Cabin 5039 · MSC World America

Cabin 5039 is a Deluxe Ocean View on Deck 5 of MSC World America, forward 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 7 out of 10 for steadiness.

You are right beside Passenger Embarkation (fwd port), some 1 cabin along the corridor. Handy, though worth knowing about if you sleep lightly. Quiet comes out at 6 out of 10, roughly par for this ship. For getting about, 8 out of 10.

Counting from the bow, it is the 21st cabin position of 48 along Deck 5. You are about as central as the corridor gets, so it is a similar walk whichever way you turn out of your door. Deck 5 also has Anchor + bow thrusters, Passenger Embarkation (fwd port), Passenger Embarkation (fwd starboard) and MSC Luna Park Arena on it. There are 67 cabins along this deck, so the corridor is short and rarely busy.

A Deluxe Ocean View gives you 172-183 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 noisier than three quarters of the 2,615 cabins on board and better placed for getting around than 95 per cent of them. It suits 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.