Worried about a quiet cabin

[blueskadoo]

Hi all! Pretty new cruiser. Taking the family on Sunshine July 4th and have started to worry our cabin is going to be noisy. We’re on deck 2 midship as it’s our daughters first cruise and we thought it’d be good in case of seasickness. However I looked at the deck plans just now after reading other topics, and it appears we’re beneath the dining room. Am I right to be concerned? My husband is not an early riser and we all want him to get his sleep!! If my worries are founded,  how do you go about getting a switch? I did book it with the hopes of an upgrade, but thought we’d be okay there even without it. Now I’m not so

sure...

[ABCGreys]

We stayed beneath the dining room on the Fantasy on our last cruise and never heard any noise from it. It's carpeted and only open set hours. We had a lot more noise from the hallway.

[Aplmac]

It looks like you're under the Sunset Dining Room

which I personally wouldn't be too worried about, noise-wise.

 

Having considerable experience on Deck 2

where less-than-considerate people tend to book cabins, I've found..

I'd be more worried about hallway noise, after you put the lights out!

 

With over a dozen cruise under my belt now

I have devised a noise-barrier system

that cuts down considerably on hallway Running-with-the-Bulls, after midnight!

 

Roll up a bathroom towel

and use it to entirely block that half-inch space under your cabin door.

That alone reduces any hallway noise noticeably!!

 

Next step: swing out one of those closet doors opposite the bathroom door

and find a way to make it STAY swung-out, right across your cabin entranceway.

Drape and spread-out another towel over the top of that closet door

to absorb any leftover noise making its way in.

 

I'm always surprised at how well this combination works.

It won't get rid of ALL the noise, of course

but it reduces hallway noise quite a bit!

[bury me at sea]

Under the dining room is extremely quiet.  It is carpeted and it is closed during the night.

 

[JerseyGirlJen]

Under the dining room should be ok, it's under the Galley that would be a problem with the noise.  You should be fine

[Elaine5715]

It will be your neighbors talking in the hall and kids running that will be your noise source. 

[Aplmac]

3 hours ago, Elaine5715 said:

It will be your neighbors talking in the hall

and kids running that will be your noise source. 

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Told you!

[Hotdog 52]

Also, don't get a cabin with an ajourning door.

[amcarbs]

We had a cabin above the casino one year, and didn't hear anything.  You should be fine beneath the dining room. The rooms are pretty quiet except for when people slam their doors.

[OCruisers]

Your location is fine as far as noise from above & below.

Unfortunately, no matter where your cabin is on a Carnival ship, there always seems to be lots loud activity in the hall -- kids running & playing, people shouting, doors slamming, etc.  

It's just the way it is ... but not enough for you to still not enjoy your cruise.  

[jcool]

Blueskadoo

I am going to say stay a way from room 6141. If you want to sleep in the club you might get more sleep their then in your cabin from the club.
 

[Aplmac]

9 hours ago, amcarbs said:

 The rooms are pretty quiet except for when people slam their doors.

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Surely cabin door designers can do something to make it quieter??

[beachbum53]

11 hours ago, jcool said:

Blueskadoo

I am going to say stay a way from room 6141. If you want to sleep in the club you might get more sleep their then in your cabin from the club.
 

 

Not sure how this helps, since the OP's question is about a cabin on Deck #2. 

[beachbum53]

3 hours ago, Aplmac said:

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Surely cabin door designers can do something to make it quieter??

 

Maybe make the doors out of concrete, three feet thick?

 

[ProgRockCruiser]

OP, that dining room is not used for breakfast, so your husband should be able to sleep through the afternoon.  And as other have noted, the dining room is carpeted and relatively benign compared to being under the galley, which can be quite noisy - heavy carts full of pots/pans/dishes with non-cushioned wheels on a non-carpeted steel (maybe tiled) deck!

 

You'll be fine, excepting any neighbor/hallway issues, which can occur anywhere...

[Aplmac]

5 hours ago, beachbum53 said:

 

Maybe make the doors out of concrete, three feet thick?

 

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Naaaah.

I was thinking more of a buffer mechanism

maybe felt or rubber pads for door-to-frame contact.

Surely there is no need for cabin doors to slam

with metal-to-metal contact!