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Expert Q&A

	By Bonnie Ramirez Cruise Expert Marketing Director for PleazurCruises

Are the more expensive rooms on a cruise ship worth the extra money?

There are several categories of staterooms available on all ships. You usually have a berth (an inside stateroom with bunk beds and the smallest of any as well as the least expensive). You have a standard inside stateroom with either bunk beds, two twin beds or two twins converting to a double bed, queen or king-sized bed. Some of these have porthole windows, but most inside ones don't have any windows unless you upgrade to an ocean view stateroom which has a large picture window. Some have TVs and/or VCRs included in the rooms.

There are also mini-suites and suites which are considerable larger than regular staterooms and have a couch/sofa, sometimes the room will have a Jacuzzi or hot tub in it, a mini bar a balcony on some cruise ships or terrace.

If you are looking for a room with everything, spending a little more money would be well worth it if you prefer more extravagant and elegant rooms and are thinking about spending some time in your stateroom. However, if cost is an issue and if you don't have a preference of the amenities different staterooms offer, or you don't think you'll want to spend much time in your room, then a nice inside stateroom will do just fine. There aren't that many differences in the staterooms other than the sizes, amenities in the rooms offered, pricing and beds. It all depends on what you're looking for in a room.

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