I stayed in Royal Caribbean’s ‘promenade’ cabin for the first time. The window wasn’t perfect, but it was worth the upgrade.

• Royal Caribbean launched Utopia of the Seas, the second-largest cruise ship in the world, in July.
• I spent three nights in the ship’s Royal Promenade-facing interior cabin.
• It was better than having no window, but don’t expect natural light or silent nights.

What do you get when you cross an interior-facing cruise cabin with a window?

On Royal Caribbean’s new Utopia of the Seas ship, you get a stateroom with views of the ship’s busy neighborhoods and all their meandering patrons.

Interior cabins are typically the cheapest cruise accommodations. These savings come with a trade-off — they’re often windowless and dingy, with no natural light to be found.

Royal Caribbean has found a way to give cruisers the best of both worlds, in theory at least. I’m not completely sold, but found the window to be better than nothing.