Port or Starboard, do you care?

[EngIceDave]

Do you plan or care which side your cabin is?

[ColeThornton]

No. 

[dbrucern]

Starboard because that is the usual side they tie off on when they pull into a port

[ray98]

No.

[sgttami]

Always picked Starboard because it was the smoking side on every line/ship.

 

Gave up one habit and still book Starboard out of habit!

[Theosprey247]

nope!

[ledges1]

No.

[cruisinsly]

Port - just because its the side I stick with. Same side every times means I dont get as lost early in the cruise. lol

[mkcurran]

5 minutes ago, cruisinsly said:

Port - just because its the side I stick with. Same side every times means I dont get as lost early in the cruise. lol

This is my fear on my upcoming cruise. Last two were Starboard, this one is port. It is a forward cabin, so there's a short cut up front if I forget. 😅

[cruisinsly]

7 minutes ago, mkcurran said:

This is my fear on my upcoming cruise. Last two were Starboard, this one is port. It is a forward cabin, so there's a short cut up front if I forget. 😅

The struggle is real as I get older. lol  I totally forget and end up going the wrong way, down the wrong side.  Just to keep it easier for me - same floor, same room location, same side every time.  

[ShakyBeef]

Starboard, because the cabin numbers are odd, like me.

[FloridaMomKW]

I always pick port side- usually non smoking side.

[ninjacat123]

Usually port because supposedly when the ship comes into port, the port side faces the port.  Having said that, I usually book port so I won't get lost😉

[Riles34]

Depends on the ship and what rooms are available. Went port side extended balcony on the Celebration so I wouldn't have to worry about the sound from Celebration Central.

[iria64]

28 minutes ago, ninjacat123 said:

Usually port because supposedly when the ship comes into port, the port side faces the port.  Having said that, I usually book port so I won't get lost😉

I found port/starboard to be a 50/50 split... including home port.  We did Mardi Gras in August.  From what I can tell MG usually dock with bow facing east/toward the ocean when docked in Port Canaveral.  For whatever reason, when we docked at the end of the trip, the ship docked facing the opposite direction.

[Island Dog]

Only if I have a balcony. Lol.

 

Then I try and research which destinations will have a beautiful view in port. Then try and figure out what side will get that view and book it. 

Edited November 10, 2022 by Island Dog

[PortSideCruzan]

1 hour ago, EngIceDave said:

Do you plan or care which side your cabin is?

 

It doesn't matter which ship or cruise line; ever since we began sailing in the early 1980's, every stateroom, every voyage, has always been Port.

 

Feels like I'm on the driver's side...😉

 

 

 

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[sid_9169]

Team Starboard all the way!!!... Not for any reason in particular, but the ONE bad cruise experience for me happened on the ONLY time I ever booked a Port side cabin...

[PrincessArlena'sDad]

I like to alternate. Just because.

 

All cruises I've been on have had interesting things to look at outside, regardless of the side of the ship.

[notscb]

On another live thread on this forum the reviewer had mentioned how they booked a starboard cabin so they'd be in the shade for the most part on a TA crossing- which is also why I'm happy you posted this question. It's really interesting to see if/how people make these decisions.

 

I'm going to go against the grain and say "forward," as forward and center as I can get. I love those ocean view cabins that give me a direct look at where we're going.

[ObstructedView2]

Port 👍

 

 

 

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[jsglow]

Usually it doesn't matter to us but we do prefer shade if we get a Balc so try to judge which side of ship accordingly.  A TA would be a perfect example of that.

[Saint Greg]

Whichever has the best room. But it seems like I've been starboard on my last four cruises and on my next. But I'm portside on the one after that.

[mom2tcdx2]

No, I have pretty much had a balcony as often as I have had an inside cabin.  I can't say I overly looked at which side, but more so to what is above and below or just nearby.  

 

[Drazil65]

Always port side!