Cabin 8697 · Utopia of the Seas

Cabin 8697 is a Boardwalk View Balcony on Utopia of the Seas, 182 to 193 square feet plus a private balcony of 47 to 52 square feet.

Cabin 8697 is a Boardwalk View Balcony on Deck 8 of Utopia of the Seas, well aft. Out at this end you feel the sea. In rough water the movement here is noticeably stronger. We score it 6 out of 10 for steadiness.

It is 8 cabins along the corridor to Music Hall. Close enough to be useful, far enough that it should not keep you awake. A two deck live music venue on decks 3 and 4, with a raised stage, a bar on each level, a dance floor below and self levelling billiard tables above. Live bands, tribute acts, karaoke and themed nights. Worth knowing: the loudest thing on the low decks. A full PA, drums and bass, plus the crack of billiard balls upstairs, running from about 8pm until well past midnight. The exposed cabins are the deck 3 oceanviews outboard of it. We give it 10 out of 10 for quiet, which is about as peaceful as this ship gets. For getting about it is 3 out of 10, so add a few minutes to everywhere you go.

Counting from the bow, it is the 160th cabin position of 195 along Deck 8. Deck 8 also has 150 Central Park, Izumi, Chops Grille and Park Cafe on it. There are 324 cabins along this deck, so the corridor is a long walk end to end.

A Boardwalk View Balcony gives you 182-193 square feet. The balcony adds another 47-52 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 as quiet as anything on board. 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.