Skip to Content

Review: Disney Cruise Line Staterooms

Review: Disney Cruise Line Staterooms

Once you have decided on booking a Disney Cruise, the next decision is to decide on which stateroom to choose.  Which one would you choose?  Do you like seeing the ocean? Maybe you want an Oceanview.  Would you want to sit on a balcony? Maybe a Verandah would be ideal for you.

Disney Cruise Line ships have four main categories to choose from, each having different types and various locations on the ship.  You can find the different categories of staterooms from Disney Cruise Line’s website or they are also listed here:  Concierge, Verandah, Oceanview and Inside.

Each category is in a different price range and offers various amenities.  For example, the Concierge is the highest category of stateroom.  While it has all of the amenities of the other staterooms, these include upgraded amenities, such as choosing which pillow to sleep on, guests can choose their own robe and slippers and are provided with a concierge service specialist available for the duration of their cruise.

They are able to make reservations for guests, any special room requests or anything you could probably think of.  Guests of these staterooms are also given priority to certain reservations and have exclusive access to different areas of the ship, including a Concierge Lounge and private sun deck. Think of this category as being the equivalent to staying Club Level in one of Walt Disney World’s Deluxe Resorts, like the Contemporary or Animal Kingdom Lodge.

During our family’s trip on the Disney Fantasy, we chose to stay in the Deluxe Family Oceanview Stateroom.

This stateroom is large enough for four guests and is approximately 241 sq. ft.  Our room included a queen bed and bunk beds for our children, which they loved!  The bunk beds are pulled down each night.  Also, on the ceiling there is a mural of Tinker Bell or Peter Pan in a starry sky.  It’s a little difficult to see in the picture, but it is shown below.

Our room also had one large porthole window, which we all enjoyed sitting in.

I believe one of the nicest things about the staterooms on a Disney Cruise is that they are not your typical cruise ship stateroom. You will find that the stateroom on your cruise seems more spacious, open, and has unique features that you might not find on a typical cruise line.

For example, the most obvious difference is their bathrooms.  Disney has what they call a “split-bath”, which includes a bathroom with a vanity, sink, shower and round tub and a half bathroom with a vanity, sink and toilet.  Why is this unique?  Well, it is very convenient to have when families are getting ready all at once to begin their day or getting ready for dinner later that night.  One person can shower and get ready, but the bathroom is still available for everyone else.

We also had a sitting area with a couch, TV and desk.  The beds were high enough off the ground so that we were able to store our suitcases underneath.  There was plenty of cabinet and closet space for all four of us and it included amenities such as a TV, full-length mirror, refrigerator, safe, phones, WiFi and hair dryer, which I actually loved enough to purchase the same brand to use at home.  The beds were also very comfortable.

Your stateroom attendant will come to your room at least twice a day.  In the evening after dinner, we always came back to a new towel animal waiting for us on the bed along with chocolates.  Our kids loved seeing which animal was next.

Overall, I enjoyed the stateroom that we chose for our cruise.  It was large enough for all four of us and we never felt cramped.  I loved having the “split-bath” and I actually still use the H20 Plus® spa, bath and shower products that they had in our room.  Guests are able to purchase the products onboard or from the Disney store if they enjoy it as much as I did.

The stateroom we stayed in was on Deck 7.  I found this deck to be very convenient because it was in the middle.  The elevators of the ship can get crowded or you sometimes find yourself waiting for quite some time for an available one.  We were close enough to use the stairs for pretty much everywhere we wanted to go.  We were close to the restaurants and the entertainment, such as the pool or theater.  I also did not find it to be very noisy.

Which stateroom would you choose for your cruise?

Maggie Baltz


Discover more from KennythePirate.com

Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Tee

Saturday 28th of September 2019

I like the same room that the writer stayed in with their family. We have stayed in a similar room on both the 5th and 6th deck. The higher deck’s porthole stayed cleaner than the 5th floor, which was covered in mist and dry sea water by day 3 - still able to look through, but not 100% clear. I do prefer the 5th floor though. Although I know that people like to be midship due to feeling less of the ship’s movement, I like being 5th floor forward. Because the Club and Lab are 5th floor midship, and the WD theatre was 4th floor forward, we felt close to those two areas, which have scheduled events and activities that we wanted to be on time for. The stairs were a short distance from the room, and the forward elevators are not as crowded as the midship ones. Also, I like the 5th deck forward because When I look down the hall to our stateroom I don’t and see what appears to be one long, endless hallway.

Gordon Free

Friday 27th of September 2019

I don't recommend getting a Veranda room. Once you experience coffee in the morning (or a cocktail in the evening) on your own private balcony, nothing less will ever do. You'll be committing yourself to a lifetime of spending the (not insignificant) cost of this room class. ;-)

kennythepirate

Friday 27th of September 2019

Tongue firmly placed in cheek :)

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Discover more from KennythePirate.com

Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive.

Continue reading