foxrunner Posted May 29, 2021 Report Share Posted May 29, 2021 Friends of ours are joining us on our next cruise on Allure of the Sea! They are in an ocean view balcony and it is a connecting room. They will have a strangers in the connecting room. My question is how much louder is the connecting room than the a regular room? The connecting room is closer to ours than a open regular balcony room. An open balcony room on the same floor is available. Should they switch out the room due to noise levels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted May 29, 2021 Report Share Posted May 29, 2021 35 minutes ago, foxrunner said: My question is how much louder is the connecting room than the a regular room? Negligible, if any. The walls aren’t soundproof to start with, but I wouldn’t characterize connecting door as something that will necessarily be more noisy. I guess the question might be is it too late to change rooms within same category to a non connecting room? I don’t think it’s an issue of noise, so much as it is leaving connecting rooms for someone that wants to book both. Unless of course it’s slim pickings and then that makes total sense. foxrunner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevendom57 Posted May 29, 2021 Report Share Posted May 29, 2021 I did a fake booking on a cruise I have scheduled for in March. A connecting stateroom is significantly more expensive in this case. Maybe they can save some money by not choosing a connecting cabin. foxrunner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki007 Posted May 29, 2021 Report Share Posted May 29, 2021 You don’t hear anything when in the room with the balcony closed. foxrunner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutToSea Posted May 30, 2021 Report Share Posted May 30, 2021 depends how load the screaming is steverk, JLMoran, Neesa and 2 others 2 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constable145 Posted May 30, 2021 Report Share Posted May 30, 2021 My daughter and I had a connecting room with my parents. As @Matt said the noise as a result of the connecting room was negligible at best. foxrunner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted May 30, 2021 Report Share Posted May 30, 2021 8 hours ago, OutToSea said: depends how load the screaming is This. My daughters were in a connecting room next to our cabin on our first cruise, and one night my older daughter got into a horrible fight with her then-boyfriend. Woke my wife and me out of a sound sleep in the middle of the night. But that was the only time we heard anything from their room. I think the bigger reason to change cabins is the potential cost savings noted earlier. Royal has caught on that parents like to book their under-21 kids in a connecting room so they don’t have to worry about the “one person over 21 per cabin” rule, and they’ve begun charging a (sometimes-hefty) premium for that. foxrunner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWhoWaits Posted May 30, 2021 Report Share Posted May 30, 2021 Our experience has been that if you have quiet neighbors, there is no difference between connecting and non-connecting rooms. Our experience has been that if you have noisy neighbors, there is no difference between connecting and non-connecting rooms. foxrunner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxrunner Posted May 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2021 I will check with our friends to be sure they weren't up charged. Rooms are getting scarce as this is a North East vacation week, actually it is over Easter. Does Royal decorate the ship for Easter? Any special events. The kids are in college so this is going to be an adult only cruise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted May 30, 2021 Report Share Posted May 30, 2021 1 hour ago, foxrunner said: Does Royal decorate the ship for Easter? Any special events. I sailed on Freedom over Easter week in 2018. No decorations or special events that I recall seeing for that. foxrunner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jverge Posted May 30, 2021 Report Share Posted May 30, 2021 4 hours ago, JLMoran said: This. My daughters were in a connecting room next to our cabin on our first cruise, and one night my older daughter got into a horrible fight with her then-boyfriend. Woke my wife and me out of a sound sleep in the middle of the night. But that was the only time we heard anything from their room. I think the bigger reason to change cabins is the potential cost savings noted earlier. Royal has caught on that parents like to book their under-21 kids in a connecting room so they don’t have to worry about the “one person over 21 per cabin” rule, and they’ve begun charging a (sometimes-hefty) premium for that. I've actually embraced the "one person over 21 per cabin rule". We always book two rooms for our family... my wife and son (16) listed for one room and me and my other son (12) in the other room. That way you now can bring more bottles of wine on board since each room has one adult. We don't even bother with connecting rooms... we book adjoining balcony rooms and just open up the balconies to make them connected to save money. foxrunner, JLMoran and Neesa 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PG Cruiser Posted May 30, 2021 Report Share Posted May 30, 2021 One of my pet peeves about staterooms is hearing the flushing in the next room. ha ha foxrunner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxrunner Posted May 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2021 1 hour ago, PG Cruiser said: One of my pet peeves about staterooms is hearing the flushing in the next room. ha ha Like a proper person they should run the hair dryer and then the royal flush! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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