scohen84 Posted July 20, 2023 #1 Share Posted July 20, 2023 Looking to book a trip next summer on Discovery Princess. We are 6 people, 2 adults with 2 small kids (5 and 7) and 2 grandparents. Originally I was looking at a mini-suite for the 4 of us and a regular balcony for the grandparents. Now that I am looking more closely, I see there are literally zero (not on my cruise, just period) Reserve Mini-Suites that hold 4 people. But there are many that hold 3. What is the physical difference between a stateroom that holds 3 versus 4 people? Theoretically, if I booked two Reserve Mini-Suites for the 6 of us, with 2 adults and 1 kid in each stateroom, could the 2 kids physically stay on the pull-out sofa in our mini-suite instead of with grandparents? My kids have shared a double bed before, not worried about them not having enough space on a pull-out (as opposed to a Pullman). What am I missing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCX22 Posted July 20, 2023 #2 Share Posted July 20, 2023 The sofa bed converts into a twin mattress in a Mini-Suite on Royal Class ships. The person sleeping there lies parallel to the wall, not perpendicular. Most mini suites only hold 3 people. The bed for the 4th person is a twin pullman coming from the ceiling above the sofa. Not all mini-suites have this feature. See post below for pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scohen84 Posted July 20, 2023 Author #3 Share Posted July 20, 2023 AHHHHH parallel, got it, thank you!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingJs Posted July 20, 2023 #4 Share Posted July 20, 2023 See if there is a family suite available in your cruise. That will sleep 6 and gets all of the benefits of a full suite. It is basically two cabins joined with a common area in the middle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scohen84 Posted July 20, 2023 Author #5 Share Posted July 20, 2023 1 minute ago, CruisingJs said: See if there is a family suite available in your cruise. That will sleep 6 and gets all of the benefits of a full suite. It is basically two cabins joined with a common area in the middle. I was hoping for that, don't see anything like that on Discovery Princess. Even the Sky Suite only hold 5... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingJs Posted July 20, 2023 #6 Share Posted July 20, 2023 14 minutes ago, scohen84 said: I was hoping for that, don't see anything like that on Discovery Princess. Even the Sky Suite only hold 5... You might have to call and ask. They aren’t listed like normal cabins for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cr8tiv1 Posted July 20, 2023 #7 Share Posted July 20, 2023 (edited) Only a few (9 ships) of the Grand Class ships have family suites (sleeps up to 8). Princess didn’t seem to keep the best of the best of Grand Class ships when they moved on to the the Royal Class ships. Threw the baby out with the bath water. Edited July 20, 2023 by cr8tiv1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare trbarton Posted July 20, 2023 #8 Share Posted July 20, 2023 1 hour ago, scohen84 said: Looking to book a trip next summer on Discovery Princess. We are 6 people, 2 adults with 2 small kids (5 and 7) and 2 grandparents. Originally I was looking at a mini-suite for the 4 of us and a regular balcony for the grandparents. Now that I am looking more closely, I see there are literally zero (not on my cruise, just period) Reserve Mini-Suites that hold 4 people. But there are many that hold 3. What is the physical difference between a stateroom that holds 3 versus 4 people? Theoretically, if I booked two Reserve Mini-Suites for the 6 of us, with 2 adults and 1 kid in each stateroom, could the 2 kids physically stay on the pull-out sofa in our mini-suite instead of with grandparents? My kids have shared a double bed before, not worried about them not having enough space on a pull-out (as opposed to a Pullman). What am I missing? Have you contacted Princess to see what information that they have? One call could possibly answer many questions. Tom😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cr8tiv1 Posted July 20, 2023 #9 Share Posted July 20, 2023 I just tapped Discovery July 2024 4 in a cabin and pulled up both balcony and mini-suites on several decks and locations. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skynight Posted July 20, 2023 #10 Share Posted July 20, 2023 "Originally I was looking at a mini-suite for the 4 of us and a regular balcony for the grandparents." You mentioned that you are currently looking for two reserve mini suites. Just be aware that if you intend to go with your original thoughts the grandparents and one of the youth in the regular balcony cabin would not be able to dine with you in the reserve section of the DR. You would have to dine with them in the regular section of the DR. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knickearth Posted July 20, 2023 #11 Share Posted July 20, 2023 7 hours ago, CruisingJs said: See if there is a family suite available in your cruise. That will sleep 6 and gets all of the benefits of a full suite. It is basically two cabins joined with a common area in the middle. To reserve the family suites, you can only do it by contacting princess. They don’t let you do it online 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelers36 Posted July 20, 2023 #12 Share Posted July 20, 2023 9 hours ago, scohen84 said: Originally I was looking at a mini-suite for the 4 of us and a regular balcony for the grandparents. Yes, either bypass Reserve mini or book all Reserve because you won't dine together in Reserve section, so why pay for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scohen84 Posted July 20, 2023 Author #13 Share Posted July 20, 2023 8 hours ago, cr8tiv1 said: I just tapped Discovery July 2024 4 in a cabin and pulled up both balcony and mini-suites on several decks and locations. Not Reserve Mini-Suites. 2 hours ago, skynight said: "Originally I was looking at a mini-suite for the 4 of us and a regular balcony for the grandparents." You mentioned that you are currently looking for two reserve mini suites. Just be aware that if you intend to go with your original thoughts the grandparents and one of the youth in the regular balcony cabin would not be able to dine with you in the reserve section of the DR. You would have to dine with them in the regular section of the DR. Original plan was a NON-Reserve mini-suite, specifically because of this issue! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare nattie Posted July 20, 2023 #14 Share Posted July 20, 2023 I think your question was answered already in terms of what is available (4tpax cabin will have a pullman bed vs just sofa). We were on Discovery last year and had a mini on Riviera with pullman bed. It was NOT a Reserve Class mini. Please remember that mini suites on Royal class ships generally have miniscule balconies with rare exceptions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scohen84 Posted July 20, 2023 Author #15 Share Posted July 20, 2023 Just now, nattie said: I think your question was answered already in terms of what is available (4tpax cabin will have a pullman bed vs just sofa). We were on Discovery last year and had a mini on Riviera with pullman bed. It was NOT a Reserve Class mini. Please remember that mini suites on Royal class ships generally have miniscule balconies with rare exceptions. Thanks for your insight. I think we might spend a little more and get two reserve minis, one of them being R432 with the extended/angled balcony. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cr8tiv1 Posted July 20, 2023 #16 Share Posted July 20, 2023 Oops, did not read the "fine" print. Good luck getting the reserve mini's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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