I booked two 185-square-foot rooms on the Carnival Legend for my family of five.; My husband and I shared a windowless accommodation, and my three kids stayed in an ocean-view room.

Price, of course, also factors in. Many people prefer balconies but will downgrade if that means getting the ship they want.

My family of 5 booked an interior cabin and an ocean-view room on a Carnival cruise. Here's how they compared. Lisa Galek. Updated Sun, December 25, 2022 at 11:22 PM UTC. 5 min read.

Interior staterooms, ocean-view staterooms, and balcony staterooms offer different experiences. ... I've stayed in 3 types of rooms on cruises, and the cheapest was never worth it.

For example, a 335-square-foot Family Infinite Ocean View Balcony cabin aboard Icon currently starts at $1,531 per person for a seven-night Eastern Caribbean cruise departing May 2, 2026 ...

Two Business Insider reporters took cruises — one with Carnival and the other with Royal Caribbean. The reporters each sailed for seven nights in an interior and an ocean-view stateroom. They agreed ...

Hess once stayed in an ocean-view room on a low deck, but her disappointment at its location turned to joy when she saw whales swim by outside her window, which she said she wouldn’t have seen ...