Single sofa bed and single convertible sofa

[Ramrac]

What is the difference between a single sofa bed and a single convertible sofa?

 

Thanks!

[Froufie]

One and the same as far as I know!

[Ramrac]

So how do they make the sofa into a bed if they are not pull out beds?

Thank you for all responses.

[Froufie]

It's more like a 'single' bed - if you have seen pics of the cabin and the 'orange' sofa - they simply take off the back cushions and put on sheets, pillows, etc and it 'becomes' a twin bed.... (if you are looking at one of the larger suites I believe there is a bed as well as a 'real' convertible sofa bed - eg. pullout sofa bed that is more typical of what we know).

[Ramrac]

Ok, so it would be comfortable enough for a 6 year old for a week?

[firefly333]

Yea, a bit firmer mattress, but a 6 year old doesnt have a bad back. It would be fine.

[Ramrac]

Thank you all for your responses!

[Froufie]

Ok, so it would be comfortable enough for a 6 year old for a week?

 

...here's a six yr old - next to his 'bed'!

 

Looks comfy enuf?

[Alliezona09]

...here's a six yr old - next to his 'bed'!

 

Looks comfy enuf?

 

I've never seen a couch positioned that way in any cabin~ what ship & cabin was that?

[Froufie]

I believe it was the Victory - 2006 - cabin 9125 - Lido deck!

[retiredgram]

What is the difference between a single sofa bed and a single convertible sofa?

 

Thanks!

I'll let you know how it feels. I will be sailing on the 25th and will be sleeping on the sofa bed. I like a firm materess, so I think I will be ok.

I still might ask for a bed topper.

[k2excursion]

Here is a regular sofa bed. The one in Froufie's picture is actually one of the smaller sofas, which the steward made up into a sofa bed. That ship allows for rollaways for an extra person, but it looks like they just used the small sofa for a bed instead, which is a better option if it's for a kid. A regular sofa bed, like in my picture here, is longer (pretty much the same size as a regular bed). It works great for a kid or an adult. I've slept in one on two ships, and in both cases, they felt just the same (as far as soft/firmness) as the regular beds that were in the respective rooms. On Conquest, the sofa bed was soft and very comfy, exactly like the regular beds. On Miracle, the sofa bed was literally hard as a rock and very uncomfortable, but so were the regular beds. If the deck plans are saying the room has a single sofa bed, it will look like the one in my picture. The back cushions of the sofa are removed.

 

[raylene5]

I'm 33 and I ended up sleeping on the sofa bed pretty much the whole time on our 9 day Spirit cruise (the kids always got in bed with my DH) and I was perfectly comfortable the whole time. It's a very comfortable bed...much better than any pull-out sofabed :)

[jtdlmc]

Here is a regular sofa bed. The one in Froufie's picture is actually one of the smaller sofas, which the steward made up into a sofa bed. That ship allows for rollaways for an extra person, but it looks like they just used the small sofa for a bed instead, which is a better option if it's for a kid. A regular sofa bed, like in my picture here, is longer (pretty much the same size as a regular bed). It works great for a kid or an adult. I've slept in one on two ships, and in both cases, they felt just the same (as far as soft/firmness) as the regular beds that were in the respective rooms. On Conquest, the sofa bed was soft and very comfy, exactly like the regular beds. On Miracle, the sofa bed was literally hard as a rock and very uncomfortable, but so were the regular beds. If the deck plans are saying the room has a single sofa bed, it will look like the one in my picture. The back cushions of the sofa are removed.

 

 

Yes, this is the size we had on the Legend - a regular sized bed. I thought the first picture looked awfully small! plus they remove the back cushion and take it away.

[RedbirdFL]

Do they remove the bedding in the morning so that we can use it as a sofa during the day, or will they keep it made up as a bed the whole cruise?

[prattmom]

Do they remove the bedding in the morning so that we can use it as a sofa during the day, or will they keep it made up as a bed the whole cruise?

 

Whichever you prefer...

[serene56]

Do they remove the bedding in the morning so that we can use it as a sofa during the day, or will they keep it made up as a bed the whole cruise?

 

 

you tell the steward what you want. SInce we had a child with us that sometimes needed naps-- we told him to leave it as a bed.

[k2excursion]

Do they remove the bedding in the morning so that we can use it as a sofa during the day, or will they keep it made up as a bed the whole cruise?

 

With our experience, if we tell the steward nothing, they will leave it made up as a bed during the day as well. Same with the upper bunks. They leave the bunks down during the day, rather than folding them back into the ceiling/wall. If you prefer them to change it back & forth, you will need to let them know.

[MissRabbit]

this is great information. We're travelling with my sister in March (all adults) and i was worried that her bed was going to be rock hard and uncomfortable.

[Ecommmark]

important feature of the sofa beds is if the bed can be pulled out smoothly. If it can't, you might as well continue looking for a sofa bed.

[serene56]

sofas on carnival do NOT pull out- the backs come off and it converts to a bed

 

 

Some sofas are love seat types and do not convert to a bed

[Magic City Cruiser]

I've never seen a couch positioned that way in any cabin~ what ship & cabin was that?

We had one positioned like that in our AFT balcony last year on the Triumph. Our friends next door's couch was positioned differently!