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I was on the NCL Pearl with a 6 month old in an oceanview. We also put the pnp between the bed and the wall. The room steward set it up beside the chair, leaving absolutely no space to walk. I pushed the bed all the way to the one side and put it in the corner beside the bed and he left it there for the rest of the cruise. It worked out great and we didn't feel too crowded.

We travel with our 4 kids, ages 3-16, and have always had either connecting (interior, oceanview, and promenade) or the family oceanview (FO). The FO's have always been cheaper than 2 oceanviews, but sometimes two interiors would have been slightly (a couple of hundred dollars) cheaper. I do use a price drop website so that I can grab pricedrops as soon as they become available (and they are more rare for FO's). For our TA cruise it dropped significantly.

Both arrangements are nice and have their pros and cons. I prefer the FO's because of the large living space. With two connecting there really isn't a nice spot for everyone to just hang out together. It's especially nice for my youngest to have a large area to just putter around and play (makes it feel more like home). We put my youngest on a folding cot (one that we bring) in the bunk room so that my oldest can have the sleeper sofa to himself.

I think all of the RCI classes have rooms that sleep 6. We've booked ones on freedom (they have a ton of great options), Voyager, Radiance, and Vision (these are called family jr. suites but the price isn't too bad bc of the 3-6 passenger rate.).

We booked our next cruise during the kids sail free promo and to my surprise all 4 kids were free because we were all in one room! We still have to pay taxes and fees, but it was a tremendous deal.

The two cons that you will often hear about the FO's are the motion because on most ships (not freedom class) they are at the very front and because of the single bathroom. We definitely felt motion on our transatlantic crossing, but the room was very worth it because of all of the space for such a long cruise. The single bathroom doesn't bother us (and we have 3 bathrooms in our home), but I think that will vary greatly by family. Some use the fitness center showers as backups, but we didn't find that necessary.

I hope this information helps other families looking for larger cabins!

I'm considering a cruise on Legend this fall and this room, the Family Junior Suite (FJ) is available. We've enjoyed FO's in the past, and I'm trying to figure out if this cabin is similar. I haven't found any pictures or a good description of this cabin. Has anyone stayed in one?

(Note: This is different from the Royal Family Suite (RS), which I believe is across the hall.)

Thanks for your help!

I'm considering a cruise on Legend this fall and this room, the Family Junior Suite (FJ) is available. We've enjoyed FO's in the past, and I'm trying to figure out if this cabin is similar. I haven't found any pictures or a good description of this cabin. Has anyone stayed in one?

(Note: This is different from the Royal Family Suite (RS), which I believe is across the hall.)

Thanks for your help!

You can download the menus here:

 

http://www.royalcaribbeanpresscenter.com/press-kit/9/culinary-press-kit/

Are these menus repeated for longer cruises? We are on a 15 night cruise and I'm wondering if they will mix in other menus or just run these 7 twice.