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View from Entrance
View from Entrance

Our friend (Steven Weir) recently went on the Disney Dream and stayed in Stateroom 7650, which is a Category 5C – Deluxe Family Stateroom with Verandah located on Deck 7.  It is on the Starboard (right) side of the ship right in front of the aft elevators.

 

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Our friend (Steven Weir) recently went on the Disney Wish and stayed in Stateroom 9610, which is a Category 5B – Deluxe Family Stateroom with Verandah located on Deck 9.  It is on the Starboard (right) side of the ship right near the rear elevators.

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Our friend, Steve Kriese of the DCL Podcast, recently went on a 4 Night Bahamian sailing on the new Disney Wish.  He was kind enough to send us pictures of his stateroom.  He stayed in stateroom 7062, which is located on Deck 7 on the Port (left) side of the ship near the forward elevators. 

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Here are Steve’s pictures:

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Stateroom Door
Stateroom Door

Our friend, Janelle Howell, recently went on the Disney Magic. She stayed in stateroom 6040, which is a Category 5C – Deluxe Oceanview Stateroom with Verandah.  The room is located on Deck 6 forward on the Port (left) side of the ship and sleeps 4. The bathroom has a split configuration.

About Janelle:

Janelle has been a lifelong Disney fan and loves experiencing the Disney magic whenever possible. That Disney fandom grew once her family joined the club – the Disney Vacation Club, that is! Since 2010, Janelle and her family have taken several Disney vacations a year and recently started cruising. With Disney being a passion, it only made sense for Janelle to become a travel advisor helping other families plan their trips to all Disney destinations. Janelle is a travel advisor with Dreaming About the Mouse Travels.

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Here are the pictures of her room!

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Room Location
Room Location

Our friends Doug (from Rope Drop Radio) and Michelle McKnight (our favorite travel agent) went on Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas on July 9, 2021 for a 3-Night Bahamian Cruise from Miami.  They stayed in Category 4B Stateroom 7232, which is a Spacious Ocean View Balcony.  The room is located forward on the Starboard (right) side of Deck 7.  The room has a verandah.

You can hear about their cruise experience here!

 

The room has a queen size bed near the Veranda as well as a sofa placed in front of the television.

The closet is located immediately inside the stateroom entrance on the left, complete with a small safe.

The bathroom is located immediately next to the stateroom door on the right.

The verandah has opaque frosted panels to provide a level of privacy.  There are two chairs as well as a small table.

More about Doug and Michelle…

You can subscribe to Rope Drop Radio via iTunes.  Derek and Doug are two dads who love Disney.  Their goal is help you navigate all things Disney from the parks to the cruise. They want to share tips and tricks, travel plans, and must see’s to help you have an amazing Disney trip!  Make sure to follow them on Facebook and Twitter as well!

We have really enjoyed having Michelle (affiliated with Touring Plans Travel Agency) as our travel agent.  It costs nothing to use her services because Disney or Royal pays her after we cruise.  She was the one that got up at the crack of dawn to book reservations on our booking dates, to make requested updates to our room and dining preferences.  We have booked over ten cruises with her, as well as recommending her to our friends!  Contact her to see if she can help you with your vacation plans. (Note: Michelle does not sponsor Back To The Mouse, we are just satisfied customers).

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Ovation of the Seas - Deck 13
Ovation of the Seas – Deck 13

We recently went on Royal Caribbean’s Ovation of the Seas for a 7 night Alaska Glacier Cruise (departure date August 16, 2019).  We stayed in room 13132, which is a Category 5D Ocean View Balcony.  It is located on the port (left) forward (front) side of the ship on Deck 13.  It is located immediately under the Solarium pool deck, which was unfortunate because there were times when we could hear the noise of chairs being moved around.  We loved the location of the room other than that.  It was super convenient to head up one deck and be right at the Solarium or family indoor pool area.

We normally put magnets on our door when on a Disney cruise, but we decided to skip it on Royal Caribbean. 

 

The room is similar to the Disney staterooms we have sailed in before, perhaps a little bit smaller.  I do think overall, the room didn’t feel any smaller except for when the sofa bed was open for sleeping and when we were packing/unpacking.  The room opens with the bathroom on the right.  There is a large bed (that I think can be split into two twin beds) and a sofa (that turns into a double bed).  The desk/dresser is across from the sofa.

The television in the room is much bigger than the one on the Disney Cruise ships.  There is a small shelf below it with a magazine and the room service menu.  We used it to put the Cruise compasses in it after we read them. 

The door has the muster station (ours was in the main theater) along with a Do Not Disturb magnet that you can place on the door to indicate if you are in the room or not in the room.  We used it a lot on the cruise to let our stateroom attendant know when we were headed out or if the girls were sleeping late in the room.

The room has a card slot similar to the one located on the Fantasy and the Dream.  You can place your key card in the slot when you are there and the lights and environmental controls will function.  We brought a key card from a recent hotel stay and used that.

 There are closets located on either side of the main bed.  The one on the right has lots of room for shorter hanging clothes like shirts and skirts.  The light switch next to the bed has an electrical outlet below it as well.

The left side cabinet has a series of small shelves, a safe, and an area for longer hanging clothes like suits and dresses.  There are a few drawers as well on the bottom. 

There are cabinets above the bed for additional storage.

 The desk area has two USB plugs and two electrical outlets.  There is also an outlet for the hair dryer. 

Next to the desk is a dresser. 

Half of the dresser is taken up with a small refrigerator. There is one drawer above it and four beside it.

The refrigerator does come with a small lock on it that can be activate with a PIN.  This is nice if you want to secure some alcohol or medicine in it that you don’t want younger cruisers to get into.

The bathroom was a single room, not split like we are used to on DCL.  Having said that, we found the bathroom to be really well laid out.  There is a long counter with shelves underneath that gave us lots of room to set out our toiletries.  Lots of towels, washcloths, and hand towels were always available.  There are some shelves on the right hand side as well.

The shower was enclosed in glass with a door.  I actually found it easier to use than the standard tub/shower combination on the Disney Cruise ships.  The shower was taller as well.  There were double hooks inside the shower as well as on the bathroom wall next to it.

Here is the sofa bed set up in the sleeping configuration.  Our girls said it was much more comfortable than the Disney beds. 

The verandah was about the same size as the Disney one.  It had two chairs, each with footstools as well as a small table.  The wall was clear plexiglass, which made it easy to see out when you were seated.

 Here are some of the great sights we saw while on our verandah.  Here are a few whales, a few of many that we saw on this day.

Here is the view towards the aft of the ship.

Here is the view towards the front of the ship.  The bridge wing was kind of in the way of our view from this balcony.  In hindsight, I probably should have picked a room on a lower deck, perhaps Deck 11 or Deck 10.  It wouldn’t have been as easy to get to the pool deck, but the view would have been a bit better.

Luckily, on the day we went to Dawes Glacier, the Captain did rotate the ship so we did get a great view of the glacier from our stateroom.

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Here are the ten cheapest (per night) cruises you can take with two adults and two children in a Verandah stateroom as of September 1, 2018.   Every ship in the fleet is represented on this list!  There are five Halloween on the High Seas and one Very Merrytime cruises as well.  Some of these are repositioning cruises (the ones on the Magic and Wonder), but there are a number of cruises on the Fantasy and the Dream.

Cruise Name Number of Days Date Ship Departure Port Verandah Price Verandah Price Per Night
7-Night Halloween on the High Seas Western Caribbean Cruise from Port Canaveral 7 Sep 15 2018 Disney Fantasy Port Canaveral $4564.00 $652.00
7-Night Halloween on the High Seas Eastern Caribbean Cruise from Port Canaveral 7 Sep 22 2018 Disney Fantasy Port Canaveral $4654.00 $664.86
6-Night Very Merrytime Eastern Caribbean Cruise from New York to San Juan 6 Nov 24 2018 Disney Magic New York $4055.00 $675.83
5-Night Western Caribbean Cruise from Galveston to San Juan 5 Jan 9 2019 Disney Wonder Galveston $3420.00 $684.00
7-Night Eastern Caribbean Cruise from Port Canaveral 7 Nov 3 2018 Disney Fantasy Port Canaveral $5008.00 $715.43
13-Night Eastbound Transatlantic Cruise from Miami to Barcelona 13 May 12 2019 Disney Magic Miami $9424.00 $724.92
4-Night Halloween on the High Seas Bahamian Cruise from Port Canaveral 4 Sep 24 2018 Disney Dream Port Canaveral $2977.00 $744.25
4-Night Halloween on the High Seas Bahamian Cruise from Port Canaveral 4 Sep 17 2018 Disney Dream Port Canaveral $2977.00 $744.25
10-Night Westbound Transatlantic Cruise from Dover to New York 10 Sep 15 2019 Disney Magic Dover $7607.00 $760.70
4-Night Halloween on the High Seas Bahamian Cruise from Port Canaveral 4 Oct 22 2018 Disney Dream Port Canaveral $3097.00 $774.25

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Here are the ten cheapest (per night) cruises you can take with two adults and two children in a Verandah stateroom as of July 31, 2018.  The Fantasy has four sailing on the list!  The rest of the sailings are on the Magic and the Wonder.  There is one Very Merrytime cruises and six Halloween on the High Seas on this list.  Most of these sailings are this fall.

Cruise Name Number of Days Date Ship Departure Port Verandah Price Verandah Price Per Night
7-Night Halloween on the High Seas Western Caribbean Cruise from Port Canaveral 7 Sep 29 2018 Disney Fantasy Port Canaveral $4550.00 $650.00
7-Night Halloween on the High Seas Western Caribbean Cruise from Port Canaveral 7 Sep 15 2018 Disney Fantasy Port Canaveral $4564.00 $652.00
7-Night Halloween on the High Seas Western Caribbean Cruise from Port Canaveral 7 Sep 1 2018 Disney Fantasy Port Canaveral $4620.00 $660.00
7-Night Halloween on the High Seas Eastern Caribbean Cruise from Port Canaveral 7 Sep 22 2018 Disney Fantasy Port Canaveral $4654.00 $664.86
6-Night Very Merrytime Eastern Caribbean Cruise from New York to San Juan 6 Nov 24 2018 Disney Magic New York $4055.00 $675.83
5-Night Western Caribbean Cruise from Galveston to San Juan 5 Jan 9 2019 Disney Wonder Galveston $3420.00 $684.00
13-Night Eastbound Transatlantic Cruise from Miami to Barcelona 13 May 12 2019 Disney Magic Miami $9424.00 $724.92
10-Night Westbound Transatlantic Cruise from Dover to New York 10 Sep 15 2019 Disney Magic Dover $7607.00 $760.70
7-Night Halloween on the High Seas Canada Cruise from New York to Quebec City 7 Sep 20 2018 Disney Magic New York $5357.00 $765.29
7-Night Halloween on the High Seas Canada Cruise from Quebec City to New York 7 Sep 27 2018 Disney Magic Quebec City $5357.00 $765.29

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