Looking for staterooms with two full sized beds!

[Minnie_me]

With two teenage daughters and my husband and I in the “middle” of the cabin with them traipsing back and forth to the restroom when we’re trying to sleep, I think the queen has less privacy as there is no “traffic” to the end of the stateroom beyond the curtain.

You must have had a different setup than we did. This was ours, with the queen bed in the back of the room.

 

[sponica]

You must have had a different setup than we did. This was ours, with the queen bed in the back of the room.

I think the inside staterooms might have more variability in how they're set up. Most of the verandah staterooms are like this (or at least the ones I've stayed in), the entry and the bathroom are behind me:

 

[juxtapose]

I'd look at the family verandah, the one that is for 5 people (make sure to get the 5 as I believe some in that category don't have to pull down murphy). They have the pull-down murphy bed that looked more comfortable than the couch that is by the sliding glass door to the balcony.

 

[ofcabbagesandkings]

Consider Virgin cruise lines? They seem to cater more to friends traveling together than any of the others, kids aren't even allowed onboard!

 

[xiphoid76]

This has always been my biggest pet peeve of DCL. I would love two twin beds pushed together that could be separated if traveling with a friend. I just put up with the sofa. Not as nice, but it’s still DCL which I love.

 

[jimmymc]

The 1 bedroom concierge suites have a king bed and a full-sized couch bed, plus the single murphy bed. That's unfortunately the best Disney offers for your situation. I think two rooms would be the best option. You can try to find connecting rooms, or get an inside room across the hall from a verandah to use as a "second bedroom".

 

[lilmc]

You must have had a different setup than we did. This was ours, with the queen bed in the back of the room.

I think the inside staterooms might have more variability in how they're set up. Most of the verandah staterooms are like this (or at least the ones I've stayed in), the entry and the bathroom are behind me:

Yes, we’ve loved the interior rooms for exactly that reason with our late night girls, but if you change the room category, it’s different. And as others have stated, the deluxe family veranda rooms have the Murphy bed right by the door to the veranda.

 

[CanucksRock]

The sofa on Wish was as hard as a rock, so I had to share the Queen with my mom I prefer the split beds on RCCL. So that was a downside for me of DCL.

I wish all ships had a single rate/room option. I did a single on NCL once when travelling with 2 couples and loved it. Was so nice having my own space without having to pay double

 

[shosh1530]

The rooms that sleep 5 with the murphy bed sound like the way to go.

But if you end up on the couch bed again, ask your stateroom host for mattress topper. I've heard they have a certain number of them that can be requested.

Or if you end up in a room that sleeps 4, you might be able to take the mattress off the pull down bunk and stack it on the couch bed. One of the adults i travel with does this, but puts it on the floor because he prefers not to to climb up.

 

[tvguy]

I think the complaints about the "seam" in the bed when put together outweighed the number of passengers who asked for the beds to be split. The Magic had splitable beds when we cruised on her. Disney doesn't tend to make such a major change without researching it to death.

 

[Deb]

I think the complaints about the "seam" in the bed when put together outweighed the number of passengers who asked for the beds to be split. The Magic had splitable beds when we cruised on her. Disney doesn't tend to make such a major change without researching it to death.

that's ridiculous. Every other cruiseline makes it work

 

[PrincessShmoo]

that's ridiculous. Every other cruiseline makes it work

We've had joined (twin bed) queens on all our other cruises (and our early DCL cruises). Some of them were really bad, and others, the joining wasn't an issue. Depends on how well the two mattresses marry up.

I believe DCL looked at the general makeup of most DCL cruisers and decided that "family" style was most prominent. By changing to the queen, over the 2 twins, it reduces the work that the room hosts had to manage.

 

[Deb]

We've had joined (twin bed) queens on all our other cruises (and our early DCL cruises). Some of them were really bad, and others, the joining wasn't an issue. Depends on how well the two mattresses marry up.

I believe DCL looked at the general makeup of most DCL cruisers and decided that "family" style was most prominent. By changing to the queen, over the 2 twins, it reduces the work that the room hosts had to manage.

I'm sure you are correct, they made a conscious decision that they were not interested in courting the type of business requiring two beds in a room. whether that business is friends, adult relatives or even teens in the room next to their parents.

 

[tvguy]

that's ridiculous. Every other cruiseline makes it work

And every other cruise line has a casino. It is one of the Disney differences. And like I said, since Disney researches every move to death before they do something, it isn't ridiculous, it is based on Disney passenger preferences.

 

[Deb]

And every other cruise line has a casino. It is one of the Disney differences. And like I said, since Disney researches every move to death before they do something, it isn't ridiculous, it is based on Disney passenger preferences.

their passenger preference is not to have people who don't share beds on the same ship as them? OK

 

[tvguy]

their passenger preference is not to have people who don't share beds on the same ship as them? OK

Sorry, not following what you are trying to say.

 

[Deb]

Sorry, not following what you are trying to say.

you said that the beds that don't split were based on passenger preference. I replied with "their passenger preference is not to have people who don't share beds on the same ship as them? OK" seems simple but also ridiculous.

 

[tvguy]

you said that the beds that don't split were based on passenger preference. I replied with "their passenger preference is not to have people who don't share beds on the same ship as them? OK" seems simple but also ridiculous.

A lot of nots and don't in that post. They had splitable beds on their original ships. They got rid of them because of complaints about the seam in the middle in the bed and because the vast majority of their passengers did not ask to have the beds split.

 

[Deb]

A lot of nots and don't in that post. They had splitable beds on their original ships. They got rid of them because of complaints about the seam in the middle in the bed and because the vast majority of their passengers did not ask to have the beds split.

were you involved in this decision? It just seems odd when there are not hundreds of complaints on all the other lines about the seam. Perhaps it was the specific beds they were using? Or a decision on Disney's part to discourage friend groups and families with older children. But "our passengers don't like the beds that work everywhere else, including more high end lines" seems like a line.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

were you involved in this decision? It just seems odd when there are not hundreds of complaints on all the other lines about the seam. Perhaps it was the specific beds they were using? Or a decision on Disney's part to discourage friend groups and families with older children. But "our passengers don't like the beds that work everywhere else, including more high end lines" seems like a line.

I think the decision to go with the unsplittable queen bed was based on the "family" idea. Mom & Dad in the queen and kids (if any) in the available twin beds.