Pullman bunk bed questions

[HappyCruiser383]

Hi! We'll have 4 adults sharing an inside cabin :eek: . Is it ok to ask to leave the beds down all the time? I'm thinking we'll want to lay our jackets or bags on the beds rather than the couch. Any ideas would be GREATLY appreciated.

 

Also, the people staying in the upper bunks, won't have a night stand for alarm clocks. Is there a spot or ledge up there to hang things from? :confused:

 

We'll be on the RCCL Rhapsody of the seas, inside deck 2. The pullman beds are over the main lower bed.

 

Thanks for your help

 

Arleen

[nana541]

Hi! We'll have 4 adults sharing an inside cabin :eek: . Is it ok to ask to leave the beds down all the time? I'm thinking we'll want to lay our jackets or bags on the beds rather than the couch. Any ideas would be GREATLY appreciated.

 

Also, the people staying in the upper bunks, won't have a night stand for alarm clocks. Is there a spot or ledge up there to hang things from? :confused:

 

We'll be on the RCCL Rhapsody of the seas, inside deck 2. The pullman beds are over the main lower bed.

 

Thanks for your help

 

Arleen

 

OMG... Sorry that's my first thought! Be very very careful and really look at the layout of the cabin when the bed are all fully down. Some of these "Pullman Bunks" in the down position interfer with the bathroom door...in other words using the bathroom at nite with bed down is not easy or in some cases not possible!

Go to the RCCL boards and post your questions listing the ship, cabin category and cabin # if you have it.... Someone there should be able to give you better insight!

 

Good luck and happy sailings!

[SadieN]

Ask on the Royal board about your particular ship and cabin as we do not sail Royal but....

 

Personally I would want the bunks up. There should be hooks in your cabin for jackets etc.

 

Find out if there are hooks near the pullmans. When we have a bunk we use a pocket holder, the upper pockets become the 'nightstand' for the one in the bunk.

 

Depending on the layout of the cabin it might be best to separate the lower bed into twins.

 

Pack light, store your luggage under the beds.

[cb at sea]

If that was the only way I could cruise, I wouldn't cruise! Especially in those tiny cabins...140 Sq. Ft....too tight for me and 3 other adults!

 

Yes...you can leave the bunks down all the time....your choice.

[Keith1010]

I would not do this.

 

I would either pass on the cruise or find another cabin.

 

Keith

[Bonnie J.]

I didn't know ANY inside cabin had a couch! I would put the clock against the wall at 'headboard'. I NEVER carry a purse on a cruise. Put your purses in the closet until the day you go home. Going ashore I put some cash in my pocket and take a credit card- that's all I need.I have a small canvas bag I take my book, a kleenex, & sun tan lotion in it. Once we settle in a spot we seldom leave all day.

[ducklite]

If that was the only way I could cruise, I wouldn't cruise! Especially in those tiny cabins...140 Sq. Ft....too tight for me and 3 other adults!

 

Yes...you can leave the bunks down all the time....your choice.

 

Sounds like a prison cell! Actually with four adults, it's probably less s/f than you'd get in a prison cell.

[oncruisecontrol]

Hi! We'll have 4 adults sharing an inside cabin :eek: . Is it ok to ask to leave the beds down all the time? I'm thinking we'll want to lay our jackets or bags on the beds rather than the couch. Any ideas would be GREATLY appreciated.

 

Also, the people staying in the upper bunks, won't have a night stand for alarm clocks. Is there a spot or ledge up there to hang things from? :confused:

 

We'll be on the RCCL Rhapsody of the seas, inside deck 2. The pullman beds are over the main lower bed.

 

Thanks for your help

 

Arleen

We cruise three gals to one inside cabin for our annual (sometimes twice per year) girls getaway. I always sleep on the top bunk (my choice). We only bring one alarm clock for the three of us. One of my travel companions takes charge of setting the clock. On sea days, she usually sets it to go off early for herself (6:30ish). She'll use the bathroom first to get ready for breakfast while the other two of us catch a few more zzzz's. When she's done getting ready, she wakes me up, resets the alarm for our friend (who is always the last to get up), and then goes up on deck to relax, grab a bite, etc. After I'm done getting ready, I leave the cabin to meet my friend on deck or at breakfast. Sometime later, the alarm will go off for the sleepyhead who hates to get up early, and then she later joins us on deck.

 

We don't see the need for using more than one alarm clock, though one of us brings a back-up in case of malfunction. The cabins are so small that when the alarm initially goes off at 6:30AM, it does wake us all up, but two of us just roll over and go back to sleep. We have been traveling together for almost 12 years and have our routine down to a science.

 

Since I am the one who always sleeps in the upper, here's what I do for my belongings and such: We keep the bunk down the entire trip, as I might want to come back to the cabin on sea days for an afternoon nap or reprieve from the sun. At night, I like to read and listen to music from my IPOD while the others go to sleep. So, I have a small canvass purse that has a long strap, and I loop the strap once around the rail of the bunk and pass the purse through the strap. In the purse, I stash my IPOD, book light, a pen a small pad of paper, the program for the next day's activities, one pack of Newman's Own peanut butter cups (yummy!) as a midnight snack, and voila! Everything I need is at my fingertips in my "hanging night table". I keep my book on the bed with me along with a plastic bottle of water between the wall and myself in case I get thirsty. If you do this, just make sure it is a sturdy bottle (not one of those flimsy things) that has a lid that twists on tight.

 

We also use the rungs of the ladder for hanging damp (but not dripping wet) beach cover-ups, shorts, sarongs, etc.

 

This routine has worked for us very well over the years. We are budget travelers. In fact, one of our group has traveled all over the world (Brazil, Peru, China, Russia, Bahrain, Malaysia, Thailand, Japan, India, Italy, France, Spain, and many more places) and is used to staying in very small, often shared, quarters on a shoestring budget in hostels and the like.

 

I hope these ideas help you.

[HappyCruiser383]

I would not do this.

 

I would either pass on the cruise or find another cabin.

 

Keith

 

Pass on a cruise??? :eek: Not this ole' girl! ;) I'll still go if they make me sleep on the floor.

 

 

I'll bring a few metal hangers so I can hang my personal issues for everybody to see. hee hee :o

 

Those poor cabin attendants . . . .

[HappyCruiser383]

We cruise three gals to one inside cabin for our annual (sometimes twice per year) girls getaway.

 

What a great idea! It sounds like you all have quite the routine down. Do you have any struggles when all three of you are getting ready for formal dinner?

 

 

 

Prison? OMG! That's a scary thought!

[Donder1]

If that was the only way I could cruise, I wouldn't cruise! Especially in those tiny cabins...140 Sq. Ft....too tight for me and 3 other adults!

 

Yes...you can leave the bunks down all the time....your choice.

 

My thoughts exactly. What are you all thinking? I think that you will be miserable.

[oncruisecontrol]

What a great idea! It sounds like you all have quite the routine down. Do you have any struggles when all three of you are getting ready for formal dinner?

 

 

 

Again, just like our morning routine, getting ready for dinner runs like clockwork. First of all, we always have dinner at the second (late) seating. My friend who is the late riser also likes to lounge until dusk on the pool deck. She and my other friend will relax on deck while I go back to the cabin around 4:15 to shower and change for dinner. I'm finished getting ready by 5:30, so one of the girls will return to the cabin for her turn. At which point, I go to the casino to try my luck at the slots. All the while our other friend is still on deck enjoying the late day sun. Then, by 6:45 the last girl is in the shower and the other one has joined me at the casino bar. By 8:00 we return to the cabin to collect our other friend and then we all go to dinner together.

 

Again, we've been doing this for 12 years. The key is for all of you sit down BEFORE the cruise and learn what each other's schedules and needs are. Be respectful of each other and stick to the plan. If changes are needed once aboard, everyone bends. But, ultimately, you need your schedules to mesh like cogwheels.

 

We probably also pack lightly compared to most women. We take great care to mix and match different pieces of clothing and shoes to maximize our wardrobes. Space in the cabin is already tight, so we don't want to compound that by bringing stuff we won't use. We are also very neat in the cabin as well as in the bathroom. Also, compromise. The two who have bunks are at a slight disadvantage, so if there is a chair or sofa in the cabin, it is theirs to sit on or to stow extra things; the two with beds on the floor can sit on their beds.

 

We use common courtesy, and we have a blast.

[oncruisecontrol]

My thoughts exactly. What are you all thinking? I think that you will be miserable.

The OP may indeed be miserable, but I say, nothing ventured, nothing gained. I cruise 3 to one cabin for the all girls getaway, and in fact, for 2014 we are considering inviting a fourth friend. It's like a grown-ups slumber party as we are all in our forties. But, it is so much fun. It can be done, and it can be so much fun with the right group of people. As I stated in an earlier post, one of my friends has traveled all over the world since she was in college 20 years ago. In fact, she is in China again, right now. She has stayed in all kinds of lodgings, some nice, some not so nice; with families in large tents with no plumbing in Tibet; in youth hostels in Australia where she didn't have a private bathroom, etc. I do not go on these trips with her as they are "too adventurous for me", but I also do not ask, "what were you thinking?" Rough travel like that is not for me right now, but I respect the journey, and my friend is clearly a lot richer for it (I hope to be able to go on one of these trips very soon). JMHO.

[Doug R.]

OP I sincerely hope that you and your companions are not all that good of friends because after a cruise all bunched up in a small inside cabin, I can almost guarantee you will never talk to each other again. I have my doubts that there is a couch btw.

[KirkNC]

If that was the only way I could cruise, I wouldn't cruise! Especially in those tiny cabins...140 Sq. Ft....too tight for me and 3 other adults!

 

Yes...you can leave the bunks down all the time....your choice.

 

I agree, my daughter used a Pullman for one night, after that she slept on the floor. Since than if the cabin doesn't have a sleeper sofa we don't book it.

[Krazy Kruizers]

Good Luck OP.

I know that I could not handle cramp cruising conditions with 3 other people.

[HappyCruiser54]

It sounds like a slumber party LOL I know it will be cramped, but I bet you have a lot of fun. I am planning another girls cruise and there will be 3 of us doing an inside. It is more about spending time together and having fun on the cruise. Just make sure you all understand each others needs and little quirks....if you have any....and things should be fine. You can always use the showers in the gym to speed things up at dinner if need be. Have a great time!!:D

[cantw8togo]

I agree, my daughter used a Pullman for one night, after that she slept on the floor. Since than if the cabin doesn't have a sleeper sofa we don't book it.

 

We have often found that Pullman bunks are usually more comfortable than a sleeper sofa, especially if the sofa sleeper is the kind where the mattress folds up into the sofa. Maybe you got a dud mattress in the Pullman.

 

If you are the type of people that are more extroverted and plan to spend all of your time at the pool, casino and bar, then you will probably do fine in such a small space. However if you are introverts who need your own quiet space away from the crowds, then sharing an inside cabin with four adults may not be a good fit (pun intended. :D)

[dsrdsrdsr]

Many people who haven't travelled 4 in a cabin think that you're spending hours on end in there together. Not true. As long as there's never more than 1 person getting dressed at once, and the others are elsewhere at the time (unless married to the one), there's no crowding. (If all four are the type who need several hours to get washed and dressed, the situation changes.)

 

If you ask your steward to leave the beds down, he will. Though I suspect you won't want him to once you get settled in, but that's just my opinion. There's a good chance you'll have a fold-down shelf by the top bunks.

 

Don't worry about the beds blocking the bathroom door. That won't happen.

[gerif]

I probably could have done it maybe right out of college and still used to sharing cramped quarters (think one bath for six of us), but that was over forty years ago. Today? Never.

[donaldsc]

Unless there is a really good reason for what you are doing, you have to be totally bonkers to do 4 in an inside. I would not do it.

 

DOn

[HappyCruiser383]

I'm really surprised at how many people say that it's a bad idea to shove 4 in an inside cabin. Do you really think it will be that traumatic? Should I hide all sharp objects? :what:

 

 

Arleen

[gerif]

I'm really surprised at how many people say that it's a bad idea to shove 4 in an inside cabin. Do you really think it will be that traumatic? Should I hide all sharp objects? :what:

 

 

Arleen

 

Maybe - I shared a regular size hotel room at a convention last year with three friends. NEVER AGAIN! We spent very little time in the room and it was reasonably spacious with a good-sized bathroom, but still . . . .

[OCruisers]

Whatever .... If you want the top bunk left down all the time, just tell your cabin steward.

 

LuLu

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[tammy531]

I'm really surprised at how many people say that it's a bad idea to shove 4 in an inside cabin. Do you really think it will be that traumatic? Should I hide all sharp objects? :what:

 

 

Arleen

 

My family always travels in an inside cabin...2 are older children, but we are comfortable. The bed can be left down. We put the suitcases under the twin beds. There is not usually a couch in an inside cabin, but we never sailed RCCL. If that is how I can cruise, I would not hesitate to travel with 4 adults in an inside. You are not in the room much, and it is still being on a cruise! I hope you have a blast!

 

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