Cabin 16026 · Icon of the Seas

Cabin 16026 sits on Deck 16 of Icon of the Seas, and it sits far forward. Out at this end you feel the sea. In rough water the movement here is noticeably stronger. Right up in the bow, a head sea can send a shudder through the hull that midship guests never feel at all. We score it 4 out of 10 for steadiness.

It is 3 cabins along the corridor to Coastal Kitchen. Close enough to be useful, far enough that it should not keep you awake. The suite guests restaurant, forward on decks 16 and 17. Table service breakfast, lunch and dinner, included for Sky Class and above. Worth knowing: access is by cabin category, not by booking. Deck 16 is the main level and deck 17 the quieter upper one. Quiet comes out at 6 out of 10, roughly par for this ship. For getting about, 5 out of 10.

Counting from the bow, it is the 3rd cabin position of 18 along Deck 16. That puts you right at the forward end of the run, where the corridor stops and the footfall dies away. Deck 16 also has Swim & Tonic, Coastal Kitchen, Lime and Coconut and Desserted Milkshake Bar on it. There are 22 cabins along this deck, so the corridor is short and rarely busy.

Against the rest of the ship it is noisier than three quarters of the 2,814 cabins on board and livelier in a swell than most of them. It is a poor fit for anyone who wakes when a door closes and anyone who feels motion badly.

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.