Does the deck matter?

[MCruising16]

I'm talking about which deck your room is on. Looking at cruising Royal Caribbean, first time, will be doing interior room.

[navybankerteacher]

You might save yourself a couple of flights of stairs, or an elevator ride; but aside from minimizing motion (lower decks feel less rolling, and middle of the ship , bow-stern, has less pitching). Most important is to check what might be over your head: you do not want to be below theatre, pool deck, night club or galley - check deck plans as you make the decision.

[Theredofshaw]

take a look at what is available on board and where you intend to spend most of your time. booking a room near there would be best, however, as my fellow squid already mentioned, pay attention to what is above or below as it could get to be VERY noisy during certain parts of the day.

[spookwife]

For us it's where do we spend most of our time. That's where we try and book. We like to be within one floor of a coffee pot in the morning and the concierge lounge at night

[Host Walt]

We also consider proximity to internal stairways. Jam packed elevators can be a real problem on the larger ships.

[cb at sea]

We like to be within one flight of stairs to the pool....that way, you aren't waiting on elevators all the time...and the wait can be considerable! Pick a deck close to where you will spend your DAYTIME hours...makes life easier!

Edited January 3, 2016 by cb at sea

[Keith1010]

We prefer locations that are more mid deck and the lower you are the less you might feel rough seas.

 

Keith

[Hawka]

i was deck 10 at the front of the golden nice walk all the way to the back of the boat for dinner which i didnt mind i didnt feel much rock maybe some small rolls but i didnt have any troubles there at all even though some said gee was rough last night if it was i never felt it ?? but yes i hear try not to be near the theatres as there are things that make noise when they move stuff

[paul929207]

The two main concerns would be what is above and below you (noise in cabin) and how far it is to the places you will be (especially lateral distance. Up or down isn't as important if you will be taking the elevators.

[Rala]

We like to have passenger decks/cabins above and below us. It is not a guarantee, but we have found that chances of noise are less than if you are directly under the pool deck or the Windjammer (chairs scraping, crew cleaning, rolling food carts, etc..) :)

[cruzeluver]

For now, we just prefer to not be immediately above or below public spaces that could be noisy late at night or early in the morning.

 

When we get older walking distance to certain parts of the ship may be come a factor, but for now we need the exercise! :)

[trystran72]

I like to be on the higher decks and generally towards the bow. I enjoy having to walk far to the food so I can walk some of it off. :D I don't mind rough waters at all, but if sea sickness is an issue lower decks are generally recommended.

[JVilleGal]

Midship! With passenger cabins above & below me :)

[trish1c]

We usually book GTY cabins. That is how much deck & location don't matter to us. Ironically we usually end up on decks 7 & 8.

 

Last cruise on a mega ship we were on deck 8. The pool was on 15. Deck kind of mattered then because we weren't taking 7 flights up to get to the pool. We did take the stairs down. [/size]

Edited January 8, 2016 by trish1c

[getawayfromitall]

I'm talking about which deck your room is on. Looking at cruising Royal Caribbean, first time, will be doing interior room.

I always make sure that there are passenger cabins directly above and beneath us. Public areas can be noisy, with chairs and footsteps making your cabin noisy. Service areas, such as kitchens and bars, can also generate extra noise, especially during very late and very early hours.

[chong67]

Higher deck more motion. Lower deck you might get block view.

[Fish66]

I'm going on the golden princess on deck 11 ( Baja)

Does anyone know if that's a quiet deck

[Hawka]

I'm going on the golden princess on deck 11 ( Baja)

Does anyone know if that's a quiet deck

i think it may be where abouts ?? front middle back ??

[Fish66]

Pretty sure it's up the front

[Hawka]

Pretty sure it's up the front

 

I think you should be fine got cabins above and below you no theatre or pool etc the disco is at the back on the trolley handle as they call it and If you want a quiet place during the day to read etc that's a great place to do so

[sleepless]

We are very happy on deck 6, balcony cabin, near a set of elevators/steps. We use the steps to get to the lower decks for dinner, theater, and the shops. We use the elevator to get to the pool deck and the buffet. This works well for us. Deck 6 allows a nice view of the water, and especially late at night, you can hear the waves/ocean hitting the sides of the ship.

[Fish66]

Thanks for the heads up

Looking forward to the quiet :) are the cabins pretty quiet, do you hear people either side of you ?? I'll have my music on low anyway so hopefully won't hear much

I hate noise Lol

[navybankerteacher]

We are very happy on deck 6, balcony cabin, near a set of elevators/steps. We use the steps to get to the lower decks for dinner, theater, and the shops. We use the elevator to get to the pool deck and the buffet. This works well for us. Deck 6 allows a nice view of the water, and especially late at night, you can hear the waves/ocean hitting the sides of the ship.

 

"deck 6" doesn't tell us much without identifying the ship.

[Cuizer2]

I'm talking about which deck your room is on. Looking at cruising Royal Caribbean, first time, will be doing interior room.

 

Yes, the deck matters. If the deck wasn't there you would fall into the engine room.

 

For an inside cabin the main thing you want to look for is that there are cabins above and below you. If you are above the casino you are going to hear ding ding ding half the night. If you are below the pool deck you are going to find you have a 5am alarm clock as the deck attendants start dragging the lounge chairs around.

[Hawka]

Thanks for the heads up

Looking forward to the quiet :) are the cabins pretty quiet, do you hear people either side of you ?? I'll have my music on low anyway so hopefully won't hear much

I hate noise Lol

 

I never heard my neighbours and I always tried to be respectful to them and not have the TV on too loud etc just in case they could heard me watching TV at what ever time I was watching it etc