I went on my first solo cruise to Europe on a mega ship in June on Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas for seven nights across the Western Mediterranean.
I booked a 7-night Mediterranean cruise, crusing round-trip from Barcelona, Spain to Palma de Mallorca, Florence, Rome, and Naples, Italy.
Crusing on such an exhilarating ship with unique locations was the proper alternative to decide on a cheaper cabin, so I booked an inside assure stateroom.
The whole price of the cruise was $2070.02 (together with pre-paid gratuities).
Since I cruised solo, the value got here out to $295 per evening.
Just a few weeks earlier than my cruise, I noticed that I would been assigned room 7452, a windowless inside cabin positioned far ahead on deck 7.
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Assure staterooms are often positioned in less-desirable spots onboard since Royal Caribbean assigns the leftover, unpurchased cabins earlier than the cruise.
Nevertheless, I ended up loving the place of this cabin.
It was conveniently near the ahead elevators, and being on deck 7, relatively than a decrease flooring, helped me not really feel seasick inside.
Royal Caribbean’s deck plans point out that the cabin measures 149 sq. toes in whole.
After I first walked in, I used to be shocked to find that the room felt fairly spacious.
To the fitting of the door was a big sofa, which may seat a minimum of three individuals or develop right into a double couch mattress.
Since I used to be touring alone, I left it as a sofa, and it made for a fantastic place to go away my luggage or garments for the subsequent day.
Due to the couch mattress, the cabin may sleep 4 visitors in whole, so it was a number of house for one individual.
Subsequent to the sofa was a big closet, full with seven cabinets, the stateroom’s protected, and a considerable amount of hanging house and hangers.
I beloved this house—particularly because it was multi function space, making it handy for me to maintain all my garments and swimsuits in a single spot.
It was giant sufficient to carry all my garments and baggage. I additionally preferred that the hanging house had a sliding door, so I may shut it to cover my baggage and soiled laundry.
To the left of the entrance door, I discovered the self-importance/desk of the stateroom.
The left facet had a set of cabinets and a big mirror full with a hoop mild.
The correct facet held the cabin’s TV, which displayed over 20 free channels.
Under the TV have been a set of three drawers and a mini-fridge, which saved my meals so chilly that I regretted leaving brownies in there.
The one factor I discovered inconvenient in regards to the desk space was that there wasn’t a chair in entrance, and the sofa was too far-off to make use of it to sit down on the desk.
If I needed to do my make-up on the self-importance or in any other case use the desk, I needed to arise.
Previous the desk and the sofa, I confronted the big Royal King mattress.
Above the mattress have been decorations and work, and two bedside tables sat on all sides.
Every desk had an adjustable evening mild, and the left facet held the stateroom’s phone, which I may use to name any companies onboard.
The mattress was so enormous for one individual, and I discovered it very comfy.
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Again to the entrance of the room, I discovered the door to the lavatory.
Although it was small, the house was well-organized, and I did not have any drawback utilizing it for all my wants.
I used to be additionally very blissful to see that the bathe had an actual door and tube encasing it, as an alternative of a plastic curtain.
Whereas the water stress and temperature have been nice, the water spout received simply tangled, and I usually needed to wrangle it round my physique to get the fitting circulation.
The one supplied toiletries within the lavatory have been a bar of hand cleaning soap and a two-in-one hair and physique wash.
Whereas I used the hand cleaning soap and had no drawback with it, I stayed far-off from the physique wash, discovering it drying and too strongly perfumed.
A cute blue backsplash below the extensive mirror continued the Royal Caribbean ocean theme.
Below the sink have been a sequence of cabinets, in addition to further towels and bathroom paper.
Though the counter was slim, it ended up being lengthy sufficient that I had house to retailer something I wanted.
Above the counter, there have been additionally extra cabinets. Once more, they have been a bizarre form, working deep relatively than extensive. I felt like I needed to attain my arm far in to seize my merchandise.
Moreover, they every had a small steel bar in entrance, maybe to stop objects from falling if the ship rocked.
Regardless of the unusual shapes, I discovered that the lavatory had loads of cabinets and hooks for all my objects.
Regardless that she’s the oldest Oasis Class ship, Oasis of the Seas does not really feel 15 years outdated.
The one facet of the room that felt extra aged was the lighting, which appeared dimmer than in different Oasis Class ships I have been on.
Nevertheless, I used to be dissatisfied with the cleanliness of the cabin. I discovered objects that I should not have if the room had been completely cleaned, equivalent to tape on the partitions and outdated earrings on the ground.
Altogether, the cabin was nice and had greater than sufficient house for me to retailer all of the objects I wanted for 7 days of journey.
Because the itinerary was very port-heavy and the ship had so many facilities to discover, I did not spend a lot time within the cabin.
In actual fact, there was a lot to see that I barely slept in any respect!