With Reuben Goossens
Cruise’n’Travel Journalist / Cruise Reviewer
A Carnival Corp Company
MV Aurora
2006 World Cruise
Review
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Accommodations
The author’s cabin F218
All cabins on
All cabins have a TV, a small sofa with a coffee table. There are coffee making facilities, a refrigerator, vanity / writing desk, personal safe, ample wardrobe and drawer space, a hairdryer, bathroom with WC either with a bath or a shower. A curtain separates the bed and the small lounge area, ideal for early risers, who do not wish to disturb others. These cabins are available with a window or an inside cabin, which features a large mirror where the window would be and are bright and cheery being amply lit.
Finally, the ships designers
have learned that a safe on the floor of the wardrobe was stupid. Thankfully it
is now located in a cupboard (topped by
the TV) above the fridge, which is a
sensible place to have it. No more bending down on your knees, which is hard
for older passengers who sail on Oriana.
The sofa is comfortable and a useful addition
to the cabin
Photographs shown above
are by the author. Those below were provided by Carnival Corp.
Two grand penthouses,
Suites, Mini Suites, Deluxe Balcony cabins, offer many additional comforts. A
butler is available for those residing in a Suite or Penthouse.
Above Left: The lower and upper
level of the Penthouse – Right: Deluxe
Suite
The most
popular cabins are the twin inside or outside cabins, which have the following
facilities. All lower beds are convertible to a king-size bed. Each cabin has a
bathroom with a bath, or a shower cubicle, WC, ample mirrors and cabinets. Each
cabin has four wardrobes and up to eleven drawers. There is a two seater sofa,
a chair coffee table, vanity table/writing desk, TV with a built in radio.
There is a small safe, a hairdryer and refrigerator. Tea/coffee making
facilities are available in all cabins. Direct dial telephone. Cabins have a
large picture window or a large mirror for the inside cabins. All
accommodations is air-conditioned.
Above: Inside twin bedded cabin
Sadly on our voyage we were
advised that one of the satellites was down, which badly effected our in cabin TV
entertainment, which was sadly lacking. Each of the movie channels aimlessly
showed the same movie again and again allocated to that channel. CNN, BBC and
other channels usually received were never seen.
INDEX
Page 1 - Main page
Page 2 – Accommodation
Page 3 – Navigation and Sun decks
Page 4 – Lido deck
Page 5 – Devanha deck
Page 6 – Promenade deck
Page 7 – Ellora deck
Page 8 – Formosa Deck
& the Atrium
Page 9 – Final comments
Visit my many features on the following Carnival Corp Cruise Companies
Cunard: Queen Mary 2 / Queen Victoria / Queen Elizabeth
P&O Cruises
Seabourn: Seabourn Yachts
Princess Cruises Australia: Sun Princess / Dawn Princess
P&O Cruises
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