Your really dumb cruise ship cabin questions answered
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- Consider the questions in this video as your personal “Cruise Ship Cabins for Dummies.”
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Basic cruise cabin questions I missed... put it down below!
Do the balcony cabins have a coffee maker? If not can I bring one?
I was on a cruise some years ago when my travel companion asked if the crew slept on board. I stupidly said, no, the crew are air lifted off by helicopter each night and returned the next morning by helicopter. On the last night of the cruise there was an opportunity to tell the cruise director while in the theatre, what complaints and suggestions we might all have. To my embarrassment my companion stood up and said "I haven't slept a wink on this cruise because of the damn noisy helicopter." ( Yes, she was definitely serious).
Throw overboard. Problem solved😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉
Amusing. Wish I had been there.
9:06 Do crew members sleep on board? No, the ship is put on autopilot and all crew members disembark via an airlock below the waterline into a submarine. This submarine then detaches and follows the ship at a distance while submerged, returning in the morning. Any crew members you might run into between 0000 and 0600 hours are in fact cosplaying cruise ship passengers.
🤣🤣🤣
Wow that's the most believable sarcasm I ever read
Also the submarine has a screen door on it!
😂
My favorite dumb question was actually this old dude was on a Royal Caribbean ship with his any calls to the desk and says my microwave doesn't work and they don't have microwaves in the cabins of cruise ships so one of the stewards go up and check to see what's going on and he was trying to warm toast in the safe
😂😂😂
Too funny
The adage goes "You can never make anything idiot proof. If you try, the universe will simply make a better idiot."
Rodrick did that in diary of a wimpy kid the long haul
@@mtkk_productions this story dates back more than 25 years likely they took it from actual incident that happened on a Royal Caribbean ship it was not a state secret so and it was not patent so the publisher did not break any laws by using it in diaries of a wimpy kid
One thing we did once on board we were three couples, all got cabins next to each other - none adjoining. We had our cabin steward open/remove the panels between the balconies of our rooms and we had this HUGE beautiful space to lounge in and visit!!!
I always say the question not asked…is the stupid question. Don’t be afraid to ask Guest Services…by phone (the one in your cabin) if you are embarrassed. Good vicious Some of these questions are definitely funny. One thing I always remind new cruisers to do is to turn your phone/other devices to airplane mode. Roaming fees can run up into the $100s of dollars for a one week cruise.
ROFL I never noticed the magnets had two sides! I thought I didn’t have a “do not disturb” magnet!
Every time I hear the dumbest of dumb questions such as where crew members sleep, it always reminds me of an incident someone asking if first class arrives at the destination faster than economy on the plane (true story that was asked at some airlines).
If the first class sit up front, then most likely they will arrive before the common folk.
My wife and I will be first time cruisers on Allure in two weeks. I’ve been watching your content since we signed up for the cruise about 9 months ago. I feel like my wife and I are ready for it because of this vlog channel.
How was the voyage?
@@bugwar5545 everything we expected and more. The staff onboard were amazing. The shows were great. It didn’t feel crowded even though it was a full 6500 passengers and 2200 crew members (according to a reliable source). If I had a tip to give, I’d say go watch the evening entertainment in the bars. Even though it isn’t a main show, those folks rock and even if you don’t drink, it is always a good time.
@@bjmumm Thanks. I will keep an eye out for the bar entertainment.
There are 6 syllables in "Royal Caribbean" and somehow this guy manages to cut it down to something like "Rl cbn" 🙂🙃
I agree. This narrator has a bad case of mush mouth. It is difficult to understand him much of the time.
Worth mentioning in the room capacity section that there are some suites with huge capacity, the 4 bedroom villa can sleep up to 14. Ultimate family suite 8, royal loft 6.
I went on my first cruise a few weeks ago. We didn’t know you just get up and leave dinner after you finish. We sat and waited till the server stopped by long after dessert was served.
Thank you for this! We would have been doing the same without this comment 😅
Lmao so dumb
While living in Las Vegas I was often asked, where does everyone live. Do you live in the casinos? They never venture away from the strip and don't realize LV is just like any city with houses, apartments, hospitals, stores, businesses, schools, etc.
I say it all the time. PLEASE SPEAK SLOWER AND MORE DISTINCTILY. You have so much important info to share, and you know it all already. For many people this is the only time that we will hear this
These are actually decent questions (other than the crew question 😁). I've been on some newer ships where, instead of the little magnets, they had a panel outside the door with lights you could switch on and off for make up my room or do not disturb.
Follow up questions:
Towels - are there towels available at the pools? I imagine one reason people would ask about extra towels is because they want to take their room towel with them when swimming, but is this even necessary?
TVs - do the room televisions have an HDMI port to allow you to connect a gaming console or a device to watch your own movies?
Thank for the info! We took our first RC cruise last year and after all the prep we were ready, one thing that threw us on embarkation day (and a rookie question) was where do you find your sea passes? Answer: ours were in an envelope stuck behind the room number on the outside of our stateroom door. I guess it’s one you only need to see once!
Yeah, but until you do, you don't know.
THANKS
Dawn terrace of Don's family vacation had a blog similar to the subject-matter you dealing with right now in an old lady came to to the desk and asked if the crew gets to go home at night after they're done with their shift and they her heart was in the right place but no they took her down and showed her ones accrue cabins that was so nice of them
Touching.
Long as you don't climb onto the railing you should fall in the water and if the seas are too rough where there's a potential for someone to get either blown off the deck or thrown from the ship they keep everybody indoors
So there is a remote controlled lock on the balcony doors?
@@bugwar5545 I don't think so I just think they expect people to realize they need to preserve themselves and not go outside I think they're relying on human instinct of self-preservation
I can tell you as someone who spent nearly a quarter of a century in school that there are absolutely dumb questions. That being said, I've also tried to be thoughtful with my answers to such questions because I'm quite certain that in all those years in school I undoubtedly asked some dumb questions so I try to pay it forward.
I was going to say there’s no dumb questions until he said someone asked if “Staff sleep on the ship”….no, there’s an underwater hotel called Atlantis-2 where they check in to sleep, covered by the cruise line….😂😂
There’s no such thing as dumb questions
@@GraduateJLN if you never se or hear of something happening do you think of it they have no idea about where they sleep. They may think they stop and sleep or change out
Wa
@@Messup7654 So let me ask you something, when they have the days at sea where you don’t stop did those same people assume they just stayed up for 24-48 hours?
This title is amazing 😂
I agree BEST TITLE!!!
Love it too 😂
LOL for the last question! Actually, for Matt's answer!
On a previous cruise, my steward showed me a light above my door that let him know whether I was in or out of the cabin. The light is activated by the card at the entry. On my subsequent cruises, all different lines, I've looked for that light. It's in different places outside the door, sometimes above the door, sometimes by the room number.... On my latest cruise, there were three lights, different colors, that let the steward know whether he could enter the room or not AND there was a switch above the little card, one said Make up my room and theother, do not disturb. I think two of the lights corresponded to those switches, and the third light just said if I'd left the room/removed the card. If you leave the card in the little slot, they may knock. If you don't answer, they don't enter your room.
I didn't know this. So cool
I appreciate your posts. Before my first cruise (4/2019) I thought our day would be outlined by a cruise director and that would would be required to participate. Painful to an introvert like Mr
I just finished my 20th cruise on Royal. The first one with a porthole because my wife loved the balcony. This cabin was great, it was just me, and I saved a few hundred dollars.
Yer rich.
Hi Matt. Actually a question occurred to me while you were showing videos of the various Royal Caribbean cabin beds. I have sailed on two other cruise lines, Cunard and Holland America, and on both there was a special half cover on the bed when we first enter the cabin to protect it from our luggage. However, I have never seen this in any of the cabins we have been in on Royal. And then in some of the videos you showed there IS indeed a luggage cover. We have to put the luggage on the beds to unpack. Any idea why these protectors are on some beds and not others?
Great video as always. One small note that I made just getting off a cruise on vision is that the door magnet is only one sided. It only had the sleeping off the thrills side. One of those "mildly interesting" things
I once had that situation too! First time encountering the one sided magnet (most are reversible) on Oasis last year. So I asked my cabin attendant, then he said they were somewhat short of it, but supervisor nearby overheard our conversation and brought the missing one to us that night.
@@Gybing Huh.
Interesting to know.
All my questions would be dumb because I have never been on a cruise, and I have no idea where to start.
It's really not that complicated it's a floating Hotel with restaurants to walk to pool and a few other activities with bars thrown in for fun.
Nope! There’s *almost* no such thing as a “dumb question”. Everyone has to start somewhere.
I wish I had known the difference between an ocean view and a balcony. I thought the ocean view was a balcony. I was unpleasantly surprised when we got to our cabin and it was just a port hole. The bed was up against the wall giving no access to the port hole, so it was worthless. I think there is another type of cabin also, it is the panoramic cabin that has a lot of windows, but you can’t go out of them. I don’t remember of he said anything about the spacious cabins in each of these cabin choices. I have seen some pictures and they look better than the original cabins.
Spacious is a relative term. They are larger than standard cabin. So if larger is better, you are correct.
That’s true. It can be quite tricky to guests new to cruising, especially since the website usually lists the choices as “Ocean View” or “Ocean View Balcony” 😅 I have a *Spacious Panoramic Ocean View Stateroom* booked on my next cruise and I am really excited!
I heard one, "Is the toilet water fresh water of salt. My this old guy was in the U.S. Navy as our ships use salt water. I have taken cruises on various cruise lines. I have never taste tested the water in the toilets but I suspect if is fresh water as salt water causes problems to the plumbing. Plus the cruise ships make more fresh water than they need to sustain all the requirements to keep the ship running.
That is an interesting point.
How does the navy deal with the salt corrosion?
Are you allowed to bring your own water..sodas..snacks on the ships
Why would you want or need to ?
There's food lots of food water etc. All available most is included in your room price.
@@mea3665 that’s true! But certain things like wine or soft drinks/sodas cost quite a bit onboard. 😅 Also if someone has dietary restrictions it isn’t always as convenient to find something they can safely eat especially at off-peak times.
@@mea3665 Yeah, but do they stock Creme Dr. Pepper?
@@Keither754 Royal Caribbean policy: 12 cans/cartons/bottles (17 ounces or less) per cabin are allowed.
Source: Web search
I actually called about something I could not find online. Can I bring a Sodastream? The rep at customer service... didn't know. Neither did his supervisor.
You should be able too. They do have a list of “prohibited” items. So, if it’s not on the list you’re good to go.
This is an unusual question. Personally, I wouldn’t recommend it. It is not on the list of prohibited items, but if the person you spoke to and their supervisor aren’t sure, there could be confusion at security checkpoints to get on the ship and you might end up having to wait an extra-long time at security or even having the item confiscated if security isn’t on the same page as the cruise line staff.
I have to say I don't really like what they show on the TVs most of the time. I actually found myself watching the shopping channels where they talk about the artist, from the pieces sold at the art auction, more then anything else (I'm an artist myself). I wonder if there's a way you can connect the tv to your phone or a device and watch stuff that's on there. Whether it's already been downloaded on it, or streamed with the internet package, like you can with most TVs today.
Oh boy
Matt, if you are in a back to back can the hair style 3 bundle can be shared among the sailings?
This title is hilarious. I only clicked on the video to comment 😜
This might be a dumb question but I saw there was a two-week cruise ship in one of the American Force and it was the old Royal Caribbean. Which one was it?
We normally cruise Carnival and this is also true for their cabins. We have cruised ALL of the different categories, even some of the sub categories. Since I am accustomed to sleeping in the DARK we prefer interior. Normally the price difference is not worth it since the food and entertainment is all the same.
For me, being able to laze around a big cabin or large balcony is worth every penny.
I look forward to the crowds of humanity and their activities on the big ships, but from time to time I like the option of getting away from them.
That and the fact that this will probably be my only cruise, I figured might as well go whole hog on pampering.
Are rooms with an adjoining door to the next room noisier on average than a non-adjoining room cabin? Should rooms with an adjoining door be avoided?
To any new cruisers... even on the oldest ship, The Grandure of the Seas, the cabins are nicer than most of your average hotels. Sure they will show their age on older ships but these are still nicer than the newest Motel 6 room.😁
I'm only watching this because I'm having a cruise withdrawl symptoms. Alaska bound July 4th
'Withdrawal'? Doesn't that happen AFTER the cruise?
Hello Matt. I have a medicine that needs to be in a refrigerator not the a beverage cooler do they have a medicine refrigerator for the medicine?
I do believe I’ve heard somewhere that you *can* request a medicine refrigerator for your room ahead of time. That is definitely a question to ask your travel agent or call the cruise line directly.
So did you get an answer?
I'm still trying to figure how some cruisers figure out how to make a cruise reservation
Any luck?
When you Dock on a port . Is there transportation available like a tourist bus or taxis ?
Depends on the port what is available. Easy to find all you need to know is which port.
I think by the time the mid-20s came around all classes on the ship had their own restroom facilities this is not the Titanic where you had public facilities and only a handful of staterooms had their own restroom facilities
Any advice on single travelers on ships?
What about smoking? Are there smoking areas, can I smoke on the balcony, do you have smoking rooms?
I know this isn't a cabin question, but it may be a stupid question anyway is there a limit to how many time you can visit the buffet each day??
No, you can go back as many times as you like. You can go to the buffet, then the main dining room then back to the buffet to find the best food.
Yes, you can only go when it's open, other than that, you can pretty much go there 10x if you want to.
The limit is how much your stomach can hold.
If you are purging though, you have to calculate that time plus travel between the bathroom and dining room.
Two things don't fish off the balcony and do not rearrange your cabin furniture or put the bed on the balcony
I am not sure that the bed would fit through the balcony doors.
Yes, Matt…there are dumb questions.. I can give several examples…
If I purchase a balcony room I can fish from my room while in Port without a license?
No
@RoyalCaribbeanBlog I joke about this about another cruise channel just posted a video addressing this and passengers actually attempt this and get banned for life!!!
What brand of tv do RC ships typically have in the cabins; specifically, Wonder of the Seas? Do they have HDMI ports? I like to connect my iPad to TVs in hotels to stream/watch downloaded shows/movies.
I don't know about that ship I do know that on the serenade of the seas I just got an email saying that they are just now have a spot where you can connect your phone either Apple or Android to the TV via HDMI. However they said that you could not connect other devices just the phones. Not sure any of this helps you but just trying to give you the best knowledge that I have.
I’ve seen a different Royal Caribbean vlog that said they are all Samsung, although I don’t know how true it is. I haven’t been on board since 2019 (going on my next one in 13 days). The tip was to bring a Samsung tv remote from home to control the tv.
Typically, the staterooms all have flat-screen Samsung TVs which all should have at least one HDMI port. However, it is not always that easy to get behind the TV to connect/disconnect cables. Personally, I’d recommend watching your TV shows or movies directly on your iPad if possible since that will definitely be easier.
Well there are some dumb questions lol 😂
How far does the climate control goes both ways? How hot or cold can its get in the cabin?
I have a question, I know you can get a stateroom at a cruise, but can you get a cityroom?
Well, in a technically you can. You can get a Central Park balcony or the boardwalk balcony.
@@andreaelizabeth5494 LMAO
Yes you can. They cost twice as much as a townroom, but about half that of a stateroom.
Here is another. Can I bring a mini air purifier/ conditioner?
Yes and a little fan
You should be able to, as long as there is no open flame and as long as it doesn’t produce heat. Most appliance restrictions are in place to prevent fires from starting in guests’ staterooms.
Theres no such thing as a dumb question. Furthermore, the last time I checked there was only one GOD whom knows everything. Though others like to consider themselves GOD, and spend life belittling others while spreading negativity.
Yeah it screams insecurity. But karma is a great teacher for those individuals lol
Do guest share A bathroom?🙄
To be fair, in the old days of ocean liners (like the Titanic or similar) most passengers shared common bathrooms. Only the most wealthy had private bathroom facilities back then. (Likewise, some people might think of cruise ship cabins more like college dorm rooms if they are unfamiliar with cruise ships in general.)
That was in the presentation, and will be on the test.
My cabin had a cuck chair
It also had an idiot, but you already knew that.
Matt ships do not have hallways, they are called passageways or pways for short. Kind of annoying when you keep saying hallways.
Does it really matter? 🤷♂️As far as most people are concerned, they are “hallways” because that’s what they look like. You could also call them “passageways” or “corridors”. I’ve never heard anyone ever call it a “p-way”
@@Keither754 Heh. He said 'p-way'! 🤭
Check yer virtue signalling.
I know this guy is the voice of Royal Caribbean…but he talks way too fast and mumbles a lot because of the rushed up presentation.This is really not a good vid for folks with hearing issues. Good-bye!