The letters A, B, C, D, and E generally distinguish where on the ship the staterooms are located, with the letter A being the most desired location, for example, midship on a higher deck. Navigator Verandah's Category 7A. The Magic and Wonder category 7A staterooms only sleep 3.
Description: Standard Inside Staterooms have a queen-size bed and a split bathroom with tub/shower combination. There is a living room with sofa bed, and privacy divider. Each stateroom also has a flat-screen TV, in-room safe, hair dryer, phone with voicemail, and individual climate control.
Categories 10 and 11 are cabins that are inside staterooms and have no view at all outside the ship. The difference between the 2 categories is that a Category 10 is larger (204 sq. ft.) and has the split bathroom with sink and shower/tub in one area separate from the sink and toilet.
Generally speaking, rooms located on higher decks or the middle of each deck plan (known as midship or mid) are considered more preferable than lower decks or staterooms that are forward (front of the ship) or aft (rear of the ship).
If you're putting five guests into one category 4 stateroom, for example, your sleep surfaces will be one queen sized bed, one twin-size sleeper sofa, a twin-size Murphy bed, and a twin-size bed that pulls down from the ceiling. This set-up requires that two of the guests sleep in the same bed.
Cruise ship balcony cabins are the most popular cabin category. So many travelers choose this type of cruise ship cabin that some ships put private verandas on all of their outside cabins.
Category 11B - Standard Inside Stateroom. Description: Standard Inside Staterooms have a queen-size bed and a split bathroom with tub/shower combination. There is a living room with sofa bed, and privacy divider.
Cove Balcony Staterooms (7C) - the balcony has a cove-like enclosure and the bottom half of the balcony rail has a solid steel panel. Standard Balcony Staterooms and Suites - the rail has a glass panel with the exception of the following: Forward-View Extended Balcony Staterooms (8L) - the rail has a solid steel panel.
Deluxe Oceanview Staterooms with Verandahs fall into categories 05A-05E, and categories 06A and 06B. They are all 246 square feet, including the verandah, with the split bathrom configuration and will sleep either three or four guests.
Description: Interior staterooms have two twin beds that can be converted to a queen-sized bed, considerable closet space, a private bathroom with shower, as well as a sitting desk area with drawer space.