Our home for the next 138 days is this 224 square foot state room. In addition to the stateroom there is a 46 square foot balcony. I know this sounds small, but it is much roomier than you might expect. More specifically for future cruisers, this is a category DV4 state room located midship on deck 4. What you see on this post is applicable to all Veranda and Deluxe Veranda rooms on the ship. The difference between the DV 1 through DV 5 is location on the decks of the ship.
The focus of this post is not to provide a pictorial tour, as you can get a professionally done pictorial tour on the Viking Website. I’m going to focus on why we chose this particular cabin and details about storage and electrical outlets, as these seem to be the topics that were most asked about on the various sites we followed while planning our cruise. If I miss something that you are interested in or if you would like a photo of something in the room, please leave a comment below and I will try to add it to the post.
The reason we choose a DV4 state room and more specifically why we choose state room 4066 located on deck four is really very simple. Our normal rule of thumb in choosing a state room on any cruise ship is the state room must be sandwiched between other state rooms. In other words, we want to be on a deck that has state rooms both above and below us. The logic is to avoid potential noise associated with public spaces on a ship. For example, if you are on a deck below the pool deck or the buffet restaurant you may be awakened early in the morning to the noise of deck chairs or restaurant chairs being moved around above. In this case both decks three and five are stateroom decks. The second reason is because of the many different bodies of water we’ll be navigating we will surely encounter rough seas along the way. Therefore, we wanted to be on as low a deck as possible and as close to midship as possible to mitigate the potential effects of rough seas. The further one moves away from the center line of the ship the greater the effects of rough seas.
Storage:
The stateroom closet is divided into two sections. The section on the left is a full-length closet approximately 30 inches wide, 70 inches high at the door opening and 20 inches deep. The right side of the closet is a shirt closet with a 3-drawer dresser. The shirt closet dimensions are approximately 24 inches wide with same height and depth as the right side of the closet. All three drawers are identical with internal dimensions of 19 inches wide, 15 inches long and 5 inches deep. The hangers provide by Viking are wooden, so to optimize space we brought dry cleaner hangers, the type with heavy cardboard tubes and the type covered with white papper, and ladder hangers that can hold up to four pairs of trousers allowing us to hang substantially more clothing in the closet.
In addition to the closet storage there are two nightstands, with a small drawer 10 inches wide by 15.5 inches long and 3 inches deep. The opening of the shelf below the drawer is 7.5 inches high by 12 inches wide and 20 inches deep (front to back).
In the entry area there is an area we call the coffee bar which has a Nespresso coffee maker. Below that is a cabinet with the safe and below the safe is three identical dresser drawers that are 18.5 inches wide by 15.5 inches long and 2.75 inches deep. There is also a small shelf above the coffee make, the opening is 7 inches high by 19 inches wide and approximately 18 inches deep.
I think the bathrooms in the Veranda cabins on the Viking ships are the nicest at sea for this category of state rooms.
The bath vanity is divided into three sections. The Right and left sides are identical. Each side has a large drawer on top that is 10.5 inches by 15 inches and 5 inches deep. The center portion of the vanity is 24 inches high by 18 inches wide and 8 inches deep. We removed the trash can and placed it next to toilet giving us additional bathroom storage. The open area on either side is where towels and toilet tissue are stored but could easily be rearranged to add additional storage. Finally, there are three small shelves at the corners of the mirror that can accommodate small items.
We also utilize the space under the bed to store our luggage which contains jackets, heavy clothes that we likely won’t need until later in the trip. We also keep our supply of extra consumables such as toothpaste and other toiletries needed for a trip of this duration in one of the suitcases. The height of the bed frame above the floor is 14 inches. The space under the bed can easily accommodate four medium to large suitcases.
One last hidden gem for storage is the make-up vanity with lighted mirror and storage build into the desktop. We’re using his for all of our little office supplies and magnets.
Electrical outlets are more plentiful than we have experienced on other cruise ships There are both 110V and 220V outlets as well as USB connections on both nightstands; there are two 110V outlets and two 220V outlets at the desk; one 220V wall outlet in the sitting area and finally a dual voltage electric razor outlet in the bathroom. The razor outlet is the only outlet in the bathroom and my understanding is that other appliances like hair driers and water picks don’t work on this outlet.
Don & Kully's World Cruise on Viking Neptune 