Cabin 6491 · Carnival Venezia

Cabin 6491 is a Premium Balcony (category 9B1) on Carnival Venezia, 185 to 230 square feet plus a private balcony of 75 to 85 square feet.

Cabin 6491 is a Premium Balcony on Deck 6 of Carnival Venezia, and it sits well aft. You are well out towards the end of the hull, which is where pitching is felt hardest. 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 3 out of 10 for steadiness. If you are at all prone to seasickness, look elsewhere.

A stairwell sits two decks down, roughly 1 cabin 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 10 out of 10 for quiet, which is about as peaceful as this ship gets. For getting about, 7 out of 10.

Of the 244 cabin positions on Deck 6, this is the 232nd from forward.

The Premium Balcony grade runs 185-230 square feet. The balcony adds another 75-85 on top of that. A balcony buys you outside space of your own and, on sea days, somewhere to sit that is not the pool deck. It is the step up most people make, and the one they find hardest to give up again.

Against the rest of the ship it is as quiet as anything on board, livelier in a swell than most of them and better placed for getting around than 97 per cent of them. It suits light sleepers. It is a poor fit for anyone who feels motion badly.

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.