Cabin 12198 · Oasis of the Seas

Cabin 12198 is an Ocean View with Large Balcony (category B) on Oasis of the Seas, 195 square feet plus a private balcony of 39 square feet.

Cabin 12198 is an Ocean View with Large Balcony on Deck 12 of Oasis of the Seas, and it sits forward of midship. You are far enough from the middle to notice a swell, but nowhere near the worst of it. We score it 6 out of 10 for steadiness.

The forward lift bank, port sits on the deck below, roughly 1 cabin along the ship from you. You will still walk to the stairs or the lift to reach it, so treat it as a landmark rather than a neighbour. Quiet comes out at 6 out of 10, roughly par for this ship. For getting about it scores 9 out of 10, so almost everything is a short walk.

Of the 187 cabin positions on Deck 12, this is the 55th from forward. You share Deck 12 with Card Room. There are 326 cabins along this deck, so the corridor is a long walk end to end.

The Ocean View with Large Balcony grade runs 195 square feet. The balcony adds another 39 on top of that. A balcony buys you outside space of your own and, on sea days, somewhere to sit that is not the pool deck. It is the step up most people make, and the one they find hardest to give up again.

Worth knowing before you book: Crown and Anchor pays one cruise point a night at this grade. A suite pays two, and so does sailing solo on a double occupancy fare, which is the cheaper of the two routes if you are travelling alone anyway. Checked against the line's own published terms on 8 September 2026.

Against the rest of the ship it is better placed for getting around than 96 per cent of them. It suits families running back to the cabin several times a day. It is a poor fit for anyone who wakes when a door closes.

Scored by Cruise Ship Wiki using model v1.8, from the position of this cabin relative to every public space on the ship. Each part is out of 10.