jtwanabe Posted June 8, 2015 #1 Share Posted June 8, 2015 (edited) My wife and I just got back from a 7 day aboard the Magic. Every morning without fail we woke up with terrible lower back pain. Nothing we could do would alleviate this. (we even got a topper for the bed). I've slept on some pretty cheap & old mattresses but nothing like this. Woke up this morning at home no problem. Anyone else had this experience? JT Edited June 8, 2015 by jtwanabe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiritkat090909 Posted June 8, 2015 #2 Share Posted June 8, 2015 YES. My husband & I concur... the mattresses are atrocious. Worse even than those pallet type pads that Princess used to use as mattresses on the ships in the early 90's. I'm going again with my daughter in a few weeks and I'm taking disposable air up swim mats to use partially blown up to alleviate the issue. Yes, it is that bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runner15km Posted June 8, 2015 #3 Share Posted June 8, 2015 No issues.:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortoiselvr Posted June 8, 2015 #4 Share Posted June 8, 2015 I had the exact opposite! I was on the Magic with you and actually was wondering where I could buy the mattresses!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Dutch Girl Posted June 8, 2015 #5 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Always sleep like a baby on a Carnival mattress. Nice and firm and comfortable. Great for my back and I never have that "I just fell in a groove I can't get out feeling". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtap23 Posted June 8, 2015 #6 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Everyone has different likes. Some like hard mattresses and some like myself like soft mattresses. There is no way any cruise line can satisfy all there guests on this issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyHappy1 Posted June 8, 2015 #7 Share Posted June 8, 2015 The mattress quality and consistency on Carnival has decreased over the last few years. In November on the Miracle, my mattress was horrible but my wife's was awesome. We swapped beds every other night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romancing_the_sea Posted June 8, 2015 #8 Share Posted June 8, 2015 That's what happened to us on NCL and our 3- and 4-night cruises on the Paradise. So we were worried about our 7-night cruise on the Miracle. Thankfully, the bed wasn't a problem for us. So sorry it was for you - not fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleeping beauty 147 Posted June 14, 2015 #9 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Hi all last year we did our 10th cruise on royal caribbean. We sleep so well on these boats could anyone tell me where we could buy the same mattress in the uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDPage17 Posted June 15, 2015 #10 Share Posted June 15, 2015 The mattresses are so hard. My arms and legs go numb when I sleep on my side, and my lower back is stiff all day. I brought sleeping pills last cruise, so I could fall asleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDPage17 Posted June 15, 2015 #11 Share Posted June 15, 2015 I'm bringing a foam egg crate onto the Magic in two weeks. Saw the post above, did a topper really not help? That's not good to hear. Does anyone have other ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Dutch Girl Posted June 15, 2015 #12 Share Posted June 15, 2015 The mattresses are so hard. My arms and legs go numb when I sleep on my side, and my lower back is stiff all day. I brought sleeping pills last cruise, so I could fall asleep. If people are used to sleeping on soft mushy mattresses it is reasonable to assume that the firm beds on Carnival will not be up to a passengers liking. Though I'd probably not sleep if my mattress felt like my grandma's old feather bed....besides I'm sure rolling out of a soft mattress in the morning might be difficult for this old broad. I'm glad they are firm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPlayWithString Posted June 15, 2015 #13 Share Posted June 15, 2015 No issues.:cool: We've never had any issues either and I usually end up sleeping on the sofa bed or floor trundle because my son wants to curl up in bed with DH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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