Cabin 5243 · Carnival Encounter

Cabin 5243 is an Interior (category 4A1) on Carnival Encounter, 149 to 185 square feet.

Cabin 5243 is an Interior on Deck 5 of Carnival Encounter, and it sits far forward. 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. This is a long way from the pivot, so a swell reaches you before it reaches anyone midship. We score it 7 out of 10 for steadiness.

On the ship's plan Marquee Theatre is on the deck above, about 7 cabins along from you. A deck between you takes most of the noise out of it, and it is a short trip when you want it. 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.

Counting from the bow, it is the 28th cabin position of 58 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.

An Interior gives you 149-185 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.

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.