Disney Cruise Line Stateroom Number 12502

Notes: Concierge stateroom. Very convenient to the lounge. Sightly larger balcony but otherwise identical to the 4A stateroom we had on the Maiden Voyage. Not at all noisy. Would definitely book this one again.

Notes: Room was beautiful. Loved the tangled decor. Would book this room again in a heartbeat.

Notes: This was a back to back Halloween on the High Seas trip with my 91 years Father. As such, we spent most of our time on the ship and used our Royal Suite quite a bit. Cabin 12502 is the Roy Disney suite at the very front of the ship on deck 12, starboard side. The stateroom is spacious and that was important as my Dad was using his ECV onboard. He was able to do a donut in the room with it. LOL There is a master bedroom with a queen bed, walk in closet and bathroom with a jacuzzi tub, double vanity and walk in shower. The vanity mirror has a TV built in so you can watch while soaking in the tub if you want. There is a 2nd TV that rises at the foot of the bed when you press the button on the wall near the head of the bed. There are 2 Murphy beds, 1 double and 1 twin. So the suite sleeps 5. There is also a 2nd bathroom with a shower stall. Dad took the bedroom and I used the double Murphy bed and 2nd bathroom. The butler’s kitchen has a refrigerator, microwave, wine refrigerator and coffee machine. We had brought some of our own packaged snacks and wine to take full advantage of this area. Loved having soda, water, milk and Mickey Bars stocked and replenished all week The main living area has a large curved sofa and ottoman facing built in cabinets the length of the wall. There is another TV here. The number of drawers and cabinets that were in this area were too many to count. Lots of storage space but we barely used much of it being just the two of us. The veranda was the icing on the cake. As you face forward from both the bedroom and main living area, it is all floor to ceiling windows and the door to the veranda. It’s huge with a private whirlpool spa, chairs, table and chaise lounges. Great views of Castaway Cay while docked and the Pirate night fireworks since this is on the starboard side of the ship. NOTE: it can be very windy on the veranda at night while at sea depending on the weather. The room stewards moved the furniture and cushions a couple of nights due to the wind. This was a great experience with the best part being that I got to spend this time with my Father. The concierge staff and experience was excellent!!!

Notes: This was a splurge for our 25th anniversary. Dont think I could ever afford it otherwise. That said, I was in heaven. I surprised my husband, he had no clue we were going let alone which room we would be in. Concierge was a bit busy when we boarded so we grabbed a plate and a drink and went upstairs to the sun deck. They came go get us not too long later. I do like the fact that the Dream has added the spa in the sun deck area, however, the I felt there were too many shade covers. If we had not had our own balcony with spa I would have preferred more sun. We didnt have many special requests from concierge as we planned to spend most of our time in our room or on our deck. We planned to get every minute from our room :) The room was beautiful. We had a fridge full of drinks as well as some special requests, i.e. soda water and root beer. Several Mickey bars in the freezer. I brought microwave popcorn for popping and we also used the microwave for warming up leftovers we didnt completely finish. I dont know why other reviews have stated that the coffee machine is difficult to use. We had lattes and steamed milk for chai tea every day. Several varieties of tea were in the cupboard and when we ran out of coffee they replenished it immediately. We ate all meals in the room. Animators Pallette the first night and Palo the other 2 nights. There was not an upcharge for Palo for us or the couples (1 each night) that we invited to join us. Just like the dining rooms you can order as much as you want. You just need to put in your order with concierge and it is brought to your room. We were given a tray of 10 assorted dipped strawberries on our final night. There was a beautiful flower arrangement in the room when we arrived. I watered it daily and it stayed fresh. Our room steward was wonderful. He made us a great towel arrangement for our anniversary. Everything was replenished twice daily. The only complaint about our room was the drawer under the bed on the deck side would not stay closed. We loved the two full bathrooms and used both the spa tub and the sauna in our room. Having a TV in the bathroom was fun. Concierge lounge had so many yummies we didnt feel the need to buy any from the new candy and ice cream store. In fact we saw a few of the items we had in concierge offered there for $2-4 each. We did not go ashore in Nassau, we just stayed on board and enjoyed our spa and deck. We could have fit 50 people easily on that deck. We never noticed any noise from above deck. This room was excellent! It has more square footage than my house, lol. I would recommend it for anyone celebrating a special occasion or anyone with the funds. It is pricey but well worth it. We also had a cabana, our second time, just as wonderful as the first time. We love the privacy of the cabanas and concierge. We both dislike crowds and concierge meets our needs nicely.

Notes: We just returned from the best DCL cruise we have had to date. I was fortunate to sail on the Dream in the Roy Disney suite back in March 2011 and wrote a review. We have now sailed in the Roy suite on all 4 ships (never in Walt though) There are some other detailed reviews that are very good - lets see what I can add. First off we enjoyed the Fantasy over the Dream. How could you not like 7 nights vs 3 ?!? As far as the room itself, there are some changes. First of all, all the many light switches throughout the suite are tastefully LABELLED ... that is huge. On the Dream there was a standard kitchenaid fridge and a "cheapo" wine fridge crammed in corner if I remember right. On the Fantasy, there is a bona fide Subzero fridge/freezer elegantly integrated in there, a Bosch mini dishwasher (as if..), and the wine fridge was moved just outside the kitchenette under the glassware shelving and is a 2 drawer U-line unit wood trimmed and integrated into wall, looks great. Also the 'nook' off the master bedroom is improved as it is now a chaise you can lay on (it is a teardrop shape vs a circle) and there is a wine bottle holder/chiller there too. The fancy espresso/coffee machine is programed now, it says Roy when you turn it on and it was more intuitive and easy to use - just add milk to the separate container if desired and it also walked you thru rinsing / cleaning. The outdoor hot tub was easier to operate as well for us. We turned the temp down to 90 so the kids could use it for extended periods if desired. With the crowded small pools you can't swim in anyway - having the private 'pool' on our deck was amazing. As far as wind on the deck, the fist 24 hrs going out was rough as the outer bands of Isaac was passing south of us, apparent winds across the deck approached 60mph. After that however, it was great. We even had a party out there with our travel mates in the early evening of our last sea day and had no issue with wind at all. You can't beat having that private verandah in front of ship all your own to pull into port. The excellent coffee machine in the lounge has been tweaked too. It has a few more options for coffee drinks and you can also alter the strength from 1 to 3 'beans' on the display. I would not have known that if not for Julia pointing it out, she is the best concierge we ever had. A very close second was Kamisha on this sailing. They were proactive. They made sure we knew what we were 'entitled to' and it helped. They reminded us of the unlimited wifi, about complimentary shoe shine service, about ordering Palo. They facilitated everything for us. Our room host "P" was also top of the line. He gave the kids a towel animal seminar and the got printed up certificates. This may have been our last hurrah in a Royal suite the way pricing is going, it was quite a ride, happy to have been able to do it.

Notes: What a beautiful room. We unfortunately sailed during hurricane Irene. Being on the 12th deck and forward this meant for a rocky ride. We really enjoyed the hot tub on the deck. Nothing better than sailing away from the bahamas looking at the ocean from your hot tub. 5 of us stayed in the room, didn't feel crowded. Concierge were wonderful. Julia was the best. She even brought us a wonderful cheese tray to say sorry because our castaway day was cancelled. There is some noise from the deck above. Sounds like kids running around. Overall loved the room. Only downfall was the movement of the ship being so high up and forward,

Notes: The Roy O. Disney suite on the Dream is a beautiful space. There are pros and cons comparing to the classic ships. The big changes on the minus side would be the lack of a second bedroom and that the verandah is way to big unless you are going to throw a party for 50+ people (wasted space IMO). Concierge was quick to fix the initial hiccups: low water pressure on leaving PC, frozen TV's. The hot tub on verandah was great but it had mind of its own and the controls seemed more suggestions to the unit than commands. Despite this, it was really sweet to try it out. You really need a tutorial to work things like the $3K Jura capresso coffee - cappuccino - espresso maker in the kitchenette area. There is a far better one in the concierge lounge so the only reason to use it would be if you HAVE TO have one between 10p-7a when lounge is closed. Being forward was nice for the views as the deck sweeps from center of bow to starboard. It is very windy at sea and every morning almost all the cushions from the various furniture out there blew all over the verrandah. My wife loved the chair in the 'nook' and read while I stood out on deck watching ship pull into nassau... only thing is if you stand out by the railing, you notice there is a whole bunch of people doing the same thing one deck above also looking down on you - don't love. The master bedroom and bath was heavenly. A large plasma TV rises from the foot of the bed and we watched a late movie in bed the second night. There is a full size built in kitchen aid fridge/freezer stocked with water, milk, sodas. Also is full size microwave which I used to heat the cooled oatmeal from the concierge lounge. The wine fridge was stocked with 2 bottles champagne, and 3 whites, 3 reds from the premium list. I asked if they were included, was told yes and popped 3 bottles by the second day - later I was told that they weren't included but wouldn't be charged for anything we consumed thus far... it should be included, you get it for free in lounge 2 times a day. Overall, it is a space that makes you feel like royalty, it is aptly named