family ocean view

[irishnewbie]

hi

we have just booked our first cruise , myself, my husband and 4 kids, on navigator and we are wondering what the family ocean view is like and if anyone would recommend it.our kids are 9, 5, 4, and 3.thanks a million:)

[Cape Cruiser 2007]

When you going?

Are all of you in 1 room?

Theres so much to do on her- I cant wait for our trip!

[irishnewbie]

hi

we're going on dec 9th, i know a long ways off but i'm excited!!:)

[Cape Cruiser 2007]

Woohoo! Im excited and I have to wait until Feb '07! LOL

[irishnewbie]

and i thought i'ld booked early!!lol i'm really looking forward to it, curious about the room though , seemingly it has capacity for 6 , hope it's o.k!

[Gumshoe]

Hi, i have done the Family Ocean view on Navigator last year for five of us and found it to be ideal. No balconies to worry about re the kids and plenty of room. It'll be a good choice for you and great ship as well.;)

[HappyFamilyNJ]

Hi, when we were on the Voyager last year we checked out the FOV on deck 6 when we left and they were cleaning it. It was very spacious and there was an actual door between the bunk area and the rest of the cabin. We liked it so much we booked it (family of 5) for an Explorer cruise this year! I do think that the FOV's on other decks might be set up a little differently, though.

 

enjoy the cruise, you will have a lot of fun!

[tisbad]

I booked my first oceanview for Explorer 12/17/06.....So if any info about cabin or pics let me know cabin 9500

[LisaGoeke]

We stayed in the family oceanview room on the Mariner last October, room 7500. You can click on the link below to see some pictures of the room. I definitely recommend it and we will be booking this same type of room when we cruise again.

[bjlabby]

Thanks for sharing... We're planning our next cruise on Mariner (we hope) for next summer (early June -). There will be 5 of us in the room (Daughters 10 & 7, Son 4) We were thinking about trying to get one of the four Balcony Rooms with adjoining Oceanview rooms, but after seeing those pictures of the Family Oceanview, it has me reconsidering. A couple of questions for you...

 

1. Did the curtain between the bed and the fold out couch cross the entire room, or was it one of those that only covered up about a 1/3 of the bed?

 

2. Did you compare the cost of the Family Oceanview to two adjoining cabins? If so, would you let me know the cost difference? The Family Oceanview rates are not posted on the RCI Website.

 

3. Did your kids participate in Adventure Ocean? If so did they like it?

 

Thanks!

[cb at sea]

Call RCCL directly--they can give you the rates for your sailing date--they vary according to how the cruise is selling.

[LisaGoeke]

1) The curtain did not go the whole length of the cabin but it did go the whole length of the big bed. Plenty of privacy. ;)

 

2) We compared the cost of the family oceanview to two inside cabins. This was for October which is pretty good prices. The oceanview was $3.500, two inside connecting cabins were $3,400. However, we really didn't want to have two cabins, even if they were connecting, I felt better knowing that all the kids were in the same room with me (they wouldn't have been in a room by themselves, either DH or I would have stayed with them). I found a C&A coupon for $150 that I was able to apply to the room so all in all it was a better deal for us to do the family oceanview room.

 

3) Yes we used Adventure Ocean. The twins would have preferred to stay with us only because they've never been away from us, but they were always having fun when we returned. Same with our older kids, they would rather be with us and grandparents and our friends but always had a great time while there.

[irishnewbie]

we have booked 8200 on navigator for 9 dec. i have heard that this cabin is bigger than some of the other fov's. is this true....anyone who has stayed in it i'ld love to hear from you

[Mirlui]

Does it have one or two showers and/or bathrooms?

 

Thanks!

[LisaGoeke]

Unfortunately, only one shower/bathroom.