Cabin 9697 · Oasis of the Seas

Cabin 9697 is a Boardwalk View Balcony on Oasis of the Seas, 182 to 193 square feet plus a private balcony of 47 to 52 square feet.

Cabin 9697 is a Boardwalk View Balcony on Deck 9 of Oasis of the Seas. You are aft of midship. You are far enough from the middle to notice a swell, but nowhere near the worst of it. We score it 7 out of 10 for steadiness.

It is 7 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. Quiet scores 5 out of 10. There is enough going on nearby that a light sleeper should think about it. For getting about it scores 10 out of 10, so almost everything is a short walk.

Counting from the bow, it is the 185th cabin position of 229 along Deck 9. Deck 9 also has Music Hall on it. There are 393 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 noisier than three quarters of the 2,836 cabins on board and as well placed for getting around as any cabin aboard. 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.