This great info was posted by Red Sonja:
There is a lot to consider depending on your ship and itinerary but I learned one lesson the hard way... the gangplank is on the starboard side of the ship so if you are on a lower deck, it is very loud first thing in the morning. Especially debarkation day! We were woken at about 3:30am.
Also, the tenders are released from starboard side so if you are mid level or higher on the ship, you will get to hear this racket first thing.
If you like to sleep in late at all, sleep port side.
Updated Sept 5, 2008
If anyone has had, reads about, or hears of a bad cabin, please feel free to post it here. The more we are able to warn people of these, the happier our CLF cruiser's will be.
Carnival
Conquest 7369---all empty space around it is Crew work areas
Conquest 6456 & 6458---right above the lounge
Glory 8356---Restaurant is right above you and chairs are always being drug around, day and night
Inspiration V42---obstructed view means NO view
Legend 4226---balcony is 1/2 the size of a normal one, even though it looks big on deck plans
Liberty 8434---right below Versailles pool and Pizzeria
Spirit Class---the category 11 aft on deck 5, is not worth the money
Triumph 8410---it's below pool deck and they clean it from 11pm to 5am
Triumph/Victory 6244---you are right above speakers in show lounge
Celebrity
Century 1026---late night deck parties are LOUD
Holland America
Prisendam 507---tiny cabin at only 139 sq ft and is more or less, wall-to-wall bed
HAL R class ships 2500, 2501, 2502, 2503, and 2504---are incredibly small
Rotterdam 1912---above engine room, where an alarm is tested several times during the day
HAL S class ships 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, and 311---loud music from the two nightly shows and the 1am rehearsals
Statendam 333---right across from the laundry room and people do theirs at all times of night
Vista ships---All VF's forward on deck 4, have solid steel panels instead of Plexiglas railings on balconies
Volendam 3319---banging of doors to outside deck at all hours
Norweigian
Norweigian Pearl 11524---directly under free weights and machines in gym
Princess
Caribbean suite 732---is right above Club Fusion
Crown R333---scraping of chairs and people walking from above
Golden E514---lounge below you and lifeboat outside window is used for tendering ports
Royal Caribbean
Majesty OTS 1562---pool above you gets drained and refilled nightly and is loud
Radiance OTS 7640---right above you is the Schooner bar
Radiance OTS 9252 & 9652---window washing ladder is stored at both
Radiance OTS 9254 & 9654---only half of balcony is usable, as the other half is under part of the superstructure of the ship.
Radiance OTS---The last 2 cabins on both the port and starboard sides of the ships before the aft/stern cabins. Long walk and lousy cabins.
Serenade OTS 7122---lifeboats below have a huge overhang and you can't see the water below from your balcony
Vision OTS---Any port side cabin on the 4th deck. It seems to smell like sewage all the time.
Vision OTS 2600---above the gangway used for port days & disembarkation and is loud
Voyager OTS 6694---JS cabin is longer than side ones but is narrower
There is a lot to consider depending on your ship and itinerary but I learned one lesson the hard way... the gangplank is on the starboard side of the ship so if you are on a lower deck, it is very loud first thing in the morning. Especially debarkation day! We were woken at about 3:30am.
Also, the tenders are released from starboard side so if you are mid level or higher on the ship, you will get to hear this racket first thing.
If you like to sleep in late at all, sleep port side.
Hmmmmmm I always thought port side meant you face the dock ??? I book starboard side allot and all but one port we usually face on the other side of the dock. Is this meant just for debarkation ???
This great info was posted by Red Sonja:
There is a lot to consider depending on your ship and itinerary but I learned one lesson the hard way... the gangplank is on the starboard side of the ship so if you are on a lower deck, it is very loud first thing in the morning. Especially debarkation day! We were woken at about 3:30am.
Also, the tenders are released from starboard side so if you are mid level or higher on the ship, you will get to hear this racket first thing.
If you like to sleep in late at all, sleep port side.
Thanks Janice, but I can't take all the credit. The tender info I learned from you.
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Originally Posted by Ziggy7
Hmmmmmm I always thought port side meant you face the dock ??? I book starboard side allot and all but one port we usually face on the other side of the dock. Is this meant just for debarkation ???
I may be wrong, but I think this depends on your port. On our Southern Caribbean cruise, the captain would alternate. One day we were docked starboard side and the next day he would back in and have us docked starboard. You can't do this everywhere, a lot probably depends on the port master and who else is in port with you.
Aren't some of those tiny little ports fun to watch when the captain parks? I love to watch our giant ship pull in or out of tiny spots. It is very impressive some times.
Thanks Janice, but I can't take all the credit. The tender info I learned from you.
I may be wrong, but I think this depends on your port. On our Southern Caribbean cruise, the captain would alternate. One day we were docked starboard side and the next day he would back in and have us docked starboard. You can't do this everywhere, a lot probably depends on the port master and who else is in port with you.
Aren't some of those tiny little ports fun to watch when the captain parks? I love to watch our giant ship pull in or out of tiny spots. It is very impressive some times.
I spent 6 years in the Navy and no matter whether it's a submarine or surface vessel, you can always tell when the fleet is coming in. Every hotel room within miles is sold out. And 9 months later the hospital is full of newborns.
Just something about that salt air and the motion of the ocean. And you thought sailors walked bowlegged because of the rough seas!!
Maybe that's why I still love the sea after all these years and luckily, at age 57, still like to bang on the walls occasionally!!
It's nice when you share excitement with your neighbors. At least they know someone's having fun!
Pete
In the Army you can always tell when a unit came home after a deployment after about 9 months
Has anyone heard about or stayed in room 7278 on Mariner of the Seas? This is our first cruise, (and I PROMISE if I'm next to one of you, there will be no banging of the walls...lmao) I got it in the middle of the ship and on deck 7 hoping for a good room. I heard that in the middle, you don't hear much as you do from the front or back.
never been on the Mariner, but on deck 7 with cabins on the deck above and below it will be quiet.The cabin is also away from Stairs and elevators. The middle is also where you will feel less motion.
Enjoy your cruise.
Hmmmmmm I always thought port side meant you face the dock ??? I book starboard side allot and all but one port we usually face on the other side of the dock. Is this meant just for debarkation ???
It means one thing everytime, it's the LEFT side of the ship.
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