Cabin 8198 · Symphony of the Seas

Cabin 8198 is an Ocean View with Large Balcony (category B) on Symphony of the Seas, 195 square feet plus a private balcony of 39 square feet.

Cabin 8198 is an Ocean View with Large Balcony on Deck 8 of Symphony of the Seas, and it sits forward of midship. You will feel a bit more motion than a midship cabin. Nothing dramatic. We score it 8 out of 10 for steadiness.

Park Cafe is immediately nearby, about 2 cabins away. Handy, though worth knowing about if you sleep lightly. Park Cafe, the sandwich and salad counter in Central Park. Worth knowing: busy at lunchtime and quiet otherwise. Quiet scores 5 out of 10. There is enough going on nearby that a light sleeper should think about it. For getting about, 8 out of 10.

Of the 179 cabin positions on Deck 8, this is the 72nd from forward. You are about as central as the corridor gets, so it is a similar walk whichever way you turn out of your door. You share Deck 8 with Central Park, Vintages, Central Park Retail and Bar. There are 329 cabins along this deck, so the corridor is a long walk end to end.

The Ocean View with Large Balcony grade runs 195 square feet. The balcony adds another 39 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.

On loyalty, this is a standard grade, so Crown and Anchor credits its base one cruise point a night. There are exactly two ways to double that: move up to a suite, or sail on your own on a double occupancy fare. Either pays two a night, and doing both pays three. 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 2,798 cabins on board, steadier in a swell than 87 per cent of them and better placed for getting around than 87 per cent of them. It suits travellers prone to seasickness and 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.