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Everything you want to know about cabins and suites on Norwegian Cruise Line ships

Picking a cabin on a Norwegian Cruise Line ship isn't always easy.

For starters, there are a huge number of cabins available on some Norwegian ships. The line is known for operating some of the world's biggest cruise vessels — ships so big that some have more than 2,000 cabins each.

However, it's not just the sheer volume of cabins that makes choosing a room on a Norwegian ship a challenge. It's also the number of cabin categories.

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On some of Norwegian's largest ships, including Norwegian Encore and Norwegian Joy, there are a whopping 39 different types of cabins — each a little different from the last.

The backstory here is that Norwegian ships are designed to appeal to a wide demographic, including travelers willing to spend at a wide range of price points. That's prompted Norwegian to offer a wide mix of cabin types.

The room choices the line offers on its ships range from relatively low-cost, windowless inside cabins measuring just 135 square feet (perfect for the budget traveler) to massive, multi-room suites that can be more than 50 times that size.

At the high end, the accommodations are aimed at affluent travelers who, for whatever reason, prefer the megaship experience to being on a luxury ship, and they truly are among the most spectacular accommodations at sea. Some, such as the giant Garden Villas found on six Norwegian ships — Norwegian Jewel, Norwegian Pearl, Norwegian Gem, Norwegian Jade, Norwegian Dawn and Norwegian Star — sprawl over thousands of square feet and have as many as three bedrooms plus separate living rooms and dining rooms.

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A Norwegian Cruise Line cabin primer

As is typical for many cruise ships, Norwegian vessels offer cabins in four broad categories: Windowless "inside" cabins, ocean-view cabins, balcony cabins and suites.

On newer Norwegian ships, the majority of the cabins are balcony cabins. Cruise lines over the years have discovered that cruisers will pay a significant premium to have a balcony with their cabin, and that's prompted a rush to add more balcony cabins to ships.

However, Norwegian's newer vessels are also known for a large number of suites, including suites that are part of upscale private complexes called The Haven.

On Norwegian's 4-year-old Norwegian Encore, for instance, 19% of the 2,040 cabins are suites — a huge percentage for a large, mass-market cruise ship. On Royal Caribbean 's 4-year-old Symphony of the Seas, which launched at almost the same time as Norwegian Encore, by contrast, just 7% of cabins are suites. On Carnival Cruise Line 's 4-year-old Carnival Panorama, just 3% of cabins are suites.

Here is a breakdown of the cabin types on Norwegian Encore, which is typical for the line's newer ships:

Inside cabins: 453 (22%). Ocean-view cabins: 111 (5%). Balcony cabins: 1,090 (53%). Suites: 385 (19%).

On older Norwegian ships (and, in general, all older cruise ships), there are fewer suites — sometimes far fewer. Only 1% of the cabins on Norwegian's oldest vessel, the 1998-built Norwegian Spirit, are balcony cabins.

Inside cabins and oceanview cabins make up nearly half of all cabins on Norwegian Spirit. Here is a breakdown of the cabins on that vessel:

Inside cabins: 387 (29%). Ocean-view cabins: 223 (17%). Balcony cabins: 708 (58%). Suites: 18 (1%).

The takeaway here is that you'll have a tougher time locking down a suite on an older Norwegian ship than on a newer vessel. If you're planning a cruise on one of the line's older vessels and a suite is a must, you'll want to book early to make sure you get one.

Within each of the four broad categories of cabins on Norwegian ships, you'll find multiple subcategories. Norwegian Encore, for instance, has 16 different types of suites alone, from a Club Balcony Suite Guarantee (Category MX) that measures 249 square feet to The Haven Deluxe Owner's Suite with Large Balcony (Category H2) that measures nearly six times that amount.

In general, Norwegian cabins have a modern look with clean lines and contemporary furniture, plus lots of storage cleverly worked into the design.

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Inside cabins on Norwegian Cruise Line ships

These are the cabins you stay in when you're on a tight budget. On any Norwegian ship, they are almost always the least expensive option when you're booking a cabin, and you can often save considerable money by booking an inside cabin versus an ocean-view or higher-level cabin.

What you'll give up, of course, is that ocean view. Your room will have four walls and no windows offering a glimpse of the outside world. In some cases, you'll find an inside cabin with a window opening up onto a hallway, but the view will be of nothing more than the hallway.

You'll also be in a very small room. Most inside cabins on the ship used in the examples above, Norwegian Encore, measure just 149 square feet. That's about 7% smaller than the typical ocean-view cabin on the vessel, which measures 160 square feet. The typical balcony cabin on Norwegian Encore is 175 square feet, not including a 30- to 110-square-foot balcony.

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Of note, Norwegian is well-known for one particular type of inside cabin: unusually tiny, interior studio cabins designed for solo travelers.

Norwegian first added such cabins to a ship in 2010, on the then-new, 4,070-passenger Norwegian Epic. They were such a hit the line quickly began adding them to more vessels.

Measuring just 100 square feet but superbly designed to maximize storage space, the solo rooms on Norwegian Epic (there are 128 in all) are clustered around an exclusive Studio Lounge with a bar and television area where solos can mingle at daily hosted happy hour gatherings.

Since 2010, Norwegian has added similar solo cabin complexes with exclusive lounges to seven more new ships. Norwegian Encore has an 82-cabin solo complex spread over three decks.

The similarly sized Norwegian Escape and Norwegian Bliss also have 82-cabin solo complexes, while the smaller Norwegian Breakaway and Norwegian Getaway have solo areas with 59 cabins. The line's two newest ships, Norwegian Prima and Norwegian Viva , have 73 solo cabins.

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Norwegian also offers four solo cabins on its Hawaii- based Pride of America.

In most cases, these studio cabins have windows that face an interior hallway, though some solo cabins have windows and balconies.

Ocean-view cabins on Norwegian Cruise Line ships

With an ocean-view cabin, you get a window looking out to the sea but not an attached balcony where you can sit outside and enjoy the fresh air.

Norwegian's newer ships have relatively few such cabins, as generally cabins that face outward are now built with balconies.

In general, ocean-view cabins on Norwegian ships are bigger than inside cabins but not quite as big as balcony cabins (when comparing their interior space). However, you sometimes can find ocean-view cabins that are significantly bigger than what is typical for a balcony cabin. This is sometimes the case for ocean-view cabins at the front of ships, where there can be relatively large but odd-shaped rooms with windows but no balconies.

Several recent Norwegian vessels have some quite large ocean-view cabins at their fronts that measure from 240 to 372 square feet. Dubbed Family Oceanview Stateroom with Large Picture Window, they are designed to hold up to five people and are marketed to families.

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Balcony cabins on Norwegian Cruise Line ships

Balcony cabins are what everyone wants these days, and Norwegian is delivering with huge numbers of balcony cabins on all its newest ships.

On the line's new Prima-class ships, which began debuting in 2022, around 57% of rooms are balcony cabins — and that number jumps even higher if you include suites on the ship that have balconies (see below for more details on suites on Norwegian vessels).

Including suites, the percentage of cabins on the first two ships in the series to debut (Norwegian Prima and Norwegian Viva) that have balconies jumps to 64%. The percentage is even higher on the line's newest Breakaway-plus class vessels, at a very high 72%.

The typical Norwegian balcony cabin has a contemporary look with clean lines and relatively minimalist furniture. Norwegian balcony cabins typically offer twin beds that can be converted into a queen bed, a built-in desk area and a sofa that often pulls out into an additional bed.

Balcony cabins on Norwegian ships typically measure a bit over 200 square feet, including the balcony space, but some can be significantly bigger.

On Norwegian Encore, a category of balcony cabins known as Large Balcony cabins (category B6) measure 331 square feet, due to enormous balconies that measure 155 square feet. The ship also offers aft-facing balconies (category B1) that measure up to 426 square feet, again due to unusually large balconies.

Related: 6 reasons to book a balcony cabin

Suites on Norwegian Cruise Line ships

As mentioned above, Norwegian is known for a large number of suites on its ships. It's also known for some of the very biggest suites in the entire cruise industry.

The Garden Villas found on Norwegian Jewel, Norwegian Pearl, Norwegian Gem, Norwegian Jade, Norwegian Dawn and Norwegian Star are truly stunning, with living areas with glass walls looking over the pool areas of the ships. They have as many as three bedrooms plus separate living rooms and dining rooms.

Some of the Garden Villas measure as much as 6,694 square feet — more than twice the size of the typical home in the United States.

Among notable extras, the Garden Villas have private outdoor sundecks and courtyards with hot tubs. Additionally, the Garden Villas on Norwegian Dawn and Norwegian Star include private outdoor dining areas and steam rooms.

On more than half of Norwegian's ships, many of the top suites are part of an exclusive, keycard-accessed area called The Haven. Aimed at luxury travelers, The Haven complexes are located at the very top of the vessels and often come with private lounges, pools, sunning areas and even restaurants.

Related: 7 reasons to splurge on a cruise ship suite

Depending on the ship, top suites can come with such perks as private butlers and concierges who attend to your every need; access to a private restaurant; a private suite lounge and sun deck; reserved seating in entertainment venues; and priority boarding and disembarkation.

Just be ready to look through a lot of suite types if you're booking a Norwegian ship. Some Norwegian ships have up to four types of Penthouse suites available, for instance, and three kinds of family suites.

Bottom line

Norwegian has something for everyone when it comes to cabins on its ships.

You can book a small, inside cabin that will get you on board one of the line's vessels at a very reasonable cost or a super suite that will set you back many times more but that comes with all sorts of perks.

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5 people in a room?

By Summer , April 22, 2004 in Norwegian Cruise Line

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Are there any NCL ships that allow 5 in a room like Carnival does?

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I think some suite have 2 bedrooms (a normal one and a tiny one). You probably can be 5 in those.

NCL Dawn, December 2003

We're a family of 5 booked on the Sun this summer, so I know there are rooms for 5 on the Sun.

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the owner's suite on the ncl wind will sleep 5--there is sleep sofa in the living room area that will sleep 2, a separate bedroom that sleeps 2 and a big walk/in closet that has a pullman bed for 1. We're booked for May 29 with 5 people. It may be a little tight but I hear that the perks are worth it.

I stayed in the owner's suite on the Sea with 5 people. One of the beds was a cot that they had to bring in, but it was very do-able. There was more than enough room for everyone.

but you'll be stacked liked pancakes

The AB penthouse on The Dawn will sleep 5. The larger bedroom has a queen bed for 2 and the smaller bedroom has a couch that sleeps 2 (small) people and a pulldown bed.

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I was looking at a cabin for 4 on the Dawn. There are not a lot of cabins that will hold 4 and they must be booked specifically. My TA got me two cabins on a guarantee at a cost only slightly above the price that I was quoted to book one specific cabin for 4. I jumped at it.

Since I don't know your specific circumstances, I don't know if it will work for you, but you might want to look into it.

All NCL Ships have cabins that sleep 5.

It's a special category called "Crew Cabins".

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Pride of America cabins and suites

Pride of america staterooms review, floor plans, photos.

Pride of America cabins and suites review at CruiseMapper provides detailed information on cruise accommodations , including floor plans, photos, room types and categories, cabin sizes, furniture details and included by NCL America (Norwegian Cruise Line) en-suite amenities and services.

The Pride of America cruise ship cabins page is conveniently interlinked with its deck plans showing deck layouts combined with a legend and review of all onboard venues.

2-Bedroom Deluxe Family Suite

Layout (floor plan), deluxe owners suite, owners suite.

Note: Suite balconies on deck 13 are without hot tubs.

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2-bedroom family suite, balcony cabin, oceanview cabin, interior cabin, studio single cabins, pride of america cabins review.

MS Pride of America staterooms as sizes are smaller compared to the industry’s standard. Of all cruise cabins, 63% have private balconies. There are all 64 wheelchair-accessible cabins (for disabled passengers), 24 of which are ADA-compliant rooms. The number of all cabin categories is 34.

Follows the review of Pride of America staterooms as amenities, furniture and included (complimentary) services:

All staterooms as amenities feature sleeping area (2 lower/single beds convertible to queen), private en-suite bathroom (WC, sink, shower, bath products, hairdryer), lounge area (wardrobe, vanity table/desk, chair, smart HDTV, music console, electronic safe box and life jackets (in the closet), tea/coffee maker, mini-bar/refrigerator, direct-dial phone, ice bucket, glasses), Internet access, individual air-conditioning. All staterooms provide ample storage space (drawers, closets, shelves, cubbyholes).

Bonus amenities and special perks for suite guests are: butler/concierge service, shoeshine, luxury bedding sets (pillow menu, deluxe mattresses), walk-in closet, welcome gifts (Champagne, fruits, flowers, bottled water), espresso coffee maker, cotton bathrobes, slippers, terry towels, luxury bath products, priority services (check-in, embarkation/disembarkation, Hawaiian ports of call tender boarding), special menus, in-room dining (treats delivered nightly), complimentary specialty restaurant/steakhouse dining (breakfast and lunch only).

All outside cabins feature a sitting area with a table and a double sofa bed.

All Balcony cabins feature floor-ceiling glass doors opening to a private veranda (furnished with 1 small table and 2 chairs), optional beds for 3rd/4th person. Terrace sizes vary by category – B1 (95 ft2 / 9), B6-B7 (90-95 ft2 / 8-9 m2). All other balcony staterooms’ verandas are sized between 40-60 ft2 / 4-6 m2.

Oceanviews are with Picture Window. Categories OK and OX are with obstructed views due to lifeboats. Some Oceanview and Inside cabins have 2 beds pull-down beds (upper bunk beds) for a 3rd/4th passenger.

Deck 13 cabins (added during 2013 refurbishment) are with double Murphy beds.

The only one Deluxe Owner Suite (aka Grand Suite) has 2 bedrooms (one with king bed, the other with 2 lower beds), dining room (6-seat table), living room (baby grand piano), guest powder room, dressing area, luxury bathroom (whirlpool bathtub, double vanity, shower), guest bathroom, media center (Bang & Olufsen, DVD/CD library).

Owners Suites have 2 bedrooms (one with king bed, the other with 2 lower beds), balcony (sunbeds, dining area, hot tub), double vanity, living room (double sofa bed), luxury bathroom (whirlpool bathtub, separate shower), guest bathroom, dining room, dressing area, wet bar. Deck 13’s Owner Suites do not have hot tubs. Owner Suites can accommodate up to 10 guests is connected to an adjacent Penthouse Suite.

Penthouses have a bedroom (king bed), living room (double sofa bed and/or double Murphy bed), bathroom (shower), balcony. SE-Deluxe penthouse category (deck 13) balconies have lounge chairs, dining table, outdoor Jacuzzi. Category SE-Penthouse suites sizes are between 395-410 ft2 / 37-38 m2 plus the 190 ft 2 / 18 m2 sized veranda. Category SF-Penthouse sizes are 300 ft 2 / 28 m2 plus the veranda, which is sized between 190-305 ft2 / 18-28 m2. The SD-Penthouse category is sized 880 ft2 / 82 m2.

Single cabins (single-occupancy rooms, targeting solo travelers) are called Studios. They feature padded headboards, a color-changing lighting system, 1 Porthole Window (corridor view), desk area (TV, comfortable chairs), split bathroom system (like on the NCL Epic  ship – the sink is in the main room, the shower and WC are behind separate doors) and offer exclusive Studio Lounge access.

NEWS: Since May 2015, the NCL charges US$7,95 for room service dining. This is an extra service charge implemented fleetwide (including on the Norwegian Pride of America ship). Passengers exempted from the new (uncommon for the industry) room service fee are only the occupants of “The Haven” suites. Still, as an exception, all passengers can order (for free) their room-service morning coffee and Continental Breakfast. After implementing the new service charge, NCL upgraded the room service menu, adding more hot food items for Breakfast and a wider food & drinks selection (available for ordering 24 hours a day).

Pride of America family cabins

The list of family cabins as categories and amenities includes:

• SA-Deluxe Family Suites have 2x bedrooms (one with a King-size bed, the other with 2x single beds), 2x bathrooms (one with a whirlpool bathtub and separate shower), 2x large TVs.
• SI-SJ Family Suites are also 2-bedroom accommodations. One room has convertible twin beds, the other room is with a double sofa bed. These suites feature a separate living room (with sofabed), bathroom (with shower), 2x TVs, wet bar. The SJ category family suite (sized 355 ft2 / 33 m2) has obstructed views and no balconies. The SI category family rooms have in addition 2x Pullman beds and feature single/double French windows and 3x TVs.
• SD-Deluxe Penthouse Suites have double Murphy beds, bedroom (king bed / some have 2x single beds convertible to queen), balcony (dining area, sunbeds), bathroom (whirlpool bathtub, separate shower), dressing area, living room (double sofabed), media center (Bang & Olufsen, DVD/CD library).

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