What a Room on Royal Caribbean’s Wonder of the Seas Cruise Looks Like

For $2,000, I spent seven nights in an ocean-view stateroom on deck eight. The cruise was on sale, as it was originally priced at $3,000.

During my voyage, the ship sailed to Roatán, Honduras; Cozumel and Costa Maya in Mexico; and Royal Caribbean’s private island in the Bahamas.

The ship has 2,867 staterooms, according to Royal Caribbean. My room was at the front of deck eight.

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I booked a mid-tier room — a step above interior staterooms, which have no window. It’s a category below staterooms with a balcony, and two steps below a suite.

My cabin was on the same deck as Central Park, an outdoor space with 20,000 plants, according to Royal Caribbean. I thought it was the most relaxing area on the ship.

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To get to my room, I walked down a long hallway near the elevators.

My room, 502, was 179 square feet with an ocean view.

When I stepped inside, I was surprised at how big it felt. Right away, I thought the stateroom made great use of a small space.

To operate most of the electricity in the room, I had to insert my room key into a slot on the wall.

On one side of the room, I had a mirror and a desk with several outlets to charge electronics with USB, American, and European ports.

There was a shelf above the desk, which I used to display photos to make it feel more like home since I was traveling solo.

I thought the desk was useful for eating, as well as storing daily flyers about the day’s events.

Next to the desk, a set of drawers included a cabinet with a minifridge inside.

The desk drawers were mostly empty aside from a hair dryer, which I didn’t end up using.

Across from the desk, I had a couch positioned in between two closets.

Inside each closet, I found a rack of hangers, shelving, and a small safe.

Next to the couch and desk area, a small bathroom used clever storage hacks, like placing the trash can and toilet paper under the counter.

In the bathroom, I was provided with two glasses, a bar of soap, and a two-in-one hair and body wash.