Ms Travel Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 My family of 4 will be sharing a spacious ocean view room on our up coming cruise. I am questioning my choice of room being it will be my husband, two teenage sons, and me. I think my sons will have a hard time sleeping together on the sofa bed. Is there a such thing as having a cot brought in the room for one of my sons. Are there any other solutions besides upgrading the room? Thanks for any suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 There will be no room for a separate cot or bed even if they would bring you one. I agree with you...that is going to be a very, very tight squeeze. I would seriously consider either upgrading to a larger room category or booking a separate inside room for the boys. Ms Travel, Baked Alaska and tiny260 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 1 hour ago, WAAAYTOOO said: There will be no room for a separate cot or bed even if they would bring you one. I agree with you...that is going to be a very, very tight squeeze. I would seriously consider either upgrading to a larger room category or booking a separate inside room for the boys. Completely agree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melski94 Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 Your teens can be in their own room if it is connecting or adjoining (next to) your stateroom. You can also have them directly across from your stateroom. We always get connecting rooms but it could be too late for those to be available. Using a TA really helps getting the rooms together. Baked Alaska 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChessE4 Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 2 hours ago, Ms Travel said: My family of 4 will be sharing a spacious ocean view room on our up coming cruise. I am questioning my choice of room being it will be my husband, two teenage sons, and me. I think my sons will have a hard time sleeping together on the sofa bed. Is there a such thing as having a cot brought in the room for one of my sons. Are there any other solutions besides upgrading the room? Thanks for any suggestions. We have had ocean view rooms with pull down beds from the ceiling. Is that what you have? Yes, it is tight, but you will save $$ over booking 2 rooms. Then you can use the $$ to extend your vacation before or after the cruise, try more exotic excursions, etc. If you can get a cheap balcony with sofa bed, the kids can do that instead of the pull down bunks. Sometimes there isn't that much difference between ocean view and balcony, depending upon your Crown and Anchor status. Ms Travel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Travel Posted September 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 We just have the couch and no pull man beds. Upgrading is a lot more because it is a holiday cruise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGSLC5 Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 30 minutes ago, Ms Travel said: We just have the couch and no pull man beds. Upgrading is a lot more because it is a holiday cruise. Did you look into 2 cabins? That is actually Often cheaper than squeezing 4 people in a room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Travel Posted September 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 The cruise is almost sold out. We would be located in different parts of the ship. I don't want to be that separated since it is a family vacation and my oldest is almost out of the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedNoodles Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 The other option, if the boys can't/won't sleep on the sofa bed together, is you and your husband sleep on the sofa bed, and the boys sleep on the twin beds, separated. Baked Alaska and DDaley 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacation Crazy Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 We always get one room with no issues. The sofa pulls out like a trundle so there are 2 distinct beds. Our teenage boys sleep just fine on them. No complaints at all! Ms Travel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PG Cruiser Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 Would this setup work for you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karl_nj Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 7 hours ago, Ms Travel said: My family of 4 will be sharing a spacious ocean view room on our up coming cruise. I am questioning my choice of room being it will be my husband, two teenage sons, and me. I think my sons will have a hard time sleeping together on the sofa bed. Is there a such thing as having a cot brought in the room for one of my sons. Are there any other solutions besides upgrading the room? Thanks for any suggestions. Which ship? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGSLC5 Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 2 hours ago, Vacation Crazy said: We always get one room with no issues. The sofa pulls out like a trundle so there are 2 distinct beds. Our teenage boys sleep just fine on them. No complaints at all! They do not have this set up on every boat.. They usually only have this on Oasis Class Ships and Quantum class ships.. Older ships usually have just a regular pull out couch.. Ms Travel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Travel Posted September 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 2 hours ago, RatedPG said: Would this setup work for you? It would but not the kind we have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Travel Posted September 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 1 hour ago, karl_nj said: Which ship? Freedom of the Seas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Travel Posted September 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 10 minutes ago, AGSLC5 said: They do not have this set up on every boat.. They usually only have this on Oasis Class Ships and Quantum class ships.. Older ships usually have just a regular pull out couch.. I will have to research and see what kind they have. We are on the Freedom of the Seas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PG Cruiser Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 Have you ever stayed in a stateroom with a pull out bed? If not, this may help visualizing the setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Travel Posted September 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 4 hours ago, SpeedNoodles said: The other option, if the boys can't/won't sleep on the sofa bed together, is you and your husband sleep on the sofa bed, and the boys sleep on the twin beds, separated. I've thought of that too. Maybe we will have to just wing it. We aren't a high maintenance family I'm sure we can find something that works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PG Cruiser Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 This setup was taken from Freedom, in a Panoramic Ocean View room Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Travel Posted September 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 7 minutes ago, RatedPG said: Have you ever stayed in a stateroom with a pull out bed? If not, this may help visualizing the setup. That's great! We have only been on one other cruise and we got a great deal on a family room that could sleep 6. Being we are going on a holiday cruise prices were much higher. Just like you, we will only be in the room to sleep. Rather spend money elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Travel Posted September 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 3 minutes ago, RatedPG said: This setup was taken from Freedom, in a Panoramic Ocean View room You're awesome! I think we can work it out. Maybe my husband and I on the couch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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