We were assigned room 7123 this time, category 11A, which is a Standard Inside Stateroom (11) on one

Guest rooms on the Disney Cruise Line are scheduled shangri la hotel singapore to be ready at 1:30pm. Until then, guests arriving shangri la hotel singapore earlier tend to hang out on one of the top decks, lounging at the pool, eating at the Cabanas lunch buffet, or acting like Josh by repeating, Is it time yet? Is it time yet? Is it time yet? while you try to get your tan on. If you prefer to stay inside, the bars and public areas should be open and welcoming.
Our room on the Dream was 9078, category 4A, which is a Deluxe Family Oceanview Stateroom with Verandah. Stateroom shangri la hotel singapore categories range from 4A-11C in addition to the three Concierge categories (R Royal Suite with Verandah, T Concierge 1-Bedroom Suite with Verandah, and V Concierge Family Oceanview Stateroom with Verandah). A higher number in these categories indicates a larger room and its corresponding letter indicates which deck the stateroom will be located (A being on the higher decks, E on the lower ones).
This room measures 299 square feet including the verandah and can theoretically sleep 5. Take into account that like most cruise lines, Disney includes the square footage of the balcony in its single measurement. The queen size bed is raised about 1 1/2 feet off the ground for convenient luggage storage.
A cleverly disguised bunk bed. The couch converts to a twin-sized bed and the other bed is hidden in the ceiling, which your Stateroom Host/Hostess will pull down nightly while you enjoy dinner, should you need it. The ladder is stored in the closet. Also seen here are the curtains that you can pull together to separate the sleep area from the couch area for extra privacy at night. It also keeps some of that bright Bahamian sunshine out.
The televisions on the Dream and Fantasy have virtually every single Disney movie EVER available shangri la hotel singapore on demand. Disney movies currently in theaters and those that have been released on DVD recently are shown at set times in one of the theaters.
…including the absolutely indispensable Room Service Menu. Everything on this menu is complimentary, apart from the Snacks, and Wines Beverages Packages. Your service staff always shangri la hotel singapore appreciate a tip. While soda is free in the dining rooms and upper decks, there is a charge when room service brings a can to your door. Conversely, bars charge $1.95 for juice, while it s free from room service. If anything is unclear, just call and ask.
Inside shangri la hotel singapore one of the drawers is a hair dryer, which includes diffuser and concentrator attachments. These can also be found on the Magic and the Fantasy, but the Wonder shangri la hotel singapore still has the old bulky ones attached to the wall in the bathroom as of early January. This might have changed during its dry dock late last month.
The alarm clock sits on one of the nightstands and can be used as a music player shangri la hotel singapore and charger for the iPhone 4 and older iPods. It is not able to accommodate the iPhone 5 unless you bring an adapter, and even then I m not sure that it would fit.
The phone sits on the other nightstand. There are no designated buttons for Guest Services, Room Service, etc., but you can dial 0 for a full menu of extension numbers for anyone you might need to call from your stateroom. Just press 1 to connect to your trusty room service steward.
The verandah was very comfortable with two people. If you have adjoining rooms, you can adjust that white wall and pull it back to make one long verandah. If you do not, be ready to get friendly with your next door neighbors because you will hear every word they have to say.
We were assigned room 7123 this time, category 11A, which is a Standard Inside Stateroom (11) on one of the higher decks (A). One of the biggest benefits of being on a higher deck is the proximity to the buffet restaurant, pool decks, spa/fitness center, and sports area. You may also find that higher decks offer better views and some say they feel less rockiness higher up. On the other hand, being one floor underneath the top decks may bring additional noise.
Doable with two people, but four or even three adults might be too cramped. Two adults and one child would personally be my limit. However, if you re not planning shangri la hotel singapore on spending much time in the room or the price is significantly lower than a larger room and you d rather spend that money elsewhere, it might be worth considering.
Unfortunately, they will only give you one set of gifts per stateroom, even if there are more than one Club member staying in the room. Luckily Josh was generous enough to let me have them, provided I carry around his fifteen pounds of camera equipment in this tote bag. But he would have made me do that anyway. What a deal. While the welcome letter promises a backpack and all the items inside it, everyone on the ship received the grey tote bag.
I will also point out that the staterooms on the Magic do not have alarm clocks (or any clocks for that matter) so if you d like to know what time it is in your room, bring a watch, cell phone, or travel alarm clock.
The shower is almost uncomfortable. It s very short and I can t imagine a child over 4 being able to bathe in that teeny tub. The only shower head is a handheld one no rain shower head. There was much more space in the shower on the Dream to put your shampoo, soap, etc. I had to balance my 3 little shangri la hotel singapore travel sized bottles on the ledges of this bathtub, but they did fit.
One last thing to note about the inside rooms on the Magic and Wonder vs. the ones on the Dream and Fantasy is that the newer ships (Dream and Fantasy) have a Magical Porthole, which is an LCD flat-screen monitor shangri la hotel singapore that shows real-time views of the outside of the ship, streaming from live video being taken on your corresponding ship location (port or starboard).
Awesome! Is it true that you got your last Disney cruise for $560 total? (You know, that guy who blogs here mentioned it). Could you share your sources beyond the fare tracker because that is a great deal!
Alissa fine for the two of us, but possibly problematic for more than two people. There was one outlet on each side of the bed on both ships (they also have this on the Fantasy, but not yet on the Wonder). There were also two 2-prong outlets and one 220V outlet for the hairdryer on the Dream and two 2-prong outlets, one 3-prong outlet, and one 200V outlet on the Magic, all of these at the desk areas. See below:
JSYK, I ve read that they are confiscating surge protectors/power strips/extension cords unless they are being used for medical purposes (CPAP machines, etc.). They are also on the list of prohibited items:
Thanks for the detailed information, Lisa. Never thought I would say this but a Disney cruise becomes more appealing the more I read about it (although shangri la hotel singapore definitely not in one of those tiny rooms since there are four of us.) Looking forward to more.
Big tip re: Michelle s post: we are a family if 5, and although we could fit, we learned that for just a bit more money, we could book 2 cabins! That means 2 sets of bathrooms, lots more room and some true privacy!
So I know you might get to this in a future shangri la hotel singapore post, but I am curious, shangri la hotel singapore the pools look small. Are they very crowded during the day if you are not in port? Are they as small as they look? What if you are in port? Thanks. We have been considering a cruise and these posts are great timing and info for us.
Thanks Susan, yeah I ve been reading that other people had clocks in their rooms too but they all seem to be verandah or oceanview shangri la hotel singapore rooms maybe just the inside rooms don t have clocks? Or maybe we were just unlucky?? Anyone else care to chime in? I m obviously really good at this blogging thing
So was that Family room with veranda the one Josh was talking about in his last post about the Grand Floridian? At $540 for 2 people tax/tip/etc? (Assuming that was a per night cost and not for the entire 4 night cruise)
Mike, I think that the Family room with Verandah was the Disney Dream cruise they took in December. I doubt it was $540 total, as I ve been in a similar room on the Dream and it was more like $2000 pp. The $540 was probably the interior room on the Magic cruise they just got back from.
So the Magic cruise came out to $65/person per night, which is obviously a real steal. I really had no intention of going on another cruise with basically the same itinerary six weeks after the first one, but the price was too good to pass up.
Ok wow, that is a shocker of a price. I m not a big fan of cruises because it often seems that it would cost the same or cheaper to fly to same destination and spend X number of nights there. But at $65 pp/night I can see how that would be hard to pass up. Was this some sort of special pricing event? Or is this a standard cost?
You did qualify it with some say , but physics would say that you will be most stable with a cabin that is located midship and at one of the lowest shangri la hotel singapore decks. Then you would be closest to the center of gravity of the ship.
enjoying your report, Lisa. I did a cruise once and HATED it. I so want to like cruising but even seeing your pics of that smaller cabin just felt so tight..the memories returned! LOL! I need to be able to jump into a car when on vacation .Fun reading!
One tip I ll mention for adults regarding the bathrooms is that you can always shower up in the locker rooms by the fitness/spa area. I preferred those showers anyway as they are MUCH larger and there is shampoo, conditioner, and shower gel in dispensers in the shower. But this area is restricted to adults only.
Great report shangri la hotel singapore installment, Lisa. Question: shangri la hotel singapore What other swag was in the Castaway Club tote you received? I guess we ll get one if we ever go on a second Disney cruise some day. The Goldfish crackers found out on the deck are a little funny (fish on a ship). And that old hair dryer reminds me of vacuum cleaners. Looking forward to reading more about your take on Disney cruising.
We shared this cruise with you, room 7064 and we had an alarm clock. Ours was a deluxe verandah suite so it may just be the interiors. The night light on the clock is so bright it lights the whole room, ha