Cabin 9630 · Spectrum of the Seas

Cabin 9630 sits on Deck 9 of Spectrum of the Seas, 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.

It is 8 cabins along the corridor to the aft lift bank, starboard. Close enough to be useful, far enough that it should not keep you awake. Spectrum runs four lift banks on most decks, a port and starboard pair forward and another pair aft. Conventional lifts with call buttons in the lobby and deck buttons in the car. The suite enclave on decks 13 to 16 also has its own private lift. Worth knowing: the cars are quiet, the lobby is not. A cabin beside one hears doors, waiting conversation and footfall in the corridor, heaviest when a show lets out and after the late dinner seating. Quiet comes out at 8 out of 10, roughly par for this ship. For getting about, 7 out of 10.

Counting from the bow, it is the 104th cabin position of 184 along Deck 9. You are about as central as the corridor gets, so it is a similar walk whichever way you turn out of your door.

Against the rest of the ship it is quieter than 89 per cent of the 2,142 cabins on board and as steady in a swell as any cabin on the ship. It suits light sleepers and travellers prone to seasickness.

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.