I bought the same alarmclock a while ago. Not cause of these videos, didn't even know it at that time yet, but man It's a great one. I can't go without anymore. Also setting it at 30 minutes before the actual alarm goes off. I wake up so much more relaxed instead being pulled out of my sleep by some noise. I like how the light doesn't just turn on, but slowly gets brighter, like a actual sunrise. I often have to wake up at ungodly hours like 3:30 in the morning, so it really helps me this way.
@@EmmaCruises I looked around before buying, looked at the expensive ones, but this one was just so cheap and didn't want to invest in a expensive one as first try to see if it would work for me. Now I don't see a point in getting a expensive one if this one ever stops working, cause it's such a great little thing!
I actually prefer the inside cabin myself and I found that if I leave the cabin tv on the bow camera channel it works like a sunrise clock. The bow camera adds no real light to the room at night and kind of works as a night light. Then, as the sun comes up the room lights up in real time and I've saved having to bring a night light and a sunrise alarm clock in my luggage.
It's great to have that choice. I like balconies, love to read & write before I go to bed. But, if that's not your forte, inside is great for you. One size doesn't fit all.
I have 13 years of being stationed on US Navy warships. Racks stacked 3 high with less than two feet between them and a maybe 3 ft wide aisle between them. This would have been paradise!
I was on a submarine, myself. This cabin actually looks about the same as the CO stateroom on a 688, though there's only 1 bed that folds into the wall.
@@andypandy7769 OK, you don't train for something, from playing football or more likely in your case ballet you will fail when it comes time for the game or your recital. Same thing in warfare.
I can't imagine why someone would need/want their room cleaned twice a day. How messy can your room get when you are off at activities all day? Quite often, when staying in hotels I don't even have my room cleaned at all.
Unless they're complete slobs, they don't. When I first started cruising, our stewards cleaned twice a day and I thought it was a waste of time. They also stripped bed linens and towels daily which they don't now unless requested. Huge waste of water resources!
My husband and I really appreciate having our bed made, shower cleaned etc every morning. In a Disney cruise the staff ‘clean’ again when they make up the children’s bunks, they add towel animals and pillow chocolates. Our last cruise (Princess) we had our room ‘cleaned’ for the second time late afternoons/early evening. Much appreciated f you’ve had an afternoon nap. We’re not slobs, we just like a tidy room.
We sailed in an inside cabin through the worst storm on record in the Bay of Biscay, November 2014. We were confined to cabin for days and I was rolled out of my bed twice. The impact of the storm increased as the cabins ascended up the ship and also with increased window size. Top Deck and Penthouse were on injections. Our Captain was awarded, he was steering at the wheel personally and at some stages the only safe way forward was for him to steer us into surfing down the sides of waves. None of the crew had been through anything like it. It was still the best time I ever had! Definitely inside cabins for me.
P&O's ferries "Pride of Bilbao" and "Pride of Portsmouth" from Portsmouth to Bilbao were fun. In the winter when there weren't many holidaymakers, they did a £15 "mini-cruise". A return trip - 3 nights onboard with only an afternoon in Bilbao. The Bay of Biscay is often rough, it was Force-9 on one trip. No - £15 wasn't a typo.
Always get inside cabins when we cruise. Saves us a lot of money to use on other things on the vacation. I know some folks prefer a larger room or the luxury of a balcony, but we really only use the room for sleep, bathroom breaks and shower. There are lot of things to do on a cruise. Why waste it on a room you really only need for sleep. Great video.
For us a cruise is a moving hotel. On board activities are by far the least important thing. IF we can afford a balcony on which we can read... FANTASTIC.
My experience was that, when I was in port, I used my cabin only as a place to sleep or change - as there was so much stuff to do outside. But on sea days, I'd spend a majority of my time in the cabin, as I didn't actually care for most of the entertainment options on-board. (ie, I neither drink, nor smoke, nor gamble, and I don't care for dancing.) I'd use the gymnasium, and I'd hit the buffet a few times a day, but other than that I'd pretty much avoid the crowds by surfing the internet in my cabin.
For us it's about the convenience of fresh air and outside space without leaving the cabin so we always book a balcony room. I know the air-con is great but ... would have no problem with an outside cabin if the windows opened but they don't unfortunately
Wait until you are confined for 24 hrs! I was once when the staff thought I might have norovirus, even though I had no symptoms. So...no leaving your room is not fun when you can’t look out. As far as the cost...it is really only a few hundred dollars. I would love to sail with a partner who wasn’t a cheapskate so that I could have a view!
@@markboughan8613 I agree 100%. We spend more time on the balcony than anywhere else on the ship. Might be strange, but the privacy and the views are just wonderful.
Pretty amazing concept; 1st time I saw the prefabricated rooms was back in 1969-1970 when Disney World used this concept to install all of the hotel rooms for the Contemporary Hotel.
I likd that too. But first thing that came to mind , I hope it does not slide out easy. Will have to look for youtube pictures of that and people yelling in middle of night. Clearly a AFO abduction accident to blame on UFOs. Look Captain, they laser cut the whole room out of the ships body. Look at the precise Inca rock like cuts , only answer.
Inside cabins would work great for me. I love total darkness when I sleep and I don’t need much room. Also, “throwing a wobbly” is my new favorite phrase.
I prefer the inside cabin experience on the cruise ships and the savings let me cruise more often. Sometimes I have felt a bit wobbly when there was a storm at sea, but I can say that I've never thrown a wobbly......yet 😊🚢
Thanks for the tip. I travel with 3. My son is an adult now and I told him he gets an inside cabin on my same level. He sleeps most of the time (medical condition) but I worried it would still suck for him. He will get a key for my exterior cabin if he every wants the balcony experience.
If you need to simulate when the sun comes up in an inside cabin, you can also just turn the TV on to the ship's cam, with the sound off if there is music on the channel. Plus there is usually enough black glow from the TV so the room is not completely dark too. Being a solo cruiser, an inside cabin is usually fine. Especially if there is a huge hike in prices for a window or balcony cabins.
Very true! I don't like it at night though there's too many lights and other things like boats that pass by, ha ha. Plus some TV's turn off after an hour or so. Great if it works though :D
@@EmmaCruises Even in an ocean view we leave the tv on as a night light, to keep from falling, fortunately we’ve not found one that shuts off after an hour! It’s usually the bridge map with the music muted. We have found balcony cabins smaller than ocean view cabins, in general. Although we are rarely out on the balcony the extra light it provides is nice. If the furniture was easier to keep clean I might be out there more often, especially if I could put my feet up.
I love inside cabins because it can be dark whenever you want. I've been on a balcony but always go back to inside. Mostly for the cost, I'd rather spend less and cruise more. That view of the Puerto Vallarta at the beginning made me smile, such a wonderful place.
We've had balcony, promenade view (on RC) and interior with VB and to be honest we prefer inside. Sooner spend the money cruising more, or trips out. We spend so little time in our cabin its a no brainer really.
I love "throwing a wobbly" as a phrase to describe a temper tantrum. I would never get another inside cabin, I did it once on my first cruise and never again.
We had a budget cabin on the Achilles Lauro on one of the trips just before she sank. On the return trip, the seas were very rough, and I felt seasick, so I went up and spent the night on a deckchair in the fresh air. I had a much better night in that chair than the cabin, even though I woke up in the rain😁😁
On our first repositioning trans-Atlantic cruise, we met a Canadian couple who were experienced cruisers and had occupied the lowest cost inside cabin that they could find. I asked about the reason, since they had told us about their previous cruises in balcony cabins. It turns out that they saved as much as they could on the passage since they were meeting up with family members in LeHavre, France. The gentleman's father landed with the Canadian army on D-Day and fought his way across Europe, ending up at war's end in northern Germany. He had his father's diary and the family gathered in Normandy and traveled in two vans along the same route that his father had taken. It was a great story and a great reason to save money on the ship's accommodations.
Have never been on a cruise ship myself, but after sailing the world for the past 10 years on monohulls between 34-37 feet long, this inside cabin gets my seal of approval for enough space and everything you need to live comfortably for a 1-2 week vacation. That head particularly had me jealous, lol.
Having sailed only on warships I couldn't agree more. I was used to cabins smaller than that -with no ensuite of course - and a triple bunk...lol (And I was an Officer!) I really must take a cruise one day...just to go to sea and NOT be working my butt off...
I’ve never really been interested in going on a cruise but your channel popped up on my recommended and now I’m hooked on your videos 😊. Great quality!
Hi Emma, we love your "having a wobbly" British-ism. We have a woman formerly from Richmond, Surrey and she loves to say "don't get your knickers in twist". Love your language. God save the Queen. Hi from Bob and Jill in Connecticut going on our Celebrity Millennium 10 night cruise this coming Monday. Go Chelsea FC Blues 💙
I’m from England , and my biggest dream is to visit New England. Always have from being about 10 when I was certain one day I’d move to Vermont after watching Baby Boom! I’m 40 now, never stepped foot on US soil, but I guess there’s still time. I’d love nothing more than a road trip from Autumn to Christmas xxx
@@dollface2917 New England is an amazing area. I'm from New Zealand, but spent about 7 years in New Hampshire (next to Vermont). Autumn is a great time (they call it Fall) due to all the leaves changing colours and falling. A big tourism magnet. Then, in December, you have all the snow. Amazing people.
I sailed in RCI Independence of the Seas and had a balcony cabin at the stern. We had tea & coffee making facilities in our cabin and a wealth of plug sockets including UK, EU & US. There was a UK and USB socket on both sides of the bed and the USB charges my phone from 21% to full in 32 minutes. Fantastic result from RCI.
Thanks to a friend who lived in a few Asian countries, when traveling we mostly stayed in salary man hotels. Most were just slightly smaller than yours on Iona but a few were half the size. So that cabin would have suited me fine. Most North American hotel rooms have a lot of dead space that you never really use. I'm of the mind that you got a whole ship to explore so explore it. Unless you're sleeping, or changing why would you want to hang around your room.
Thanks for the link to the lamp! I occasionally work onboard as an interpreter and they typically stick us in the small, interior rooms. I agree with you: I HATE trying to wake up in a totally pitch black room!! Nearly impossible. I think the rooms should all be built with such a lamp but until they do, I guess I'll bring my own. Thanks Emma!!
I used to choose balcony cabins, but 3 yrs ago I tried an inside cabin and I liked it so much I will probably do so in the future. I always manage to find nice places to sit and not be bothered by other people.
We have only been on two cruises so far. The first one is balcony and the second one was inside. We much preferred the inside. Our next one we want to try oceanview so we have tried them all. I will do balcony for ones like Alaska or Norway where glaciers and northern lights are more common
@@N.M.N. We were on an inside on our Alaska cruise this past June. I hear your point, but the best view of the Hubbard Glacier was on the helicopter platform on the forward portion of the bow. Even from the sides of the ship, the views were much, much better up front. We lost nothing sleeping in that inside room. (Celebrity Millennium, $225/person, booked 1 week before we left. For that price, I would happily sleep in the engine room toilet!) Do your homework, and hell, if the budget allows it, book a suite. But that inside room was a revelation, and means we can do more cruising in the future with proper planning. Enjoy Alaska and Norway!
I like sitting out there if it is well shaded but I burn easily and don't like putting on lotion, so if the balcony deck is in the sun it becomes a source of great views and cool sounds, but with me inside the main cabin.
I really prefer to have at least a window on my cruise. Being able to see the horizon really seems to help with seasickness. Royal Caribbean has a thing where they put tv screens in their inside cabins hooked up to closed circuit cameras in order to simulate a window. Not sure if that would do the same thing as far as seasickness goes but I imagine they would have to match the camera carefully to the cabin or the difference in movements would make things much worse. After the pandemic, my wife has decided that we always need a balcony. If you are confined to your quarters because of a virus or something then at least with a balcony you can get fresh air more than a couple of times a day.
That's exactly the reason I'll only get balcony cabins now. I've found that seasickness doesn't appear to be an issue for me on cruise ships (smaller ships are a different story) so I wouldn't really care where the cabin is.
I just booked a 5-night Celebrity Caribbean Cruise from Miami, in December, Aqua Class (which is basically first class, you get a separate small dining room Blu, and spa to use) balcony for about $180 a night single, all inclusive drinks, tips, wifi. You can get great deals now.
I was gonna try this when I cruise in March! (I'm a novice cruiser and here I thought I'd thought of something brilliant but of course people have already figured it out☺️) Glad to hear it works for some. Like Emma said, my main concern is that it'll be too bright at night (though a little light is good for nightlight purposes). Can't wait to try it though!
Several decades ago my female friends and I went on some group cruises. In order to save money, there were 4 of us in the cabin. We had inside cabins mainly, although once we had a porthole high up. Each day we discussed our schedule to minimize bathroom problems. We tended to leave the cabin once we were dressed. We would arrange a meeting place, if needed. One of our rules was that our stuff had to be put away when not in use. We always assessed storage space and divied it up before unpacking.
Your "cheapest room" is *so SPACIOUS* compared to the internal cabins we had on both Caribbean cruises! Parents had the double bed against the back wall, meaning both climbed in on the same side. I had the single against the right wall, stretching from just missing the foot of the larger bed to the bathroom wall. Desk across from me. Royal Caribbean line, the Sun Viking & the Nordic Prince, back in the 1980s. Fun experience on the first cruise: watching the scifi movie The Final Countdown (about a modern aircraft carrier that finds itself positioned to stop the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in WWII) in a theater that gently rocked back & forth! Same cruise: the 3 of us shared an eight seat table in the dining room with two couples, leaving an empty chair. The chairs name was "Fred." All these decades later, & I have such fond memories...!
I like you mention stairs. My biggest illrational (that is until a damn Capt. crashed the ship into rocks and suck a ship) is being caught in the elevator when the ship looses power or sinks. It was rather illrational until the most people who died on the Costa Concordia were the ones that got stuck in elevators when it happen. So now if I cruise I damn near obsess over how many stairs I have to take to get around the ship. I just won't take a elevator until I have to.
I just cannot imagine not being able to see the outside in a room. ESPECIALLY after covid when many many many people were stuck in their cabins pretty much all day for weeks. No way. Lol
Totally understand that, that isn't how things work anymore though, most cruise ships have specific cabins (balcony cabins) where they would quarantine people if they needed to. In most situations you'd be disembarked in a port though, most you'd be in the cabin would be a couple of days not weeks like they used to be. Ha ha :)
I'm from the US and I've heard a lot of Britishisms bc of videos I watch, or TV shows I have watched. But I've never heard of "throwing a wobbly" but I AM going to use it from now on - I love it!! 😀
When we sailed to Antarctica on the tall ship Europa I shared a 7’X12’ cabin with four other guys. They did split our watches so we weren’t all getting up at the same time however. We all shared the same tiny head and we had one little porthole we couldn’t open as it regularly went under water! It was the greatest adventure of my life!
What a sweetheart. Thank you for the inside baseball and the informed judgment. The accommodation seems half a standard deviation from stowaway. But I could see it working. Especially with the buffets. Practical yet entertaining. Bravo.
Thinking about buying a sunrise alarm clock. heard you talking about it in previous video. Sounds like a good thing to have. Your British-isms are always nice... good to learn English when not a native speaker. Thank you for another video.
Glad to hear that you travelled with your brother. I've only done a cruise once, for my sister's 65 birthday as organized by her son. Because of changes in who was coming along, I ended up sharing an inside room with my sister. It wasn't bad but not what I thought it would be. But being a birder, I could spend much of the time on deck so was only in the room for a short time each evening.
The only problem I had with interior cabins and lack of natural light was when my phone (which acted as my alarm clock) shifted about 5 time zones over to GMT because that's what the ship's system did. I woke up and couldn't figure out if I was feeling off-kilter because I'd not gotten any sleep or because I'd MASSIVELY slept in. With no window and no recollection or ability to tell if the TV clock was using a 12 hour or 24 hour clock, it took a frustrating amount of effort to find out I was up incredibly early.
We. Love inside cabins. At night we leave the bathroom light on and the bathroom door slightly open for a little light to see by if we get up during the night.
My first cruise i had an inside cabin. Lowest deck, in the middle of the ship. Worked out very well as we ran into a Hurricane that had done a 180 turn. 2 days of 80 mph winds and 80 foot waves. My friends had a balcony on the top floor. They had hell, I had it made. Best cabin in a hurricane !
I used to get an inside cabin but I was spoiled and got a balcony.Now I always find a balcony deal I sail NCL often and just got back from Bermuda 🇧🇲 and had a balcony with the drink package and dining WiFi and shore credits. I paid $1,119 total with port charges and gratuities.That is a great deal because I travel with a few friends and we always get our own cabins. It was cheaper than a interior cabin believe it or not.Great video thanks for the info ✊
Thank you for the recommendation of a light sunrise clock. I use one at home (Alaska which has some extreme sunrises so nice to have a steady one when I want to get up). When I travel I have played with various apps. The best was when I traveled with my Ipad (bigger sunrise space). Now I have one on my phone. Not as bright -- BUT, if I wake and see no light I know I can roll over and go back to sleep. .. if I see light then it is almost time to get up. For the bathroom -- I have started to travel with a motion sensor night light. BAM I can see and helps with wondering...where am I and how do I get to the loo (using a Britishism so you can understand!)
Many of the inside cabins I have sailed in have TV screens that offer a real time view from the bridge. I try to book a monthly cruise so going inside lets me meet this goal easier.
To 'Aussiefy' your 'British-ism' we say Chucking A Wobbly or Chuck a Wobbly! Great video by the way and there is certainly nothing wrong with that inside cabin.
I like the fact you take inside rooms so regular folk like us can get a more realistic idea of what we might get. We’ve done guaranteed a few time….some good results, one bad on deck two near the gangway LOL
I'm so glad you mentioned the seasickness at your cabin and location in the ship. We bought a balcony cabin and I missed the time to change my cabin location as the P&O website is not very clear where and when to do it. I have been very upset about it as I paid extra to be able to change my cabin as I'm a new cruiser and I rather not travelling than facing the fear of rough waters and seasickness as I had a awful experiences with water and boats in the past I feel cheated as I paid extra and I was given a "smaller balcony" right at the front..
I recently found your channel and your videos are really interesting and informative! I work for the shipyard which built this ship and I normally don't see these ships outside of 3D planning, so seeing the inside and how it all looks in the end is super cool! I'm planning to go on a cruise next year myself and your videos are really helpful. Keep up the good work!
I've been on several cruises for work and for pleasure, and by sheer luck I never became ill (seasick, Norovirus, whatever). With COVID-19 still a thing, I think I'm going to leave cruising for the bravest amongst us for the next few years and just pitch a tent out in the boonies for my next vacation.
Trust me, you’ve already had covid. Most people are asymptomatic and it’s been around in the US since at least November 2019. If you haven’t had it by now, you have and you just don’t know it (when I had it, my only symptom was a runny nose. YOU’VE HAD IT ALREADY)
I believe it was the Britannic sailing off the coast of Greece the one who sank quicker thanks to open portholes because, being a hospital ship, lots of ventilation was needed, unlike the Titanic, as the night she sank the North Atlantic was very calm but very cold.
Throwing a wobbly is the best phrase ever. It's been a long time since I cruised and back then the rooms were cleaned probably twice a day. It felt like every time we came back to the room it had been cleaned again so maybe it was constant cleaning? I've never stayed in an inside cabin. I like to enjoy the relaxation of watching the ocean and reading on the balcony without all the other people around. My next cruise (someday) will probably be on Cunard.
I’m going in one of those 12/13-16 to Ensenada, looking forward to checking it out. Never thought of the darkness factor; hoping the “virtual” balcony will light up the room!
@@d.thomas1541 it will. You can control it remotely, from what I recall there are several backgrounds incl live feed, and it can be turned off as well as on/off times programmed (or sleep timer).
Inside cabins in Alaska are a plus because of the longer days. The longest Sunlite day is June 19 with eighteen hours and thirty-nine hours of daylight. That can make it hard to get the room dark enough to sleep. Plus, since those cruises are port-intensive you won't be spending a lot of time on the balcony. :-)
We loved our balcony cabins! Our favorites are the level 6 or 7 midship, where morning coffee, before bed nightcaps, just watching the waves is our favorite thing to do. It's not that we are anti social, but we kinda are. Lol. We have even skipped some ports so we could wander the mostly empty ship alone.
We did an inside cheapest on the boat cabin once. Still loved the cruise, even though the. Cabin was ridiculous! We had a blast, and now we prefer aft balcony staterooms!! 💖💖 For a spur of the .moment getaway, any room will work for me! (But I prefer balconies now)
We just booked what will be our first interior cabin. I appreciate all of Emma's informative videos of interior cabins. We do have a cabin booked for an April 2023 cruise that has a window overlooking the promenade deck, but that is not an exclusively interior cabin. The new Icon of the Seas looks to be a ship where there will be many things to do. We will really be motivated to get out there and do most of the offerings between food and activities. This will be a celebratory cruise of our wedding anniversary.
I'm happy in an inside cabin, saving the extra money for another trip. I like balconies and oceanview cabins too, but only if they're not much more than inside. I also HATE the feeling of being awakened out of a dead sleep in the dark, because then I'm sleepy all day. I've had a large sunrise clock for years but it's bulky and heavy, so I'm going to get one of the small ones like yours. I love the addition of a kettle, that's a game changer! I'll need to bring my own instant coffee, because that's the only thing that will wake me up. "Throwing a wobbly" is great! I can't believe anyone would get mad because their cabin is only cleaned once a day; get over it, you spoiled people! 😂
PS I bought the sunrise clock and use it every day at home. It's going to save me a lot of money on cruises, because it's small enough to put in bubble wrap and pop into my suitcase so that I can get an inside cabin.
Yes EMMA, l love the quick lesson on British terminology. In this video you also were very energetic. Great seeing the IONIA, its cool to sail on a brand new ship!
I have never been on a cruise, but I have traveled in the Baltic Sea ferries quite a lot, especially when I was younger. And I have never been able to stay in an inside cabin after the Estonia sinking. Maybe because the ferry was familiar to me, one of the names before Estonia it used to sail under was Viking Sally and during that time I had slept in the cabins of that inside maze a few times, and when the sinking happened I couldn't help but imagine what a nightmare it must have been for those people to wake up in one of those, and not be able to even get up to the deck, much less off the ferry, before it went down. So, no, in order to be able to sleep at sea I now need that window and preferably fast access to the deck.
I LOVE THE PITCH BLACK CABIN!!! We typically leave the bathroom light on with the door cracked open. Keeps the room dark but allows just enough light to keep from bashing my toes in the middle of the night
Hi Emma. Years ago and I mean years ago we used to take an inside cabin. In those days the TV was just a TV and had no CCTV links or anything! My god how things have changed! Anyway one of us would have to nip out early in the morning to do a recon to see what clothes we would need to wear depending on the weather! Now of course the inclusive TV selection can give you all the information you need before venturing outside of your inside cabin! 😂
@@ninaelsbethgustavsen2131 Yes, a totally different experience in those days and I feel privileged now to have cruised in a different and more relaxed and less demanding time. Many many memories..... 😉
I think I've figured out the leg rests in the shower are for, not just for shaving. It also makes sense in a small space to simply wash your legs! You don't have to bend all the way down to get to wash your lower legs and feet. This isn't really a big issue for most, but if you're pushing the height of the shower, it may be a big help!
I’ve stayed in a master suite with 4 bedrooms and I’ve stayed in a single, interior room with no windows. I had the BEST sleep in the interior room. With the lights off, it was absolute darkness and I could fall asleep instantly. I did enjoy the butler service with the other room though lol
I go back and forth from inside to balcony every other cruise. My cruise to Mexico in December is an inside cabin and our next one to the Mediterranean is a balcony. It works for us
Thank you for continuing to cruise in inside cabins. I do as much cruising as I can and on some lines I can afford the cheapest balcony on other lines I need to go cheapest inside. I don't think where I sleep should define my experience on a particular cruise ship.
I've never taken a cruise YET, but when I do, I realize a "little" window would ease my anxiety and claustrophobia, if either were to occur?! I don't care if the cabin is next to the main loading area, a lifeboat or the restaurants, long as it is cheap and has a "little" window! Looking forward to trying a cruise! 🤗
When we go to climates that are more rainy or not all-sun weather we tend to save money by going to an indoor cabin. But our Mediterranean cruise was our first balcony and we LOVED it! We've also had indoor rooms on Carnival for their Spa deals. It came with free spa access (svcs were extra like massages, etc) , free use of the thermal pool and upgraded bath products in the room and special discounts on spa svcs. Sometimes indoor deals can come with better perks!
I think it would be nice for cruise companies to engage with their clients when designing a new vessel to really determine what the avid passenger wants, needs, and what there expectations are out so they can exceed at proving a great package and better customer experience, and give the Wow factor.
Thanks for another aweosme video Emma 😊 What a great looking inside cabin 😍 we always booked the cheapest inside cabin we could before our daughter was born, and only really go for larger cabins now for the extra toddler space. We love how dark an inside cabin gets though - it creates the perfect conditions for afternoon naps 😀
We have cruised staying in interior, ocean view and balcony cabins and while interior cabins are definitely a bit smaller (especially on Carnival), they were all perfectly fine. I find the location of the cabin is just as important so we usually try to avoid cabins near high traffic areas.
Weirdly enough I’ve started watching your videos before I sleep. Your voice is very relaxing your videos are enjoyable to watch. Thanks for the content.
I love inside cabins! My favorite thing about an inside cabin is the dark. My biggest concern about letting them select the cabin would be possible noise. When I sleep, it is impossible for it to be too dark to too quiet (engine noise is not only acceptable, it is preferred - it is an old Navy thing). I really want to sleep in a sensory deprivation chamber (but my wife would not ha ha). 😎
As the Titanic seems to have split under it's own weight I'd have thought opening the windows, assuming you actually could, would have made very little difference to it's journey to Davey Jones's Locker.
Titanic only split in half after her bow was well below the waves and her very heavy stern was at a horrendous angle clear if the water. Open portholes at the forward end of the ship would have increased water ingress but, bearing in mind the size of the portholes, would have made little difference to the speed if the sinking when you consider how much water was pouring in elsewhere.
We were on Iona last week in an inside cabin. Very happy with it. We do not spend much time in the cabin other than sleeping. It would be claustrophobic with four though! We were also at the front, further from the buffet but closer to the bar.
You were kinda close with the Titanic story. On the evening of the sinking, one of the first class boarding doors on D deck was unlocked to allow access to the boats which had been launched. In the chaos, it was left open and exposed when that idea was abandoned. When the sister ship, HMHS Britanic sank, it was due to portholes being left open by the hospital staff to air out the ship.
Emma Interesting video. Jennifer and I definitely prefer a balcony cabin but to each their own. Our Canadian winters keep us inside a lot so when we cruise we enjoy the warm air!! Beautiful ship, looks gorgeous throughout. Must of been a wonderful cruise no matter the cabin!! Regards Jennifer and Duncan
I enjoyed this video. I am currently booked for an inside cabin on my next Holland America cruise. I am a little bit apprehensive about that as I've always had at least an ocean view room. And I actually like that because it get let in natural light and I could at least see where we were. So I will have to post a review on the inside cabin if I keep it as booked. Again thank you for your feedback.
On the newer ships the cabin sizes are different then the old ships inside & outside cabins where basically the same size but on the newer ships there my be a big difference I just was looking to book inside 129' outside 172' balcony 150' so you do have to check the size of the cabins before booking I normally book inside I travel solo so the small cabins are fine with me
You can book two cabins if you're at risk of seasickness. A balcony or suite as high & large as you want to spend, for most purposes including entertaining groups. And a cabin as low down as possible, amidships, as your own little refuge in rough weather. You see this on some expedition superyachts where the owner uses the VIP cabin lower down during storms. As a bonus, the storm cabin is closer to the engines, and in my case at least the white noise helps me sleep.
I also love to cruise in an inside cabin. I can cruise more often. In addition, I spend very little time in the room so why pay more. I also love the Dark Cabin and sleep so well. If I stay on a lower deck, I also feel movement less. Occasionally I will get a Balcony on a special deal and so far, the three times I have done it, between the sun and the weather, I have barely been able to use the balcony at all.
We were on a P&O cruise and right at the bow almost at the water line and oh my god the boat was moving a lot ( 20ft+ swell ) it took a bit of getting used too but for the price we paid it was worth it .
I prefer the flat end of the boat, it does not bounce around as much as the pointy end (flat & pointy are official Navy terms ha ha). The best is midships, below the waterline. 😎
I bought the same alarmclock a while ago. Not cause of these videos, didn't even know it at that time yet, but man It's a great one. I can't go without anymore. Also setting it at 30 minutes before the actual alarm goes off. I wake up so much more relaxed instead being pulled out of my sleep by some noise. I like how the light doesn't just turn on, but slowly gets brighter, like a actual sunrise. I often have to wake up at ungodly hours like 3:30 in the morning, so it really helps me this way.
Yesss!!!! So glad to read this. Me too! Here’s my link for anybody reading: EmmaCruises.com/lamp 😀❤️
@@EmmaCruises I looked around before buying, looked at the expensive ones, but this one was just so cheap and didn't want to invest in a expensive one as first try to see if it would work for me. Now I don't see a point in getting a expensive one if this one ever stops working, cause it's such a great little thing!
I had one, but I'm such a bad sleeper that the initial, almost not audible click when the light started to increase made me wake up already 😂
I actually prefer the inside cabin myself and I found that if I leave the cabin tv on the bow camera channel it works like a sunrise clock. The bow camera adds no real light to the room at night and kind of works as a night light. Then, as the sun comes up the room lights up in real time and I've saved having to bring a night light and a sunrise alarm clock in my luggage.
Yes! I do that!
It's great to have that choice. I like balconies, love to read & write before I go to bed. But, if that's not your forte, inside is great for you. One size doesn't fit all.
Exactly what i did
We do that as well
Genius! What a dream to wake up to!
We are 75 and 72. We have been on many cruises. We've always had inside cabins. We bring as little luggage as possible. Tina
Thank u,. Agree !! 🙂❤️👍. (I've traveled with lady friends,.who Pack too much & ask me to help them 😅💩. NO, ! 😉
I have 13 years of being stationed on US Navy warships. Racks stacked 3 high with less than two feet between them and a maybe 3 ft wide aisle between them. This would have been paradise!
Well the navy paid you to be there whereas these people paid to be on these ships so I am sure they expect more
I was on a submarine, myself. This cabin actually looks about the same as the CO stateroom on a 688, though there's only 1 bed that folds into the wall.
@@andypandy7769 The more you train in peace time, the less you bleed in wartime...
@@andypandy7769 OK, you don't train for something, from playing football or more likely in your case ballet you will fail when it comes time for the game or your recital. Same thing in warfare.
Dont give the cruise lines any ideas or they will start hot racking passengers.
I can't imagine why someone would need/want their room cleaned twice a day. How messy can your room get when you are off at activities all day? Quite often, when staying in hotels I don't even have my room cleaned at all.
Yeah! I have no idea. :')
Unless they're complete slobs, they don't. When I first started cruising, our stewards cleaned twice a day and I thought it was a waste of time. They also stripped bed linens and towels daily which they don't now unless requested. Huge waste of water resources!
One word: Kids 😂
@@Imzadi Sara, I agree...kids can definitely warrant two cleanings! They do get quite messy while having fun...😇
My husband and I really appreciate having our bed made, shower cleaned etc every morning.
In a Disney cruise the staff ‘clean’ again when they make up the children’s bunks, they add towel animals and pillow chocolates.
Our last cruise (Princess) we had our room ‘cleaned’ for the second time late afternoons/early evening. Much appreciated f you’ve had an afternoon nap.
We’re not slobs, we just like a tidy room.
How you managed to cram so much information into a twelve minute video is amazing. Beautifully presented. Thank you.
Thank you that’s very kind of you to say 😀
We sailed in an inside cabin through the worst storm on record in the Bay of Biscay, November 2014.
We were confined to cabin for days and I was rolled out of my bed twice.
The impact of the storm increased as the cabins ascended up the ship and also with increased window size.
Top Deck and Penthouse were on injections.
Our Captain was awarded, he was steering at the wheel personally and at some stages the only safe way forward was for him to steer us into surfing down the sides of waves.
None of the crew had been through anything like it.
It was still the best time I ever had! Definitely inside cabins for me.
Best post ever!
True. Most of the day is spent outside anyway, so save your stomach!
LOL! great story
Wow, good job. Hope he got a medal or a bonus check. What cruise line/ship if I may ask?
P&O's ferries "Pride of Bilbao" and "Pride of Portsmouth" from Portsmouth to Bilbao were fun. In the winter when there weren't many holidaymakers, they did a £15 "mini-cruise". A return trip - 3 nights onboard with only an afternoon in Bilbao. The Bay of Biscay is often rough, it was Force-9 on one trip. No - £15 wasn't a typo.
Always get inside cabins when we cruise. Saves us a lot of money to use on other things on the vacation. I know some folks prefer a larger room or the luxury of a balcony, but we really only use the room for sleep, bathroom breaks and shower. There are lot of things to do on a cruise. Why waste it on a room you really only need for sleep. Great video.
For us a cruise is a moving hotel. On board activities are by far the least important thing. IF we can afford a balcony on which we can read... FANTASTIC.
My experience was that, when I was in port, I used my cabin only as a place to sleep or change - as there was so much stuff to do outside. But on sea days, I'd spend a majority of my time in the cabin, as I didn't actually care for most of the entertainment options on-board. (ie, I neither drink, nor smoke, nor gamble, and I don't care for dancing.) I'd use the gymnasium, and I'd hit the buffet a few times a day, but other than that I'd pretty much avoid the crowds by surfing the internet in my cabin.
For us it's about the convenience of fresh air and outside space without leaving the cabin so we always book a balcony room. I know the air-con is great but ... would have no problem with an outside cabin if the windows opened but they don't unfortunately
Wait until you are confined for 24 hrs! I was once when the staff thought I might have norovirus, even though I had no symptoms. So...no leaving your room is not fun when you can’t look out. As far as the cost...it is really only a few hundred dollars. I would love to sail with a partner who wasn’t a cheapskate so that I could have a view!
@@markboughan8613 I agree 100%. We spend more time on the balcony than anywhere else on the ship. Might be strange, but the privacy and the views are just wonderful.
I never knew that about the pre fabrication of the cabins and then just bringing them in, makes a lot of sense though. Thanks for that tid bit :)
Thank you, cool right?!
Pretty amazing concept; 1st time I saw the prefabricated rooms was back in 1969-1970 when Disney World used this concept to install all of the hotel rooms for the Contemporary Hotel.
I likd that too. But first thing that came to mind , I hope it does not slide out easy. Will have to look for youtube pictures of that and people yelling in middle of night. Clearly a AFO abduction accident to blame on UFOs. Look Captain, they laser cut the whole room out of the ships body. Look at the precise Inca rock like cuts , only answer.
@@andypandy7769 And you pay premium price for that ride.
@@seltaeb9691 Best laugh of the day for me , thanks.
Inside cabins would work great for me. I love total darkness when I sleep and I don’t need much room. Also, “throwing a wobbly” is my new favorite phrase.
Throwing a wobbly is my new favorite term.
Yay 😀❤️
I prefer the inside cabin experience on the cruise ships and the savings let me cruise more often. Sometimes I have felt a bit wobbly when there was a storm at sea, but I can say that I've never thrown a wobbly......yet 😊🚢
Thanks for the tip. I travel with 3. My son is an adult now and I told him he gets an inside cabin on my same level. He sleeps most of the time (medical condition) but I worried it would still suck for him. He will get a key for my exterior cabin if he every wants the balcony experience.
Exactly-although had windows, even a balcony or three! Happy wherever just to cruise
If you need to simulate when the sun comes up in an inside cabin, you can also just turn the TV on to the ship's cam, with the sound off if there is music on the channel. Plus there is usually enough black glow from the TV so the room is not completely dark too.
Being a solo cruiser, an inside cabin is usually fine. Especially if there is a huge hike in prices for a window or balcony cabins.
Very true! I don't like it at night though there's too many lights and other things like boats that pass by, ha ha. Plus some TV's turn off after an hour or so. Great if it works though :D
@@EmmaCruises Even in an ocean view we leave the tv on as a night light, to keep from falling, fortunately we’ve not found one that shuts off after an hour! It’s usually the bridge map with the music muted.
We have found balcony cabins smaller than ocean view cabins, in general. Although we are rarely out on the balcony the extra light it provides is nice. If the furniture was easier to keep clean I might be out there more often, especially if I could put my feet up.
Wow! Throwing a wobbly describes some many parenting experiences. Thank you.
I love inside cabins because it can be dark whenever you want. I've been on a balcony but always go back to inside. Mostly for the cost, I'd rather spend less and cruise more. That view of the Puerto Vallarta at the beginning made me smile, such a wonderful place.
yes! My thoughts too :-)
We've had balcony, promenade view (on RC) and interior with VB and to be honest we prefer inside. Sooner spend the money cruising more, or trips out. We spend so little time in our cabin its a no brainer really.
I love "throwing a wobbly" as a phrase to describe a temper tantrum. I would never get another inside cabin, I did it once on my first cruise and never again.
I wouldn't try and put you in an inside cabin Lou, ha ha! Viking don't even have them so you don't have to worry ;)
@@EmmaCruises True that, love my balconies.
I love the inside cabin because it forces us to get out and walk around
We had a budget cabin on the Achilles Lauro on one of the trips just before she sank. On the return trip, the seas were very rough, and I felt seasick, so I went up and spent the night on a deckchair in the fresh air. I had a much better night in that chair than the cabin, even though I woke up in the rain😁😁
On our first repositioning trans-Atlantic cruise, we met a Canadian couple who were experienced cruisers and had occupied the lowest cost inside cabin that they could find. I asked about the reason, since they had told us about their previous cruises in balcony cabins. It turns out that they saved as much as they could on the passage since they were meeting up with family members in LeHavre, France. The gentleman's father landed with the Canadian army on D-Day and fought his way across Europe, ending up at war's end in northern Germany. He had his father's diary and the family gathered in Normandy and traveled in two vans along the same route that his father had taken. It was a great story and a great reason to save money on the ship's accommodations.
Have never been on a cruise ship myself, but after sailing the world for the past 10 years on monohulls between 34-37 feet long, this inside cabin gets my seal of approval for enough space and everything you need to live comfortably for a 1-2 week vacation. That head particularly had me jealous, lol.
Having sailed only on warships I couldn't agree more. I was used to cabins smaller than that -with no ensuite of course - and a triple bunk...lol (And I was an Officer!) I really must take a cruise one day...just to go to sea and NOT be working my butt off...
@@trooperdgb9722 thank you for your service o7
“Throwing a wobbly” is absolutely going into my vocabulary 😂😂 thank you
I’ve never really been interested in going on a cruise but your channel popped up on my recommended and now I’m hooked on your videos 😊. Great quality!
"throwing a wobbly" is very much a NZ expression, too...with "wobbly" being 2 syllables.
Hi Emma, we love your "having a wobbly" British-ism. We have a woman formerly from Richmond, Surrey and she loves to say "don't get your knickers in twist". Love your language. God save the Queen. Hi from Bob and Jill in Connecticut going on our Celebrity Millennium 10 night cruise this coming Monday. Go Chelsea FC Blues 💙
Have a great cruise. Go Chelsea ⚽
Woohoo!! Go blues 😀❤️
I’m from England , and my biggest dream is to visit New England. Always have from being about 10 when I was certain one day I’d move to Vermont after watching Baby Boom! I’m 40 now, never stepped foot on US soil, but I guess there’s still time. I’d love nothing more than a road trip from Autumn to Christmas xxx
@@dollface2917 New England is an amazing area. I'm from New Zealand, but spent about 7 years in New Hampshire (next to Vermont). Autumn is a great time (they call it Fall) due to all the leaves changing colours and falling. A big tourism magnet. Then, in December, you have all the snow. Amazing people.
I sailed in RCI Independence of the Seas and had a balcony cabin at the stern. We had tea & coffee making facilities in our cabin and a wealth of plug sockets including UK, EU & US.
There was a UK and USB socket on both sides of the bed and the USB charges my phone from 21% to full in 32 minutes. Fantastic result from RCI.
Thanks to a friend who lived in a few Asian countries, when traveling we mostly stayed in salary man hotels. Most were just slightly smaller than yours on Iona but a few were half the size. So that cabin would have suited me fine. Most North American hotel rooms have a lot of dead space that you never really use. I'm of the mind that you got a whole ship to explore so explore it. Unless you're sleeping, or changing why would you want to hang around your room.
Thanks for the link to the lamp! I occasionally work onboard as an interpreter and they typically stick us in the small, interior rooms. I agree with you: I HATE trying to wake up in a totally pitch black room!! Nearly impossible. I think the rooms should all be built with such a lamp but until they do, I guess I'll bring my own. Thanks Emma!!
Yess! I agree, maybe they will one day. Thank you! 😁❤️
I used to choose balcony cabins, but 3 yrs ago I tried an inside cabin and I liked it so much I will probably do so in the future. I always manage to find nice places to sit and not be bothered by other people.
We have only been on two cruises so far. The first one is balcony and the second one was inside. We much preferred the inside. Our next one we want to try oceanview so we have tried them all. I will do balcony for ones like Alaska or Norway where glaciers and northern lights are more common
@@N.M.N. We were on an inside on our Alaska cruise this past June. I hear your point, but the best view of the Hubbard Glacier was on the helicopter platform on the forward portion of the bow. Even from the sides of the ship, the views were much, much better up front. We lost nothing sleeping in that inside room. (Celebrity Millennium, $225/person, booked 1 week before we left. For that price, I would happily sleep in the engine room toilet!) Do your homework, and hell, if the budget allows it, book a suite. But that inside room was a revelation, and means we can do more cruising in the future with proper planning. Enjoy Alaska and Norway!
@@davidh9844 thanks for the comment. Our next cruise wherever it's going to be will be quite different for us since we have a baby now
Beautifully designed cabin! Feels kind of up-market.
I agree with you on the kettle. It’s so useful! Lacking one, I would be throwing a wobbly 😆
As an American who loves England, I enjoy your unique views of cruising.
Thank you! 😁❤️
@@EmmaCruises Now, if only they'd stop driving on the wrong side of the road.
“once you have a balcony you wont go back”…. had a balcony once… went out on it.. once… so it wasnt worth the extra expense for me…
I like sitting out there if it is well shaded but I burn easily and don't like putting on lotion, so if the balcony deck is in the sun it becomes a source of great views and cool sounds, but with me inside the main cabin.
I really prefer to have at least a window on my cruise. Being able to see the horizon really seems to help with seasickness. Royal Caribbean has a thing where they put tv screens in their inside cabins hooked up to closed circuit cameras in order to simulate a window. Not sure if that would do the same thing as far as seasickness goes but I imagine they would have to match the camera carefully to the cabin or the difference in movements would make things much worse. After the pandemic, my wife has decided that we always need a balcony. If you are confined to your quarters because of a virus or something then at least with a balcony you can get fresh air more than a couple of times a day.
That's exactly the reason I'll only get balcony cabins now. I've found that seasickness doesn't appear to be an issue for me on cruise ships (smaller ships are a different story) so I wouldn't really care where the cabin is.
I just booked a 5-night Celebrity Caribbean Cruise from Miami, in December, Aqua Class (which is basically first class, you get a separate small dining room Blu, and spa to use) balcony for about $180 a night single, all inclusive drinks, tips, wifi. You can get great deals now.
For the light issue, I always turn the TV on to the front camera. Then as the sun rises outside, it wakes me up.
It’s tooooo bright for me all night with the little flashy lights and things, good idea though 😀❤️
I was gonna try this when I cruise in March! (I'm a novice cruiser and here I thought I'd thought of something brilliant but of course people have already figured it out☺️) Glad to hear it works for some. Like Emma said, my main concern is that it'll be too bright at night (though a little light is good for nightlight purposes). Can't wait to try it though!
I tried this on norwegian and the tvs automatically turn off by themselves
Several decades ago my female friends and I went on some group cruises. In order to save money, there were 4 of us in the cabin. We had inside cabins mainly, although once we had a porthole high up.
Each day we discussed our schedule to minimize bathroom problems. We tended to leave the cabin once we were dressed. We would arrange a meeting place, if needed.
One of our rules was that our stuff had to be put away when not in use. We always assessed storage space and divied it up before unpacking.
Sounds like a nightmare. That doesn't sound like an enjoyable holiday. I'd rather spend extra to not be uncomfortable with 4 people in one cabin.
My God , that sounds like the holiday from hell..
Your "cheapest room" is *so SPACIOUS* compared to the internal cabins we had on both Caribbean cruises! Parents had the double bed against the back wall, meaning both climbed in on the same side. I had the single against the right wall, stretching from just missing the foot of the larger bed to the bathroom wall. Desk across from me.
Royal Caribbean line, the Sun Viking & the Nordic Prince, back in the 1980s.
Fun experience on the first cruise: watching the scifi movie The Final Countdown (about a modern aircraft carrier that finds itself positioned to stop the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in WWII) in a theater that gently rocked back & forth!
Same cruise: the 3 of us shared an eight seat table in the dining room with two couples, leaving an empty chair. The chairs name was "Fred."
All these decades later, & I have such fond memories...!
I like you mention stairs. My biggest illrational (that is until a damn Capt. crashed the ship into rocks and suck a ship) is being caught in the elevator when the ship looses power or sinks. It was rather illrational until the most people who died on the Costa Concordia were the ones that got stuck in elevators when it happen. So now if I cruise I damn near obsess over how many stairs I have to take to get around the ship. I just won't take a elevator until I have to.
I love the new phase "throwing a wobbly"
I just cannot imagine not being able to see the outside in a room. ESPECIALLY after covid when many many many people were stuck in their cabins pretty much all day for weeks. No way. Lol
Totally understand that, that isn't how things work anymore though, most cruise ships have specific cabins (balcony cabins) where they would quarantine people if they needed to. In most situations you'd be disembarked in a port though, most you'd be in the cabin would be a couple of days not weeks like they used to be. Ha ha :)
That was a very limited time at the very start of the pandemic when we had very little information about the disease.
Most cruise chips have like 5 channels on the TV and no internet unless u wanna pay
I'm from the US and I've heard a lot of Britishisms bc of videos I watch, or TV shows I have watched. But I've never heard of "throwing a wobbly" but I AM going to use it from now on - I love it!! 😀
When we sailed to Antarctica on the tall ship Europa I shared a 7’X12’ cabin with four other guys. They did split our watches so we weren’t all getting up at the same time however. We all shared the same tiny head and we had one little porthole we couldn’t open as it regularly went under water!
It was the greatest adventure of my life!
It calls to me. What was the cost?
What a sweetheart. Thank you for the inside baseball and the informed judgment. The accommodation seems half a standard deviation from stowaway. But I could see it working. Especially with the buffets. Practical yet entertaining. Bravo.
😂😂😂😂
Thinking about buying a sunrise alarm clock. heard you talking about it in previous video. Sounds like a good thing to have.
Your British-isms are always nice... good to learn English when not a native speaker.
Thank you for another video.
I lived in NH, USA for a few years. People learnt different words from me, and I learnt from them. Then there were the spelling differences :)
Glad to hear that you travelled with your brother. I've only done a cruise once, for my sister's 65 birthday as organized by her son. Because of changes in who was coming along, I ended up sharing an inside room with my sister. It wasn't bad but not what I thought it would be. But being a birder, I could spend much of the time on deck so was only in the room for a short time each evening.
The only problem I had with interior cabins and lack of natural light was when my phone (which acted as my alarm clock) shifted about 5 time zones over to GMT because that's what the ship's system did. I woke up and couldn't figure out if I was feeling off-kilter because I'd not gotten any sleep or because I'd MASSIVELY slept in.
With no window and no recollection or ability to tell if the TV clock was using a 12 hour or 24 hour clock, it took a frustrating amount of effort to find out I was up incredibly early.
I'm a trucker, I'm use to sleeping in small spaces, I would have no problem with that nice room.
We. Love inside cabins. At night we leave the bathroom light on and the bathroom door slightly open for a little light to see by if we get up during the night.
I do that, especially if the TV is a flustercluck like it was on my last cruise and I can't always get the bridge cam.
Yes,. Jon agree !! I do the same👍🙂🧡
My first cruise i had an inside cabin. Lowest deck, in the middle of the ship.
Worked out very well as we ran into a Hurricane that had done a 180 turn. 2 days of 80 mph winds and 80 foot waves. My friends had a balcony on the top floor.
They had hell, I had it made. Best cabin in a hurricane !
Your cabin looked well appointed and a glass shower door is always a big plus 👍
I used to get an inside cabin but I was spoiled and got a balcony.Now I always find a balcony deal I sail NCL often and just got back from Bermuda 🇧🇲 and had a balcony with the drink package and dining WiFi and shore credits. I paid $1,119 total with port charges and gratuities.That is a great deal because I travel with a few friends and we always get our own cabins. It was cheaper than a interior cabin believe it or not.Great video thanks for the info ✊
You and your brother must have a great relationship to share a cabin!! I would make my sister throw numerous wobblies if we shared a cabin!!
Hahah!! We were very good I think 😀❤️
The stewards must have realised that you weren’t married to each other when you put Miss instead of Mrs on your passport and documentation!
Thank you for the recommendation of a light sunrise clock. I use one at home (Alaska which has some extreme sunrises so nice to have a steady one when I want to get up). When I travel I have played with various apps. The best was when I traveled with my Ipad (bigger sunrise space). Now I have one on my phone. Not as bright -- BUT, if I wake and see no light I know I can roll over and go back to sleep. .. if I see light then it is almost time to get up. For the bathroom -- I have started to travel with a motion sensor night light. BAM I can see and helps with wondering...where am I and how do I get to the loo (using a Britishism so you can understand!)
Hahaha!!! I love it. Great idea!! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
Many of the inside cabins I have sailed in have TV screens that offer a real time view from the bridge. I try to book a monthly cruise so going inside lets me meet this goal easier.
To 'Aussiefy' your 'British-ism' we say Chucking A Wobbly or Chuck a Wobbly! Great video by the way and there is certainly nothing wrong with that inside cabin.
And don't forget you can also Spit the Dummy (pacifier).
@@peterosy yes, definitely 'dummy', pacifier just doesn't stick it!
I like the fact you take inside rooms so regular folk like us can get a more realistic idea of what we might get. We’ve done guaranteed a few time….some good results, one bad on deck two near the gangway LOL
I'm so glad you mentioned the seasickness at your cabin and location in the ship.
We bought a balcony cabin and I missed the time to change my cabin location as the P&O website is not very clear where and when to do it. I have been very upset about it as I paid extra to be able to change my cabin as I'm a new cruiser and I rather not travelling than facing the fear of rough waters and seasickness as I had a awful experiences with water and boats in the past
I feel cheated as I paid extra and I was given a "smaller balcony" right at the front..
I recently found your channel and your videos are really interesting and informative! I work for the shipyard which built this ship and I normally don't see these ships outside of 3D planning, so seeing the inside and how it all looks in the end is super cool!
I'm planning to go on a cruise next year myself and your videos are really helpful. Keep up the good work!
I've been on several cruises for work and for pleasure, and by sheer luck I never became ill (seasick, Norovirus, whatever). With COVID-19 still a thing, I think I'm going to leave cruising for the bravest amongst us for the next few years and just pitch a tent out in the boonies for my next vacation.
Fair enough 😀❤️
Trust me, you’ve already had covid. Most people are asymptomatic and it’s been around in the US since at least November 2019. If you haven’t had it by now, you have and you just don’t know it (when I had it, my only symptom was a runny nose. YOU’VE HAD IT ALREADY)
@@SarcasticPixie I don't think the worry is getting sick, the worry is being confined to your cabin until you get back home.
Nice review thanks Emma. Cleaning the cabin once a day is all that is needed and it's less intrusive.
Throwing a wobbly! That's great. I might have to try using that phrase sometime. Love your British-isms.
Yes!! Please do!! I love the idea I’m spreading the phrases ha ha 😂😂😂
I believe it was the Britannic sailing off the coast of Greece the one who sank quicker thanks to open portholes because, being a hospital ship, lots of ventilation was needed, unlike the Titanic, as the night she sank the North Atlantic was very calm but very cold.
The Royal Oak had her scuttles open too. Light excluders were rigged but those are meant to allow ventilation.
She sank very quickly.
There was enough room on that dresser.
Rose just hogged it to watch Leonardo DiCaprio die.
Throwing a wobbly is the best phrase ever. It's been a long time since I cruised and back then the rooms were cleaned probably twice a day. It felt like every time we came back to the room it had been cleaned again so maybe it was constant cleaning? I've never stayed in an inside cabin. I like to enjoy the relaxation of watching the ocean and reading on the balcony without all the other people around. My next cruise (someday) will probably be on Cunard.
Try one of Royal’s inside cabins with a virtual balcony. Pretty cool!!
I’m going in one of those 12/13-16 to Ensenada, looking forward to checking it out. Never thought of the darkness factor; hoping the “virtual” balcony will light up the room!
@@d.thomas1541 it will. You can control it remotely, from what I recall there are several backgrounds incl live feed, and it can be turned off as well as on/off times programmed (or sleep timer).
@@markbergthold6181 Thanks for info!
Inside cabins in Alaska are a plus because of the longer days. The longest Sunlite day is June 19 with eighteen hours and thirty-nine hours of daylight. That can make it hard to get the room dark enough to sleep. Plus, since those cruises are port-intensive you won't be spending a lot of time on the balcony. :-)
While for me, “high dudgeon” is the ultimate British-ism, throwing a wobbly is pretty epic.
I had to google that, never heard that one before!! :')
We loved our balcony cabins! Our favorites are the level 6 or 7 midship, where morning coffee, before bed nightcaps, just watching the waves is our favorite thing to do. It's not that we are anti social, but we kinda are. Lol. We have even skipped some ports so we could wander the mostly empty ship alone.
We did an inside cheapest on the boat cabin once. Still loved the cruise, even though the. Cabin was ridiculous! We had a blast, and now we prefer aft balcony staterooms!! 💖💖
For a spur of the .moment getaway, any room will work for me! (But I prefer balconies now)
We just booked what will be our first interior cabin. I appreciate all of Emma's informative videos of interior cabins. We do have a cabin booked for an April 2023 cruise that has a window overlooking the promenade deck, but that is not an exclusively interior cabin. The new Icon of the Seas looks to be a ship where there will be many things to do. We will really be motivated to get out there and do most of the offerings between food and activities. This will be a celebratory cruise of our wedding anniversary.
I'm happy in an inside cabin, saving the extra money for another trip. I like balconies and oceanview cabins too, but only if they're not much more than inside. I also HATE the feeling of being awakened out of a dead sleep in the dark, because then I'm sleepy all day. I've had a large sunrise clock for years but it's bulky and heavy, so I'm going to get one of the small ones like yours. I love the addition of a kettle, that's a game changer! I'll need to bring my own instant coffee, because that's the only thing that will wake me up. "Throwing a wobbly" is great! I can't believe anyone would get mad because their cabin is only cleaned once a day; get over it, you spoiled people! 😂
PS I bought the sunrise clock and use it every day at home. It's going to save me a lot of money on cruises, because it's small enough to put in bubble wrap and pop into my suitcase so that I can get an inside cabin.
Yes EMMA, l love the quick lesson on British terminology.
In this video you also were very energetic. Great seeing the IONIA, its cool to sail on a brand new ship!
I have never been on a cruise, but I have traveled in the Baltic Sea ferries quite a lot, especially when I was younger. And I have never been able to stay in an inside cabin after the Estonia sinking. Maybe because the ferry was familiar to me, one of the names before Estonia it used to sail under was Viking Sally and during that time I had slept in the cabins of that inside maze a few times, and when the sinking happened I couldn't help but imagine what a nightmare it must have been for those people to wake up in one of those, and not be able to even get up to the deck, much less off the ferry, before it went down.
So, no, in order to be able to sleep at sea I now need that window and preferably fast access to the deck.
I LOVE THE PITCH BLACK CABIN!!!
We typically leave the bathroom light on with the door cracked open. Keeps the room dark but allows just enough light to keep from bashing my toes in the middle of the night
Hi Emma. Years ago and I mean years ago we used to take an inside cabin. In those days the TV was just a TV and had no CCTV links or anything! My god how things have changed! Anyway one of us would have to nip out early in the morning to do a recon to see what clothes we would need to wear depending on the weather! Now of course the inclusive TV selection can give you all the information you need before venturing outside of your inside cabin! 😂
Those were the days....👵
@@ninaelsbethgustavsen2131 Yes, a totally different experience in those days and I feel privileged now to have cruised in a different and more relaxed and less demanding time.
Many many memories..... 😉
I think I've figured out the leg rests in the shower are for, not just for shaving. It also makes sense in a small space to simply wash your legs! You don't have to bend all the way down to get to wash your lower legs and feet. This isn't really a big issue for most, but if you're pushing the height of the shower, it may be a big help!
I’ve stayed in a master suite with 4 bedrooms and I’ve stayed in a single, interior room with no windows.
I had the BEST sleep in the interior room. With the lights off, it was absolute darkness and I could fall asleep instantly.
I did enjoy the butler service with the other room though lol
I go back and forth from inside to balcony every other cruise. My cruise to Mexico in December is an inside cabin and our next one to the Mediterranean is a balcony. It works for us
Thank you for continuing to cruise in inside cabins. I do as much cruising as I can and on some lines I can afford the cheapest balcony on other lines I need to go cheapest inside. I don't think where I sleep should define my experience on a particular cruise ship.
Had a couple of inside cabins, when I go to bed I put the TV to bridge cam, not the same as a window but works for me.
I've never taken a cruise YET, but when I do, I realize a "little" window would ease my anxiety and claustrophobia, if either were to occur?! I don't care if the cabin is next to the main loading area, a lifeboat or the restaurants, long as it is cheap and has a "little" window!
Looking forward to trying a cruise! 🤗
Me too.
When we go to climates that are more rainy or not all-sun weather we tend to save money by going to an indoor cabin. But our Mediterranean cruise was our first balcony and we LOVED it! We've also had indoor rooms on Carnival for their Spa deals. It came with free spa access (svcs were extra like massages, etc) , free use of the thermal pool and upgraded bath products in the room and special discounts on spa svcs. Sometimes indoor deals can come with better perks!
I think it would be nice for cruise companies to engage with their clients when designing a new vessel to really determine what the avid passenger wants, needs, and what there expectations are out so they can exceed at proving a great package and better customer experience, and give the Wow factor.
I intend to use "throwing a wobbly"as soon as I see one. 😉 thanks for the info.
Thanks for another aweosme video Emma 😊 What a great looking inside cabin 😍 we always booked the cheapest inside cabin we could before our daughter was born, and only really go for larger cabins now for the extra toddler space. We love how dark an inside cabin gets though - it creates the perfect conditions for afternoon naps 😀
She is lovely to listen to!
Awh Thank you! 😁❤️
We have cruised staying in interior, ocean view and balcony cabins and while interior cabins are definitely a bit smaller (especially on Carnival), they were all perfectly fine. I find the location of the cabin is just as important so we usually try to avoid cabins near high traffic areas.
Weirdly enough I’ve started watching your videos before I sleep. Your voice is very relaxing your videos are enjoyable to watch. Thanks for the content.
I love inside cabins! My favorite thing about an inside cabin is the dark. My biggest concern about letting them select the cabin would be possible noise. When I sleep, it is impossible for it to be too dark to too quiet (engine noise is not only acceptable, it is preferred - it is an old Navy thing). I really want to sleep in a sensory deprivation chamber (but my wife would not ha ha). 😎
I feel fortunate that light and noise don't bother me at all within reason.
As the Titanic seems to have split under it's own weight I'd have thought opening the windows, assuming you actually could, would have made very little difference to it's journey to Davey Jones's Locker.
Titanic only split in half after her bow was well below the waves and her very heavy stern was at a horrendous angle clear if the water. Open portholes at the forward end of the ship would have increased water ingress but, bearing in mind the size of the portholes, would have made little difference to the speed if the sinking when you consider how much water was pouring in elsewhere.
@@sammartindale8123 - Emma was thinking of Britannic. Open portholes were believed to have hastened the ship's demise.
We were on Iona last week in an inside cabin. Very happy with it. We do not spend much time in the cabin other than sleeping. It would be claustrophobic with four though! We were also at the front, further from the buffet but closer to the bar.
So if I drink too much does that mean I'm "Throwing a Wobbly" or is that just how I'm walking? LOL! :)
Just how you are walking. Watch a two year old tantrum and you have got it in one
Actually a 'shower lip' the raised area at the bottom of a shower is to keep water from the shower from getting into the exterior bathroom area.
You were kinda close with the Titanic story. On the evening of the sinking, one of the first class boarding doors on D deck was unlocked to allow access to the boats which had been launched. In the chaos, it was left open and exposed when that idea was abandoned. When the sister ship, HMHS Britanic sank, it was due to portholes being left open by the hospital staff to air out the ship.
Crazy to think about isn't it?!
So true about the electrical sockets! I use a CPAP and on Princess, I have to have the steward bring a really long extension cord in for me.
Emma
Interesting video. Jennifer and I definitely prefer a balcony cabin but to each their own.
Our Canadian winters keep us inside a lot so when we cruise we enjoy the warm air!!
Beautiful ship, looks gorgeous throughout. Must of been a wonderful cruise no matter the cabin!!
Regards
Jennifer and Duncan
I enjoyed this video. I am currently booked for an inside cabin on my next Holland America cruise. I am a little bit apprehensive about that as I've always had at least an ocean view room. And I actually like that because it get let in natural light and I could at least see where we were. So I will have to post a review on the inside cabin if I keep it as booked. Again thank you for your feedback.
On the newer ships the cabin sizes are different then the old ships inside & outside cabins where basically the same size but on the newer ships there my be a big difference I just was looking to book inside 129' outside 172' balcony 150' so you do have to check the size of the cabins before booking I normally book inside I travel solo so the small cabins are fine with me
The outside cabins on Iona are the best cabins we have ever had, massive compared to any inside cabin.
You can book two cabins if you're at risk of seasickness. A balcony or suite as high & large as you want to spend, for most purposes including entertaining groups. And a cabin as low down as possible, amidships, as your own little refuge in rough weather. You see this on some expedition superyachts where the owner uses the VIP cabin lower down during storms.
As a bonus, the storm cabin is closer to the engines, and in my case at least the white noise helps me sleep.
I also love to cruise in an inside cabin. I can cruise more often. In addition, I spend very little time in the room so why pay more. I also love the Dark Cabin and sleep so well. If I stay on a lower deck, I also feel movement less. Occasionally I will get a Balcony on a special deal and so far, the three times I have done it, between the sun and the weather, I have barely been able to use the balcony at all.
As an amateur potter, I, personally have thrown many a wobbly over the years lol. Thanks for the video, living vicariously atm!
We were on a P&O cruise and right at the bow almost at the water line and oh my god the boat was moving a lot ( 20ft+ swell ) it took a bit of getting used too but for the price we paid it was worth it .
I prefer the flat end of the boat, it does not bounce around as much as the pointy end (flat & pointy are official Navy terms ha ha). The best is midships, below the waterline. 😎
Great video 👍🏻
I like the British-ism in your videos
I’m not sure I’d like an inside cabin, but I’ve been on a submarine and didn’t freak out. In any case, there’s really only one way to find out.
Going from a submarine to a cruiseline inside cabin, will feel like moving out of the wendy house, and into a converted tool shed ! 😉