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

[Matt@WDWR]

Thanks HallsofVA!

 

[BibbidyBobbidyBoo]

Thanks, it would be nice to have them in here as well, if not already posted. (Especially since my friends are booked in these specific rooms on the 8/16 sailing.)

Cat 8A Sleeping Area:

Cat 8A 5020 living area:

Cat 8A bathroom (non-split):

Cat 8A 5022 living area:

You know what? I like that for an 8a.. I like the way it's like almost like a 2br -it really is like it! I like....
Which rooms are like this? Just a few?
It's not a verandah- it's oceanview right? I can't figure out the window area- it's so bright. Is it one of the big portholes or something?
The window area has me confused and it seems like this room is much bigger- it even has the extra chair and not just a sofa!

5190 and 5192 aren't as bad, they're square and a bit deeper. I'd take those over one of the higher categories on the side of the ship any day.

When you say a bit deeper- do you mean a bit deeper than the corner one we saw that is teensy tiny? or do you mean the same size as we're used to verandahs on Magic? "aren't as bad" doesn't sound very promising to me. LOL

And why would you take it over one of the higher categories on the side of the ship any day? I am curious why it's better.

Here is the post with extended verandah (5E) photos:
http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=39713519&postcount=1

Oohhhh yay! Finally!

 

[justmestace]

You know what? I like that for an 8a.. I like the way it's like almost like a 2br -it really is like it! I like....
Which rooms are like this? Just a few?
It's not a verandah- it's oceanview right? I can't figure out the window area- it's so bright. Is it one of the big portholes or something?
The window area has me confused and it seems like this room is much bigger- it even has the extra chair and not just a sofa!



When you say a bit deeper- do you mean a bit deeper than the corner one we saw that is teensy tiny? or do you mean the same size as we're used to verandahs on Magic? "aren't as bad" doesn't sound very promising to me. LOL

And why would you take it over one of the higher categories on the side of the ship any day? I am curious why it's better.



Oohhhh yay! Finally!

I like that room, too, but to me it looks like that's a balcony door beyond the bedroom area....which would mean it's not a Cat 8A.


By deeper, I mean those balconies straight in the middle of the aft go out forward (toward the water) further than the ones we usually see in the middle of the ship (on the sides). I would rather have more space going out that way, than just a narrow standard balcony (like on a Cat 4 on the Wonder for example). Plus, I like the aft.
On my Dream cruise this coming summer, I just moved us from a Cat 4D to a Cat 6A, because I like the aft and the deeper verandah. Granted, I lost some room space, but if we're in the room at all, we're out on the verandah. Except sleeping and showering.

 

[BibbidyBobbidyBoo]

I like that room, too, but to me it looks like that's a balcony door beyond the bedroom area....which would mean it's not a Cat 8A.


By deeper, I mean those balconies straight in the middle of the aft go out forward (toward the water) further than the ones we usually see in the middle of the ship (on the sides). I would rather have more space going out that way, than just a narrow standard balcony (like on a Cat 4 on the Wonder for example). Plus, I like the aft.
On my Dream cruise this coming summer, I just moved us from a Cat 4D to a Cat 6A, because I like the aft and the deeper verandah. Granted, I lost some room space, but if we're in the room at all, we're out on the verandah. Except sleeping and showering.

Ah gotcha (about after verandahs)
and yeah. I'm confused about that room. but the source is reliable (where the photos came from/who took them) But it DOES look like those are verandahs out of both parts of that room. If they are portholes- it was just very bright and they are very big?

 

[TravelGrl]

We had booked a 9A room, room 6000 for the Feb 10 cruise.

We are booked on 6000 for Feb 27, and I was wondering how you got upgraded. Are you Cast Away club, or going for a special occasion? I am trying not to get my hopes up, but it would be nice to be upgraded too.

 

[disneymagicgirl]

Ah gotcha (about after verandahs)
and yeah. I'm confused about that room. but the source is reliable (where the photos came from/who took them) But it DOES look like those are verandahs out of both parts of that room. If they are portholes- it was just very bright and they are very big?

I am confused too. What is that divider wall in the pictures?

 

[HallsofVA]

I like that room, too, but to me it looks like that's a balcony door beyond the bedroom area....which would mean it's not a Cat 8A.

'm confused about that room. but the source is reliable (where the photos came from/who took them) But it DOES look like those are verandahs out of both parts of that room. If they are portholes- it was just very bright and they are very big?

I think they are just really big porthole windows with the pictures taken at a very bright time of day. When you look at the picture of the 8A with the pole in the middle, you see just how truly large those porthole windows are.

I am confused too. What is that divider wall in the pictures?

It is a partial wall (and supporting wall judging from the pole in the room that doesn't have the wall in it) that separates the sleeping area from the sofa area on that 8A room. Think of it as the ultimate in privacy curtain to separate the two areas!

 

[BibbidyBobbidyBoo]

I think they are just really big porthole windows with the pictures taken at a very bright time of day. When you look at the picture of the 8A with the pole in the middle, you see just how truly large those porthole windows are.



It is a partial wall (and supporting wall judging from the pole in the room that doesn't have the wall in it) that separates the sleeping area from the sofa area on that 8A room. Think of it as the ultimate in privacy curtain to separate the two areas!

That's the way I think of it and golly if I book an inside room that's the one I want! haha I like it- it's totally like having two rooms almost like a cat 3 (like the non midship ones we always had) -minus some of the other stuff and verandah and all that ofcourse LOL

 

[HallsofVA]

That's the way I think of it and golly if I book an inside room that's the one I want! haha I like it- it's totally like having two rooms almost like a cat 3 (like the non midship ones we always had) -minus some of the other stuff and verandah and all that ofcourse LOL

I don't know I'd put these quite in the same realm as an inside room, but they may be a bit more spacious than a Cat T room in the sleeping and seating area (but not the bathroom and other areas.)

 

[DisneyDudet]

We didn't do anything. We booked the morning we were able to start booking for the Dream. We wanted MV but I couldnt afford it. This was way cheaper!!

I am a silver CC member, this cruise will make me gold, so it isn't that.

I have no idea how we got lucky. From other posts, it seems they are upgrading some people... Maybe these cruises aren't full and they need to even out the ship? My friends are coming too, but they booked way later and are in a Family Oceanview on deck 8, no upgrade.

I bet this is luck of the draw. Upgrade pixie dust headed your way!

 

[disneymagicgirl]

I think they are just really big porthole windows with the pictures taken at a very bright time of day. When you look at the picture of the 8A with the pole in the middle, you see just how truly large those porthole windows are.



It is a partial wall (and supporting wall judging from the pole in the room that doesn't have the wall in it) that separates the sleeping area from the sofa area on that 8A room. Think of it as the ultimate in privacy curtain to separate the two areas!

Do you know how many ppl it sleeps? Are all cat 8a rooms laid out like this?

 

[HallsofVA]

Do you know how many ppl it sleeps? Are all cat 8a rooms laid out like this?

So far we have seen two separate 8A layouts. The 8A rooms that are divided into two sleeping areas (5020, 5022, and assume 5520 and 5522) appear to only sleep 3. There is a bed in the sleeping area, and the single flip couch bed in the other room. I confirmed this by searching for rooms on the DCL website, and these rooms consistely show when you search for 3 people, but don't show when you search for 4 people.

The other 8A layout we've seen is the one with the single double-wide room with the support pole in the middle on Deck 6. When I search for rooms on the DCL website, rooms 6514, 6016 and 5018 appear as available to book for 4 people. I'd assume that 5518 would be the same, but unsure.

We've been told that no 8A rooms sleep 5.

 

[FAUguy]

You know what? I like that for an 8a.. I like the way it's like almost like a 2br -it really is like it! I like....
Which rooms are like this? Just a few?
It's not a verandah- it's oceanview right? I can't figure out the window area- it's so bright. Is it one of the big portholes or something?
The window area has me confused and it seems like this room is much bigger- it even has the extra chair and not just a sofa!



When you say a bit deeper- do you mean a bit deeper than the corner one we saw that is teensy tiny? or do you mean the same size as we're used to verandahs on Magic? "aren't as bad" doesn't sound very promising to me. LOL

And why would you take it over one of the higher categories on the side of the ship any day? I am curious why it's better.



Oohhhh yay! Finally!

You need to check out this thread for more info about the different 8A rooms:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2642368
Those few pics are of 5020/5022 that has a physical divider wall in the middle, but it has a single bathroom. The room 6514 (which is posted later in that thread) is all open without the divider wall, but has a support beam in the middle. It is also said that it has a split bath. Room 6016 should look the same as 6514.

 

[justmestace]

I copied the picture of 5020 into my pictures and then put it in a photo program and messed with the lighting. You can tell, once you get rid of the glare from the windows, that they are porthole windows.
I guess I just never thought of the porthole windows as having curtains that long.

 

[BibbidyBobbidyBoo]

I don't know I'd put these quite in the same realm as an inside room, but they may be a bit more spacious than a Cat T room in the sleeping and seating area (but not the bathroom and other areas.)

I was all confused at your post for a moment then I realized I'd said inside room! I meant oceanview! Not inside. LOL Silly me.

You need to check out this thread for more info about the different 8A rooms:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2642368
Those few pics are of 5020/5022 that has a physical divider wall in the middle, but it has a single bathroom. The room 6514 (which is posted later in that thread) is all open without the divider wall, but has a support beam in the middle. It is also said that it has a split bath. Room 6016 should look the same as 6514.

thanks!
Ah, so it seems that the trade off for more room (at least seems like it) and the feel of seperate living/sleeping area-- is one bath not split.

I copied the picture of 5020 into my pictures and then put it in a photo program and messed with the lighting. You can tell, once you get rid of the glare from the windows, that they are porthole windows.
I guess I just never thought of the porthole windows as having curtains that long.

me too! I think it's the super bright there and long curtains that threw me off.
But it means there is a huge porthole in the living area and huge porthole in the bedroom area? Traded off by one bathroom instead of split bathroom, it seems. You know, I'm trying to imagine if the split bath was ever THAT much of an issue for us. I'm not sure it is. And we'll find out on the upcoming cruises with our sideways inside cabins. LOL

 

[disneymagicgirl]

So far we have seen two separate 8A layouts. The 8A rooms that are divided into two sleeping areas (5020, 5022, and assume 5520 and 5522) appear to only sleep 3. There is a bed in the sleeping area, and the single flip couch bed in the other room. I confirmed this by searching for rooms on the DCL website, and these rooms consistely show when you search for 3 people, but don't show when you search for 4 people.

The other 8A layout we've seen is the one with the single double-wide room with the support pole in the middle on Deck 6. When I search for rooms on the DCL website, rooms 6514, 6016 and 5018 appear as available to book for 4 people. I'd assume that 5518 would be the same, but unsure.

We've been told that no 8A rooms sleep 5.

That's a bummer...thanks for the reply!
I just looked, and it actually costs a little more than a lower category verandah room. I'd rather have a verandah than the wall btwn the areas, I think.

 

[justmestace]

I was all confused at your post for a moment then I realized I'd said inside room! I meant oceanview! Not inside. LOL Silly me.



thanks!
Ah, so it seems that the trade off for more room (at least seems like it) and the feel of seperate living/sleeping area-- is one bath not split.


me too! I think it's the super bright there and long curtains that threw me off.
But it means there is a huge porthole in the living area and huge porthole in the bedroom area? Traded off by one bathroom instead of split bathroom, it seems. You know, I'm trying to imagine if the split bath was ever THAT much of an issue for us. I'm not sure it is. And we'll find out on the upcoming cruises with our sideways inside cabins. LOL

Yes, there's another porthole window in the living area.

The split bathroom never meant much to my family. If our daughter was in either one, she had the door locked and no one else could get in there....likewise with our son. We all just take turns.

 

[KingRichard]

Yes, there's another porthole window in the living area.

The split bathroom never meant much to my family. If our daughter was in either one, she had the door locked and no one else could get in there....likewise with our son. We all just take turns.

Isn't that what a split bath is for? To get into the other room?

 

[disneymagicgirl]

Isn't that what a split bath is for? To get into the other room?

No, it is so one can use a potty or sink while another is showering.

 

[SuperRob]

Hi! I actually just stayed in 9664 this past weekend.

Thank you so much for posting these. I'm far less concerned about the verandah now.