Cabin 12230 · Anthem of the Seas

Cabin 12230 sits on Deck 12 of Anthem of the Seas. You are midship. You are at the top of the passenger decks, so the pools and the open air are just up the stairs, and you feel the ship move more than anyone below you. This is the steady part of the ship. When it gets lumpy, midship is where you want to be. We score it 8 out of 10 for steadiness.

You are 8 cabins from the aft lift bank, port. Close enough to be useful, far enough that it should not keep you awake. Anthem runs four lift banks on most decks, a port and starboard pair forward and another pair aft, with two on deck 16. Conventional lifts with call buttons in the lobby and deck buttons in the car. Worth knowing: the cars are quiet, the lobby is not. A cabin beside one hears doors, waiting conversation and footfall in the corridor, heaviest when a show lets out and after the late dinner seating. Quiet scores 5 out of 10. There is enough going on nearby that a light sleeper should think about it. For getting about, 7 out of 10.

Of the 132 cabin positions on Deck 12, this is the 67th from forward. You are about as central as the corridor gets, so it is a similar walk whichever way you turn out of your door. You share Deck 12 with Concierge Club and Adventure Ocean. There are 231 cabins along this deck, so the corridor is a fairly ordinary length.

Against the rest of the ship it is noisier than three quarters of the 2,102 cabins on board, steadier in a swell than 88 per cent of them and better placed for getting around than 80 per cent of them. It suits travellers prone to seasickness. 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.