Best and worst cabins on Silver Nova
Most cabin advice is somebody's opinion. This is measurement. We read the published deck plans for Silver Nova, worked out where each of the 364 cabins physically sits, and ranked them.
Silver Nova is a Nova class ship, about 54,700 gross tons, carrying around 728 guests at double occupancy, in service since 2023. The cabins we can place on the plans run from deck 6 to deck 9. The deck plan legend colours them as 358 suite.
On this measure the steadiest cabin aboard is 6061 on deck 6 (Suite), and the one that should move most is 9088 on deck 9 (Suite). Every other cabin on Silver Nova 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.
| Cabin | Deck | Category | Position | Steadiness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6061 | 6 | Suite | amidships | 9.9 |
| 6063 | 6 | Suite | amidships | 9.9 |
| 6065 | 6 | Suite | amidships | 9.7 |
| 6067 | 6 | Suite | amidships | 9.7 |
| 6028 | 6 | Suite | amidships | 9.7 |
| 6030 | 6 | Suite | amidships | 9.7 |
| 6032 | 6 | Suite | amidships | 9.7 |
| 6034 | 6 | Suite | amidships | 9.7 |
The cabins that move most
High up and close to an end. Fine for most people, worth avoiding if you are not.
| Cabin | Deck | Category | Position | Steadiness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9088 | 9 | Suite | near one end of the ship | 0.0 |
| 9001 | 9 | Suite | near one end of the ship | 0.0 |
| 9093 | 9 | Suite | near one end of the ship | 0.0 |
| 9002 | 9 | Suite | near one end of the ship | 0.0 |
| 9095 | 9 | not published | near one end of the ship | 0.0 |
| 9090 | 9 | not published | near one end of the ship | 0.0 |
| 9091 | 9 | Suite | near one end of the ship, against the hull | 0.1 |
| 9086 | 9 | Suite | near one end of the ship, against the hull | 0.1 |
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.
| Cabin | Deck | Category | Position | Size vs median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6028 | 6 | Suite | amidships | 5.4x |
| 6030 | 6 | Suite | amidships | 5.4x |
| 6032 | 6 | Suite | amidships | 5.4x |
| 6034 | 6 | Suite | amidships | 5.4x |
| 6036 | 6 | Suite | amidships | 5.4x |
| 6038 | 6 | Suite | amidships | 5.4x |
| 6040 | 6 | Suite | amidships | 5.4x |
| 6042 | 6 | Suite | amidships | 5.4x |
Deck by deck
The steadiest cabins on each deck, for when the deck is already decided.
| Deck | Best placed cabins |
|---|---|
| Deck 6 | 6061, 6063, 6065 |
| Deck 7 | 7053, 7055, 7024 |
| Deck 8 | 8036, 8053, 8051 |
| Deck 9 | 9046, 9049, 9051 |
Measured from the deck plans we hold for Silver Nova. 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.