Cabin 2501 · Carnival Magic

Cabin 2501 is an Ocean View (category 6A1) on Carnival Magic, 158 to 243 square feet.

Cabin 2501 is an Ocean View on Deck 2 of Carnival Magic. You are well aft. You are near the bottom of the passenger decks, which is the steadiest place to be, though it is a fair climb to the open air. Out at this end you feel the sea. In rough water the movement here is noticeably stronger. This far aft you may also pick up a hum from the propellers, usually at night when the ship is making speed between ports. Some people never notice it, others find it soothing, a few cannot ignore it. We score it 2 out of 10 for steadiness. If you are at all prone to seasickness, look elsewhere.

A stairwell sits on the deck above, roughly 9 cabins 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. We give it 9 out of 10 for quiet, which is about as peaceful as this ship gets. For getting about, 5 out of 10.

Of the 193 cabin positions on Deck 2, this is the 193rd from forward. That puts you right at the aft end of the run, where the corridor stops and the footfall dies away.

The Ocean View grade runs 158-243 square feet. You get daylight and a sense of where you are without paying balcony money. The window does not open, so it is the view but not the air.

Against the rest of the ship it is livelier in a swell than most of them and better placed for getting around than 85 per cent of them. It suits light sleepers. It is a poor fit for 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.