Cabin 9014A

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 9014A sits aft on Deck 9, toward the stern, which generally rides easier than the forward end. Even so, it lands mid-pack on our motion scale — in part because of a touch of engine vibration aft — 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 9014A sits at the aft end of Deck 9, well clear of the ship's late-night venues and the busy mid-ship elevators. Overall it stays quiet, with only mild sound during the busiest daytime hours. The one thing to know is a faint engine hum and the occasional sound through a connecting door, though it rarely amounts to much.

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 9014A sits at the aft end of Deck 9, 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 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.