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Best and worst cabins on MSC World America

Most cabin advice is somebody's opinion. This is measurement. We read the published deck plans for MSC World America, worked out where each of the 2,615 cabins physically sits, and ranked them.

MSC World America is a World class ship, about 216,638 gross tons, in service since 2025. The cabins we can place on the plans run from deck 5 to deck 21. The deck plan legend colours them as 1,334 balcony, 809 interior, 261 ocean view, 210 suite.

On this measure the steadiest cabin aboard is 5041 on deck 5 (Ocean view), and the one that should move most is 21021 on deck 21 (Suite). Every other cabin on MSC World America 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
50415Ocean viewamidships, against the hull9.9
50435Ocean viewamidships, against the hull9.8
50455Ocean viewamidships, against the hull9.5
50395Ocean viewamidships, against the hull9.5
50475Ocean viewamidships, against the hull9.2
91629Balconyamidships9.0
91559Balconyamidships9.0
91579Balconyamidships9.0

The cabins that move most

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

CabinDeckCategoryPositionSteadiness
2102121Suitenear one end of the ship, against the hull0.0
2100221Suitenear one end of the ship, against the hull0.0
2100121Suitenear one end of the ship, against the hull0.0
2102021Suitenear one end of the ship, against the hull0.0
2002320Suitenear one end of the ship, against the hull0.2
2002220Suitenear one end of the ship, against the hull0.2
2000220Suitenear one end of the ship, against the hull0.2
2000120Suitenear one end of the ship, against the hull0.2

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
16002 16 Suite near one end of the ship 6.1x
16010 16 Suite near one end of the ship, against the hull 5.7x
16007 16 Suite near one end of the ship, against the hull 5.7x
18001 18 Suite near one end of the ship 5.0x
18003 18 Suite near one end of the ship, against the hull 4.6x
18002 18 Suite near one end of the ship, against the hull 4.6x
9273 9 Suite near one end of the ship, against the hull 2.5x
9278 9 Suite near one end of the ship, against the hull 2.5x

Deck by deck

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

DeckBest placed cabins
Deck 5 5041, 5043, 5045
Deck 9 9162, 9155, 9157
Deck 10 10581, 10146, 10147
Deck 11 11152, 11155, 11583
Deck 12 12154, 12157, 12583
Deck 14 14153, 14156, 14582
Deck 15 15572, 15109, 15116
Deck 16 16541, 16121, 16128
Deck 18 18023, 18026, 18021
Deck 19 19515, 19513, 19013
Deck 20 20011, 20012, 20009
Deck 21 21012, 21011, 21010

Measured from the deck plans we hold for MSC World America. 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.