Cabin 17026 · Icon of the Seas

Cabin 17026 sits on Deck 17 of Icon of the Seas, and it sits far forward. 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. You are well out towards the end of the hull, which is where pitching is felt hardest. 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.

You are 5 cabins from Coastal Kitchen. Close enough to be useful, far enough that it should not keep you awake. The upper level of the suite guests restaurant, forward on deck 17. Same kitchen as deck 16 below, in a quieter room. Worth knowing: ask for the deck 17 level when you book. It seats fewer people and sits above the lift lobby rather than beside it. Quiet comes out at 7 out of 10, roughly par for this ship. For getting about it is 4 out of 10, so add a few minutes to everywhere you go.

Of the 17 cabin positions on Deck 17, this is the 2nd from forward. That puts you right at the forward end of the run, where the corridor stops and the footfall dies away. You share Deck 17 with Coastal Kitchen, Cloud 17, Lime and Coconut and Sports Court. There are 22 cabins along this deck, so the corridor is short and rarely busy.

Against the rest of the ship it is livelier in a swell than most of them. It is a poor fit for anyone who wakes when a door closes, anyone who feels motion badly and anyone who finds long corridors and stairs hard work.

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.