Dream Verandah Guidance Please

[TLP127]

Hi all,

We are doing the British Isles cruise on the Dream in Sept. I have already booked a 8B cabin, because we have always gotten a deluxe family oceanview. I think I want to switch to a verandah for a change, though. I’ve done a ton of reading, but I’m more lost than ever. Hoping someone can give me some guidance. It’s me and my 2 adult children. We like to each have our own bed, which means I need a room with the pulldown berth. From what I understand, that rules out the extended verandah rooms. So, which cabins offer the best views? Do all of the verandah’s have the white walls? Which side of the ship would be best? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

 

[lanejudy]

If you want the murphy bed rather than a bunk, you'll need a category 4 Deluxe Family Oceanview with Verandah. And not all those rooms have the murphy, so be sure to cross-reference with this list:
https://www.disboards.com/threads/d...pdated-list-of-rooms-needed-1st-post.3194826/

 

[DisFanNNJ]

I’ve been in 8552, category 5B. That has the pulldown bed out of the ceiling above the pullout couch. If that helps at all.

But I’m pretty sure the Deluxe Oceanview with verandah room that sleeps 4 will have the 3 beds so you can search for 4 guests, select your cabin, and the go back and book it for 3.

 

[Mommb]

Do you need the murphy bed that drops out of the wall, or will the sofa bed and bunk bed that drops out of the ceiling work for your family?

As lanejudy said, the murphy bed is in some (but not all) of the Category 4 Deluxe Family Oceanview with Veranda rooms. Some Category 4 rooms have the murphy but not the bunk or the bunk but not the murphy. To make sure a room has a murphy bed, you'd need to search for rooms for 5 (or check the list lanejudy linked to).

Most Category 5 Family Oceanview with Veranda rooms will have a sofa bed and a bunk bed. Those at the extreme front and back of the ship will have whitewall verandas, but most have clear walls.

I haven't figured out whether 1 side of the ship is routinely better than the other. The view depends on the port and the docking location within the port. If you don't get a good view from your veranda while you're docking, you can watch from Deck 4 or the pool decks on the other side of the ship when the ship pulls away from the dock later in the day.

 

[jillinastoria]

Great advice above, and I can also tell you that if available, 9574 is a great stateroom with a pull-down bunk as well as the convertible sofa (no murphy bed). That was our stateroom this summer on the Dream and we loved it!

 

[TLP127]

Thank you all for the info! I honestly didn’t even know murphy beds exist on the ship. I think this may be a much better option than the pull down bunk. My kids are too tall for the bunk so we usually take the mattress off it and they take turns sleeping on the floor. I’m excited to look into this!

 

[PrincessShmoo]

Thank you all for the info! I honestly didn’t even know murphy beds exist on the ship. I think this may be a much better option than the pull down bunk. My kids are too tall for the bunk so we usually take the mattress off it and they take turns sleeping on the floor. I’m excited to look into this!

The Murphy bed, sofa bed, and bunk bed are all the same size mattress.

 

[TLP127]

If you want the murphy bed rather than a bunk, you'll need a category 4 Deluxe Family Oceanview with Verandah. And not all those rooms have the murphy, so be sure to cross-reference with this list:
https://www.disboards.com/threads/d...pdated-list-of-rooms-needed-1st-post.3194826/

Thanks so much for this!

 

[DCLMP]

Thank you all for the info! I honestly didn’t even know murphy beds exist on the ship. I think this may be a much better option than the pull down bunk. My kids are too tall for the bunk so we usually take the mattress off it and they take turns sleeping on the floor. I’m excited to look into this!

The Murphy bed is the same size, but for some reason, it works better for a tall person and feels roomier. Probably similar to throwing a mattress on the floor.

 

[ladyofthetramp]

Look into a room with a murphy. We have sailed several times with our young adult children and it is a comfortable solution to someone sleeping in the upper berth

 

[TLP127]

Look into a room with a murphy. We have sailed several times with our young adult children and it is a comfortable solution to someone sleeping in the upper berth

Thank you!

 

[Husker Mike]

The Murphy bed is the same size, but for some reason, it works better for a tall person and feels roomier. Probably similar to throwing a mattress on the floor.

Probably because an adult on the upper bunk has to wiggle their way to the stepladder without bumping their head on the ceiling. I have to believe this is a headroom issue. On the Murphy or sofa bed, you just get up.

 

[DCLMP]

Probably because an adult on the upper bunk has to wiggle their way to the stepladder without bumping their head on the ceiling. I have to believe this is a headroom issue. On the Murphy or sofa bed, you just get up.

My son's feet also hit the end of the couch and the wall on one side. The Murphy bed, there's nothing on either side of you or at the end.

 

[auntlynne]

If you are doing the 7-night that stops at Greenock, Liverpool, then Cork - I would suggest Starboard side, as you will have the land on that side as you sail in and out of those ports (not necessarily while docked) until you come back to the Southern coast of England.

I found this amusing: they show a photo of the Portland Head Lighthouse in the DCL page for this cruise. But that is in Maine.

 

[auntlynne]

Looks like all the verandahs on port/ starboard cabins are glass.

Cat 7A have obstructions (the cabins next to the white + portholes section). If you want a complete view, just skip those. The amount of obstruction varies from deck to deck.

 

[ladyofthetramp]

If you are doing the 7-night that stops at Greenock, Liverpool, then Cork - I would suggest Starboard side, as you will have the land on that side as you sail in and out of those ports (not necessarily while docked) until you come back to the Southern coast of England.

I found this amusing: they show a photo of the Portland Head Lighthouse in the DCL page for this cruise. But that is in Maine.

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that's Portland head for sure-LOL I was just there last weekend!

 

[auntlynne]

Are you taking these great photos I keep seeing in your posts? Kudos to the photographer.

I was there in October! Maybe the leaves a little more green.