Cabin location

[westernmom]

Our first cabin was a balcony midship on deck 8. I thought it was a perfect location. Never really even noticed any noise - from the hall or from the Lido deck.

This next cruise we are up on the panorama deck - us with the balcony and the kids on the inside. I sure hope we like that as well! Any comments on a cabin up there? Are we going to feel more movement?

[gymbrat33]

I prefer forward because it's closest to the gym.

[JoeyandDavid]

thats interesting

[Peddler]

I'll take a lounge chair anywhere, just as long as I can go.

[hazelson]

I like to be mid ship - as low a floor as possible and still have a balcony. Not above the teen club!!!!!! Did that once - never again LOL.

Also its good to have to walk up to the Lido - work off those buffet calories before I get there - leaving room for more tee-hee.

[rogue]

We like to be up high, and toward mid-ship, but will take a forward or aft cabin. Being toward the center of the ship gives us a little less walking. The only thing we need without any compromise, is a balcony. The biggest problem with having a cabin toward the top is having to walk up quite a few stairs to get back to your cabin after the Life-Boat Drill.

[frostyboy64]

med ship is the best less walking to the stairs and the noise from the engines or front of the ship doors are not heard in the med.

[Dan]

Been high, been low, been in bewteen, been front and been back. Felt a tad more motion at the front and back, one being due to storm remnants, the other from the max speed dash back to LA from Cabo. There is no engine noise to be bothered with anywhere on any modern or even semi modern cruise ship. It's not like there's a couple Evinrude's hanging out the back LOL. Those things are so far down from anywhere that a passenger would be. When arriving or departing a port, you may feel the cavitation as the ship manoevers, and this could be at the front near the thrusters as well as aft under the propellers.

What you really want to avoid, and unfortunately they aren't labelled on the deck plans, are the steward stations and the freight handling areas. In many cases, the freight elevators are in a back area near the passenger elevators, and you'll probably only notice them if you are paying attention on boarding day when they are delivering luggage. Self serve laundries are another good thing to avoid, if they are marked. You never know when some idiot decides they need to wash some clothes at 2am between trips to the casino and buffet, and has no concern about slamming the lids.

[Shari2]

I prefer being higher up and midship, but I have been all the way forward and aft, and I would do that again. I would rather not be too low on the ship, and I'd prefer to not have an inside cabin. I'm slightly claustrophobic. lol

[elfed]

I really would like a balcony cabin overlooking the wake.

Regards,

James