Having first set sail in 1999, Voyager of the Seas is one of the longest-serving cruise ships in the Royal Caribbean fleet.
The founder of the popular Voyager Class, she has thrilled millions of guests over the years, and following her 2019 ‘Amplification’ she now features some of Royal’s best attractions.
As part of that $97 million renovation, 72 new staterooms were added to an already extensive list of accommodation choices. And in this guide, I’ll take you through the many options for cabins and how to make sure you understand which are the best Royal Caribbean Voyager of the Seas rooms for your own cruise.
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Voyager of the Seas Room Categories
Voyager of the Seas is a Voyager-class cruise ship with 15 different cabin types to choose from.
The accommodation can be broken down into four main categories: Inside, Outside, Balcony and Suite. The, there are subtypes within each.
Let’s take a closer look…
Voyager of the Seas Inside Cabins
If you want a Voyager of the Seas interior room, you have three options:
- Interior Stateroom– Sleeps up to 2 or 4
- Promenade View Interior Stateroom– Sleeps up to 2
- Interior with Virtual Balcony – Sleeps up to 2
Voyager of the Seas Outside Cabins
There are four types of Ocean View Voyager of the Seas staterooms:
- Ocean View Stateroom– Sleeps up to 2 or 4
- Spacious Ocean View Stateroom– Sleeps up to 2 or 4
- Spacious Panoramic Ocean View Stateroom– Sleeps up to 4
- Ultra Spacious Ocean View Stateroom– Sleeps up to 6
Voyager of the Seas Balcony Cabins
You have two choices for a Voyager of the Seas balcony room:
- Ocean View Stateroom with Balcony– Sleeps up to 2 or 4
- Spacious Ocean View Stateroom with Balcony– Sleeps up to 2 or 4
Voyager of the Seas Suites
- Ocean View Panoramic Suite(no balcony) – Sleeps up to 6
- Junior Suite– Sleeps up to 4
- Grand Suite(1 bedroom) – Sleeps up to 4
- Grand Suite(2 bedrooms) – Sleeps up to 8
- Owner’s Suite– Sleeps up to 4
- Royal Suite– Sleeps up to 4
Royal Caribbean’s suites come with not only more space, but also a huge list of extra benefits. You can see those here:Royal Caribbean Suite Perks.
For a lot of people, an inside stateroom will be plenty – especially if your priority is just enjoying the destinations you’re sailing to, and you don’t feel like you need much room.
However, if you have the budget for it, there are some staterooms and suites which are much, much bigger.
Voyager of the Seas Room Sizes
The cabin sizes on Voyager of the Seas vary a lot. The largest suites are almost twelve times the size of the smallest staterooms!
There’s also some variation with cabins of the same type. Certain Interior and Ocean View cabins are 60% bigger than others. However, before you get excited about the possibility of booking a huge cabin, many of these are wheelchair-accessible cabins and so they’re only available for the people who need them.
If you do want a large cabin, there are some very big outside staterooms and suites to choose from. The Ultra Spacious Ocean View Stateroom, for example, is absolutely huge with over 300 square feet of space, yet it doesn’t cost that much in comparison to the other stateroom types.
Here are the sizes of Voyager of the Seas rooms, from smallest to largest:
- Interior Stateroom– 160 to 256 sq ft
- Interior with Virtual Balcony – 160 to 256 sq ft
- Ocean View Stateroom– 161 to 276 sq ft
- Promenade View Interior Stateroom– 167 sq feet
- Ocean View Stateroom with Balcony– 198 sq ft
- Spacious Ocean View Stateroom with Balcony – 203 sq ft
- Spacious Ocean View Stateroom– 211 sq ft
- Junior Suite– 277 sq ft
- Spacious Panoramic Ocean View Stateroom– 283 sq ft
- Ultra Spacious Ocean View Stateroom– 328 sq ft
- Grand Suite(1 Bedroom) – 381 sq ft
- Ocean View Panoramic Suite(No Balcony) – 406 sq ft
- Owner’s Suite506 sq ft
- Grand Suite(2 Bedroom) – 547 sq ft
- Royal Suite– 1260 sq ft
Voyager of the Seas Cabins to Avoid
One of the main reasons why people choose their own cabin number on a cruise is to avoid ending up in one of the worst rooms on the ship.
If you choose a cabin that’s in a noisy location, a long walk from anything or has an obstructed view from the balcony, it can put a real downer on your trip.
Here are the cabins to avoid on Voyager of the Seas…
1. Noisy Cabins on Voyager of the Seas
2330 to 2358, 2630 to 2658:Cabins at the aft end of Deck 2 are the closest to the ship’s engines and so you may experience some engine noise and propeller vibrations in these cabins. They are also beneath the main dining room.
2240: This cabin is right next to the Palace Theatre so you may expect some noise during performances and rehearsals.
Tip:If you only want one cabin, avoid the cabins with interconnecting doors. Cabin doors are never as soundproof as walls, so you may be able to hear your neighbours.
3540 and 3240: These cabins are located right next to public bathrooms.
3600 to 3616: These cabins are beneath The Tavern bar and so there may be noise until the small hours.
6575, 6577, 6579, 6581, 6583, 6587, 6589, 6591, 6593, 6595 and 6597:These Promenade View Interior Staterooms are located directly above the R Bar. Aside from the fact that people on the promenade on Deck 6 and your neighbours can see right in, these cabins have also been reported as being noisy until after midnight as people gather, chat and sing outside the bar.
1248 to 1305 and 1548 to 1605: These staterooms and suites are located directly beneath the pool areas. This could mean that you can hear some noise from deck chairs being dragged across the floor in the morning. Early risers should have no problems here, though.
2. Cabins That Are a Long Walk From Anything
9465, 9467, 9469, 9471, 9473, 9475, 9477, 9479: These cabins are a really long way from the elevators. All cabins right at the back of the ship are far from the elevators, but this problem is made so much worse on Deck 9, because you have to walk right to the end of the ship and then go back on yourself to reach your cabin!
On the deck plan below, you would have to follow the red line to take you from the nearest elevator to your cabin. This distance is about 500 feet, which is a really long way if you struggle with walking or are carrying a child.
3. Cabins With Obstructed Views
Aft cabin and suites: Aft balconies are the ones right at the back of the ship that look out to where the ship has been. On most cruise ships, aft balconies offer the best views of all. This is not so on Voyager of the Seas!
Due to the design of the ship, the aft cabin balconies aren’t at the rear edge of the ship. There’s an extra area between the balcony and the end of the ship. This means that steel structures partially obstruct your view looking out and completely obstruct your view when you look down.
Whilst the view from the aft balconies seems to be less than ideal, these cabins actually get great reviews online. One advantage of the aft cabins on Voyager of the Seas is that the balconies are much larger than standard balconies on theport and starboardsides.
If you do want to go for an aft balcony, I’d recommend choosing a corner one for the biggest balcony space and the least obstructed view.
This video shows a junior suite located at the aft of Deck 6…
For more staterooms to avoid that aren’t specific to Voyager of the Seas, don’t miss this guide:13 Royal Caribbean Cabins To Avoid.
Voyager of the Seas Deck Plan
When choosing the best stateroom for your cruise, the deck plan can give you lots of useful information such as:
- Where your cabin is located
- The size of your cabin and balcony in square feet
- What types of extra beds are provided e.g. sofa beds orPullman beds
Click here to see Voyager of the Seas Deck Plans
Should You Pick Your Room Or Not?
When you book a Royal Caribbean cruise online, you’ll often see two prices, which look like this…
Royal Caribbean usually gives guests the choice to select their room for an extra fee. If you optnotto choose your own room, you’ll be assigned what’s known as a ‘Guarantee Cabin’.
What’s a guarantee cabin?
A guarantee cabin guarantees that you’ll receive a cabin in that category (e.g. interior stateroom) or higher (if you’re lucky enough to be upgraded).
The benefits of choosing your cabin number:
- Choose your preferred location on the ship
- Book two cabins next to each other
- Avoid undesirable cabins
Booking Multiple Cabins
If you want interconnecting cabins which have a door between them, you will have to pay to pick your own room.
If you just want cabins next door to each other, you can opt to let Royal Caribbean choose your room and request that your cabins are nearby. However, there’s no guarantee that they will be.
Tip:For a family of four, it’s sometimes cheaper to get two interconnecting cabins than to get one cabin that sleeps four.
If you have adjacent balcony cabins, you can ask your stateroom attendant to open the balcony dividers to create one large balcony. You do not need interconnecting rooms to do this. If you’re friendly with your neighbours, the partition can be opened, as long as everybody agrees.
Best Deck on Voyager of the Seas
Many people ask which is the best deck on Voyager of the Seas. In fact, there isn’t one deck that’s the best, but there are three decks that are particularly good if you want a quiet room that’s not too far from the action.
Decks 7, 8 and 9
If you’re looking for a nice quiet room on Voyager of the Seas, you can’t go wrong with Deck 7, Deck 8 or Deck 9. All cabins on these decks only have other cabins above and below them. This creates a buffer from the noise of the public areas.
It also means that you can avoid taking the elevator as from this midship location you can walk up to the open decks or down to the restaurants and bars.
Best Rooms on Voyager of the Seas
The best cabins on Voyager of the Seas are very much down to personal preference. For some people, the cheapest inside cabins are the best. Others prefer a spacious room with panoramic windows. Whereas for some cruisers, a balcony is an absolute must.
Here are some Voyager of the Seas rooms which you should look out for as they offer something special…
BEST INSIDE: Interior with Virtual Balcony
One of the main drawbacks of booking an Interior Stateroom is the fact that you can feel like you’re missing out on the experience of watching where you’re sailing. But the Interior with Virtual Balcony staterooms go some way to addressing that.
Sure you’re not getting natural sunlight, but you are still getting an amazing view – and it helps you to at least tell how early/late it is in the day. You get the same view as you would from a Balcony Stateroom, just without the feeling of fresh air.
Take a look at this video to see what this stateroom type looks like…
The only drawback is if you wanted to cruise with the kids – the Virtual Balcony staterooms can only sleep two guests. If you’re travelling with more than two guests, a Promenade View Interior stateroom will be a better choice.
BEST OUTSIDE: Spacious Panoramic Ocean View Stateroom
The windows in outside cabins vary in size. On some ships, you’ll have just a small porthole above the bed. On Voyager of the Seas, however, the windows in many of the cabins are very large indeed.
I particularly love the window in this Spacious Panoramic Ocean View Stateroom. There are various different Spacious Panoramic Ocean View Staterooms on Voyager of the Seas – they come in different shapes and sizes, so be sure to study the deck plan carefully if you want to find one of the largest ones.
The video below is from Navigator of the Seas, but the layout is the same…
BEST BALCONY: Ocean View Stateroom with Balcony
There are two types of balcony stateroom on Voyager of the Seas – standard and spacious. Whilst you may expect the spacious one to be better, and in some ways it is, I just don’t think that the extra space is worth the extra price.
In fact, with the spacious balcony cabin, you get only five square feet more space in your room and four square feet more space on your balcony. That’s not even enough room for an extra chair, so you probably won’t even notice that your room is any bigger.
Be sure to look at the price difference before you make the decision to upgrade to a spacious balcony.
BEST SUITE: Royal Suite
The Royal Suite is the top suite on most Royal Caribbean ships. On Voyager of the Seas, the Royal Suite sleeps up to four people and, at 1260 square feet, it is more than twice the size of any other suite on the ship.
Of course, a photo would never do this suite justice, but take a look at the video below to see what you can expect from the Royal Suite with its private hot tub on the balcony and baby grand piano.
Voyager of the Seas Versus Other Voyager-class ships
Voyager of the Seas was the first Voyager-class ship for the fleet, and it wasn’t long until she was joined by sister ship Explorer of the Seas.
Yet of the two, only Voyager has been through the Amplification program, which added new staterooms and suites – particularly at the front of the ship on Deck 10.
The later ships in the Voyager Class were already slightly different, although the choice of stateroom and suite options is broadly the same. The advice in this guide could apply to those ships almost identically.
Find More Information About Voyager of the Seas Rooms
Facebook is a handy tool for finding out more information on Voyager of the Seas, or connecting with others who are cruising on the ship, or have done so before. I’d recommend these two groups:
- Voyager of the Seas Chat Group
- Voyager of the Seas (a small group, but still quite active)
It’s also worth looking for Facebook groups for your specific cruise – I found quite a few groups dedicated to different sailing dates. This is a good way to say hi to people you’ll be cruising with before you set sail, and you can read more Royal Caribbean Voyager of the Seas reviews to understand what people think of the ship and the specific staterooms.
Have you cruised on Voyager of the Seas? I’d love to hear your opinions in the comments below.
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