Cabin 8638 · Star of the Seas

Cabin 8638 is an Ocean View Balcony on Star of the Seas, 182 to 198 square feet plus a private balcony of 42 to 55 square feet.

Cabin 8638 is an Ocean View Balcony on Deck 8 of Star of the Seas, and it sits midship. You are near the middle of the hull, where the ship does the least moving. In rough water that matters more than most people expect. We score it 9 out of 10 for steadiness, which puts it among the calmest rooms on the ship.

Central Park is immediately nearby, about 1 cabin away. Handy, though worth knowing about if you sleep lightly. An open air garden running through the middle of deck 8, planted with real trees and open to the sky, with cabins looking down into it from the decks above. Worth knowing: the calmest public space on Star and priced accordingly. Cabins facing the park trade a sea view for quiet and shelter. 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 290 cabin positions on Deck 8, this is the 165th 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 Izumi in the Park, Lincoln Park Supper Club, Central Park and Chops Grille. There are 315 cabins along this deck, so the corridor is a long walk end to end.

The Ocean View Balcony grade runs 182-198 square feet. The balcony adds another 42-55 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.

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 2,813 cabins on board, as steady in a swell as any cabin on the ship and better placed for getting around than 98 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.