Cabin 5176 · Ovation of the Seas

Cabin 5176 is an Interior with Virtual Balcony on Ovation of the Seas, 150 to 172 square feet.

Cabin 5176 is an Interior with Virtual Balcony on Deck 5 of Ovation of the Seas. You are forward of midship. 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 right beside Chef's Table, some 0 cabins along the corridor. Handy, though worth knowing about if you sleep lightly. The private dining room beside Chops Grille, twelve to sixteen seats at a single sitting. Six courses with wine pairings, hosted by a chef and a sommelier, running about three hours and every night of the cruise. Extra charge, and the cancellation penalty is double the normal one. Worth knowing: an enclosed private room. Conversation only, and nothing leaves it. Quiet scores 3 out of 10. There is enough going on nearby that a light sleeper should think about it. For getting about, 7 out of 10.

Counting from the bow, it is the 9th cabin position of 10 along Deck 5. That puts you right at the aft end of the run, where the corridor stops and the footfall dies away. Deck 5 also has Two70, Royal Theatre, Giovanni's Wine Bar and Pesky Parrot on it. There are 10 cabins along this deck, so the corridor is short and rarely busy.

An Interior with Virtual Balcony gives you 150-172 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 noisier than three quarters of the 2,142 cabins on board, steadier in a swell than 85 per cent of them and better placed for getting around than 81 per cent of them. It suits travellers prone to seasickness. 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.