I simply returned from an eight-night Southern Caribbean and Good Day cruise onboard Odyssey of the Seas, certainly one of Royal Caribbean’s latest ships.

Again in August 2023, I booked an inside assure cabin as a result of it was the most affordable possibility for our specific crusing. The full for the 2 of us (myself and my mother) in this sort of cabin was $2,321.

I’ve sailed on Odyssey of the Seas earlier than. In October 2022, my household cruised for 12 nights to the Holy Land and Greece – it was one of the vital memorable cruises I’ve ever taken. Throughout that crusing, my sister and I RoyalUp’d to a Junior Suite.

The suite was completely attractive! The personal balcony, two loos, and added suite advantages made it an opulent expertise, for positive.

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Shortly after reserving my second cruise on Odyssey of the Seas, I used to be assigned an inside cabin on deck 9 (9225). Upon wanting on the deck plans, I used to be pleasantly shocked to seek out that our cabin was positioned midship, barely aft.

I used to be so glad to not be assigned a cabin within the very entrance or very again of the ship as a result of we would not have to fret about movement. We did have just a few days of rougher seas and heard different passengers complain about it, however we hardly observed it in our centrally-located cabin.

I’ve stayed in lots of inside assure cabins on Royal Caribbean ships, however I had a sense this cabin on Odyssey of the Seas can be further fashionable and up-to-date with reference to having extra retailers, a wise TV, and extra.

Once I arrived at our cabin and opened the door for the primary time, I instantly thought, “Wow, take a look at all of this area!” This was a welcome shock since my mother all the time packs method an excessive amount of stuff! The cabin was 166 sq. ft.

One other factor I observed immediately was that our cabin had a connecting door to the cabin subsequent to us. My mother was nervous when she noticed this as a result of she thought we might hear noise from our neighbors. Fortunately, that was not the case in any respect. In truth, we had been happy that we heard little or no noise from the hallway and our neighbors. It is a advantage of a more recent ship as a result of there may be higher soundproofing.

Our cabin included two twin beds – I requested to have the mattress cut up up earlier than embarkation day through the shape that was despatched to my e-mail.

Above our beds had been deep cupboards to retailer a few of our belongings. This storage possibility is nice as an alternative of getting wasted area above our heads. These drawers measured roughly 14” tall by 42” huge and 18” deep, and you would match a number of gadgets up there!

Subsequent to every of the beds was a small nightstand. One of many nightstands had a telephone that took up a number of area, so I moved it to one of many decrease cabinets. That method, I might truly use the highest of the nightstand for issues I needed close to me at evening.

We every had a light-weight by our heads. On my aspect of the mattress, there was a light-weight swap that would activate and off all of the lights within the stateroom. There was additionally an outlet if I needed to cost one thing, however I didn’t put it to use as a result of it was too near my head.

The 43-inch (we guestimated) good TV was completely positioned in entrance of the beds. I actually like these good TVs as a result of you will have the choice to stream your favourite reveals or browse YouTube movies utilizing your private account. Older Royal Caribbean ships have a flat-screen TV within the cabins, however they often do not provide this streaming functionality. My mother was additionally happy they provided 3-4 ESPN channels throughout common soccer video games.

Under the TV was one other storage space that we didn’t use. This might be an excellent place to place skinny gadgets, like books or magazines.

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I liked having two closets on either side of the full-sized coach. The smaller of the 2 closets was subsequent to my mother’s mattress. This closet was shorter than the opposite closet as a result of there have been two cabinets under it. There was additionally a protected in right here. I claimed this closet throughout our journey, and I discovered there to be loads of cabinets for my garments.

On the opposite aspect of the sofa was the second bigger closet. This was what we used to place all of our attire, tops, and sweaters. There have been 26 complete hangers, and we thought that was an ample quantity.

The sofa was a stunning function of the cabin. It was giant sufficient for the 2 of us to take a seat on it, although we often used it as one other place to place our stuff. I’ve stayed in inside cabins the place the sofa is small and might solely match one particular person, so I appreciated having a bigger seating space. In the event you had been questioning, our sofa couldn’t convert right into a mattress.

Throughout from the sofa was the vainness and dresser. The dresser had three deep drawers that had been 8.5” excessive. The 2 smaller drawers (about 6” excessive) could possibly be used, though there have been gadgets already there just like the blowdryer and room service menu. There was a lamp on the dresser that could not be moved, however it supplied good temper lighting within the evenings. Lastly, we used the mini cooler to retailer our water and soda.

The vainness had two U.S. retailers, one European outlet, and two USB retailers. I introduced my European adapter, however I did not want to make use of it as a result of we had sufficient chargers for all our electronics.

The vainness has a neat ring mild that could possibly be used when doing make-up or simply bringing extra mild into the cabin. We appreciated to make use of this mild at evening to present the room slightly glow.

Being in an inside cabin that’s pitch darkish always of the way in which, it was nice there have been many lighting choices. We might select the ring mild above the vainness, the lamp on the dresser, the lights by our beds, or after all, the lights for the whole cabin.

The lavatory in our inside cabin was as fashionable because the dwelling space. There have been a number of storage areas subsequent to and under the sink. And there have been just a few hooks to hold up our beauty baggage and Crown and Anchor robes.

My favourite a part of the toilet was the massive bathe. I had greater than sufficient area to maneuver round whereas showering, which I tremendously appreciated. The bathe included the 2-1 physique wash and shampoo, however I all the time deliver my very own shampoo and conditioner.

I’ve stayed in cabins the place the toilet is so tiny that I can barely transfer. This isn’t the case on Odyssey of the Seas the place the loos are spacious and environment friendly!

If you’re somebody who has to go to the toilet in the course of the evening, you’ll just like the evening mild above the sink. I believe this function is so useful! You’ll not have to fret about packing an evening mild when staying in an inside cabin on Odyssey of the Seas.

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General, I might positively advocate an inside cabin in case you’re seeking to cruise on Odyssey of the Seas! Particularly, I might advocate cabin 9225 due to its handy location. 

You had been by no means too far-off from all of the motion across the ship. Being barely aft, it was a simple 5 flights of stairs as much as the Windjammer and pool deck or the identical quantity all the way down to the Royal Esplanade.