Concierge cabins at front of ship

We're booking a 2018 June cruise on the Nautica, and there is availability for a Concierge Verandah II cabin 6000, which is at the front of the ship. (There are similar cabins on deck 7, too.) Has anyone ever stayed in one of these cabins? I'd appreciate hearing your comments...

Noise when docking and when crew is working below you. Would be better on 7th deck. We were in a vista suite a number of years ago on 6 and did hear some noise at times. Not terrible, but heard it at times.

We're booking a 2018 June cruise on the Nautica, and there is availability for a Concierge Verandah II cabin 6000, which is at the front of the ship. (There are similar cabins on deck 7, too.) Has anyone ever stayed in one of these cabins? I'd appreciate hearing your comments...

The verandas of 6000-6001 are deeper (i.e. longer by about six feet from the exterior cabin door to the balcony railing) than the typical side of the ship Concierge Cabins. The first five feet of that extra veranda space is roofed by the overhang of the deck above.

7000 and 7001 have similar configurations, except that the triangular shape of the structure of the ship makes their verandas smaller than deck 6 by about 2 feet.

The trade off, then is that on Deck 6 you'll get the largest veranda, but take a risk in being just above the Nautica Lounge on Deck 5. Oceania entertainments are fairly sedate and always over by midnight, but the "read in the room set" often complain that the bass bleeds through the carpets and daytime rehearsals disturb their concentration.

Deck 7 is often preferred for being an extra deck away from that Main Lounge, but any cabin at the bow gets the views AND the noises of a working ship

These noises are such that you will hear them throughout the ship, but they do originate at the bow and or stern, so they are loudest there. They occur just before the ship is moored or docked, so we always use them as a wake up call. :halo:

Forget the noise or the like.....usually Lockheed Martin and Boeing rents these out for use as wind tunnels when their facility is busy.... excellent place to observe the effects of wind.... because when the ship is moving your going to get a 25 mph head on blast, but lucky you... the ship always tries to head into the wind , and figure another 10-30 mph so over 35 mph..... BUT, you wont waste it... because the deep balcony and its semi enclosed nature will ensure NONE of that will be lost...you will have the best wind funnel trap on the ship.... Your cabin steward can show you how he ties down the chairs.. But dont keep the door open because suprise suprise it all going to come rushing indoors..... Fresh air in spades.

Only when you at anchor,,, woops...thats wrong , because the ship will swing on the anchor and align with the prevailing wind....and lucky you.... you still get it 100%.. Only when at a pier tied up will you experience calm....if your lucky that is

These cabins are a fresh air lovers dream....as are all the forward facing ones...

The verandas of 6000-6001 are deeper (i.e. longer by about six feet from the exterior cabin door to the balcony railing) than the typical side of the ship Concierge Cabins. The first five feet of that extra veranda space is roofed by the overhang of the deck above.

7000 and 7001 have similar configurations, except that the triangular shape of the structure of the ship makes their verandas smaller than deck 6 by about 2 feet.

 

The trade off, then is that on Deck 6 you'll get the largest veranda, but take a risk in being just above the Nautica Lounge on Deck 5. Oceania entertainments are fairly sedate and always over by midnight, but the "read in the room set" often complain that the bass bleeds through the carpets and daytime rehearsals disturb their concentration.

Deck 7 is often preferred for being an extra deck away from that Main Lounge, but any cabin at the bow gets the views AND the noises of a working ship

These noises are such that you will hear them throughout the ship, but they do originate at the bow and or stern, so they are loudest there. They occur just before the ship is moored or docked, so we always use them as a wake up call. :halo:

We heard no noise from the lounge, but sometimes in the AM as the ship was dropping the anchor or tying up in port we did hear quite a bit of sound. Not for long, but it was there. If we were doing the bow again it would only be on 7 so we might not hear as much. Also the crew is working just below you so a deck higher would be better. :)