Cabin 3617 · Independence of the Seas

Cabin 3617 is an Interior (category 1V/2V) on Independence of the Seas, 162 square feet, with no window. Two twin beds convert to a Royal King. It sleeps up to 2.

Cabin 3617 is an Interior on Deck 3 of Independence of the Seas, aft of midship. 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. You are far enough from the middle to notice a swell, but nowhere near the worst of it. We score it 8 out of 10 for steadiness.

You are 5 cabins from RCTV Studio. Close enough to be useful, far enough that it should not keep you awake. Not a guest venue. This is the shipboard broadcast and video control room that produces the in-cabin television channels and the daily programming. It is marked on the plan but there is nothing to visit. Worth knowing: an equipment room, so what a neighbouring cabin gets is cooling fans and rack hum rather than people. Effectively silent. Quiet scores 5 out of 10. There is enough going on nearby that a light sleeper should think about it. For getting about it scores 10 out of 10, so almost everything is a short walk.

Of the 89 cabin positions on Deck 3, this is the 54th 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 3 with Royal Theater, Centrum, Studio B Ice Rink and Photo Gallery. There are 117 cabins along this deck, so the corridor is short and rarely busy.

The Interior grade runs 162 square feet. No window, which makes it the darkest and cheapest room on board and, for a lot of people, the best sleep they get all week. If waking to daylight matters to you, an ocean view is the smallest step up.

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 87 per cent of them and as well placed for getting around as any cabin aboard. 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.