Cabin 8696 · Harmony of the Seas

Cabin 8696 is a Connecting Ocean View Balcony on Harmony of the Seas, 182 to 198 square feet plus a private balcony of 42 to 55 square feet.

Cabin 8696 is a Connecting Ocean View Balcony on Deck 8 of Harmony of the Seas. You are aft of midship. You will feel a bit more motion than a midship cabin. Nothing dramatic. We score it 7 out of 10 for steadiness.

It is 7 cabins along the corridor to Dazzles. Close enough to be useful, far enough that it should not keep you awake. Dazzles, the two deck lounge aft, spanning decks 8 and 9 with a wall of glass over the wake. Live bands and themed dance nights. Worth knowing: runs late, and it is a dance venue rather than a quiet lounge. Aft cabins on the decks below hear the bass more than the band. Quiet comes out at 6 out of 10, roughly par for this ship. For getting about it scores 9 out of 10, so almost everything is a short walk.

Counting from the bow, it is the 125th cabin position of 168 along Deck 8. Deck 8 also has Giovanni's Italian Kitchen, Giovanni's Wine Bar, Rising Tide Bar and Trellis Bar on it. There are 325 cabins along this deck, so the corridor is a long walk end to end.

A Connecting Ocean View Balcony gives you 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 better placed for getting around than 97 per cent of them. It suits 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.