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Best and worst cabins on Odyssey of the Seas

Most cabin advice is somebody's opinion. This is measurement. We read the published deck plans for Odyssey of the Seas, worked out where each of the 2,102 cabins physically sits, and ranked them.

Odyssey of the Seas is a Quantum class ship, about 169,379 gross tons, carrying around 4,198 guests at double occupancy, in service since 2021. The cabins we can place on the plans run from deck 3 to deck 13. The deck plan legend colours them as 1,490 balcony, 366 interior, 132 ocean view, 122 suite.

On this measure the steadiest cabin aboard is 3594 on deck 3 (Ocean view), and the one that should move most is 13720 on deck 13 (Balcony). Every other cabin on Odyssey 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. Noise and convenience for this ship are scored separately from mapped venues, and each cabin page carries them.

The steadiest cabins

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

CabinDeckCategoryPositionSteadiness
35943Ocean viewamidships, against the hull10.0
31943Ocean viewamidships, against the hull10.0
31923Ocean viewamidships, against the hull9.7
35923Ocean viewamidships, against the hull9.7
35963Ocean viewamidships, against the hull9.7
31963Ocean viewamidships, against the hull9.7
31903Ocean viewamidships, against the hull9.5
35903Ocean viewamidships, against the hull9.5

The cabins that move most

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

CabinDeckCategoryPositionSteadiness
1372013Balconyaft0.0
1351813Balconyforward, against the hull0.0
1311813Balconyforward, against the hull0.0
1332013Balconyaft0.0
1352013Balconyforward, against the hull0.1
1312013Balconyforward, against the hull0.1
1371813Balconyaft0.1
1331813Balconyaft0.1

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
8320 9 Suite aft, against the hull 5.7x
8320 8 Suite aft, against the hull 5.6x
9234 9 Suite amidships, against the hull 2.9x
9634 9 Suite amidships, against the hull 2.9x
8634 8 Suite amidships, against the hull 2.9x
8234 8 Suite amidships, against the hull 2.9x
8324 9 Suite aft, against the hull 2.9x
8720 8 Suite aft, against the hull 2.9x

Deck by deck

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

DeckBest placed cabins
Deck 3 3594, 3194, 3192
Deck 6 6216, 6618, 6616
Deck 7 7216, 7616, 7618
Deck 8 8596, 8196, 8194
Deck 9 9620, 9220, 9218
Deck 10 10220, 10620, 10221
Deck 11 11222, 11622, 11223
Deck 12 12226, 12626, 12229
Deck 13 13622, 13222, 13220

Measured from the deck plans we hold for Odyssey 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.