Cabin 12 011A

Motion on a ship is felt most strongly at the bow and on the upper decks, and it settles toward the middle and lower decks. Cabin 12011A sits aft on Deck 12, toward the stern, which generally rides easier than the forward end, though its higher deck adds a little more sway in a swell. Even so, it lands mid-pack on our motion scale, and you will feel the ship working in moderate seas. Sailors prone to seasickness will be steadier mid-ship and a deck or two lower.

How quiet a cabin feels comes down to what surrounds it — the nearest venues, the busiest elevator banks, and whatever sits directly above or below. Cabin 12011A sits at the aft end of Deck 12, well clear of the ship's late-night venues and the busy mid-ship elevators. It earns a top noise score, and most sailors will find it genuinely quiet day and night. The only minor note is the occasional sound through a connecting door — barely noticeable for most, though the lightest sleepers might keep earplugs handy.

Location really comes down to how far you are from the places you use most — the main dining rooms, the pool deck, and the gangway on port days. Cabin 12011A sits at the aft end of Deck 12, with easy access to the aft elevators. Keeping the back-of-ship venues close at hand is what earns it a strong location score. The main trade-off is a longer elevator ride down to most dining and a longer walk to the gangway from far aft, plus more distance to the forward theater and dining, but for sailors happy to base themselves aft it is an easy one to accept.