Need feedback on room location.

[nikitty]

 

Has anyone ever stayed in cabins C443 or D605 on the Regal Princess?
I need to find out if these beds are forward facing.  (ie:  When you are sitting in bed, your toes are pointed towards the front of the ship.)

 

Any other issues with either of these rooms?
I tried to look in the thread that has cabin info but neither of these rooms were listed (or anything remotely in their region.)

TIA!

 

 

[crystalspin]

Your lucky day, both of these cabins have photos on CruiseDeckPlans and both have the head of the bed against the aft wall of the room.

 

Both of the locations have staterooms over and under them, so similarly quiet from that aspect. C443 is more midship and closer to the midship elevator/stairwell. D605 is closer to the aft elevators and also closer to the self-serve laundry room... probably not so close as to be noisy, but I have not sailed (1) on Princess, or (2) so near a ship's self-laundry.

 

I would choose the Caribe room as any particular journey would be closer to half the ship away!

[nikitty]

1 hour ago, crystalspin said:

Your lucky day, both of these cabins have photos on CruiseDeckPlans and both have the head of the bed against the aft wall of the room.

 

Both of the locations have staterooms over and under them, so similarly quiet from that aspect. C443 is more midship and closer to the midship elevator/stairwell. D605 is closer to the aft elevators and also closer to the self-serve laundry room... probably not so close as to be noisy, but I have not sailed (1) on Princess, or (2) so near a ship's self-laundry.

 

I would choose the Caribe room as any particular journey would be closer to half the ship away!

 

 

Thank you so much for your reply!  So if the head of the bed is on the aft wall, then that means it faces forward correct?  I did see photos on that website which showed them both facing forward but the agent at Princess said D605 faced backwards and it did not look backwards in the photo to me.  I also wanted to find out if there might be other issues with either of these rooms.

 

I remember reading that passengers can look right into some of these rooms from the glass walkway and I definitely don't want to run into that type of surprise on the ship!   😂

 

 

[crystalspin]

Here is a video of D604, which should (and does) have the layout of D605, because they are one-off from being directly across from each other. Normally in a length of same-category cabins, port and starboard are opposite (mirror image) layout and those next to each other alternate -- for one thing that usually if not always means their bathrooms adjoin so the plumbing shares a "wet wall".

 

 

Note, for D604 the head of the bed being on the right means it "faces" aft, but if you were to swivel the room, you would have D605. Your toes would be toward the prow/forward of the ship.

 

I cannot recommend a subscription to cruisedeckplans enough!

[crystalspin]

Also, if you want the second chair in a balcony cabin, you will have to ask your steward if there is one available. Do it right when they come by to meet you OR seek them out!

[nikitty]

14 hours ago, crystalspin said:

 

Also, if you want the second chair in a balcony cabin, you will have to ask your steward if there is one available. Do it right when they come by to meet you OR seek them out!

 

Thanks for this!  My mom has limited mobility and can't do a lot of walking so we like being close to the elevator.  My only concern is that it might be too close?  I'm not sure I understand where the doors are on this ship (we usually do Celebrity) but it looks like the doors are closer to C435/C437 so we should be ok?  

 

A friend told me these ships can be quite challenging in terms of cabins as the walkways and lifeboats protrude all around - so it can be quite bright at night in certain spots on the ship.  I don't think we have a cabin that you can see into either, but I'm not sure about brightness.

 

Thanks for mentioning cruisedeckplans.  I have looked into this website before but we go on trips every couple of years so didn't think it was worth it.  I have a friend who used it in the past and said she couldn't find any pictures she wanted for her room and that it was a waste of money, which is my concern.   I am using another site and it is showing contradictory information as to rooms. 

 

https://www.cruisedeckplans.com/DP/deckplans/category-detail.php?c=1446

 

C443 looks to face forward but on this site, it shows C421 as facing forward as well.  Counting from C443 to C421, with each room going back and forth, C421 should be backwards.  That means one of these pictures is wrong.  I'm hoping it's C421.  😂

 

And thank you for mentioning the chair!  We are used to having a couch on Celebrity so we might not have thought to ask and then it would have been too late by the time we bothered!

 

 

16 hours ago, crystalspin said:

Here is a video of D604, which should (and does) have the layout of D605, because they are one-off from being directly across from each other. Normally in a length of same-category cabins, port and starboard are opposite (mirror image) layout and those next to each other alternate -- for one thing that usually if not always means their bathrooms adjoin so the plumbing shares a "wet wall".

 

Note, for D604 the head of the bed being on the right means it "faces" aft, but if you were to swivel the room, you would have D605. Your toes would be toward the prow/forward of the ship.

 

I cannot recommend a subscription to cruisedeckplans enough!

 

[crystalspin]

The contradiction with C443 and C421 can be understood with the two handicapped cabins falling right at a 'dog-leg' in the hall -- that is there because C421 and the others on that side of the jog in the hall are longer/deeper minisuites and wouldn't have lined up left-right-left-right anyway (remember the wet-wall advantage to the builder).

 

With mobility (as well as my stamina) as a factor, I would definitely go with C443 -- even if you got a little noise from the proximity of the elevator (sometimes people talk as they walk away from the lift) -- it would be more than made up for by being midships. And as you thought, the right-angle turn to the elevators and stairs is several doors away.

 

I think when you have seen people talking about others being able to see into their space, it's pretty much restricted to the ships that are built with receding upper decks above deeper balconies, and what the view is, is down onto the balcony. Regal doesn't seem to have the "wedding cake" receding decks -- looking at outside views of the ship the decks all seem stacked even -- those slightly deeper minisuite balconies forward of C443 might give the slightest angular view of the smallest part of your balcony, if their tenants leaned over the rail (not recommended). I would not worry about privacy in this cabin!

Edited January 11, 2020 by crystalspin

[nikitty]

31 minutes ago, crystalspin said:

The contradiction with C443 and C421 can be understood with the two handicapped cabins falling right at a 'dog-leg' in the hall -- that is there because C421 and the others on that side of the jog in the hall are longer/deeper minisuites and wouldn't have lined up left-right-left-right anyway (remember the wet-wall advantage to the builder).

 

With mobility (as well as my stamina) as a factor, I would definitely go with C443 -- even if you got a little noise from the proximity of the elevator (sometimes people talk as they walk away from the lift) -- it would be more than made up for by being midships. And as you thought, the right-angle turn to the elevators and stairs is several doors away.

 

I think when you have seen people talking about others being able to see into their space, it's pretty much restricted to the ships that are built with receding upper decks above deeper balconies, and what the view is, is down onto the balcony. Regal doesn't seem to have the "wedding cake" receding decks -- looking at outside views of the ship the decks all seem stacked even -- those slightly deeper minisuite balconies forward of C443 might give the slightest angular view of the smallest part of your balcony, if their tenants leaned over the rail (not recommended). I would not worry about privacy in this cabin!

 

 

Thank you so much Crystal!  

 

I had to put a deposit down and the customer service agent really didn't understand the whole room configuration issue.  She said our room was is backwards (facing aft) but she also said the rooms on either side of us were backwards as well. 😂

 

I appreciate all the information.  Definitely feel better about this room location now!  

 

Thanks again!

 

 

 

 

 

41 minutes ago, crystalspin said:

The contradiction with C443 and C421 can be understood with the two handicapped cabins falling right at a 'dog-leg' in the hall -- that is there because C421 and the others on that side of the jog in the hall are longer/deeper minisuites and wouldn't have lined up left-right-left-right anyway (remember the wet-wall advantage to the builder).

 

With mobility (as well as my stamina) as a factor, I would definitely go with C443 -- even if you got a little noise from the proximity of the elevator (sometimes people talk as they walk away from the lift) -- it would be more than made up for by being midships. And as you thought, the right-angle turn to the elevators and stairs is several doors away.

 

I think when you have seen people talking about others being able to see into their space, it's pretty much restricted to the ships that are built with receding upper decks above deeper balconies, and what the view is, is down onto the balcony. Regal doesn't seem to have the "wedding cake" receding decks -- looking at outside views of the ship the decks all seem stacked even -- those slightly deeper minisuite balconies forward of C443 might give the slightest angular view of the smallest part of your balcony, if their tenants leaned over the rail (not recommended). I would not worry about privacy in this cabin!

 

 

[Thrak]

2 hours ago, nikitty said:

I had to put a deposit down and the customer service agent really didn't understand the whole room configuration issue.  She said our room was is backwards (facing aft) but she also said the rooms on either side of us were backwards as well. 😂

 

Don't count on the customer service folks at Princess ever having been on any ship, let alone the one you are asking about. They usually know far less than those who have sailed Princess.

[nikitty]

2 hours ago, Thrak said:

 

I know.  The last (and only) time I sailed with Princess, I had issues with them assuring me we were in a forward facing room the last time and when I got on board it was aft facing.  This is why I am posting here and doing added research.  😂

 

We actually vowed never to sail with them again because they did not want to help rectify the situation in any way.  When the same issue happened on Celebrity, they really went out of their way to fix the issue.  

 

I'd rather stay with Celebrity but their itinerary, timing and pricing doesn't work this time.  

 

 

 

2 hours ago, Thrak said:

Don't count on the customer service folks at Princess ever having been on any ship, let alone the one you are asking about. They usually know far less than those who have sailed Princess.

 

[Thrak]

1 minute ago, nikitty said:

 

I know.  The last (and only) time I sailed with Princess, I had issues with them assuring me we were in a forward facing room the last time and when I got on board it was aft facing.  This is why I am posting here and doing added research.  😂

 

We actually vowed never to sail with them again because they did not want to help rectify the situation in any way.  When the same issue happened on Celebrity, they really went out of their way to fix the issue.  

 

I'd rather stay with Celebrity but their itinerary, timing and pricing doesn't work this time. 

 

I've had cabins with my head forward, my head aft, and my head to the side. Never had an issue with any of the orientations. I'm somewhat surprised that it matters to folks.

[nikitty]

18 minutes ago, Thrak said:

 

I've had cabins with my head forward, my head aft, and my head to the side. Never had an issue with any of the orientations. I'm somewhat surprised that it matters to folks.

 

 

Well, considering you have the impressive amount of posts that you do, I suppose that's saying something.  😆

 

 

[Thrak]

3 minutes ago, nikitty said:

Well, considering you have the impressive amount of posts that you do, I suppose that's saying something.  😆

 

Ohhh... OW.... 😋  As you surely know, post count often merely indicates things such as "bored at work" and later "retired" and is absolutely not an indicator of knowledge or expertise. I certainly don't believe it's an indicator of anything other availability of time to read posts and reply. I read heavily and, when not reading, tend to troll these forums as I'm interested. Back when I was a gamer I had a very high post count in the technical support area of the gaming boards. For some reason I just enjoy that sort of thing.

[nikitty]

On 1/11/2020 at 11:10 PM, Thrak said:

 

Ohhh... OW.... 😋  As you surely know, post count often merely indicates things such as "bored at work" and later "retired" and is absolutely not an indicator of knowledge or expertise. I certainly don't believe it's an indicator of anything other availability of time to read posts and reply. I read heavily and, when not reading, tend to troll these forums as I'm interested. Back when I was a gamer I had a very high post count in the technical support area of the gaming boards. For some reason I just enjoy that sort of thing.

 

 

Oh my gosh!  LOL!  I meant it as a compliment and was making a bit of a joke at my own expense.  😆

I am obviously, super picky and I found it funny that you haven't come across this before being a veteran.

 

Everyone is so helpful on here and i'm super grateful to have my question answered.

 

Thanks again Crystalspin and Thrak!  🥰

 

 

 

[voljeep]

well, I was wondering too what specific difference it makes … obliviously i'm not an experienced cruiser to know such nuances 

[nikitty]

 

I get motion sickness so for instance, if I sit "backwards" on a train it's not a good scene.

 

If my room has beds facing the same way as a backwards seat on a train, I feel the same way.

 

If you don't have that issue, it wouldn't be an issue or anything to ever concern yourself with. 😉