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Best and worst cabins on Utopia of the Seas

Most cabin advice is somebody's opinion. This is measurement. We read the published deck plans for Utopia of the Seas, worked out where each of the 2,762 cabins physically sits, and ranked them.

Utopia of the Seas is an Oasis class ship, about 236,860 gross tons, carrying around 5,668 guests at double occupancy, in service since 2024. The cabins we can place on the plans run from deck 3 to deck 18. The deck plan legend colours them as 1,918 balcony, 579 interior, 176 suite, 161 ocean view.

On this measure the steadiest cabin aboard is 3626 on deck 3 (Ocean view), and the one that should move most is 18218 on deck 18 (Suite). Every other cabin on Utopia 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
36263Ocean viewamidships, against the hull10.0
32263Ocean viewamidships, against the hull10.0
32243Ocean viewamidships, against the hull9.6
36243Ocean viewamidships, against the hull9.6
36283Ocean viewamidships, against the hull9.5
32283Ocean viewamidships, against the hull9.5
62306Balconyamidships, against the hull9.2
66306Balconyamidships, against the hull9.2

The cabins that move most

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

CabinDeckCategoryPositionSteadiness
1821818Suiteaft0.0
1861818Suiteaft, against the hull0.0
1763017Suiteaft, against the hull0.3
1821618Suiteaft0.3
1861618Suiteaft, against the hull0.4
1762817Suiteaft, against the hull0.5
1821418Suiteaft0.7
1861418Suiteaft, against the hull0.7

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
18618 18 Suite aft, against the hull 2.4x
18612 18 Suite aft, against the hull 2.3x
18214 18 Suite aft 2.3x
18218 18 Suite aft 2.3x
18216 18 Suite aft 2.3x
18616 18 Suite aft, against the hull 2.3x
18614 18 Suite aft, against the hull 2.3x
18212 18 Suite aft 2.3x

Deck by deck

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

DeckBest placed cabins
Deck 3 3626, 3226, 3224
Deck 6 6230, 6630, 6627
Deck 7 7656, 7256, 7254
Deck 8 8648, 8248, 8250
Deck 9 9633, 9233, 9232
Deck 10 10216, 10217, 10616
Deck 11 11610, 11209, 11210
Deck 12 12235, 12635, 12237
Deck 14 14617, 14217, 14216
Deck 17 17602, 17202, 17604
Deck 18 18602, 18202, 18604

Measured from the deck plans we hold for Utopia 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.