sunnywa Posted July 16, 2011 #1 Share Posted July 16, 2011 A friend of mine and I booked a cruise on the Serenade of the Sea for January. We got a D-1 room, superior ocean view w/ balcony. Now - we have two friends that have decided they want to join us, for all of you that have cruised before, would it be better for us to just get another D-1 room or get one big suite??? It looks to be about the same price. This is a "Girls Vacations", husbands at home..... :eek: Any help would be great..... Thanks........................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SusieV Posted July 16, 2011 #2 Share Posted July 16, 2011 2 cabins, hands down. 4 women and only 1 bathroom??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megr1125 Posted July 16, 2011 #3 Share Posted July 16, 2011 i agree...2 cabins, 2 bathrooms for 4 women...... that's a no brainer!!:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starry Eyes Posted July 16, 2011 #4 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Two cabins. No doubt about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeuroQueen Posted July 16, 2011 #5 Share Posted July 16, 2011 We are booked in a GS for the oasis next year with four and I asked the same question yesterday. Think of the suite perks! I'm guessing your ship has a concierge lounge, right? Advice given to me was to go to the lounge for free cocktails and appetizers while others were getting ready! Maybe the perks of the suites are not that important on the Serenade as they are on the more crowded ships. More frequent cruisers may be able to answer that, tho! Have fun, I hear it's a great ship! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom.to.2 Posted July 16, 2011 #6 Share Posted July 16, 2011 I agree with all the previous posters. This one is a no-brainer. 2 cabins. You can get connecting D1's and when you leave the connecting door open, it will be like having a 2 bedroom, 2 bath suite. Minus the suite perks :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandma Gail Posted July 16, 2011 #7 Share Posted July 16, 2011 A friend of mine and I booked a cruise on the Serenade of the Sea for January. We got a D-1 room, superior ocean view w/ balcony. Now - we have two friends that have decided they want to join us, for all of you that have cruised before, would it be better for us to just get another D-1 room or get one big suite??? It looks to be about the same price. This is a "Girls Vacations", husbands at home..... :eek: Any help would be great..... Thanks........................... You will need that extra bathroom that the second cabin would give you. Sailed with DD, DGS, and DH in an Owners Suite - the cabin was huge but only one bathroom. NEVER AGAIN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly361 Posted July 16, 2011 #8 Share Posted July 16, 2011 One more vote for 2 cabins!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertbelle Posted July 17, 2011 #9 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Yep, 2 cabins. You won't regret it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted July 17, 2011 #10 Share Posted July 17, 2011 You may not even be ALLOWED to put more into your cabin....if you don't book the correct amount of folks from the "get go", they don't always allow it. And I would NEVER, EVER put 4 in a cabin...let them get their own room. Cabins are nowhere near the size of a hotel room...it' s way too tight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marie51 Posted July 17, 2011 #11 Share Posted July 17, 2011 I agree with the 2 cabin idea. Not only will you have 2 bathrooms but also more drawer and closet space. Also the suites have a sofa bed which is where the 2 extra people would have to sleep and it's not as comfortable as the beds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nab01 Posted July 17, 2011 #12 Share Posted July 17, 2011 First vote for one suite :eek: Its very individual when it comes to the need for two bathrooms for four persons. My next cruise will be a GS for four persons and that won't be a problem for us. We are not that much in the cabin and as the only male I will be fixing myself quick and head for a bar before dinnertime :) I also enjoy the perks, such as double points... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volleyballmom87 Posted July 17, 2011 #13 Share Posted July 17, 2011 She did say she was sailing on Serenade! Not nearly as many opportunities for suite perks on the smaller ships anyway. You will LOVE Serenade and BOTH of your BALCONY cabins. Skip the suite and take 2 bathrooms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marie51 Posted July 17, 2011 #14 Share Posted July 17, 2011 As I said before if you get a suite the 2 extra people will have to sleep in the sofa bed and it is not that big. Even though it's called a suite there will be only one "real bed". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnywa Posted July 17, 2011 Author #15 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Thanks so much for the help.... I'm sure we will just go with the two rooms... I wasnt able to find much info here about the suite "perks" and I guess that is what I was really wondering was if the "perks" and bigger balcony outweighed the one bathroom..... The concensous here is no and I am going with that....:D I'm sure I'll have more questions - you guys are great...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EGG Posted July 17, 2011 #16 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Good decision? Have you ever slept on a sofa bed for a week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted July 17, 2011 #17 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Id rather have the double cruise credits, even if the perks were not much to crow about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PH8 Posted July 17, 2011 #18 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Smart choice(going for 2 cabins!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnywa Posted July 18, 2011 Author #19 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Just a little follow up.... I have decided to stick with the two rooms, but I did just get a message back from the Cruise Planner (I had left a message for her before I posted here asking the same questions) and she told me that our room could actually fit FIVE!!!!!:eek: Yikes, oh yikes, could you even imagine that????? One bathroom, five women.......... No thanks................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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