Royal Caribbean plugs twin-bed gap

Royal Caribbean will be making its cruise holidays that little bit more comfortable with the fleet-wide introduction of new beds.

The cruise line will be installing new mattresses designed to solve the problem of the dreaded gap that forms when two twin beds are pushed together to form one larger, queen-size bed.

Each mattress will have a two-inch thick custom-designed pillow top, which is doubled over when on a twin bed, but unfolded and laid on top of one another when beds are pushed together to create a queen-size gap-free bed.

The bedding program also involves new bed frames designed to prevent sagging, along with new sheets and pillows.

"Though we think bedtime is the last thing on anyone's mind while on a Royal Caribbean cruise, we do realise that sleeping well is essential to our guest's vacation experience," said the cruise line's president Adam Goldstein.

"As with other Royal Caribbean enhancements, our new bedding programme will provide our guests with a compelling stateroom experience."

The new beds will make their debut in May aboard Royal Caribbean's newest ship, Freedom of the Seas, and will be rolled out to the rest of the fleet by May 2007.

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