What are those forward/aft facing rooms like?

[r8a2y3]

I was just curious.

I see that some of the rooms on deck six face a different direction.

Almost all of the rooms face port/ starboard or starboard/port.

I see on the diagram of room locations that there are four rooms that face forward/aft.

Like the room #6521, which is near the forward elevators.

These rooms also look larger. Are they really larger or are they the same size as all the other category 11 rooms?

 

[markey]

We had 2801 on 3 cruises which has the bed on the aft wall. This year it was taken and we had 2814 which has the bed on the forward wall. There is no difference in the space, both are alike. I thought it would be weird sleeping, told my DH we would be backwards, but honestly I felt no difference. It was however weird after being in a room one way 3xs. This year back in 2108, no reason except 2114 was booked. I think the rooms reverse because of the bathrooms, back to back this way and probably use less space.

 

[r8a2y3]

Markey, thank you for replying to my post.

I think that I know what you are talking about. Like most hotel rooms, they place the adjoining hotel rooms bathrooms back to back to save plumbing space.

I see that your rooms were located on the outside, and not an inside stateroom.

I was curious to know if anyone had ever stayed in one of the few inside staterooms that face in the direction from north to south or fore to aft direction like stateroom #6521.

It looks like this particular room must enter from the long section of the room instead of the short side of the room.

Does that make sense?

If it does open from the side of the longer side, I wonder how the inside must look with this different entrance.

All the other pictures that I have seen of category 11 staterooms show the entrance on the short lenght of the room with a bathroom on one side and a closet on the other side.

Then the sofa/television area.

And finally the bed agains the back wall.

Stateroom #6521 and the others facing that way have a hallway on two different sides, and another room touching the short ends.

Has anyone stayed in one of these rooms?

Where is the entrance door?

Does it enter between the bed and sofa?

And which side of the hallway does it enter from?

O.K., did I totally confuse everyone? I apologize.

 

[DMS_cruisers04]

Nope, totally understand which rooms you're talking about, there are also 8 on deck 5, behind the secret porthole rooms.
Haven't been yet, so can't help you with the set, but I'm sure someone here knows. Someone? Anyone?

 

[#1Mouse]

Friends of ours stayed in one of these rooms in February when we went. It is a category 11 but it is bigger than the other regular category 11 rooms.

Yes, the door is on the long side of the room. The room is layed out just like the others, just that you enter in the side. I would guess if you had adjoining regular rooms this is where the door to the adjoining room would be. From the hall you walk into where the "living room" is. Instead of the head of the bed being on the end (the narrow end) it is on the same wall as the couch. The bath and closet are in the same locations just that there isn't a door between them - just a blank wall. There might be slight differences in where the desk and things are, but I don't remember exactly how they are.

I will check with them to see if they took pictures of their room, if so I will send them to you.

Gail

 

[SNicksed]

oops

 

[cramam]

We stayed in 6511 in Oct and are staying in 6515 this Oct. I thought from looking at the ships plan that these rooms looked slightly larger but I think they may be the same. You enter thru a door on the side across from the couch. The bed is on the same wall. The room was very quiet and very convenient to the theater and elevators.

 

[r8a2y3]

DMS_Cruisers04, thank you for your reply and the encouragement.

#1Mouse, thank you for your your reply and your explanations.

I think that I saw a photo of a sofa with the head of the bed on the same wall next to each other some where.

For some reason, I never thought of staterooms having adjoining doors for adjoining rooms like hotel rooms.

That sounds nice to be able to enter your room from the side wall directly into the sofa and bed.

Maybe that blank wall space between the closet and the bathroom (where the normal entrance door would be located) could be used as extra storage space for standind up a suitcase.

Thank you for checking with your friends to see if they had pictures of this style stateroom.

Craman, thank you for your reply and confirmation of the door entrance and your experiences.