The Wave Cabin....WHAT ARE THEY THINKING..

[crew mom]

I'm also curious how it works when the beds are separated into 2 beds. What is the space like then?

 

Also since there is not a coffee table where does one put their plates / drinks when eating / relaxing in their room?

 

I do like the curved walls, lighting, and general look to the room. I like the colors, woodwork and the fresh style. Nice clean lines.

 

I also like getting away from the narrow, dark corridor at the door with the bath on one side and the closet on the other. I never knew what to do when room service came as there was no room to hold the door for him to get in and he's balancing a ton of food on the tray.

 

I still have concerns with the bathroom layout since I'm single and I travel with friends or my grown sons / family members. Even if the shower has enough room to dry off does the frosted glass provide enough privacy? The frosted glass in a home shower doesn't totally block the view. I prefer to leave the shadow dancing to the JAR dancers in the lounge! I also really don't wish to get dressed in a wet shower stall. So just where does one get dressed when the room seems like grand central station and people / staff are coming and going in and out of the room? Or a family member may just walk in from the corridor while I'm in the process of getting dressed in "the bathroom"? Does one grab their clothes and towel and dash to the WC to dress?

 

Maybe a bathroom unit like the Sun / Sky would have been better? It's a nice size bathroom. Maybe the shower could be a tad bigger. Granted only one person can use it at a time but it doesn't seem to require that:

a) you climb on top of the toilet if you wish to close the WC door like on the Star.

b) you have to have a game plan in order to shower and dress in privacy.

c) you don't need to visually prove to company that you brush your teeth before going out for the evening.

 

I do look forward to hearing about how people deal with these issues after the ships are built and sailing.

[CruisinMatt]

I'm also curious how it works when the beds are separated into 2 beds. What is the space like then?

 

 

Looking at these renderings, I can't see how that's even possible. :eek:

[halos]

LOL...I'm sorry but I think this is all funny.

Cruise cabins (unless you're in a suite and I have never had one) are so tiny. Even with just 2 people in a cabin I feel like my DH and I are always bumping into each other and in each others way. I don't see all the fuss about something designed just a little different..

 

 

Personally I find this design awesome just for the fact that it isn't the same-old, same-old. This is an odd thing for me to feel, since I am one of those cruisers who loves everythign traditional...I don't understand rock climbing walls and NY central park on a cruise ship and I do prefer traditional dining over Freestyle (I don't dislike Freestyle, I just prefer traditional ;) ) But I think these cabins are freakin awesome. I can't wait to actually sail this new ship with this style cabin.

Who knows..I may wind up not liking it once in it...but for now, to me, they seem really cool. :)

 

I do not like sinks in the bedroom area. I really don't like not having a sink in the area of the toilet. Just me a germ phobia, YUCK!!!

 

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:eek:

I just want to point out how crazy this statement is....for a germophobe.

Does anyone else see this or is it just me???

 

Having the sink IN the toilet area is the grossest thing ever...especially on a cruise ship where the bathrooms are small. I loved the layout on the Spirit, where the toilet (although the area was tight) was able to be closed off.

I do NOT like my sink right next to the toilet at all.

If the sink is outside the bathroom, this doesn't bother me (JMO)

[coffeebean]

Question for James...

Someone made a point of the main cabin door being opened while someone is standing at the sink doing whatever and wearing whatever... Can someone in the hallway see the person at the sink wearing whatever doing whatever??? Thank you James for your input.

[DCT61]

Since the shower area is now in the bedroom....isnt it going to get steamy? (the condensation...humidity kind of steamy) Also, it seems that this interlocking cabin design (alternating locations for the bed/sofa in each cabin along the corridor) is the new thing. The new Celebrity Solstice will have this design as well.

[Shipshape7]

You can tell from the variety of responses that much of this has to do with personal habits and who else is occupying your cabin. On cruises where its just DH and myself in the cabin, privacy is of no importance and I don't care where they put the sink. Throw a couple of older kids into the mix, though, and I love the sink in the main room because the bathroom becomes only place any of us can change our clothes in additional to all its other functions. This results in a line and pressure to "hurry up" at various times of the day, especially when we're all trying to go to dinner together after a beach day or all trying to get off the ship in the morning. BTW, we found a way around this on our last cruise - we'd go up to the spa/gym area and use the (always empty and much more spacious!) showers there. I hope that's something we'll be able to do on the Dawn as well, as it sure was a time saver.

 

Likewise, we never eat in our room so, for us, the coffee table is just an annoying object to walk around. People who do alot of room service will find it a necessity, though.

[ohioNCLcruiser]

Question for James...

Someone made a point of the main cabin door being opened while someone is standing at the sink doing whatever and wearing whatever... Can someone in the hallway see the person at the sink wearing whatever doing whatever??? Thank you James for your input.

 

no, there is a large privacy curtain next to the showers and bathroom area so nobody can see anything.

[OceanDreaming2]

Can the bed be made into singles? If so, how?

[Toyz711]

the layout is very similar to a "split-bath" in a high dollar RV.

when there can't be 2 bathrooms, it allows 2 people to share the area.

it's been a very popular design for several years...better use of space then the old closed off,tiny, single room bath"room" in most of the old RVs.

2 of the casinos, in tunica, have rooms with a "open" bath area. mostly in the suites. they still have the private area, with sinks and mirror where they can be used while the other areas are in use. i like it, doesn't let anyone "hog" the bathroom.

[OceanDreaming2]

The layout may be good in an RV when you are the only passengers, but I can't see it on a cruiseship.

 

My problem is specifically with the bathroom layout. I don't like the fact the shower opens into the entry of the cabin. In the rare occassion you may be exiting the shower and someone has the stateroom door open, the privacy curtain does little to hide you from anyone walking down the aisleways. Maybe the shower is large enough to dry off, but I'm not going to want to bring all my clothing in the shower room with me. It can be difficult to get dressed when you're damp from a shower and having the clothing in the same humid environment doesn't seem to be a well-thoughout process.

[scottyo72]

Amen to Halos!

 

“I really don't like not having a sink in the area of the toilet. Just me a germ phobia, YUCK!!!”

 

I’ve read this a couple of times from different people since the cabin floor plans were released, and I really don’t get it. Would you prefer there were not stall doors in public restrooms, so you didn’t have to touch a door before you washed your hands? A lot of bigger houses have separate areas for the toilets. How is it different in a cabin? I’m not trying to pick a fight. I really don’t understand.

 

There is little doubt that this is an attempt to more efficiently use small spaces, but it based on what we’ve seen so far, it seems like it like it will work. Woo hoo! I think the separate toilet, sink, and shower is a great idea.

 

On my recent Spirit cruise, I never even tried to dress in the bathroom. I threw on a towel and headed out. My risk of putting on a show for someone in the hallway if the cabin door opened is no greater in the new cabins. Also, I was impressed at how efficient my Spirit balcony cabin was. These look even better to me. The one thing that bothered me about the Spirit cabin was the low ceiling. If they can use some visual tricks to make the ceiling look higher, I’m all for it.

 

 

And Toyz711 manages to reference Tunica again :D Methinks someone's been spending a lot of time in Robinsonville.

LOL...I'm sorry but I think this is all funny.

Cruise cabins (unless you're in a suite and I have never had one) are so tiny. Even with just 2 people in a cabin I feel like my DH and I are always bumping into each other and in each others way. I don't see all the fuss about something designed just a little different..

 

 

Personally I find this design awesome just for the fact that it isn't the same-old, same-old. This is an odd thing for me to feel, since I am one of those cruisers who loves everythign traditional...I don't understand rock climbing walls and NY central park on a cruise ship and I do prefer traditional dining over Freestyle (I don't dislike Freestyle, I just prefer traditional ;) ) But I think these cabins are freakin awesome. I can't wait to actually sail this new ship with this style cabin.

Who knows..I may wind up not liking it once in it...but for now, to me, they seem really cool. :)

 

 

 

:eek:

I just want to point out how crazy this statement is....for a germophobe.

Does anyone else see this or is it just me???

 

Having the sink IN the toilet area is the grossest thing ever...especially on a cruise ship where the bathrooms are small. I loved the layout on the Spirit, where the toilet (although the area was tight) was able to be closed off.

I do NOT like my sink right next to the toilet at all.

If the sink is outside the bathroom, this doesn't bother me (JMO)

[kontraxed]

I'm sorry!

 

I'm still liking the part about walking in on my wife in her underwear!

 

Married 35 years and it's still fun!

[Toyz711]

you are right!!! waaay too much time there, that's what happens when you don't have family in the area and the weather has been too nasty for fishing or golf. like today, we wanted to go to pickwick dam..but they are having storms. (don't want to fish under a electricial dam:eek: in a thundertorm)

 

on, both, the spirit and the star, i make a dressing room: open the bathroom door to block the cabin's door..no one can enter. use the closet door to block the cabin, makes a nice area to step out of the bathroom and keep the steam/humidity down in the bathroom area.

with a open area, the steam doesn't build up. as long as the new design has a privacy curtain, it should be OK. i will find a way to block the cabin door, but i have had a bigger problem with keeping the balcony curtain open at the wrong time.

[VoyageVirgin]

When your wife gets out of the shower she can get tried in the shower room

 

Ok, I want to know what she's going to get tried for? :D Some people may not be comfortable without the "enclosed" WC - whether it's changing, showering or using the facilities. It used to be (and still is with some) a matter of decorum and privacy.

 

I personally like the new layout - it's very pleasing to the eye - and the colours are wonderful muted relaxing tones.

 

With most suites you usually have a separate washroom (enclosure) from the sink - so that's not new - and if germs are going to bother you - keep in mind those little antibacterial wipes. Also keep in mind with the toliet in the area of your sink (traditional inside cabin) you have many more germs floating around your toothpaste and other tolietries.

 

As for sailing with 4000+ cruisers - I'm more leary of the emabarking/disembarking process - that's going to be a challenge.

Will the new F3 be more economical to sail ? Time will tell.

[ZoneHPH]

Well if you cant stand to see your wife in her underwear what makes you think we would want to? This is a case for Dr. Phil! :D

 

RIDDLE:

 

Q: how do you know when the honeymoon is over?

A: when you are shaving and your wife comes in to take a dump.

[coffeebean]

no, there is a large privacy curtain next to the showers and bathroom area so nobody can see anything.

 

Hello James...

I know about the privacy curtain from reading about the F3 cabins on your website. I pictured the curtain giving privacy from the bathroom area to the cabin, not to the main cabin door. Would you please explain where the privacy curtain starts, ends and creates privacy for where. Thank you.

[coffeebean]

Can the bed be made into singles? If so, how?

 

Great question. I would love to know too.

[OceanDreaming2]

i make a dressing room: open the bathroom door to block the cabin's door..no one can enter. use the closet door to block the cabin, makes a nice area to step out of the bathroom and keep the steam/humidity down in the bathroom area.

with a open area, the steam doesn't build up. as long as the new design has a privacy curtain, it should be OK. i will find a way to block the cabin door, but i have had a bigger problem with keeping the balcony curtain open at the wrong time.

 

This won't work if the shower area has a sliding door (which it appears to have).

[ohioNCLcruiser]

Hello James...

I know about the privacy curtain from reading about the F3 cabins on your website. I pictured the curtain giving privacy from the bathroom area to the cabin, not to the main cabin door. Would you please explain where the privacy curtain starts, ends and creates privacy for where. Thank you.

 

Hmm I'm trying to remember if there was a curtain by the door and also at the end of the bathroom area. I know they were still making changes so they might add a second one but I think the only curtain was past the shower to block it from the room.

[electricron]

The shower area is an enclosed room, just like in a traditional cabin restroom.

 

As for the privacy area away from humidity, you don't have that now either. The rest of the traditional bathroom is soaked with humidity too. You have to step out of the bathroom to dress. So, what do you do now for privacy when stepping out of the bathroom to dress? You rely upon the cabin door being closed. And that's what you'll rely upon with the new F3 Wave cabins too.

 

To much humbug over a dead issue, if you ask me.

 

The split bathroom facility design of the new Wave cabins allow more than one to use different bathroom facilities at the same time. The existing traditional design doesn't.

[CanadianTwosome]

I see nothing wrong with the new cabins. I thought the pictures looked lovely, although since we always travel with our daughter, I'm also curious about that third person and where she would sleep...

 

As far as space, privacy and seating go, though, I'm not seeing a whole lot of difference. I personally do not dry off in the bathroom on a cruise ship, since the humidity from the shower makes me feel like I can't get dry, so I step out into the cabin anyway... As for seating in the inside cabins, there isn't much now, so I'm not seeing a whole lot of difference there, but the cabins do look like they will have a less cramped feel.

 

The bottom line is that these are ship cabins. I'm not sure when the rest of you change your clothes in your cabins, but I run the risk of being 'exposed' every time I change my clothes, and the same pretty much goes for the rest of my family. Hotel rooms are really no different. The rule of thumb my family uses is to open the door and look in to see if anyone is undressed before swinging the door wide. Or of course, there's always just using some common sense and not swinging it open when a crowd is going past your door!! (which in my experience is very easy to avoid)

 

Now, the sink being in the living area, I think is probably going to be the biggest issue for people. Brushing teeth, washing hands, and other 'sink' activities are most commonly associated with the bathroom and people will have issues with it. On the other hand, it means being able to rinse glasses and mix drinks without having to leave 'the bar'... heh :p

[KaththeTaff]

I just want to drop in my six cents, although I haven't (yet) cruised with NCL the new style cabins do not appear to be as roomy as the current ones. Of course, this is based entirely on the plans, which may make the cabins look much narrower than the actually are.

 

My partner and I don't like the idea of walking into the cabin through the bathroom area, regardless of privacy curtains! It is not something we would expect to see in the sort of hotel that we stay in, and would be a major deterrent to booking a cruise. Ditto the sink in the main cabin area.

 

I think we agree with some earlier posts likening the layout to an RV! The cabin may be just about acceptable (toilet facilities not withstanding) for a port intensive seven day cruise, but I would not like to be stuck in it for much longer!

 

I am not attacking NCL by the way, as I have not yet experienced them, but if I saw any plan incorporating this sort of layout I think i would be far less inclined to book with that line.

[Gixer]

I take it from the pics of the layout on the 1st page of the thread that these cabins can only accommodate 2 people? I cant see anywhere else a 3rd person would sleep - definatley not on that curved couch!

 

I would love to see some photos of the bigger rooms and suites. I really like the colour scheme and fresh modern young look. I cant work out from the floor plan, but is the toilet actually in its own room? not just an area blocked off by frosted glass? There is no way I could cruise in a cabin that didnt have a door that shut tight with the lavatory inside - I must be the only person who takes a can of odour neutraliser airfreshner on vacation with me, and you would too if you were married to my husband :eek: :o :D

[halos]

I'm sorry!

 

I'm still liking the part about walking in on my wife in her underwear!

 

Married 35 years and it's still fun!

:) That made me smile.

I'm happy for you. :D

[coffeebean]

I take it from the pics of the layout on the 1st page of the thread that these cabins can only accommodate 2 people? I cant see anywhere else a 3rd person would sleep - definatley not on that curved couch!

 

I would love to see some photos of the bigger rooms and suites. I really like the colour scheme and fresh modern young look. I cant work out from the floor plan, but is the toilet actually in its own room? not just an area blocked off by frosted glass? There is no way I could cruise in a cabin that didnt have a door that shut tight with the lavatory inside - I must be the only person who takes a can of odour neutraliser airfreshner on vacation with me, and you would too if you were married to my husband :eek: :o :D

 

Yes, the toilet is in a room with a door. No worries.