I'm wondering... Is it just me, or do a lot of folks dislike Pullman berths?
For those unfamiliar with the terminology, a Pullman berth is one of those doubles that is built up against a wall. This forces the person on the inside, if they want to get out of bed without forcing their mate to get out first, to try to climb over the other person.
Now, maybe it's just because my wife and I are of the age where we both tend to get up more than once during the night, but this arrangement -- for us -- is an absolute deal killer. Nonetheless, it seems like a whole lot of trawlers have this arrangement for the master stateroom.
I understand that this is an easy way for a boat's designer to arrange things, and it probably tends to make the stateroom look bigger and roomier. But to me it is the worst possible arrangement for sleeping. Even when I was younger, and didn't have to get up in the middle of the night, I did not like this arrangement.
I know that there are boats out there with center-line doubles, or twin beds, in the master stateroom --thank God. It just seems that there are an awful lot of the Pullman arrangements also. I guess I'm just wondering if there are a correspondingly large number of boat owners who actually PREFER the Pullman arrangement. Thoughts?
For those unfamiliar with the terminology, a Pullman berth is one of those doubles that is built up against a wall. This forces the person on the inside, if they want to get out of bed without forcing their mate to get out first, to try to climb over the other person.
Now, maybe it's just because my wife and I are of the age where we both tend to get up more than once during the night, but this arrangement -- for us -- is an absolute deal killer. Nonetheless, it seems like a whole lot of trawlers have this arrangement for the master stateroom.
I understand that this is an easy way for a boat's designer to arrange things, and it probably tends to make the stateroom look bigger and roomier. But to me it is the worst possible arrangement for sleeping. Even when I was younger, and didn't have to get up in the middle of the night, I did not like this arrangement.
I know that there are boats out there with center-line doubles, or twin beds, in the master stateroom --thank God. It just seems that there are an awful lot of the Pullman arrangements also. I guess I'm just wondering if there are a correspondingly large number of boat owners who actually PREFER the Pullman arrangement. Thoughts?