queen size in all categories

Edited November 18, 2014 by LHT28

[dorisis]

It depends on the layout of the cabin. We make the decision when we see the cabin.

[Queen of DaNile]

Thanks for clarifying Tropicalkerry. I "thought" it was bigger than our queen - glad you had the tape measure:)

[fairbourne]

Well of course to add further confusion, we in the UK class our bed widths differently!

 

Single. UK 36". USA. 37" (refered to as a twin in the US)

 

Double. UK 54". USA. 54"

 

Queen. UK 54" USA 60"

 

King. UK. 60". USA 76"

 

Super king. UK. 72". USA. (Bigger?)

 

 

In the UK a double is sometimes also referred to as a Queen size bed, particularly in hotels, so beware if you are booking this and expecting it to measure up to a US Queen size - it won't! And twin bedded rooms will usually always have two single beds, not two doubles. A king size will be a US queen size, except perhaps in major international luxury chains and high end resort hotels such as Gleneagles Hotel where it will be the width of a US King size.

[Merriem]

I don't mind giving the details.

 

DH and I always get two beds, be it in hotels or on a ship.

 

We BOTH sleep better. I am a very light sleeper and even though the beds are small, they are sooo comfy and we have full days that leave us very tired at night. I sleep better on a ship than I ever sleep at home. The bed, the gentle rocking. Wish Dr. could write a script for a cruise instead of Ambien!!

 

Hope this helps?

 

We sleep in a king always, but the queen we had on the Insignia was really nice. I too do not sleep well, but put me on a ship, and I sleep like a baby.

[Jay23]

The Queen beds on cruise ships are 66" wide.

 

Because there is no standard Queen bed manufactured in the UK, we had one made (two 33" mattresses on a 66" base)

 

Trouble is there is no UK linen made in that size, so we have to have the fitted sheets made by specialist companies (there are several of these and they do not charge a lot) and use UK Super King size duvets that are 72" wide.

[Hambagahle]

The ships are built in Europe and so I suppose the bed sizes are European (and god forbid not British!!) - here in Switzerland a normal "twin" bed is 90cm wide. We put two of these together to make a "king" bed at 180cm wide. We can get a "queen" (I suppose it is that but we don't call it that) bed at 160cm wide.

 

I have bought, in the past, sheets and mattress pads to fit our Swiss beds in the USA. And I have to tuck in about 10cm overall to fit the mattresses. So there is no doubt that a European "King" is smaller than an American one...

 

Now - for Oceania: Yes there are "King" size beds in the top suites but you cannot split them into two singles. One mattress base and one mattress. And it is also a problem (not insurmountable though as my experience has shown) to get TWO single duvets for ONE king size bed. When we had an Oceania suite I asked our wonderful stewardess for this and she produced it. But kept turning the duvets "upside down" for some reason. When I asked her about this she said that the king size duvet covers were made to "go" with the decor in the suite and she had "borrowed" twin duvet covers from the storeroom which were meant for a normal cabin with its decor (!!) Since I didn't care about whether the stripe matched the walls or not when I was asleep I told her not to care either. I have already requested this for our suite on our next cruise...

 

Happy dreams, everyone!

[palermo22]

I'm glad I asked (I am the OP) - with the "Queen" actually measuring 66 inches (thus falling midway between a true Queen and King) - that changes my thought process and we'll give the "Queen" a try.

[Bowie MeMe]

Oh the question. On the cruise we usually have the queen size arrangement. If someone gets sick it goes to 2 bed arrangement 6 inches away is important. Last cruise my side of the bed was next to the wall and not being as dainty or mobile as I once was, I wish I would have had 2 bed arrangement where I could have gotten out of the bed easier in the middle of the night. My toe is still hurting from where I rammed it 2 weeks ago.:(

 

Hotels: If I am in an American chain and booked for a King, then one bed will do. If I am in foreign country especially one of "little people" like Central America or Viet Nam --meaning shorter and less wide than this American model -- then I always ask for 2 bed arrangement. I can usually sleep better on the 2 beds split even if smaller area than I can with my best buddy of 46 years taking up his half of one bed.

 

I agree -- it is better to ask for 2 beds from the get go but if the one bed is not working out for you ask for a change. They will take care of it for you quickly. For hotels default to the 2 bed arrangement if you think there might be a problem with one or you are unsure-- as you would have to change rooms to change the bed accomodations