Cruise passengers complained about cabin problem, now ships are making a big change

Royal Caribbean ships have found a way to address one of the most common passenger complaints about connecting rooms on cruises.

Two of the company's vessels, Icon and Star of the Seas, feature exterior doors to connecting cabins — replacing the traditional interior door, as Royal Caribbean Blog reported.

Guests are able to close off the outer hallway doors while leaving their main cabin doors open or unlocked, making it easier to move between rooms without relying on a shared interior door.