We just disembarked from the crown today & since we are a family of 6 I decided to check out the family suite while the stewards were cleaning the rooms. I would say that for a family with small children it is ideal. There is a spacious main room with a double bed for the parents, then a living area that wraps around and connects the main bedroom with the other room. The big thing is that second room has its own door so the kids are not across the hall or in their own room yet you (& they) have privacy. They also have their own bathroom, closet/storage area & door to the hall. So if you have older kids they can come & go w/o waking you up but if you have little kids they are right next to you, the best for everybody. The smaller room has beds for up to 4 kids - two fixed bottom bunks & two fold down. The living area also has two small sofas that open up into single beds so theoretically you could have 8 people sleeping there. That would be a lot of people on top of each other. 4 kids & 2 parents would be great though. On the cruise we just got off we had to split into two cabins - one adult w/kids in each cabin which effectively meant neither of us could go to much after dinner (we have 3 thru 7 yr olds). At least if we were all in one cabin we could take turns going out!
We would take a family suite in a heartbeat except I have no idea how expensive it would be or how available. Why there are only 2 of these suites on a boat for 3,000 people is beyond me.
Crown Princess Family Suite anyone ?
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We just disembarked from the crown today & since we are a family of 6 I decided to check out the family suite while the stewards were cleaning the rooms. I would say that for a family with small children it is ideal. There is a spacious main room with a double bed for the parents, then a living area that wraps around and connects the main bedroom with the other room. The big thing is that second room has its own door so the kids are not across the hall or in their own room yet you (& they) have privacy. They also have their own bathroom, closet/storage area & door to the hall. So if you have older kids they can come & go w/o waking you up but if you have little kids they are right next to you, the best for everybody. The smaller room has beds for up to 4 kids - two fixed bottom bunks & two fold down. The living area also has two small sofas that open up into single beds so theoretically you could have 8 people sleeping there. That would be a lot of people on top of each other. 4 kids & 2 parents would be great though. On the cruise we just got off we had to split into two cabins - one adult w/kids in each cabin which effectively meant neither of us could go to much after dinner (we have 3 thru 7 yr olds). At least if we were all in one cabin we could take turns going out!
We would take a family suite in a heartbeat except I have no idea how expensive it would be or how available. Why there are only 2 of these suites on a boat for 3,000 people is beyond me.