I stayed in one of the Symphony of the Seas' ocean-view balcony rooms with my husband and daughter. It provided ample storage space despite being just 182 square feet with a 50-square-foot balcony.

I booked a stateroom on Royal Caribbean's Wonder of the Seas ... My ocean-view stateroom was a step above interior staterooms with no windows, a category below staterooms with a balcony, and ...