Cabin 4458 · Mardi Gras

Cabin 4458 is a Family Harbor Ocean View (Obstructed View) (category FE1) on Mardi Gras, 220 square feet.

Cabin 4458 is a Family Harbor Ocean View (Obstructed View) on Deck 4 of Mardi Gras, and it sits 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 6 out of 10 for steadiness.

A stairwell sits two decks up, 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 it is 4 out of 10, so add a few minutes to everywhere you go.

Of the 142 cabin positions on Deck 4, this is the 142nd from forward. That puts you right at the aft end of the run, where the corridor stops and the footfall dies away.

The Family Harbor Ocean View (Obstructed View) grade runs 220 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.

It suits light sleepers. It is a poor fit for 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.