Family of 5 options

[kkayluvsdis]

Hi Friends,

We love DCL and one of the things that makes it desirable for us are the stateroom options for our family of five. I've been reading a few threads now about other cruiselines and it got me thinking-for those of you who cruise with other lines-what are the options for families of five? Is booking two staterooms the norm? As the kids are getting older and the prices getting higher we are starting to think about giving some other cruiselines a try.

Thanks so much!

-Kelly

 

[lizzyb]

We have only ever sailed with NCL and DCL. On NCL they only had one room that would accommodate a family of 5. It is ocean view and on the lower decks. If you want another option, you have to go with 2 rooms which was more costly.

 

[mevelandry]

Hi Friends,

We love DCL and one of the things that makes it desirable for us are the stateroom options for our family of five. I've been reading a few threads now about other cruiselines and it got me thinking-for those of you who cruise with other lines-what are the options for families of five? Is booking two staterooms the norm? As the kids are getting older and the prices getting higher we are starting to think about giving some other cruiselines a try.

Thanks so much!

-Kelly

I don’t have kids but Royal Caribbean has great options for kids and teenagers at a very reasonable price (going from lower to much lower than DCL) and from what I understand they can definitely accomodate families of five.

I would encourage you to take a look at ships like Anthem of the Seas, Oasis of the Seas, etc (Quantum Class, Oasis Class). And I am not even talking about their private island CocoCay... Which is quite the game changer!

 

[randumb0]

I think for a family of 5 I'd take the money spent on one room with DCL and get 2 rooms with RCCL

 

[SDJEL]

We have done two adjoining staterooms on RC and NCL for less than the cost of one room on Disney. We’ve always loved Disney but the prices have gone so high lately that other lines are looking much better. We are going on a Celebrity cruise this summer for a week with adjoining balcony cabins, wifi, tips and beverage package for less than the cost of a week on the Fantasy with the kids in an inside cabin across the hall from us.

Now that two of my kids have aged out of the teen clubs and my youngest is 13, we’re curious to see how it goes.

 

[DisneyKrayzie2]

some of the deluxe ocean view verandah staterooms sleep 5. they have an extra wall pull down Murphy bed

 

[OpieDoodle]

I am also a family of 5 and we shopped around a few cruise lines and I found quite a few had 5 occupancy rooms. Now I will say a family of older kids/teens 5 in a room may be snug but for my family we are in our room so little that its not a huge deal.

If you're looking at prices tho one room on DCL for 5 is probably more expensive than two rooms on a cheaper cruise line.

I'd say its really up to how your family is. Squeezing into one room on a cheaper cruise line may mean more money for excursions and such!