Bigtex1622 Posted February 6, 2014 #1 Share Posted February 6, 2014 No I do not mean the furniture is virtual. But yesterday our local news channel ( KHOU 11 ) went in and did a story on the new cabin. They showed a big bed, the virtual balcony with the bar/vanity next to it. Also just one lounge chair, no couch, no other chair. ( I bet the vanity has a wooden one ) Can anyone tell me if this is all there is? I am hoping that they just did not pan the whole cabin, and there is more than one soft seating. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KITKAT0229 Posted February 6, 2014 #2 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Ya I saw that video too and it looked nothing like it shows in the picture on Roayl Caribbean's website. I sure hope that wasn't the room with a VB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigtex1622 Posted February 6, 2014 Author #3 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Here is the video from the news story. The VB sarts at 36 seconds into it: http://www.khou.com/news/technology/Largest-Cruise-Ship-in-Galveston-boasts-virtual-balconies-243729851.html :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bevv Posted February 6, 2014 #4 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Here is the video from the news story.The VB sarts at 36 seconds into it: http://www.khou.com/news/technology/Largest-Cruise-Ship-in-Galveston-boasts-virtual-balconies-243729851.html :rolleyes: Thanks for the info... Navigator is in the plans for our next cruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karmavacations Posted February 6, 2014 #5 Share Posted February 6, 2014 I think they look GREAT! Since this was indeed a Revitalization, DIFFERENT than than brand new QUANTUM but still an innovative idea :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slvrbllt Posted February 6, 2014 #6 Share Posted February 6, 2014 http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1984388 Starting on page 9, there are pictures from the ship. And she'll post a video when she can get it to load. I'm pretty sure the ones on Royal's website are not going to be the ones on the Navigator... they're mock ups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karmavacations Posted February 6, 2014 #7 Share Posted February 6, 2014 I think they look GREAT! Since this was indeed a Revitalization, DIFFERENT than the brand new QUANTUM illustrations but still an innovative idea :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karmavacations Posted February 6, 2014 #8 Share Posted February 6, 2014 I apologize for double post...don't know what happened :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizanessie Posted February 6, 2014 #9 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Here is the video from the news story.The VB sarts at 36 seconds into it: http://www.khou.com/news/technology/Largest-Cruise-Ship-in-Galveston-boasts-virtual-balconies-243729851.html :rolleyes: Thanks for that link, the room did look quite spacious..much better than I thought it would be. Congrats Marilyn & Pete (cc member Petel) on your 100th cruise :D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxoocruiser Posted February 6, 2014 #10 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Thanks for that link, the room did look quite spacious..much better than I thought it would be. Congrats Marilyn & Pete (cc member Petel) on your 100th cruise :D:D The room shown in the video is an Handicap Accessible Virtual Balcony cabin. Standard Inside Virtual Balcony cabins are smaller. If fact they're the same size as any standard inside cabin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizanessie Posted February 6, 2014 #11 Share Posted February 6, 2014 The room shown in the video is an Handicap Accessible Virtual Balcony cabin. Standard Inside Virtual Balcony cabins are smaller. If fact they're the same size as any standard inside cabin. Ah that explains why it was bigger, thanks :D The virtual balcony does look pretty cool though...looks far more real than I thought it would be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy Posted February 6, 2014 #12 Share Posted February 6, 2014 The room shown in the video is an Handicap Accessible Virtual Balcony cabin. Standard Inside Virtual Balcony cabins are smaller. If fact they're the same size as any standard inside cabin. If that was an accessible cabin, it would explain why the furniture is different. I think I read someplace that there is a love seat, but I can't find the post again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigtex1622 Posted February 7, 2014 Author #13 Share Posted February 7, 2014 The room shown in the video is an Handicap Accessible Virtual Balcony cabin. Standard Inside Virtual Balcony cabins are smaller. If fact they're the same size as any standard inside cabin. I do not think you can get any smaller and still move around. Also, I think in a Handicapped room you have to be able to turn a wheel chair around 360 degrees. I hope this is more of a normal room, just not seeing all of it. :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonbgd Posted February 7, 2014 #14 Share Posted February 7, 2014 I do not think you can get any smaller and still move around.Also, I think in a Handicapped room you have to be able to turn a wheel chair around 360 degrees. I hope this is more of a normal room, just not seeing all of it. :eek: Thy didn't make larger cabins on the Nav If the cabin is 150sf and they add the VB to part of the wall something has to give. The photo shows a chair that most likely is the real look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coralc Posted February 7, 2014 #15 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Thy didn't make larger cabins on the NavIf the cabin is 150sf and they add the VB to part of the wall something has to give. The photo shows a chair that most likely is the real look I wouldn't think they can put any furniture in front of the virtual balcony. You would lose a wall for furniture. That soft chair probably is the only seating along with a vanity chair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigtex1622 Posted February 7, 2014 Author #16 Share Posted February 7, 2014 I would hope that the Virtual Screen and curtains would not take up that much space. I would hope that they would still have the couch. On Magic, all we had were the beds to sit on, Oh I forgot the little autumn style chair for the vanity. I can not wait for more pictures of the rooms. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxoocruiser Posted February 7, 2014 #17 Share Posted February 7, 2014 (edited) I do not think you can get any smaller and still move around.Also, I think in a Handicapped room you have to be able to turn a wheel chair around 360 degrees. I hope this is more of a normal room, just not seeing all of it. :eek: Due to being disabled I have stayed in Accessible Cabins on the NOS The video does not show the complete room. If it did it would show that there is more than enough room to maneuver a wheelchair. I have used my mobility scooter with absolutely no problem. Besides no inside cabins were enlarged during dry dock. The cabin in the video has the bed in an alcove between the back wall of the cabin and the Bathroom which is the arrangement for an accessible inside cabin on NOS. Standard inside cabins do not have the beds in an alcove nor have enough space for the bed to be in an alcove. A standard inside cabin has the bed positioned perpendicular to the back wall same as in a standard oceanview cabin with a sofa between the end of the bed and wall to bathroom with the desk across from the sofa. Personally perplexed how the screen will be positioned in a standard inside cabin as there really isn't the wall space. Nor don't think there's room for the bed to be placed jetting out from a side wall so that the screen could be placed on the back wall. Well I'll see for fact when after boarding NOS in march. The news channel as well as RCCL most likely chose the Accessible Cabin to video because it shows better to create more excitement. Edited February 7, 2014 by xxoocruiser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxoocruiser Posted February 7, 2014 #18 Share Posted February 7, 2014 (edited) FYI - Post #13 in this link http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1985810 also states that the cabin shown in the KHOU news video is an HC Accessible cabin. Edited February 7, 2014 by xxoocruiser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBone2K Posted February 7, 2014 #19 Share Posted February 7, 2014 We are looking at a VB room for our next cruise, but I'm not expecting to be any different than a balcony room layout with a bunch of LCD big screens where the balcony doors would normally be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxoocruiser Posted February 7, 2014 #20 Share Posted February 7, 2014 We are looking at a VB room for our next cruise, but I'm not expecting to be any different than a balcony room layout with a bunch of LCD big screens where the balcony doors would normally be. A balcony cabin on NOS is wider and larger at 184 sq ft - 199 sq ft to accommodate the bed being perpendicular to side wall for balcony clearance. Compared to a standard inside which is not wide enough to have the bed perpendicular to a side wall and is only 150 sq. ft. on the NOS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted February 7, 2014 #21 Share Posted February 7, 2014 We are looking at a VB room for our next cruise, but I'm not expecting to be any different than a balcony room layout with a bunch of LCD big screens where the balcony doors would normally be. There would have to be a difference as the balcony cabins are on average 35 to 50 sq ft larger than an inside cabin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suekay Posted February 7, 2014 #22 Share Posted February 7, 2014 I read "somewhere" that the VB is on the sidewall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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