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Best and worst cabins on Mariner of the Seas

Most cabin advice is somebody's opinion. This is measurement. We read the published deck plans for Mariner of the Seas, worked out where each of the 1,659 cabins physically sits, and ranked them.

Mariner of the Seas is a Voyager class ship, about 138,279 gross tons, carrying around 3,344 guests at double occupancy, in service since 2003. The cabins we can place on the plans run from deck 2 to deck 12. The deck plan legend colours them as 689 interior, 638 balcony, 248 ocean view, 121 suite.

On this measure the steadiest cabin aboard is 2296 on deck 2 (Ocean view), and the one that should move most is 1106 on deck 11 (Suite). Every other cabin on Mariner of the Seas 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. We also could not establish which end of this ship's plans is the bow, so we describe cabins as amidships or near an end rather than forward or aft.

The steadiest cabins

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

CabinDeckCategoryPositionSteadiness
22962Ocean viewamidships, against the hull10.0
25962Ocean viewamidships, against the hull10.0
22982Ocean viewamidships, against the hull9.8
25982Ocean viewamidships, against the hull9.8
22942Ocean viewamidships, against the hull9.8
25942Ocean viewamidships, against the hull9.8
23002Ocean viewamidships, against the hull9.6
26002Ocean viewamidships, against the hull9.6

The cabins that move most

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

CabinDeckCategoryPositionSteadiness
110611Suitenear one end of the ship, against the hull0.4
110011Suitenear one end of the ship, against the hull0.4
138810Balconynear one end of the ship, against the hull0.8
168810Balconynear one end of the ship, against the hull0.8
185212Ocean viewnear one end of the ship, against the hull0.8
180212Ocean viewnear one end of the ship, against the hull0.8
169410Suitenear one end of the ship, against the hull0.8
169210Balconynear one end of the ship, against the hull0.8

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
1630 10 Suite against the hull 4.2x
1330 10 Suite against the hull 4.0x
1300 10 Suite amidships, against the hull 3.8x
1600 10 Suite amidships, against the hull 3.8x
9694 9 Suite near one end of the ship, against the hull 3.5x
9394 9 Suite near one end of the ship, against the hull 3.5x
8694 8 Suite near one end of the ship, against the hull 3.5x
8394 8 Suite near one end of the ship, against the hull 3.5x

Deck by deck

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

DeckBest placed cabins
Deck 2 2296, 2596, 2298
Deck 3 3700, 3600, 3268
Deck 6 6437, 6637, 6336
Deck 7 7622, 7322, 7321
Deck 8 8293, 8593, 8292
Deck 9 9597, 9297, 9598
Deck 10 1298, 1598, 1601
Deck 11 1101, 1102, 1104
Deck 12 1888, 1838, 1836

Measured from the deck plans we hold for Mariner of the Seas. 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.