Cabin 12686 · Wonder of the Seas

Cabin 12686 is an Ocean View Balcony on Wonder of the Seas, 182 to 198 square feet plus a private balcony of 42 to 55 square feet.

Cabin 12686 is an Ocean View Balcony on Deck 12 of Wonder of the Seas. You are midship. That is about as close to the ship's pivot point as you can get, and in a swell you will feel it less here than anywhere else on board. We score it 8 out of 10 for steadiness.

It is 6 cabins along the corridor to Wonderland. Close enough to be useful, far enough that it should not keep you awake. Wonderland, the imaginative cuisine restaurant, spanning decks 11 and 12 on the Boardwalk side. The menu is arranged by element rather than by course and the room is dressed as a Mad Hatter's tea party. Worth knowing: one long sitting and an extra charge. It is theatre as much as dinner, so it runs later than a normal restaurant. Quiet comes out at 7 out of 10, roughly par for this ship. For getting about it scores 9 out of 10, so almost everything is a short walk.

Counting from the bow, it is the 127th cabin position of 182 along Deck 12. Deck 12 also has Wonderland on it. There are 328 cabins along this deck, so the corridor is a long walk end to end.

An Ocean View Balcony gives you 182-198 square feet. The balcony adds another 42-55 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 steadier in a swell than 86 per cent of them and better placed for getting around than 97 per cent of them. It suits travellers prone to seasickness and 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.