jhp:

Again, on the Mariner, the entire bathroom floor is raised 5" above the level of the suite floor. Since the suite has a 7' tall ceiling, the entire bathroom floor has a 6' 7" tall ceiling. Then, for some reason, the tub/shower combo is placed on an area that is raised another 5" (for a total of 10" above the suite floor), making the ceiling 6'2" tall for someone standing in the tub. (I measured.) Now I am referring to suites with unmodified bathrooms, as I have no personal viewings of the modifications.

I have seen bathrooms in ships of other lines with tub/shower combinations where the bathroom floor was not raised above that in the suite, and the tub/shower combination sat right on the bathroom floor. Except for the thickness of the material on the bottom of the tub, this would give the user the full 7' ceiling height head room.

I suggested that the error was raising the level of the bottom of the tub a total of 10" above the main floor of the suite, when you only have a 7'ceiling height to work with there I see no engineering reason for raising the whole bathroom floor 5", and certainly see no reason for the tub to be set on an area that is raised another 5", for a total of 10" lost of the 7'ceiling height, and giving only 6'2" headroom while standing in the tub.

Thanks,
Richard :) :) :)