Dream special rooms - now that we see the pictures! ** Index now in Post 7 **

[SuperRob]

My fiancée and I are booked in room 9664 for our September 11, 2011 cruise on the Dream. I'm -very- concerned about not only the partially obstructed verandah, but also the equipment that appears to be hanging down in front of it.

I booked the room expecting a "whitewall verandah", which I took to mean that the bottom wall of the verandah was solid rather than plexiglass. I felt I was getting a nice price for some fresh air and a nice view. This is significantly more concerning now that it appears that the view is obstructed in multiple directions.

 

[dsnydaddy]

My fiancée and I are booked in room 9664 for our September 11, 2011 cruise on the Dream. I'm -very- concerned about not only the partially obstructed verandah, but also the equipment that appears to be hanging down in front of it.

I booked the room expecting a "whitewall verandah", which I took to mean that the bottom wall of the verandah was solid rather than plexiglass. I felt I was getting a nice price for some fresh air and a nice view. This is significantly more concerning now that it appears that the view is obstructed in multiple directions.

I believe what you have is a partial whitewall verandah. You'll still have a small plexiglass railing. You do have the abrupt curvature of the detailing as an obstruction. It looks fairly slight but it is there. As far as the equipment that you see, it's a moving platform for ships maintenance. It telescopes down to allow easy access to the outer surfaces of the ship. Unless I miss my guess that will probably live above your verandah and you'll not see it unless you look up. The pic your looking at has it partially extended.

 

[HashHoney]

My fiancée and I are booked in room 9664 for our September 11, 2011 cruise on the Dream. I'm -very- concerned about not only the partially obstructed verandah, but also the equipment that appears to be hanging down in front of it.

I booked the room expecting a "whitewall verandah", which I took to mean that the bottom wall of the verandah was solid rather than plexiglass. I felt I was getting a nice price for some fresh air and a nice view. This is significantly more concerning now that it appears that the view is obstructed in multiple directions.

My parents and oldest son will be in that room on our Feb 27th cruise. We're next door in 9662 - Oceanview room. My brother and his family are in 9660. I'll try to take pictures from inside so you can have a look.

Laura

 

[SuperRob]

My parents and oldest son will be in that room on our Feb 27th cruise. I'll try to take pictures from inside so you can have a look.

Laura

Laura,

That's very kind of you, thank you! Curious to see how it "feels" from the inside, and if it impacts the amount of light in the room as well.

--
Rob

 

[Sorahana]

Look at this picture:

9668 is the last verandah room of the three to the left on the top row of porthole rooms, and 9666 is the verandah room next to it in the middle of the three. The room right next to the portholes (9664) appears to be quite obstructed from the picture, both from the rounded detailing, and from the cleaning platform currently positioned above it, but your two rooms appear fine.

Lol figures we're supposed to be in 9664 when we cruise next month (benefit cruise) . Oh well, at least we can still see something .

 

[Rhode Island Quahog]

Any opinions on deck 6 aft cabin 6688?

 

[HallsofVA]

Any opinions on deck 6 aft cabin 6688?

Looks fine. The only potential knock is that it's connecting to the corner room next door, but that's more of a personal preference than a major nuisance.

My fiancée and I are booked in room 9664 for our September 11, 2011 cruise on the Dream. I'm -very- concerned about not only the partially obstructed verandah, but also the equipment that appears to be hanging down in front of it.

I booked the room expecting a "whitewall verandah", which I took to mean that the bottom wall of the verandah was solid rather than plexiglass. I felt I was getting a nice price for some fresh air and a nice view. This is significantly more concerning now that it appears that the view is obstructed in multiple directions.

The good news is you're not as obstructed as you could be! Such as on decks 7 and 8. (though the DCL website is still listing the Deck 7 cabin 7680as a Cat 6C on the virtual deck plan)

 

[Rhode Island Quahog]

The only other room available besides 6688 is 8188 (non-connecting room)...choosing a room on a ship that hasn't sailed yet, is fun but somewhat stressful!

How are deck 8 aft rooms, obstructed?

 

[HallsofVA]

I posted the following in a new post:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2619300

The Dream stateroom pictures posted on the DCL website have pictures of the different stateroom portholes from the inside. If you've read the "Special Rooms" thread, you know I've been calling them small (non-public areas on deck 1, medium (most 9A and 9B cabins except the side facing forward 9A cabins), and large (Cat 8 and a couple of 9A cabins) portholes. Now we can see pictures from inside the rooms and get to see the different sizes pretty well

Oceanview, Cat 9 - Medium Porthole, Cat 9B, Deck 2 and most of the 9A cabins.

Though this one looks a little bit bigger than the other one, I think it's actually the same room as the one above, just from a slightly elongated angle

Large - Cat 8, and the forward side facing (not front facing) Cat 9A cabins. Note the window seating they advertised.

Virtual - Inside, Cats 10 and 11

 

[HallsofVA]

Repeat cruisers, did you notice the light up electronic alarm clocks in the pictures above? Yea!!

 

[elgerber]

Repeat cruisers, did you notice the light up electronic alarm clocks in the pictures above? Yea!!

Oooh, good eye!!!! Those other clocks were so dumb, this is a wonderful new find!

 

[mlipreston]

Large - Cat 8, and the forward side facing (not front facing) Cat 9A cabins. Note the window seating they advertised.

I can't wait to see an actual picture of my room. I have a cat 8A room 6514 which has 2 large portholes but the room is square instead of rectangle. Your picture gives a great view of the large porthole with the seat. My kiddos are gonna love that. With 2 of them there should be no fighting over who gets to sit and look out.

 

[KingRichard]

That is a large window!

 

[HallsofVA]

That is a large window!

Did you see the comparison picture fron the existing ships that I posted? The new large windows are substantially larger! I'd hoped the *medium portholes on the Dream would be about this size, but from the pictures above, they seem much smaller.

 

[Rhode Island Quahog]

We were just able to get aft room, 8188 for our upcoming Dream cruise on 12/04/2011. We are very excited. Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas!

 

[HallsofVA]

The DCL website has pictures of actual staterooms in various categories. Here are three different bathtub/bathroom configurations:

Deluxe Family bathtub (Cats 4 & 8 (and V maybe?) - Round bathtub/shower combo

Outside of round bathtub wall - Cats 4 & 8 (maybe V)

Deluxe bathtub - Cats 5, 6, 9 & 10

Outside wall of deluxe bathtub -

Standard, non-split bathtub/bathroom - Cat 11

 

[HallsofVA]

Here are some pictures of the special starry sky located above the upper bunkbed as shown on the DCL website stateroom pictures. My son is excited to see the constellations. I wonder if they are different ones in different rooms? This has already caused controversy for us, as my DD who sleeps on the lower bed wonders what special thing she has. (I'm touting the light above the couch unless anyone has another suggestion.)

 

[HallsofVA]

Here's a picture from an actual plexiglass verandah as seen on the DCL stateroom slideshow -

 

[stingfancb]

I'm loving the new clocks and table. I was always "stubbing" my toes on the old ones. Anyone else wondering if the new table is some kind of storage?

 

[mkmommy]

Repeat cruisers, did you notice the light up electronic alarm clocks in the pictures above? Yea!!

According to the DCL website there is supposed to be IPOD docking stations , so I imagine that is the alarm clock.