NCL Gem - Room directly underneath the Casino - noisy?

[RBrowny]

Hi,

 

Booked a cruise for later this year and have just been checking our deck and the deck above and below, I've noticed we are directly underneath the Casino. It's an interior cabin in the mid-ship. Do you think it will be noisy? I am trying to work out if we are directly underneath the casino or directly underneath several bars? Can anyone help please and is it worth trying to move rooms?

 

Thank you!

 

[RBrowny]

I’ve still not heard anything, can anyone help please 

[mking8288]

On 3/10/2022 at 6:46 AM, RBrowny said:

<  snipped  > Booked a cruise ... noticed we are directly underneath the Casino ... interior cabin in the mid-ship. Do you think it will be noisy? I am trying to work out if we are directly underneath the casino or directly underneath several bars?

 

Hmmm, saw your initial post and it isn't easy for me (at least) to give you a guestimate, based on what I knew & to think, whether it might be noisy or not.  Not knowing your (approxiate) ??? cabin # - besides being midship - port or starboard side ???  - aside from being on Deck 5.

 

Here is a link to Deck 5's map - and you can do a side-by-side comparison for Deck 6, open/shrink webpage windows on a desktop monitor's screen, or with a transparent overlay - you should be able to see whether you are below one of the bars, the gaming area (slot machines or gaming tables, cashier cage, etc.) 

https://www.cruisedeckplans.com/DP/deckplans/deckbydeck.php?ship=Norwegian-Gem&deck=6

 

We once had an oceanview on Deck 5 midship, starboard side & never heard a thing above us ... right about in the middle of that corridor.  I can also caution you some of that white space (non-public area) on Deck 6 above is the kitchen/gallery and service area - you can expect to hear some noises, depending on the hours of the day - as they open up & prepare, or reset their service carts, etc. (however, not at 12 midnight or 5:30 a.m.)  Kindly give "us" a little more specific info to work with ... 

 

Happy planning for your cruise, you still have mucho time to make changes. 

 

Edited March 15, 2022 by mking8288

[Cruiseandgamble]

34 minutes ago, RBrowny said:

I’ve still not heard anything, can anyone help please 

I’ll be on the Gem this coming Sunday.  If you let me know the cabin number I’ll walk down a couple of evenings and check out the noise in the hallway.

[RBrowny]

6 minutes ago, Cruiseandgamble said:

I’ll be on the Gem this coming Sunday.  If you let me know the cabin number I’ll walk down a couple of evenings and check out the noise in the hallway.

That would be amazing, but please don’t go out of your way to do that. The cabin is 5553 on deck 5.

12 minutes ago, mking8288 said:

 

Hmmm, saw your initial post and it isn't easy for me (at least) to give you a guestimate, based on what I knew & to think, whether it might be noisy or not.  Not knowing your (approxiate) ??? cabin # - besides being midship - port or starboard side ???  - aside from being on Deck 5.

 

Here is a link to Deck 5's map - and you can do a side-by-side comparison for Deck 6, open/shrink webpage windows on a desktop monitor's screen, or with a transparent overlay - you should be able to see whether you are below one of the bars, the gaming area (slot machines or gaming tables, cashier cage, etc.) 

https://www.cruisedeckplans.com/DP/deckplans/deckbydeck.php?ship=Norwegian-Gem&deck=6

 

We once had an oceanview on Deck 5 midship, starboard side & never heard a thing above us ... right about in the middle of that corridor.  I can also caution you some of that white space (non-public area) on Deck 6 above is the kitchen/gallery and service area - you can expect to hear some noises, depending on the hours of the day - as they open up & prepare, or reset their service carts, etc. (however, not at 12 midnight or 5:30 a.m.)  Kindly give "us" a little more specific info to work with ... 

 

Happy planning for your cruise, you still have mucho time to make changes. 

 

I have tried to do the side by side comparison, and can’t quite work out where abouts we are. It could be underneath the bar for all I know, the room number is 5553.

 

Apologise for not providing the information originally, it completely slipped my mind.

[mking8288]

41 minutes ago, RBrowny said:

That would be amazing ... room number is 5553.

Apologise for not providing the information originally, it completely slipped my mind.

Ah, don't worry, mate.  We're all been busy & pre-occupied with global news lately ... this helps.

 

That's port side and put you basically, just about directly below Le Bistro French Restaurant's entrance, probably part of it toward the "white space" or service area, behind the dining area.  It should be somewhat near the host/ess & welcome station or walk path - usually not a problem at all for the evening hours with dining open there.  Odds are good that you won''t really hear any loud music or band playing above on Deck 6, it's a lounge for piano music, with a duet pair singing - nothing late into the evening hours (unless you are the early birds, rise-n-shine and asleep by 10 p.m. mindset)  It's not open for breakfast & I would not expect any noise before 10 a.m. if crew has to move furniture around, i.e. to setup & prepare for private/group functions in the late morning)

 

If you go back to the link, go up to Deck 6 - click the 2 photos by the "t" (Le B ... Res ..."t') - that should be pretty close to where your stateroom below is situated.  If by some strange or unexplained reasons, you get loud & troublesome noise late night, just call the front desk and alert them. 

[Cruiseandgamble]

12 hours ago, RBrowny said:

That would be amazing, but please don’t go out of your way to do that. The cabin is 5553 on deck 5.

 

 

No problem at all.  I was originally booked in 5556 (OV) on my January Gem cruise but bid on a balcony and won, otherwise I'd have first-hand knowledge of any noise in that area.

[don't-use-real-name]

Thoughts on the margin - - -

The Casinos are generally carpeted 

There is a pedestrian traffic pattern (path through the area forward-aft or v-v)

Foot traffic over your cabin location -

Noisy machines (one arm bandits) are not everywhere - gaming tables not the problem

Casinos are open while at SEA but not while in port - night time sleeping ?

Optimum you would want the casino closed while trying to sleep - problem !

Smoking - Ventilation - air flow might be a problem but smoke goes up in well smoke

you are below the smoke - no problem - - -

 

Upon further review - - -

 

Post #6 by mking8288 pegs 5553 correctly right under the Le Bistro restaurant

a quiet restaurant no carts or galley noise - open for evening dinner hours only.

 

The only problem I see is the l-o-n-g passageway corridor outside your cabin door

with potentially foot traffic and guest noise from that ?

Good central location - elevator and stairway noise free - motion sickness free

 

Cruise well ! 

[Sue Do-Over]

The casino shouldn't be a problem overhead.  Always carpeted, no dancing, no loud music.  Nobody dragging chairs around for games or dinner or events.  Really, not even a lot of foot traffic...  most of us gamblers pick a spot and stay put for hours.

Far worse are under the kitchen/galley, where the slamming fridge doors and non-stop rolling carts IMHO.

[RBrowny]

4 hours ago, Sue Do-Over said:

The casino shouldn't be a problem overhead.  Always carpeted, no dancing, no loud music.  Nobody dragging chairs around for games or dinner or events.  Really, not even a lot of foot traffic...  most of us gamblers pick a spot and stay put for hours.

Far worse are under the kitchen/galley, where the slamming fridge doors and non-stop rolling carts IMHO.

Yeah, you are correct. That's put my mind at ease, so thank you.

8 hours ago, don&#x27;t-use-real-name said:

Thoughts on the margin - - -

The Casinos are generally carpeted 

There is a pedestrian traffic pattern (path through the area forward-aft or v-v)

Foot traffic over your cabin location -

Noisy machines (one arm bandits) are not everywhere - gaming tables not the problem

Casinos are open while at SEA but not while in port - night time sleeping ?

Optimum you would want the casino closed while trying to sleep - problem !

Smoking - Ventilation - air flow might be a problem but smoke goes up in well smoke

you are below the smoke - no problem - - -

 

Upon further review - - -

 

Post #6 by mking8288 pegs 5553 correctly right under the Le Bistro restaurant

a quiet restaurant no carts or galley noise - open for evening dinner hours only.

 

The only problem I see is the l-o-n-g passageway corridor outside your cabin door

with potentially foot traffic and guest noise from that ?

Good central location - elevator and stairway noise free - motion sickness free

 

Cruise well ! 

 

Thank you for summarising this all for me, and taking into account absolutely everything. You and the other commenters have definitely helped, so I know that this room will be suitable. My partner has never been on a cruise before, so mid ship might be the best spot for this. Thanks again!

9 hours ago, Cruiseandgamble said:

 

No problem at all.  I was originally booked in 5556 (OV) on my January Gem cruise but bid on a balcony and won, otherwise I'd have first-hand knowledge of any noise in that area.

Yeah, I am thinking of bidding on a better room if/when the email comes through to do it. 

21 hours ago, mking8288 said:

Ah, don't worry, mate.  We're all been busy & pre-occupied with global news lately ... this helps.

 

That's port side and put you basically, just about directly below Le Bistro French Restaurant's entrance, probably part of it toward the "white space" or service area, behind the dining area.  It should be somewhat near the host/ess & welcome station or walk path - usually not a problem at all for the evening hours with dining open there.  Odds are good that you won''t really hear any loud music or band playing above on Deck 6, it's a lounge for piano music, with a duet pair singing - nothing late into the evening hours (unless you are the early birds, rise-n-shine and asleep by 10 p.m. mindset)  It's not open for breakfast & I would not expect any noise before 10 a.m. if crew has to move furniture around, i.e. to setup & prepare for private/group functions in the late morning)

 

If you go back to the link, go up to Deck 6 - click the 2 photos by the "t" (Le B ... Res ..."t') - that should be pretty close to where your stateroom below is situated.  If by some strange or unexplained reasons, you get loud & troublesome noise late night, just call the front desk and alert them. 

Don't worry, I can't envisage us going to bed early. Got to make the absolute most of the cruise and money we've spent on it, so absolutely no complaints from me regarding that. I will definitely go to front desk if there's too much noise, but definitely feel a lot more at ease because of the responses. 

 

Thanks again!