olemissmarathoner Posted June 11, 2010 #1 Share Posted June 11, 2010 I recently booked a spa room on the Carnival Conquest. Are the spa rooms significantly better? What are my benefits of having this spa room? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tea4ular Posted June 11, 2010 #2 Share Posted June 11, 2010 I recently booked a spa room on the Carnival Conquest. Are the spa rooms significantly better? What are my benefits of having this spa room? I can't comment on Conquest, but on Dream & Splendor, the decor is somewhat nicer, the entire area is designated non-smoking, including the cabins, and on D & S it provides access to their special therapy pool, and specialized spa steam and sauna rooms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted June 11, 2010 #3 Share Posted June 11, 2010 On Conquest, no real difference. The deck used to be OVs, if its the top deck right?? (dont have deck plans in front of me) and when they were changed to balconys, they put in sliding glass doors, so the doors are nicer, than the ones that bang shut. Otherwise same same. Only on the Splendor and higher are there any perks to being in a spa balcony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Buffettfan 225 Posted June 11, 2010 #4 Share Posted June 11, 2010 It depends on how you see it, there is no smoking allowed-so should be fresh. The balconies are sometimes without an overhang-thus many of cabins people can lean over from deck above and see part of your balcony, a few select cabins are closer to front (bow) and from above a windbreaking plexiglass that doesn't allow over lookers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trs Posted June 11, 2010 #5 Share Posted June 11, 2010 We were on the conquest last week on the spa floor. There are no extra spa benefits. But we thought the location was great. We could walk outside and easily get to the lido deck and pools. It was extra quiet. The only issue we had was the plexi glass starts above room 1110 and we were in 1108 so people were able to look down on our balcony. Not a big problem though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LHP Posted June 11, 2010 #6 Share Posted June 11, 2010 I recently booked a spa room on the Carnival Conquest. Are the spa rooms significantly better? What are my benefits of having this spa room? I don't want you to confuse Cloud 9 Spa cabins that are ONLY on the Dream and Splendor.... and cabins that just happen to be on a deck called Spa. The Dream and Splendor (and soon to be Magic) are the only ships with true Spa cabins...(ie Cloud 9 Spa amenities and nonsmoking in the cabin or balcony). On the Conquest...it is just a cabin that happens to be on a deck named Spa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Buffettfan 225 Posted June 11, 2010 #7 Share Posted June 11, 2010 We were on the conquest last week on the spa floor. There are no extra spa benefits. But we thought the location was great. We could walk outside and easily get to the lido deck and pools. It was extra quiet. The only issue we had was the plexi glass starts above room 1110 and we were in 1108 so people were able to look down on our balcony. Not a big problem though. I've seen the plexiglass, and just want to "visualize" its location for future cabin choices in the Conquest class. So would the cabins with plexiglass above them be more toward center? If looking at a deck plan for this ship class-- then cabins....?? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverado44 Posted June 11, 2010 #8 Share Posted June 11, 2010 It depends on how you see it, there is no smoking allowed-so should be fresh. The balconies are sometimes without an overhang-thus many of cabins people can lean over from deck above and see part of your balcony, a few select cabins are closer to front (bow) and from above a windbreaking plexiglass that doesn't allow over lookers. You can smoke in the Spa deck cabins on the Conquest. These rooms are not the same as the spa cabins on the Splendor or Dream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Buffettfan 225 Posted June 11, 2010 #9 Share Posted June 11, 2010 You can smoke in the Spa deck cabins on the Conquest. These rooms are not the same as the spa cabins on the Splendor or Dream. ahh, I did read that after my post, but on a previous cruise Destiny-the spa deck was touted as smoke free. I guess depends on source of information or more likely mis-information like what PVP some people get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trs Posted June 11, 2010 #10 Share Posted June 11, 2010 Yes on conquest you are getting just a room on the spa level. But we thought the location was great. We were told it was a non-smoking area, and I never really noticed a smoke smell. Our PVP told us that mainly families were booked in these rooms because they are all 4 person. If you can I would recommend 1102,1104 or 1106. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capecruzer Posted June 11, 2010 #11 Share Posted June 11, 2010 I was going to book a spa room on the Splendor but they are all in the front of the ship from what I can see on various websites. I've always stayed midship or aft balcony:). What does everyone think about the location of these cabins? I certainly don't want to spend more $$ for a cabin that is less "stable".... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tea4ular Posted June 12, 2010 #12 Share Posted June 12, 2010 I was going to book a spa room on the Splendor but they are all in the front of the ship from what I can see on various websites. I've always stayed midship or aft balcony:). What does everyone think about the location of these cabins? I certainly don't want to spend more $$ for a cabin that is less "stable".... We were in cabin 1011 on the Splendor. Never noticed one bit of difference (motion wise) from being on the Empress deck. Quieter, prettier decor, but no motion difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meyer2 Posted June 12, 2010 #13 Share Posted June 12, 2010 All good info. What category are the spa cabins on the Conquest? Thank-you in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juurdane Posted June 22, 2010 #14 Share Posted June 22, 2010 I just stayed at 1105 on the Liberty and it was great. Very quiet; low traffic. No problems with movement. Great view. JC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatorMomInNC Posted June 24, 2010 #15 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Hello - I just registered and this is my first time using this site, so bear with me if I make a faux pas. I am holding and considering booking 1115 on the Liberty for a January cruise. It is almost as much as booking 2 OV rooms so I'm trying to decide which to do. It would be nice to have 2 adjoining rooms (Traveling with 2 small kids and my mom), but I just loved those floor to ceiling windows, and I thought the location on the ship looked good. I noticed that someone just stayed in one of these rooms and I was wondering if you think it was worth it over perhaps 2 OV rooms (this is what my mom prefers). Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k2excursion Posted June 24, 2010 #16 Share Posted June 24, 2010 In response to the previous post, I would ordinarily recommend getting the two OV rooms, but in this case, I recommend getting that floor-to-ceiling window room. The reason is because the Liberty is the last ship to still have those. The other 4 ships have converted those to balcony rooms, so those rooms on the Liberty are very unique and will probably also be converted sooner or later. They are approximately 230 sq.ft, and they are in a great location. Since you're so close to the spa, you can use those showers so that you don't have to be taking turns in your room. On the other 4 Conquest class ships, these (balcony) rooms are category 8F. They are approximately 195 sq.ft. plus a 35 sq.ft. balcony. So the rooms are slightly bigger than other balcony rooms. We stayed in one of these balcony rooms on the Conquest (for the price of a floor-to-ceiling window room ;)), and we loved it. Smoking is allowed in these rooms, but they do a great job cleaning the rooms. There's not much foot traffic. Spa showers are right there, which you can use. There is slightly more motion up there, not significantly more. If you need an elevator during the busy times, bring a sack lunch and a long book to read. It is a short walk outside to grab some chairs and catch some sun or go on the waterslide right above you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatorMomInNC Posted June 24, 2010 #17 Share Posted June 24, 2010 In response to the previous post, I would ordinarily recommend getting the two OV rooms, but in this case, I recommend getting that floor-to-ceiling window room. The reason is because the Liberty is the last ship to still have those. The other 4 ships have converted those to balcony rooms, so those rooms on the Liberty are very unique and will probably also be converted sooner or later. They are approximately 230 sq.ft, and they are in a great location. Since you're so close to the spa, you can use those showers so that you don't have to be taking turns in your room. On the other 4 Conquest class ships, these (balcony) rooms are category 8F. They are approximately 195 sq.ft. plus a 35 sq.ft. balcony. So the rooms are slightly bigger than other balcony rooms. We stayed in one of these balcony rooms on the Conquest (for the price of a floor-to-ceiling window room ;)), and we loved it. Smoking is allowed in these rooms, but they do a great job cleaning the rooms. There's not much foot traffic. Spa showers are right there, which you can use. There is slightly more motion up there, not significantly more. If you need an elevator during the busy times, bring a sack lunch and a long book to read. It is a short walk outside to grab some chairs and catch some sun or go on the waterslide right above you. Thanks for the input. I just found another posting from someone who stayed in one of these cabins on the Liberty and they had positive things to say also. One thing that was different was that they said the elevators were great, because all the glass ones from the lobby come up there too -- not sure if this is a different layout from the Conquest or if they just had a different experience. It is important for me to be able to get an elevator, because my mom will be traveling with me and she is 77 with a heart condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k2excursion Posted June 24, 2010 #18 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Thanks for the input. I just found another posting from someone who stayed in one of these cabins on the Liberty and they had positive things to say also. One thing that was different was that they said the elevators were great, because all the glass ones from the lobby come up there too -- not sure if this is a different layout from the Conquest or if they just had a different experience. It is important for me to be able to get an elevator, because my mom will be traveling with me and she is 77 with a heart condition. Usually, the elevators shouldn't be a problem. You'll have the glass elevators and the regular elevators there. We did self-assist debarkation and had to wait forever for an elevator there, as the entire ship seemed to be debarking all at once. If you do the standard debarkation and take it easy, it shouldn't be any big deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayfly511 Posted February 13, 2014 #19 Share Posted February 13, 2014 We were on the conquest last week on the spa floor. There are no extra spa benefits. But we thought the location was great. We could walk outside and easily get to the lido deck and pools. It was extra quiet. The only issue we had was the plexi glass starts above room 1110 and we were in 1108 so people were able to look down on our balcony. Not a big problem though. we are in this room on the freedom next month- do you have any pictures that you could share?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatorMomInNC Posted February 13, 2014 #20 Share Posted February 13, 2014 we are in this room on the freedom next month- do you have any pictures that you could share?? Hello- I still subscribe to this thread, but it was quite a blast from the past to see it pop up in my email. We DID book a spa room on Carnival 4 years ago and really loved it. Unfortunately, all my pictures from it are on some hard drive somewhere I can't access, because I have a great picture of my 2 boys sitting on the floor playing in front of that floor to ceiling window. Since that cruise I have gone on many more and that remains one of my favorite rooms. It seems SO big with that window - even larger than a balcony. The floor itself was very quiet as it is just a few rooms and the spa. And we could walk right outside and down the steps to the pool. Happy cruising! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hscbaseball15 Posted February 13, 2014 #21 Share Posted February 13, 2014 I don't want you to confuse Cloud 9 Spa cabins that are ONLY on the Dream and Splendor.... and cabins that just happen to be on a deck called Spa. The Dream and Splendor (and soon to be Magic) are the only ships with true Spa cabins...(ie Cloud 9 Spa amenities and nonsmoking in the cabin or balcony). On the Conquest...it is just a cabin that happens to be on a deck named Spa. I know the Breeze also has the true Spa Cabins and believe the Sunshine does as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCruzeaddict Posted February 13, 2014 #22 Share Posted February 13, 2014 We have booked a CAT 6S Spa OV on the Dream for Halloween! There is a thread that a TA posted showing VERY good photos and videos of the Spa and some of the cabins. I will try to find it again and post Joe<----Just countin' down the days! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carrieluvsgreg Posted February 13, 2014 #23 Share Posted February 13, 2014 The ships with cloud 9 spas are- dream class ships (dream, breeze and magic) the splendor and the sunshine. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCruzeaddict Posted February 13, 2014 #24 Share Posted February 13, 2014 (edited) Here is the thread for the Cloud 9 SPA and cabins on the Dream. :) boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1721126 Just cut & paste Joe Edited February 13, 2014 by MrCruzeaddict Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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