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I booked a stateroom on Royal Caribbean’s Wonder of the Seas, the world’s biggest cruise ship.
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The 179-square-foot cabin came with a private bathroom, a king-sized bed, and an ocean view.
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I thought I’d feel cramped in the room, but it had everything I needed and left no space unused.
I sailed on the largest cruise ship in the world, Royal Caribbean’s Wonder of the Seas.
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For $2,000, I spent seven nights in an ocean-view stateroom on deck eight. The cruise was on sale, as it was originally priced for $3,000.
Insider paid for the room, per the company’s reporting standards.
During my voyage, the ship sailed to Roatán, Honduras; Cozumel and Costa Playa in Mexico; as well as Royal Caribbean’s own private island in the Bahamas.
The ship has 2,867 staterooms, according to Royal Caribbean. My room was at the front of deck eight.
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I booked a mid-tier room — a step above interior staterooms, which has no window, a step below staterooms with a balcony, and two steps below a suite.
My cabin was on the same deck as Central Park, an outdoor space with 20,000 plants, according to Royal Caribbean. I thought it was the most relaxing area on the ship.
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To get to my room, I walked down a long hallway near the elevators.
My room, 502, was 179 square feet with an ocean view.
When I stepped inside, I was surprised at how big it felt. I thought the stateroom made great use of a small space.
On one side of the room, I had a mirror and a desk with several outlets to charge electronics with USB, American, and European ports.
To operate most of the electricity in the room, I had to insert my room key into a slot on the wall.
I used the shelf above the desk to display photos to make it feel more like home.
I thought the desk was useful for eating and storing daily flyers about the day’s events.
Next to the desk, a set of drawers included a cabinet with a mini-fridge inside.
The drawers were mostly empty aside from a hairdryer, which I didn’t end up using.
Across from the desk, I had a couch in between two closets.
Inside each closet, I found a rack of hangers, shelving, and a small safe.
Next to the couch and desk area, a small bathroom utilized clever storage hacks like placing the trash can and toilet paper under the counter.
In the bathroom, I was provided with two glasses, a bar of soap, and a two-in-one hair-and-body wash supplied by the cruise line.
At the top of the shower, a pull-out clothing line was useful for drying my bathing suits.
Each night, my stateroom attendant replenished towels and brought flyers and schedules for the next day. Sometimes, the towels were creatively folded.
My king-size bed at the back of the room was actually two twin mattresses pushed together. All Royal Caribbean rooms come with this configuration, according to their website. I often found myself waking up in the crevice.
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Skinny nightstands on either side of the bed held lamps, charging ports, and a room phone on one side.
A large, flat-screen TV was mounted across from the bed with storage hooks below.
I booked an ocean view room and was able to look out over the front of the ship from a window above my bed.
An electronic shade over the window could be brought down during the day for some grand views.
While I thought the room might have been a tight space for a couple with a lot of luggage or a family, it was just right for just me.
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