Cabin recommendations for M/V Discovery

[comcox]

Does anyone have any specific cabin recommendations for Voyages of Discovery ship? We like to have quiet in the evening (early-to-bed types) and I need a certain amount of stability as I don't have the best "sea legs." We usually book mid to lower priced categories unless we find a speical price offer.

[judb]

We cruised on Discovery this April and someone said to us that the inside cabins on the promenade deck were good value, as you get all the perks of the promenade deck for little more than the price of a lower deck outside cabin. Not sure what all the perks are but early disembarkation, larger cabins (with bath!) nicer toiletries etc are a few. We had a cabin on Bridge deck (no bath but a bit bigger than Pacific) and I think we may have had better room service than those on lower decks (see posts by SwissMyst) but I cant be sure of this.

 

I hope this helps you to decide

[SwissMyst]

The lowest floors have portholes, not windows. Plus those port holes have to be closed during rough seas or transit through pirate areas so depending on where you are traveling, you end up with a de facto "inside" cabin even though you paid for the porthole.

 

The occasionally oddly configured larger cabins are found on the lowest Coral deck with the portholes and you can look at the cabin map to see which ones are a bit larger than other offerings. This is not a late night ship so I don't think noise is much of a problem.

 

There were fans for some of the higher up inside cabins because of exactly what you said - good rooms and easy outdoor access. The suite floors have larger cabins with far better bathrooms.

 

Ours on the Coral deck was as charming as one would find on an old Navy ship - totally basic, shower only with a flimsy curtain, with pipes exposed along the walls. Bonus- endless supplies of hot water and a non-low flow, detachable shower shower head - heavenly. However, terrible mirror lighting, broken down vanity shelves and no separate steam exhaust ventilation.

 

Yup, this too is the MV Discovery but they may be refurbishing all the cabins later down to the lowly Coral Deck. That being said, we would eagerly do it all again in the exact same cabin.

 

I don't think room service was dependent upon which cabin you have. I think it was more a miscommunication problem with our expectation this was not a service the ship offered to the degree found on other ships. This was our error not persuing it more. The Dining Room is on the lowest Coral Deck so you would think it would be the easiest cabin level to serve.

[larissaB]

Last year we had a Pacific deck windowed cabin (5135) which was nice and light, if small (like the majority). I did notice that the cabins towards the middle were ever so slightly longer than ours, and of course you will get less ship movement in the middle. Having said that, we cruised the North Sea to Norway and Iceland and the sea was like a millpond throughout.

 

Next year, unable to justify the extra £900 for Pacific, we've booked an outside on Coral. I do have two reservations about this:

- because most of the deck is taken up by the restaurant and kitchens, all the cabins are at the pointy end where you may feel the pitching more.

- the fact that if the seas are at all rough,the portholes on Coral and Bali are automatically closed so you end up in the dark. I have a real horror of this. For that reason I wouldn't consider one of the inside cabins on the very top decks, however much larger they may be and however many baths they might have! I just can't stand the idea of waking up in pitch black. Regardless, I still can't get hubby to cough up for Pacific!

 

Of course, a compromise could be Bali, where you could book the more stable middle section but still pay less than Pacific. Otherwise, as my husband said, if you're going for a porthole cabin there's probably not much to choose between Bali and Pacific, so why pay more? They're all furnished the same, all have showers only, and are all more or less the same size. Having said that, a previous reviewer commented that he had had a porthole cabin and in future would prefer to pay the extra for windows instead, so I guess it comes down to individual taste (and wallets!).

 

And of course, as the excellent SwissMyst and one or two others have pointed out, you will have such a good time on Discovery that the cabin isn't of overriding importance.

 

While I think of it, the expensive outside cabins on the very top decks (can't remember the deck names without referring back to the ship plan -Promenade deck?) cost a packet but actually look out on to the deck itself, not the sea, so you have the world and his wife parading past your window. Hope this has been of help.

[gymbabe]

I had a cabin on the Pacific deck.After cruising on several of the bigger liners,I initially had reservations (too small,not enough storage,no balcony,fears re noisiness etc).It became my familiar and happy home for 2 months.I usually suffer from seasickness,but had none whatsoever.The cabin was towrds the stern.Generally most of the cabins are fairly basic, but Discovery MORE than makes up for it with its other outstanding features.....the lectures, the itinerary,the people, the staff.....I would book again at the drop of a hat...in fact,have done so!!!

I would recommend taking a portable book light,if you like reading in bed,the bed light is more like a night light.Also a double pin European adaptor.If you like to watch TV in the cabin,ask for an extra pillow to prop your self up as many of the TVs are up high and not very large.

If you are booked, get ready for the experience of a lifetime both onboard and on shore.This cruise ship is absolutely brilliant....no crowds,idiots,drunks,desperate/datelesstypes,gambling,partying....very friendly with an emphasis on enrichment and fun.:):):)

[SwissMyst]

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If you are booked, get ready for the experience of a lifetime both onboard and on shore.This cruise ship is absolutely brilliant....no crowds,idiots,drunks,desperate/datelesstypes,gambling,partying....very friendly with an emphasis on enrichment and fun.:):):)

 

Surprisingly MV Discovery does staff a number of mature male "dance hosts" - about four of them on our cruise. They also acted as ship excursion escorts to help while on shore with the crowds. They did their best to be professional and neutral when choosing solo women dance partners so that those women traveling solo had a chance to enjoy dancing in the evenings to the small combo music ensemble.

 

We share your enthusiasm for all the things the MV Discovery is, that more than make up for what it is not. I look at my photos (using them as my computer wall paper now) with such great affection for our little home away from home too. Such a rare experience to see these far flung corners of the world and in a ship still small enough to get into the more centrally located older ports.