Tips & Tricks: How to Choose the Best Disney Cruise Line Stateroom For You

Hello again! Gabe here, this time with a post about the various stateroom categories that Disney Cruise Line has to offer!

Intro

Disney Cruise Line features four general categories of staterooms on all of their ships, those four categories being Inside, Oceanview, Veranda, and Concierge. This post will address those four categories, and break them down for you to make sure that you book the stateroom that most suits your needs and wants! 

Stateroom television, standard in all rooms

1. Inside Staterooms

These rooms, sometimes referred to as Interior staterooms, have no view, hence the name Inside. These rooms are also on the smaller side of Disney Cruise Line's staterooms, but are still generally larger than the industry average. Inside rooms on the four ships are split into two groups, the first being the Standard Inside staterooms, which are the most basic rooms on the whole ship, and generally do not feature a split bathroom set up. The sleeping set up for these rooms is a queen bed, with a single sleeper sofa, and a pull down bunk (if sleeping 4). The second style of inside staterooms is the Deluxe Inside Stateroom, which is a little bit larger in size than the Standard, the deluxe features a split bathroom set up, and has the same sleeping arrangements as the standard rooms. Note, some Inside staterooms on the Disney Dream & Disney Fantasy feature virtual portholes that provide a magical experience within your stateroom, and all stateroom televisions have a channel that provides a live-feed looking out from the bridge, if you do not have a virtual porthole and wish to see the outside in your Inside stateroom.

2. Oceanview Staterooms

These rooms, as the name implies, have a view of the ocean; these rooms have a large porthole style window that looks out to the ocean. There are two general styles of the Oceanview rooms as well, the first is featured on all 4 ships, that is the Deluxe Oceanview Stateroom, it is essentially the same as the Deluxe Inside Stateroom, except that it includes the porthole with which to look out of. So the room has a split bathroom, queen bed, single sleeper sofa, and pull down bunk (if sleeping 4). The next category is the Deluxe Family Oceanview Stateroom, these staterooms are only found on the Disney Dream & Disney Fantasy, and sleep up to 5 guests. The Family room features a split bathroom, large porthole window, queen bed, single sleeper sofa, wall pull down bed, and a pull down bunk. 

3. Veranda Staterooms

These rooms feature a private balcony space for you to enjoy, and are probably the most popular (and abundant) type of stateroom. Here there are also two general categories of staterooms. The first is the Deluxe Veranda staterooms, think of these as the same as a Deluxe Oceanview room but with a balcony, these also feature a split bathroom, queen bed, single sleeper sofa, and pull down bunk. The second style is the Deluxe Family Veranda Stateroom, this is the same as a Deluxe Family Oceanview but with a private balcony. 

Balcony aboard the Disney Wonder

4. Concierge Staterooms

These rooms are the highest end rooms available on the ship, feature a personal concierge to assist you before and during your cruise, and access to a private concierge lounge on the ship. Aboard all 4 ships there are three general categories of Concierge rooms, all featuring private balconies. The first one is the Deluxe Family Veranda Concierge room, which has the layout of a Deluxe Family Veranda room, but has "nicer" finishes and the concierge amenities. Then there is a one-bedroom suite, which is a room that has a separate, closed-off bedroom. Then there is the Concierge Royal Suite, which is the largest and grandest stateroom on the ship; the Disney Dream & Fantasy Royal Suites sleep 5 guests, while the Royal Suites aboard the Disney Magic & Wonder sleep 7 guests. The Disney Magic & Wonder also have 2-bedroom concierge staterooms, that are not found aboard the Disney Dream & Fantasy; these rooms have two separate, closed-off bedroom spaces.

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