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Best and worst cabins on Carnival Horizon

Most cabin advice is somebody's opinion. This is measurement. We read the published deck plans for Carnival Horizon, worked out where each of the 1,972 cabins physically sits, and ranked them.

Carnival Horizon is a Vista class ship, about 133,596 gross tons, carrying around 3,960 guests at double occupancy, in service since 2018. The cabins we can place on the plans run from deck 1 to deck 14. The deck plan legend colours them as 863 balcony, 789 interior, 239 ocean view, 74 suite.

On this measure the steadiest cabin aboard is 1346 on deck 1 (Ocean view), and the one that should move most is 14245 on deck 14 (Balcony). Every other cabin on Carnival Horizon falls between the two.

How this is worked out, and what it does not cover

A ship pivots about a point amidships and low down. The further a cabin sits from that point, the more it moves in a swell. So the ranking below is distance from amidships, weighted with height above the waterline. It is a position measurement, not a review.

What we are not claiming. We have not mapped the bars, clubs and galleys on this ship, so nothing here is a noise rating. A steady cabin under a nightclub is still a cabin under a nightclub.

The steadiest cabins

Closest to the ship's pivot point. If you are prone to seasickness, start here.

CabinDeckCategoryPositionSteadiness
13461Ocean viewamidships, against the hull10.0
13511Ocean viewamidships, against the hull10.0
13531Interioramidships9.9
13441Ocean viewamidships, against the hull9.9
13491Ocean viewamidships, against the hull9.9
13481Ocean viewamidships, against the hull9.8
13551Ocean viewamidships, against the hull9.8
13421Ocean viewamidships, against the hull9.7

The cabins that move most

High up and close to an end. Fine for most people, worth avoiding if you are not.

CabinDeckCategoryPositionSteadiness
1424514Balconyaft, against the hull0.0
1423614Balconyaft, against the hull0.0
1420214Balconyforward, against the hull0.0
1420114Balconyforward, against the hull0.0
1222112Interioraft0.6
1222012Interioraft0.6
1220212Balconyforward, against the hull0.6
1220112Balconyforward, against the hull0.6

The largest cabins

By floor area on the plan, against the median cabin on this ship. Suites will dominate, which is the point: this is where the space is.

CabinDeckCategoryPositionSize vs median
7378 7 Suite amidships, against the hull 3.1x
7319 7 Suite amidships, against the hull 2.5x
7294 7 Suite amidships, against the hull 2.4x
7299 7 Suite amidships, against the hull 2.4x
7300 7 Suite amidships, against the hull 2.4x
7305 7 Suite amidships, against the hull 2.4x
7311 7 Suite amidships, against the hull 2.4x
7406 7 Suite aft, against the hull 2.4x

Deck by deck

The steadiest cabins on each deck, for when the deck is already decided.

DeckBest placed cabins
Deck 1 1346, 1351, 1353
Deck 2 2369, 2360, 2371
Deck 3 3223, 3225, 3226
Deck 5 5219, 5220, 5222
Deck 6 6320, 6335, 6337
Deck 7 7332, 7335, 7330
Deck 8 8337, 8338, 8335
Deck 9 9337, 9338, 9335
Deck 10 10255, 10256, 10253
Deck 11 11245, 11246, 11247
Deck 12 12207, 12208, 12209
Deck 14 14227, 14220, 14229

Measured from the deck plans we hold for Carnival Horizon. If you have sailed one of these cabins and we have it wrong, tell us on the ship page and we will take a look.