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Best and worst cabins on MSC Bellissima

Most cabin advice is somebody's opinion. This is measurement. We read the published deck plans for MSC Bellissima, worked out where each of the 2,221 cabins physically sits, and ranked them.

MSC Bellissima is a Meraviglia class ship, about 171,598 gross tons, in service since 2019. The cabins we can place on the plans run from deck 5 to deck 18. The deck plan legend colours them as 1,286 balcony, 662 interior, 137 suite, 136 ocean view.

On this measure the steadiest cabin aboard is 5057 on deck 5 (Ocean view), and the one that should move most is 18019 on deck 18 (Suite). Every other cabin on MSC Bellissima 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
50575Ocean viewamidships, against the hull9.8
50585Ocean viewamidships, against the hull9.8
50605Interioramidships9.8
50595Interioramidships9.8
50565Interioramidships9.8
50535Ocean viewamidships, against the hull9.8
50545Ocean viewamidships, against the hull9.8
50555Interioramidships9.8

The cabins that move most

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

CabinDeckCategoryPositionSteadiness
1801918Suiteaft, against the hull0.0
1801818Suiteaft, against the hull0.0
1800218Suiteforward, against the hull0.0
1800118Suiteforward, against the hull0.0
1602616Suiteaft, against the hull0.6
1601916Suiteaft, against the hull0.6
1600216Suiteforward, against the hull0.6
1600116Suiteforward, 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
15011 15 Suite forward, against the hull 4.1x
15008 15 Suite forward, against the hull 4.1x
12007 12 Suite forward, against the hull 3.3x
12010 12 Suite forward, against the hull 3.3x
13004 13 Suite forward, against the hull 2.7x
13001 13 Suite forward, against the hull 2.7x
11010 11 Suite forward, against the hull 2.7x
10007 10 Suite forward, against the hull 2.7x

Deck by deck

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

DeckBest placed cabins
Deck 5 5057, 5058, 5060
Deck 8 8124, 8125, 8126
Deck 9 9139, 9158, 9141
Deck 10 10198, 10129, 10178
Deck 11 11190, 11192, 11139
Deck 12 12178, 12188, 12127
Deck 13 13184, 13125, 13127
Deck 14 14110, 14094, 14105
Deck 15 15016, 15021, 15014
Deck 16 16009, 16018, 16010
Deck 18 18009, 18010, 18011

Measured from the deck plans we hold for MSC Bellissima. 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.