With so much to see and do while on a cruise holiday, a good night’s sleep is vital for restoring your energy and helping you make the most of the following day.
Cruise lines have recognised the importance of a comfy bed while on holiday, and many have taken the time to design the best mattresses, duvets and pillows to ensure you’re relaxed and can enjoy a dreamy night’s sleep.
Here is our guide to the comfiest beds at sea.
Regent Seven Seas
Guests who book the Regent Suite on board Seven Seas Splendor™ can luxuriate in the ultimate in sleep opulence.
For example, the $200,000 Hästens Vividus custom handmade mattress is filled with horsetail hair, cushioning flax, slow-growing pine, superior wool and long-fibre cotton, providing you with a feeling of floating.
Then, there’s the bed linen, made from batiste makò cotton and 100% virgin white down from Alaskan geese, created to keep bodies at the ideal temperature. You can also indulge in a Serene Spa & Wellness™ restorative sleep ritual treatment, which uses ingredients such as lavender and chamomile to support the most tranquil sleep experience.
Princess Cruises
Princess Cruises have leveraged the science behind sleep to offer the Princess Luxury Bed in every stateroom across their fleet.
Using the knowledge of a board-certified sleep expert and manufacturers producing some of the most comfortable hotel beds in the world, they have adopted technology in their mattresses designed for the utmost relaxation.
Features include circular-knitted mattress ticking for greater comfort, individually wrapped coils for reduced motion transfer and electronically tempered springs for enhanced support. You can also wrap yourself up in a European-inspired duvet and 100% luxurious Jacquard-woven cotton linens for the comfiest night’s sleep on board.
Norwegian Cruise Line
Norwegian Cruise Line has partnered with the Italian mattress manufacturer Matermoll to offer guests bedding from its Bliss Bed Collection.
Using innovative materials, such as WaterGel® and memory foams, these mattresses are proven to give optimal support and airflow. They also infuse their fabrics with the scent of chamomile to help soothe you to sleep.
Guests in the cruise ships’ suites can enjoy The Dreamy and Tranquillity models with these innovations and access an expanded range of specially designed pillows.
Mattresses manufactured by Matermoll can also be found when sailing with Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas.
Celebrity Cruises
On board most of Celebrity Cruises’ fleet, you can enjoy their eXhale bedding program, which features the Cashmere Mattress.
Also manufactured by Matermoll, these exclusive Cashmere Mattresses use natural materials and the latest mattress design technology, including their eco-friendly Bio-Green® and Breeze® reverse technology foams, along with a CertiPUR® Memory Layer, to create a healthy and refreshing sleep.
The bedding is made of extra-soft, 300 thread-count Egyptian cotton yarns and sateen fabric, designed to enable the highest level of comfort.
Holland America
When enjoying a cruise holiday with Holland America Line, suite guests can enjoy king- or queen-sized Mariner’s Dream™ beds, topped with plush Euro-Top mattresses.
Manufactured by Sherwood Bedding Group, these mattresses include pre-compressed foams and shrink-resistant fibres to help resist body impressions and offer better comfort and support throughout the night.
