When I went on my first cruise in May—a press trip onboard Sun Princess in the Mediterranean Sea—I was expecting to be impressed by the restaurants on board, enchanted by the views off of our balcony, and excited to explore the ports we stopped at along the way. All of those things happened. But I wasn’t expecting to be inspired to redesign my small New York City apartment.

But, when I walked into the Deluxe Cabin that my husband and I were going to share, I was a little worried that it would feel tight and, as we unpacked, get messy fast. After all, it was only 235 square feet, including the balcony!

I’m going to estimate that the interior space was about 200 square feet. That included a small bathroom with a shower, a closet, a queen-sized bed, two nightstands, a desk with a chair, a

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