Anyone regret an inside cabin

[unrequited23]

Our first cruise we booked a VGT--enjoyed the verandah but felt like I was opening and closing the door every 10 mins because the kids needed something/wanted to come out with me/wanted to go back in. On the second cruise we decided to try an IGT. We ended up in an HA interior room. It would have been a struggle in the traditional standard interior room for our family of 4. At the time, I wished I would have spent the extra $150 for an OGT. That said, I would have no qualms booking an interior for a solo cruise

 

[pearljammer]

The cruise I'd like to take on the Wonder is mostly sold out, but a few insides are available. This would be my 12th Disney cruise, but I've never done an inside-mostly ocean views. It's only a 4 night cruise. Convince me I won't regret booking an inside. (I'm cruising solo)

You’ll be fine. We’ve done nothing but indoor (on an occasion we’ve had porthole) and the Wonder will be fine. I would NEVER suggest indoor on the Wish as I felt it was like being in a broom closet. Literally!! Besides, they have Tiana’s which is the BEST of all they have on any ship in my opinion. So that alone, whoop whoop!

 

[beckicnm]

My last cruise was a 7 day solo in an interior cabin. I did regret it, and I probably won't do it again. I think oceanview will be my minimum. I just feel better with the natural sunlight. I had trouble getting going in the mornings without that.

 

[Annabell]

We´ve done them all (inside, oceanview and verandah´s) and we don´t mind being in an inside. We are only in the room to sleep anyway.

 

[CampbellzSoup]

I only do inside I don’t want to be in my room other than to sleep and shower

 

[mickeyschickie]

Booked an inside room for June, looking forward to getting out of the sun for very cool dark quiet afternoon naps, sounds so refreshing before busy evenings

 

[CarolynFH]

On another cruise line, we had a cabin with a fairly small, high window. It was fine until the night before disembarkation, when seas were rough and we had to pack. I had to lie down and have DH finish, because I was getting seasick. That would be my concern with an inside cabin - getting seasick because I couldn’t look out to the horizon.

 

[justafigment27]

We stayed in an inside cabin for the first time in November on the Dream. It was a bit of a unique situation - it was the second half of a back to back where we started out in a regular verandah for the 4 nights and then moved to a standard inside stateroom for the 3 night cruise, so it was very easy to compare the two.

We preferred the verandah, but the inside stateroom was actually better than I expected.

The standard inside room was noticeably smaller than the verandah room - about 1/4 less closet space, 1/4 less space on the desk/vanity area with fewer shelves. Storage in bathroom was reduced because bathroom was not split. Couch seemed much closer to desk and I think the TV was smaller too. It was just the two of us, so it was fine - but it felt like one person had to be seated while the other moved around or we were bumping into each other. Our room slept four, but it would have been very squished with four (we’ve done 4 in ocean view and regular verandah … this seemed much tighter).

I was kind of worried about feeling claustrophobic, but that wasn’t really a problem. I did miss not being able to step outside to feel the weather - I could never tell if it was cloudy or sunny through the magic porthole. I pretty much went down to deck 4 every morning before getting ready so I could see the weather.

My husband and I were split - I wouldn’t have a problem staying in an inside again, but husband prefers some sort of natural light and requested ocean view or above on future cruises.

 

[European]

yeah, this. I'd rather not sail.. I'd rather stay home than having an underwhelming experience, imo. The same applies to other situations: if I have to stay at motels/hostels and eat at convenience stores in order to visit x or y country, I'd rather stay home a million times. I'm no millionaire or elitist, but if I'm going to travel I want basic comforts and experiences.

Just goes to show how different people are. The older I get, the more I value comfort. But I would still prefer a low budget holiday over staying at home for sure. Or traveling alone over staying home. Or stay at cheaper hotels and travel for 3 weeks instead of more expensive hotels and travel for 10 days for example. YOLO. But even an inside stateroom on DCL is a luxurious vacation. So I always book an inside. It means more budget for excursions or other expenses or even more cruises when you look at it in the long run. I can imagine for larger families, a veranda could make a bigger difference though.

 

[imbelle]

Normally my spouse makes full use of the verandah to chill out and listen to music. But we intentionally booked an inside cabin on our Norwegian fjords cruise to make sure that the Midnight Sun didn't keep us awake. It was a little strange not having any natural light at all to gage the time of day (bring a travel clock) but it's not like it put a blight on the trip memories. I'd think a 4 day solo trip in an inside cabin would be doable, especially if you've cruised to those destinations before and already know what to expect scenery wise.

 

[Boo0880]

The cruise I'd like to take on the Wonder is mostly sold out, but a few insides are available. This would be my 12th Disney cruise, but I've never done an inside-mostly ocean views. It's only a 4 night cruise. Convince me I won't regret booking an inside. (I'm cruising solo)

My daughter and I cruised in an inside state room on the Disney Magic, and it was fine for the two of us for a short cruise, also four days. I would recommend however getting the deluxe inside state room if that is an option, we did the standard and it definitely was tight but for a four day cruise it was definitely better than nothing and doable. We usually cruise in balcony state rooms when we cruise with the whole family if that helps put it in perspective. Happy sailing!

 

[ladyofthetramp]

We have done inside (as a couple) on another cruise line, ocean view in Alaska, as a family of 4, and verandah rooms. I say any room on a cruise is a good one. And what you prefer. And can afford. As a solo, a 4 night seems pretty cozy. Give it a try-enjoy your cruise!

 

[dclpluto]

My wife and I have been on 24 cruises 23 on DCL and 21 has been an inside room. Some people will tell you the better the stateroom you have the more time you will spend in that stateroom. I don’t go on cruises to spend more time in the stateroom. For me a stateroom is to do the five things that starts with the letter S and to get dress. Some of the cruises have been long 2 transatlantic, 2 Panama canals, a med, Hawaii, 12 night southern Caribbean not DCL. No regrets.

 

[bcwife76]

Out of 11 DCL cruises (so far) we've done an inside room 4 times (on Magic or Wonder only) and verandah the rest of the time. I would book an inside again but my only stipulation would be is not a standard inside but a deluxe inside for a bit more room (if we are sailing as a family of 4).

 

[DCLMP]

The cruise I'd like to take on the Wonder is mostly sold out, but a few insides are available. This would be my 12th Disney cruise, but I've never done an inside-mostly ocean views. It's only a 4 night cruise. Convince me I won't regret booking an inside. (I'm cruising solo)

No because sometimes it's what I can afford. I don't' hang out in the room either.

 

[DCLMP]

Out of 11 DCL cruises (so far) we've done an inside room 4 times (on Magic or Wonder only) and verandah the rest of the time. I would book an inside again but my only stipulation would be is not a standard inside but a deluxe inside for a bit more room (if we are sailing as a family of 4).

I like the sideways rooms deck 6 forward. They feel roomier, but unfortunately they only sleep three.

 

[tlprice]

The cruise I'd like to take on the Wonder is mostly sold out, but a few insides are available. This would be my 12th Disney cruise, but I've never done an inside-mostly ocean views. It's only a 4 night cruise. Convince me I won't regret booking an inside. (I'm cruising solo)

7 of my 11 DCL cruises have been in inside staterooms. I would warn you on the Wonder to not book on Deck 1. We were in 1069 on our most recent Wonder cruise and while we loved the cabin and the location, there was a terrible hydraulic lift sound almost all the time.

 

[bakerworld]

If it was up to me, I'd book an inside cabin. DH likes the veranda and does spend a lot of time there during my nap and spa activities. LOL. I think the only question I'd have about the inside cabin is ambient noise from whatever is surrounding the inside cabin, like housekeeping noise.

 

[Kim&Chris]

Unless we do a longer cruise, we book an inside cabin. To me, the cabin isn't meant for anything other than sleeping, getting ready for dinner, etc. I'd much rather be out on the pool deck, soaking in the sun than be in the room.

Not to mention the savings

 

[MonaMN]

One last tidbit, we stayed in room 6019 on the Wonder. It is one of a couple of dozen inside staterooms that you can only find on the Magic and Wonder where the staterooms are actually sideways. We loved walking into our stateroom where the couch is positioned with the bed to our left and the closets/bathrooms to our right. It made it seem like there was more space in the room. There are YouTube videos on these rooms and it’s worth a peek.

We also did Alaska in one of the sideways inside rooms with three of us. It was a pretty good layout and we did just fine in the inside room. (We'd only done verandah before but for Alaska... not worth the upcharge to us.)

If money was no object, I'd take verandah every time, but we did just fine heading out to the public areas to get outside.