Cruise ship cabins aren’t all the same! In fact, there are some cruise cabins that people may regret booking. Some of the worst cabins to avoid may be surprising!
If you’re a first time cruiser, then you really want to know the best and worst cabins to book on a cruise. From cruise cabin location, to type of cabin, these cruise tips will help you to pick the best room on your cruise.
This is perfect if you’re trying to find a cruise ship cabin. Whether you cruise with Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Princess Cruises or any other cruise line, this cruise advice for first timers will help.
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I wish I had seen this in January.
We had a forward facing Club Suite on the Prima. Couldn't see anything at all except the sky 🤷🏾♀️. Oh well.
Thanks for sharing ✌🏾 😊
I've just cruised on the Mein Schiff 2 (TUI, a German cruise line) – and it was the first time I did all the booking direct, rather than go through a travel agency (live in a small country with crap travel agencies), and while our cabin wasn't terrible, I was still annoyed at myself. I got a balcony cabin on deck 7 and the views weren't obstructed, and I could see the deck plan, and it looked fine.
Except I hadn't looked at the deckplan of deck 6, some cabins of which were obstructed by the lifeboats. And so we had the lifeboats directly underneath our balcony, and it was kind of annoying – though, silver lining, occasionally some seagulls would rest on them and we got some cute pictures!
Lesson learned – always look at the deckplans for the deck directly underneath yours! All I paid attention to is having cabins on top and cabins underneath, lol. I also saw a post on a facebook group I'm in – they got a cabin on deck 11, which was quite economical for a balcony cabin, but they'd forgotten one thing: deck 12 on all of the Mein Schiff ships is the pool and buffet restaurant deck. They were directly under the bakery, which meant that at 5:30 am every day they had their wake-up call!
another words if you are a Karen a cruise isn't for you if you don't wanna hear noise stay home and do us all a favor…
Can you suggest a cruise ship for first time with royal Caribbean that we want nice balcony room with slides, good food and nice shows like cirque du soleil style
I recently returned from a cruise to the Bahamas, and because I needed a scooter to get around, I hade to get an interior cabin, I wasn't allowed to leave my scooter in the hall. My cabin had No Window or balcony so once in the cabin pitch black. This was my 2nd cruise and my worst. My first cruise on Royal Caribbean, had a balcony and I was able to leave my scooter in the hall at nite,and my cabin steward would have it charged up for me. This last cruise was on Carnival and it will BE MY LAST CARNIVAL CRUISE. I wish I knew how to have a cabin with a view, and my scooter inside with me. 😢
Hi! Well, this is quite an education for me! I'm going on my first cruise as a solo traveler at the end of this month. I was booking a solo room with a virtual window, but they had a "special" where I could get a room with a balcony, couch, and small table with two chairs for less than the solo room. However, I was told that I couldn't choose the room. So, I guess I will find out and let you know! Wish me luck! I didn't know about the differences in rooms in relation to different areas of the ship. I will be traveling on the Norwegian Cruise Line Escape ship. I saw on a travel agent review that the solo virtual room area can only be accessed by key card and they have their own lounge or break room where you can meet other solo travelers. Per this agent, Norwegian does a good job catering to solo travelers. Another tip: I found out that Norwegian has a Military Appreciation Program (MAP) where active duty service members, veterans and their families can receive an additional 10% discount. I'm a veteran and didn't know that! When I alerted the cruise rep and IT rep, I was informed that I could enter it onto my profile for the next trip. It may be something other cruise lines do as well. Well, wish me luck, everybody! I'll let you know how it goes!
I'm very sensitive to motion but it doesn't stop us booking the forward cabins. Not the front facing ones, because of the wind, but the ones towards the front of the ship. I'm going to be sick no matter where the cabin is, so the position in relation to motion doesn't much matter. I have to take meds to prevent it, so no big deal if the ship rocks about it puts me to sleep very quickly! Middle ship might suit some people but it can get noisy which is our main concern. The only time we booked a suite, my husband booked it and we ended up right under the main deck, with chairs scraping and elephants thundering up and down from 6am. Now I do the bookings and am very careful to check what is above, below and around us. We did once have a cabin above the main theatre, but it didn't disturb us at all. Our next cruise we have a balcony towards the front of the ship, but far enough away from lifts, stairs and the self-serve laundry for it not to be an issue. There won't be more than five or six cabins further forward and there are cabins above and below us.
The bar area or where's there's entertainment show or bands . music
Well, that's everything so best to avoid all the suites, everywhere and anywhere… 😂
We got one by the arcade. Not going to be a lot of kids this time of the year
Maybe easier to tell which cabins are good cabins?!😀
Do you have any videos about what is good about cruising? I think every video I've seen from you is all the bad things to avoid. What are the good things to go after?
Love the stern cabins,but NOT directly over a noisy lounge which didn’t quit until 1 AM. 2 or 3 decks above would have been perfect. The people on either side of us moved elsewhere. We didn’t as it was a short cruise and I wasn’t thrilled with carnival anyway. Just went with the ride. But was glad when the next door neighbor moved as he was a peeping Tom whenever I was in a swim suit on my balcony. It isn’t fun to have a strange man actually leering at you.
We had a cabin once one deck below the cigar bar. Yuck.
Aft balcony suite was the best place to be on panama canal transit. The whole workings of the canal was right in front of . Butler said we had the best view here. Also saw neighbors moving in with a lot of camera equipment.
Loved it!!!
I completely LOVE the aft facing cabins
When I hear loud bangs on a cruise, I always laugh and think, "we mustve hit a whale"
it is a mechanically produced white noise, very relaxing
I'm currently book in a connecting cabin, is it really that bad? I don't want to have to call the cruise line and change the room due to price differences.