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Best and worst cabins on MSC Sinfonia

Most cabin advice is somebody's opinion. This is measurement. We read the published deck plans for MSC Sinfonia, worked out where each of the 896 cabins physically sits, and ranked them.

MSC Sinfonia is a Mistral class ship, about 65,542 gross tons, in service since 2005. The cabins we can place on the plans run from deck 7 to deck 12. The deck plan legend colours them as 378 ocean view, 324 interior, 100 suite, 90 balcony.

On this measure the steadiest cabin aboard is 7079 on deck 7 (Ocean view), and the one that should move most is 1229 on deck 12 (Suite). Every other cabin on MSC Sinfonia 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
70797Ocean viewamidships10.0
70967Ocean viewamidships10.0
70777Interioramidships9.9
70947Interioramidships9.9
70817Ocean viewamidships9.9
70987Ocean viewamidships9.9
70757Ocean viewamidships9.8
70927Ocean viewamidships9.8

The cabins that move most

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

CabinDeckCategoryPositionSteadiness
122912Suiteaft, against the hull0.0
122812Suiteaft, against the hull0.0
120212Suiteforward, against the hull0.0
120112Suiteforward, against the hull0.0
120412Suiteforward0.4
120312Suiteforward0.4
120612Suiteforward, against the hull1.0
120512Suiteforward, against the hull1.0

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
7080 7 Interior amidships 2.0x
9006 9 Ocean view forward, against the hull 1.9x
9003 9 Ocean view forward, against the hull 1.9x
1204 12 Suite forward 1.9x
1228 12 Suite aft, against the hull 1.9x
1229 12 Suite aft, against the hull 1.9x
1203 12 Suite forward 1.9x
1202 12 Suite forward, against the hull 1.8x

Deck by deck

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

DeckBest placed cabins
Deck 7 7079, 7096, 7077
Deck 8 8144, 8146, 8151
Deck 9 9151, 9152, 9154
Deck 10 1044, 1045, 1046
Deck 12 1216, 1217, 1218

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