I once had a forward interior cabin woke up in pitch darkness to this loud noise that sounded like the ship hit something and was sinking. I jump out of bed run outside where I could see the ocean as quickly as possible only to find people calmly walking past on a bright sunny day. I ask another passenger if they heard that loud crashing noise. They started laughing and said it was the anchor being lowered 😅
I'd be happy enough to just be able to go on a cruise! My car barely makes it down the street, so I'm not the uppity type who would be choosy about a room on a cruise that costs more than a good-running used car!!!!
You definitely don't want an inner cabin; make sure it's along the perimeter. A group of us went a couple years back. My girlfriend and I, our cabin was great; loved having my morning coffee on my own private deck, watching the ocean roll by. It was amazing. But one woman in our party, who joined us fairly last minute, it worked out that her room didn't even have a window. She didn't seem to mind, but it would've depressed the hell out of me. The little deck was one of the best parts. Stumbling back to your cabin at midnight, sitting out there, occassionally seeing another cruise ship in the distance. Then sitting out there again in the morning, having your coffee while your partner showers. It would've been an entirely different trip without that deck.
Only one cruise trip but had a balcony on the side near the rear. I could see the wake created by the ship. Sitting on it after midnight was better than a deep tissue message. The ocean air and water purged my body of every ounce of stress. Soooo relaxing.
My favourite cabin is at the front of the ship, just under the bridge wing! I was on a cruise in this wonderful cabin. I stood on the balcony (we were travelling trans Pacific) with no clothes on. After doing this a couple of times, my husband brought my attention to the camera on the bridge wing! I have always worn clothes since! 😂
I save up for cruises but they are expensive for sure. And there is a lot of expenses that people don’t always consider. Transportation there and back, drinks, ect
Don't worry about it. If you're one of the lucky ones like me, you're just as happy, if not happier, to find fun and relaxation without paying dollars on top of dollars to take a ride on a boat. I sure don't need the bragging rights.
I would never pay a ton of money to willingly trap myself in the middle of the ocean giving up complete control of my safety. It's crazy for me to even imagine.
And that's why cruising is not for you. As for people like me, pulling away from land into open nothingness, trapped, is my favorite thing in the world.
Balconies with views partially obstructed by lifeboats are the best. 1) slightly cheaper 2) if you fall off, it's a survivable 3-4 metres onto a lower deck (instead of the open ocean) 3) you get a nice sea breeze.
I had a cabin up front with a forward facing view. Seas got rough with 30 ft swells and it literally was like being on a roller coaster for 15 hours and crashing every time we hit bottom. I’ve never been so sick and needless to say, that was the first and last cruise of my life. We couldn’t eat or drink a thing for 3 days and actually lost 7 pounds. It was literally hell.
That is an experience I had while working on a ship. 20ft swells and when that ship went under you could see out the window that part of the ship was under water. We heard glasses breaking in the bar and actually had to hold the craps’ table from moving. What an experience
There shouldn't be any bad cabins on a cruise ship. It should be prohibited by law. All should be quiet, comfortable, nice and beautiful. Sure, some should be more luxurious than others, but none should be bad.
As soon as cruse ships started looking like a high rise hotel with a tiny pool, I took cruises off my list of vacation options. It might be fun, but I don't see how.
You won't catch me being held captive in one of those giant floating petri dishes. I visited Altun Ha when no cruise ships were in port. We had the whole place to ourselves.
You guys are missing out. There are massive size cruise ships out there with plenty of room and entertainment. They are expensive though, so they're not for everybody.
@@MJScoutArchMar For the same price I would rather stay in a luxury resort on the beach, taking a real bath in the sea instead of only seeing it from above.
If possible, I like to get a midship, middeck balcony. That way you're equidistant from all of the ship's places and activities, and you have cabins surrounding you. Plus... the view. 😘
We went on our first cruise and did not get a cabin with a deck, but a few weeks prior to us leaving they sent an email asking if we would like to bid on an upgrade. We bid the minimum amount and got the upgrade for WAY cheaper than just buying the ticket, and now I don't know if I want to cruise without a deck
I'll tell you what I was told, and it's true- you can never go lower in rooms. Once you've had a window, you'll always have to have at least that. Same with balcony, suite, etc. Our first cruise was ok, we had an obstructed view picture window (which wasn't obstructed at all) but the room was pretty tiny. Second cruise, we had a balcony room. I knew the minute I walked in I could never spend a week in that tiny room again. So don't upgrade all the way unless you always want to do that and can afford it, lol.
@@mommy2librasyeah our was an "obstructed balcony" but the only thing that was obstructed on the view was directly down because we were the first level of cabins and the covering on the lower deck was there but you had to look down to see it. But maybe that's why is they upgrade you for cheaper knowing in the future you'll spend the extra money?
@@CelestialLites The anchor drops didn’t bother me at all. I thought they were funny because there was so much grinding noise I wondered if it was working right or if it was going to break. The ship was old and creaky. Lots of other passengers were mad, but for me it was all fun. That ship had character. I believe she has now been scrapped. She went through at least three owners.
I just had the same experience in a porthole room second floor and first three cabins at from of ship I was third from front room I head the waves crashing it was a little nervracking but I kept telling myself it's all normal and we made it back alive no issues I'd advise bringing full over ear headphones to sleep with
I would love that…..except I HAVE to have a balcony. Nothing like sitting on the balcony at 3am listening to the ocean, feeling the wind, & watching the stars.
Bait and switch. Industry-wide, cruise lines enjoy net margins of 17%, nearly double the average of some comparably large hotel chains: Carnival: $3.2B net profit (17% margin) Royal Caribbean: $1.8B net profit (19% margin) Norwegian: $955m net profit (16% margin)
I have let the cruise ship pick mine on the last cruise. I found out the day I flew out and I was on the back of the ship, on the 4th level and never heard a sound . My room was perfect. I did the same on my cruise on the 21st to Panama Canal. I have a guaranteed suite. In April, I have a Neptune Suite and I hope they are all beautiful.
@@Brossardoise73is not worth it, is like $100 for a balcony savings. Do yourself a favor a pick your own location. That way you know ahead of time what you're getting 😅
Aft facing cabins are best.. you can get on your veranda and don't have heavy winds blowing at you.. but even better is certain ships have shows on aft deck... so you can sit there and enjoy the show. Now this all depends if your idea of a getaway is to be packed like sardines into a metal box with 6000 other people. For that kind of money im heading to Some place that has a bungalow over blue waters. I don't care for the overpriced amenities that cruise lines think they " give" you.
One almost guaranteed "amenity" is the shared illnesses of those 6000 others packed in your poorly ventilated metal box. It's no wonder- the kitchen and cabin cleaning staff always seem to be sick.
@@tvtothepoint yes! I don't do them anymore, and that's just one of the reasons. Staff who work those lines don't care about spreading their germs to the passengers. They're not supposed to travel through storms either and the last two I went on did. Needless to say they were frightening enough experiences to get me to stop taking them, and these weren't cheap cruises by any means.
Agree except one time we were coming back from Bermuda and the fumes were so bad we had to leave the cabin ( which was huge) and they put us in a tiny little cabin at night and when it was so bad we couldn’t take it. Bummer.
Midship to the back of the ship cabins SUCK…the further back u go the worse they are! Mid cabin my clothes were swaying on the hangers…. I was in the shower being rocked into the walls butt nekkit and wet AND I SAW MYSELF IN THE MIRROR YALL! 😫
I saw Titanic. I saw The Poseidon Adventure. I have ZERO interest in any cruise liner. I'll stick to cabins that are on land, stocked fully for survival of up to six months at a time with a primary and back-up generator. If I was meant to be around or in water for longer than the duration of a shower or a swim (in a well-maintained pool!) I would still have gills.
I was given a spectacular guaranteed cabin. There was a loft area inside the cabin where we could sit, eat our food and people watch. It was so much fun.
Cruises seem like a good way to be spend alot of money for crowded cramped conditions. I personally would be a ball of nerves after a few days of that..
It not that crowded and if you don’t try to eat when the restaurant is opening the only time you be crowded is lifeboat drill first day sometimes going into and out of a show and getting on and off the ship. Otherwise it fairly spacious. And the show come early and wait till the crush leaves. But take a three day to break yourself in.
I get what you’re saying. Depends on the cruise line. We’ve been on 2 Viking cruises where the ship only carries around 950 passengers. No waiting for meals, no fighting for deck chairs, etc… No way would I go on a cruise with thousands of people.
The worst thing is that there is no escape! I don't even like river cruises that last a few hours. I was talked into going on a five day cruise a few years back - it'll never happen again.
I live on a Navy ship never had sea sickness not even a little bit. I went on a cruise for a first time, spent the first 3days throwing up my brains out from the worst sea sickness ever imaginable.
Never got sea sick on a cruise. That sucks. I've seen people on cruises who were sea sick tho, and always felt bad for those people, because it looked miserable
I work on a cruise ship and never gotten sea sick, maybe because my cabin is on the lowest deck, but it is all they way in the front so i feel tiny waves and alot of noise from pump room, bow thruster room and winches and anchor, never gotten sick from small boats either😅
This video really did it for me, now I am absolutely I don't want to go on a cruise ship vacation. Rather go canoeing on a secluded quiet lake, surrounded by nature.
We had a balcony cabin….we were in above hurricane status….thought we were going to sink,, the balcony chairs and table where smashing on the glass door,we where terrified,,,,,the ship …walk ways were leaking water on the decks,,buckets all over,no toilets were working….plugs where hanging of walls..the engine stopped for 18 minutes,we were tossed around on 30 foot waves,, the food was cold by the time you got it, Many people including us were traumatised,,and will never go on a cruise ship again,,where still having flashbacks,,we where going to Norway,,never again,,, disgusting service THANK YOU P&O £5000 wasted.. no compensation for missing ports and shocking service
*”don’t pay extra for Oceanview, you don’t spend much time in the room anyway and at night the ocean is pitch black unless it’s a full moon out” 🌊 🌕 - MELL DUNEY 616*
My first cruise I took was in the eastern Caribbean in the summer, and I had a beautiful room with a balcony. Unfortunately the sun came GLARING into my room early every morning, and even with the curtain closed it was so bright in the room I couldn’t sleep, so I spent the entire vacation exhausted. The next cruise I took was on the Queen Mary 2 from New York to Southampton, England. The thought of looking at nothing but ocean for 7 days didn’t thrill me, so I booked an inside cabin with no windows. Not only was it cheaper, the room was always totally dark unless I turned a light on, so I slept soundly for 8 hours every night. My room was so well appointed and spacious that I loved being there, even thought it was the most beautiful ship I’d ever been on.
Saw old episode the love boat. One rich movie star gets huge open cabin. Her friend/ assistant betty white got one directly across hallway. All the stars baggage filled the floor to where sge couldn't open the door entirely to the tiny cabin that bed took up more then half the room. 😂
You’re paranoid and obviously live a very mediocre life if you think traveling is a nightmare. What makes an airplane different if you were to go somewhere that had a 10hour flight? Cruise ships port at ISLANDS where you get off, swim, drink, take tours, , do activities ..yeah it’s not for everyone but it’s an all in one deal to a great vacation
Ghastly. He really should have shouted a lot quieter. Although perhaps that was just him talking in his normal regular voice and so when he actually shouts any nearby car window panes shatter and normal house windows break for many miles around. I guess we will never know.
I would have to sail into Wyoming under the cover of darkness. That would be as close as I could get to Montana and Idaho without being surrounded by family.
It’s also nice to have a cabin around the middle of the ship because that way if u wanna go somewhere, you’ll always be somewhat close. It’s more balanced than having to walk either zero distance or all the way across the whole ship
We (a stranger) were put in a tiny slim interior bunk bed cabin. Like a coffin with a tiny bathroom. It was the level that had the windows when you came out into the ship. That was a relief. Our cabin attendant was in every day. When we docked, he stole all my money and disappeared. It was my first cruise,...and my last.
Aft-facing cabins are "memorizing"? I'm mesmerized by the comment. Note: Mesmerize comes from the German physicist Mesmer who thought there was an invisible force connecting animated and inanimate things. He called this "animal magnetism". This idea was used in laying on hands and hypnosis which became known as Mesmerism. And that is a mesmerizing etymology story that rivals an aft cabin view!
Can't compare the 2 if you've never been on a cruise...I went to jail for 2 days to pay off traffic tickets (when I was way younger) 🤦🏻♀️ and I went on a cruise January this year...Clearly not in any way a comparison...
We have had a cabin on the stern on our last few cruises. It's so relaxing sitting on the balcony and watching the ship's wake. Plus, if the ship docks stern first, towards the entrance of a cruise terminal, you can watch the pier runners as a departure time approaches.
I would only take a cabin with a veranda. The cheapo interior cabins or the ones with just a window - no way! If there’s a problem on the ship you’re hosed. I also would not get one on the promenade deck because I wouldn’t want people walking past my cabin. It doesn’t sound like it would be very private.
@@pameversole5886definitely mooning! As occasionally you will see other ships and when you pull into ports… nothing like seeing some ass cheeks against a window!!
AFT corner is my go to every time. And usually on deck 6 at a minimum. The view is fabulous AND the corner rooms, for me, have always been a bit bigger than a middle cabin. May be a weird shape but the space makes up for it. 😁👍
Cruises are lame to me. I'd rather use my money to fly somewhere and spend my my time at the actual place, enjoying the culture, trying all the food and having a fun and enriching experience. I don't need to sit on a boat doing things that I could easily go do at home.
If you plan to take a cruise to stay in your cabin, save the money and stay at home. Cabins are to sleep and relax a bit here and there, and use the bathroom. Unless you have special needs because you want to be romantic with your significant other (and no kids) and have privacy in a balcony, just stay in an inside room somewhere in the middle of the ship. This gives you virtually no noise at night, and full blackness when you turn off the lights (put a towel by the cabin door if the light outside is too bright). it is the best sleep ever. then, go out and enjoy the cruise OUTSIDE the cabin.
My favourite cabin location is a log one in a serine forest…… Cruise ships are for lazy people with no sense of adventure. After corona hit why the fuck would u ever want to be stranded on a incubator that serves as a prison?
That makes sense! 😂 An interior cabin can be a great choice if you’re just crashing after a fun day. Sounds like you know how to make the most of your cruise experience!
one time we did a guarantied cabin and ended up with an aft facing, it would have been amazing but we had a family emergency a week before and had to cancel
@@latonyacoleman-hill9172 Oh, the actual back of the boat. The "aft" with no views from the side of the boat, just the trail of water from the back of the boat.
I personally like the Ocean View or Balcony cabins, since I like having the sunlight coming into either cabin. Helps me with the “rise n’ shine” part of the day.
I'll have a favorite when all cruise ships are in the junkyard. They use MDO when at sea which is the dirtiest fuel on planet Earth, they'll get a huge fine if they use it in EU members maritime zone (which Carnival has a few times already)
The worst cabin on a cruise ship would be ANY of them as they are nothing but floating petri dishes. Sorry, but the Pandemic Cruise is not my idea of a vacation.
The chances are not 50/50!! 😅 The bad rooms are limited to the area the pool and the dance floors take, which are not many rooms. Divide that number by the number of total rooms in the ship. That’s your probability in %.
I had an aft-facing cabin in the Eurodam's stern a few years back. No complaints. It was in one of the middle decks separated from both the dining room below and the pool deck above by other cabins so, as you say, it was relatively quiet.
We just booked a penthouse cabin for a British Isles cruise. The balcony is so big it starts in the aft & wraps around to the side. It has 2 bathrooms, & one has a bathtub. This cruise was supposed to be to celebrate my parents 50th Anniversary in 2020, but then COVID happened. It was rescheduled 3 times, & was cancelled all 3 times. Finally we were set to go in August 2022. Sadly, my Dad passed unexpectedly in February 2022. So the trip has a different meaning now.
I once had a forward interior cabin woke up in pitch darkness to this loud noise that sounded like the ship hit something and was sinking. I jump out of bed run outside where I could see the ocean as quickly as possible only to find people calmly walking past on a bright sunny day. I ask another passenger if they heard that loud crashing noise. They started laughing and said it was the anchor being lowered 😅
Lol that's funny seriously a good one.
The only noise I can hear in this video is this guy 😅😰
@@tuxedomask7071. Yeah. He’s very irritating.
I prefer third class - then I can poop on the poop deck. I normally take a job shoveling coal to help pay my fare.
Let me get this straight, a good location is mid-ship, front of ship or rear of ship. Doesn't that cover all the cabins?
As a stowaway
, I basically take any empty unlocked cabin. No choice.
Rock it!
@@johncomeau2480 thanks for moral support
😂
I took a guaranteed room and was very happy with it, at the back!
Sir/Madam, I salute your comic genius!
Dude that is the most annoying voice I've heard in a long time
😂 yep most Americans accent is annoying
Except Southern accents
Reminds me of the guy doing the old FedEx TV commercials-“motor mouth”
Hyperactive subtitles in addition to that were the icing on the cake.
I disagree. AI voices are worse. At least this guy makes the effort to voice the videos himself. It didn’t bother me.
😂😂😂😂 so true omg
My favorite cabin would be as far away as possible from you talking to anyone. Mr Yelly
WaAAAA I CAN'T HEAR YOU OVER MR. YELLYY
Bro that was too far
Why you do that man like that? 😂😂😂😂 yelly as fuq!!
Best cabin on a cruise ship is the one in the hotel on land !!
My favorite cabin is the one on a mountain side, with a fireplace and solid rock under my feet😅
😂 amen!🙌
Absitively! 👍🏼
😂 I hear you . 😊
Absolutely and snow ❄
Shouldn't you be watching a relevant video instead? Why come here and post this nonsense?
The worst cabin location on a cruise ship would be the bottom of the ocean.
indeed 🤣
Facts 💯‼️🤣🤣
LOL😂
betoi...
worst cabin is the one on the cruise ship lol
The worst cabin is the one where you can hear this dude's voice…
Honestly can’t understand how people get annoyed this easily
😂😂😂😂😂
At least he made time to actually voice it instead of doing an ai cover
and the worst ship is the ship your on
Once on a cruise we were DIRECTLY under the room where they did midnight karaoke 😭😭
Do you recall the room number? What was the ship name
You should been up there singing 😂😂😂 why were you in the room
"Memorizing"
He does it so you’ll comment
@@samplautz5586
haha he tricked you!
Oh crap….. um nvm
Lmao I just commented something simjlar
@@samplautz5586smart play
Good I commented 🤣🤣@@samplautz5586
Someone I worked with who takes 5 cruises a year minimum said avoid the cabins near the anchor it makes a lot of noise
It shouldn't, unless in port.
Also cabins in the lower deck over the engine room or at the stern near the propellers.
Yeah the anchor is super loud
@@elouise5593 which is usually every second morning 😂
As a person who worked on a cruise ship n was near the forward anchor. Yes it’s loud
My "favorite" cabin is my apartment bedroom, watching videos of cabin selections! 🤗
Lmao
😂 I've been in a 2 day long binge of cruise ship videos and I've never nor do I ever plan on going on one
@@valuedCustomer2929missing out, personally. They’re one of my favorite vacations
I'd be happy enough to just be able to go on a cruise!
My car barely makes it down the street, so I'm not the uppity type who would be choosy about a room on a cruise that costs more than a good-running used car!!!!
You definitely don't want an inner cabin; make sure it's along the perimeter. A group of us went a couple years back. My girlfriend and I, our cabin was great; loved having my morning coffee on my own private deck, watching the ocean roll by. It was amazing. But one woman in our party, who joined us fairly last minute, it worked out that her room didn't even have a window. She didn't seem to mind, but it would've depressed the hell out of me.
The little deck was one of the best parts. Stumbling back to your cabin at midnight, sitting out there, occassionally seeing another cruise ship in the distance. Then sitting out there again in the morning, having your coffee while your partner showers. It would've been an entirely different trip without that deck.
Bending Mrs over it
@@pweter351I think you mean your mom Raymond
@@pweter351😂😂😂
Only one cruise trip but had a balcony on the side near the rear. I could see the wake created by the ship. Sitting on it after midnight was better than a deep tissue message. The ocean air and water purged my body of every ounce of stress. Soooo relaxing.
Amen to that. Balconies are too important.
How can a cabin be "memorizing"?
Do you mean mesmerizing?
Memorizing, if there is a repetitive torture noise?
Or memorable, perhaps?
Anyway, another channel ignored/ blocked
@@SimonAylingthanks for letting us your final judgment kind sir. I assume you’ve never misspoke or made a typo. Impressive.
@@robertgrey1377 Assume what you wish.
It bothers me not.
Damn now he’s going to have to memorize this comment as well.
Think you could shout a little bit more? They can just about hear you in New Zealand.
SHAM WOW!
lol. I guess he is trying to make it exciting, but I couldn't tell what some of his words were and it was annoying.
My favourite cabin is at the front of the ship, just under the bridge wing! I was on a cruise in this wonderful cabin. I stood on the balcony (we were travelling trans Pacific) with no clothes on. After doing this a couple of times, my husband brought my attention to the camera on the bridge wing! I have always worn clothes since! 😂
That's hilarious, never go naked again lol
I wouldn't worry about it. If the cameras caught you I'm sure you would have gotten a visit from cruise staff.
@@MrGruffteddybear😂😂😂
My favorite cabin location is on top of a mountain.
Yes! Me too! ⛰️
🙌🏻
Middle of the woods, but next to a see. ❤ 🏞🤗🤗🤗😁👍
Hell to the YES. Up a mountain
Or in a desert. Or in a jungle. Or by the ocean on a wild sea coast.
Anywhere that cruise ships are not.
So... The Ark then? 😂
Bold of you to assume I can afford to go on a cruise in these times
Stock market is all time right now.
$$$
I save up for cruises but they are expensive for sure. And there is a lot of expenses that people don’t always consider. Transportation there and back, drinks, ect
I’m quite sure he wasn’t singling you out. 🤔
I’d rather buy land.
Don't worry about it. If you're one of the lucky ones like me, you're just as happy, if not happier, to find fun and relaxation without paying dollars on top of dollars to take a ride on a boat. I sure don't need the bragging rights.
I always enjoy the Inside cabins.....cheaper and pitch dark for sleeping.
I would never pay a ton of money to willingly trap myself in the middle of the ocean giving up complete control of my safety. It's crazy for me to even imagine.
OMG i couldn't poss agree more! Same w/airplanes.. ohh and amusement parks 😬🫣
And that's why cruising is not for you. As for people like me, pulling away from land into open nothingness, trapped, is my favorite thing in the world.
@samanthamorena3585, @BuffaloBlack1964 So you two don't take flights too.
Balconies with views partially obstructed by lifeboats are the best. 1) slightly cheaper 2) if you fall off, it's a survivable 3-4 metres onto a lower deck (instead of the open ocean) 3) you get a nice sea breeze.
Thank you for this tip!
how can you fall on a lower deck? If you fall you’re in the ocean either way aren’t you?
@louvretreekay12_ The top of many ships taper. So each level down has a larger area. Go on a cruise ship and you'll know what I mean.
@@louvretreekay12_ How can you fall off a ship to begin with? Dont drink and do stupid stuff.
I had a cabin up front with a forward facing view. Seas got rough with 30 ft swells and it literally was like being on a roller coaster for 15 hours and crashing every time we hit bottom. I’ve never been so sick and needless to say, that was the first and last cruise of my life. We couldn’t eat or drink a thing for 3 days and actually lost 7 pounds. It was literally hell.
I am so sorry to hear that. That sounds horrible. I was just wondering Where was your cruise passage//route? And what time of year was it?
Losing 7 lbs on vacation is a win in my book. Sorry that you got so sick, though.
That is horrible!! And you paid for that hell.
I've been sea sick before and I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. I know exactly how you felt☝🏼
That is an experience I had while working on a ship. 20ft swells and when that ship went under you could see out the window that part of the ship was under water. We heard glasses breaking in the bar and actually had to hold the craps’ table from moving. What an experience
The best cabin to get is a cabin that's not on a boat.
There shouldn't be any bad cabins on a cruise ship. It should be prohibited by law. All should be quiet, comfortable, nice and beautiful. Sure, some should be more luxurious than others, but none should be bad.
As soon as cruse ships started looking like a high rise hotel with a tiny pool, I took cruises off my list of vacation options. It might be fun, but I don't see how.
Only a fool would embark on those chicken coops...
You won't catch me being held captive in one of those giant floating petri dishes. I visited Altun Ha when no cruise ships were in port. We had the whole place to ourselves.
You guys are missing out. There are massive size cruise ships out there with plenty of room and entertainment. They are expensive though, so they're not for everybody.
@@MJScoutArchMar For the same price I would rather stay in a luxury resort on the beach, taking a real bath in the sea instead of only seeing it from above.
If possible, I like to get a midship, middeck balcony. That way you're equidistant from all of the ship's places and activities, and you have cabins surrounding you. Plus... the view. 😘
“Equidistant”. I love the use of this word. 😊. S.T.E.M.
I usually try to get a balcony cabin on either decks 9, 10, 11 or 12. That way, I know I will get a good night's sleep.
Pretty one-sided view though.
As a black person, I would love any cabin except one in the woods in a horror movie. I will use this advice on my next cruise.
My favorite location for a cabin is deep in the woods, as far as possible from the noisy and stinky mass of decerebrates packed on a floating tin can.
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We went on our first cruise and did not get a cabin with a deck, but a few weeks prior to us leaving they sent an email asking if we would like to bid on an upgrade. We bid the minimum amount and got the upgrade for WAY cheaper than just buying the ticket, and now I don't know if I want to cruise without a deck
I'll tell you what I was told, and it's true- you can never go lower in rooms. Once you've had a window, you'll always have to have at least that. Same with balcony, suite, etc. Our first cruise was ok, we had an obstructed view picture window (which wasn't obstructed at all) but the room was pretty tiny. Second cruise, we had a balcony room. I knew the minute I walked in I could never spend a week in that tiny room again. So don't upgrade all the way unless you always want to do that and can afford it, lol.
@@mommy2librasyeah our was an "obstructed balcony" but the only thing that was obstructed on the view was directly down because we were the first level of cabins and the covering on the lower deck was there but you had to look down to see it. But maybe that's why is they upgrade you for cheaper knowing in the future you'll spend the extra money?
I was cabin #1 front of the boat at the waterline and could hear the crash of the wave as it hit the bow...BOOM a minute later BOOM. I loved it!
I had one of those cabins too. I loved it.
I had a cabin near bow and low, the wave sounds were nice. But at the two tender ports hearing the 4-5am anchor drops were a bit annoying😳
@@CelestialLites The anchor drops didn’t bother me at all. I thought they were funny because there was so much grinding noise I wondered if it was working right or if it was going to break. The ship was old and creaky. Lots of other passengers were mad, but for me it was all fun. That ship had character. I believe she has now been scrapped. She went through at least three owners.
I just had the same experience in a porthole room second floor and first three cabins at from of ship I was third from front room I head the waves crashing it was a little nervracking but I kept telling myself it's all normal and we made it back alive no issues I'd advise bringing full over ear headphones to sleep with
I would love that…..except I HAVE to have a balcony. Nothing like sitting on the balcony at 3am listening to the ocean, feeling the wind, & watching the stars.
Bait and switch.
Industry-wide, cruise lines enjoy net margins of 17%, nearly double the average of some comparably large hotel chains: Carnival: $3.2B net profit (17% margin) Royal Caribbean: $1.8B net profit (19% margin) Norwegian: $955m net profit (16% margin)
I'm not gonna be able to sleep knowing I'm on the ocean...
I have let the cruise ship pick mine on the last cruise. I found out the day I flew out and I was on the back of the ship, on the 4th level and never heard a sound . My room was perfect. I did the same on my cruise on the 21st to Panama Canal. I have a guaranteed suite. In April, I have a Neptune Suite and I hope they are all beautiful.
How much savings are we talking about, if the do that?
You lucked out, but it could be very bad if you're given a bad location, TRUST ME
@@Brossardoise73is not worth it, is like $100 for a balcony savings. Do yourself a favor a pick your own location. That way you know ahead of time what you're getting 😅
Aft facing cabins are best.. you can get on your veranda and don't have heavy winds blowing at you.. but even better is certain ships have shows on aft deck... so you can sit there and enjoy the show.
Now this all depends if your idea of a getaway is to be packed like sardines into a metal box with 6000 other people. For that kind of money im heading to Some place that has a bungalow over blue waters. I don't care for the overpriced amenities that cruise lines think they " give" you.
Same here
One almost guaranteed "amenity" is the shared illnesses of those 6000 others packed in your poorly ventilated metal box. It's no wonder- the kitchen and cabin cleaning staff always seem to be sick.
@@tvtothepoint yes! I don't do them anymore, and that's just one of the reasons. Staff who work those lines don't care about spreading their germs to the passengers. They're not supposed to travel through storms either and the last two I went on did. Needless to say they were frightening enough experiences to get me to stop taking them, and these weren't cheap cruises by any means.
Agree except one time we were coming back from Bermuda and the fumes were so bad we had to leave the cabin ( which was huge) and they put us in a tiny little cabin at night and when it was so bad we couldn’t take it. Bummer.
What fumes ? Was there a storm in Bermuda ?
Midship to the back of the ship cabins SUCK…the further back u go the worse they are! Mid cabin my clothes were swaying on the hangers…. I was in the shower being rocked into the walls butt nekkit and wet AND I SAW MYSELF IN THE MIRROR YALL! 😫
I saw Titanic. I saw The Poseidon Adventure. I have ZERO interest in any cruise liner. I'll stick to cabins that are on land, stocked fully for survival of up to six months at a time with a primary and back-up generator.
If I was meant to be around or in water for longer than the duration of a shower or a swim (in a well-maintained pool!) I would still have gills.
Who cares. I go there to sleep. Views can be had all around the ship when you are awake.
A cruise ship is basically like having a party on Alcatraz. You are stuck there if there’s any kind of problem with the ship. No, thanks!
Yep, for example uh...norovirus and COVID. 🙃 Cruise ships are INFAMOUS for norovirus outbreaks. It spreads like wildfire and it's miserable.
Yeah but if nothing goes wrong then youre just on a sick cruise ship.
Uhm and you’re free to exit a plane? 🤔 😂
Ok boomer
Except for them midnight whoopie noises surrounding you. Ya that shit never gets old.
I was given a spectacular guaranteed cabin. There was a loft area inside the cabin where we could sit, eat our food and people watch. It was so much fun.
Cruises seem like a good way to be spend alot of money for crowded cramped conditions.
I personally would be a ball of nerves after a few days of that..
I could not agree more. Trapped with 2 or 3000 people jostling for cholesterol and deckchairs. 🤢
It not that crowded and if you don’t try to eat when the restaurant is opening the only time you be crowded is lifeboat drill first day sometimes going into and out of a show and getting on and off the ship. Otherwise it fairly spacious.
And the show come early and wait till the crush leaves. But take a three day to break yourself in.
Cruising is actually one of the most chill, stressful vacations.
I get what you’re saying. Depends on the cruise line. We’ve been on 2 Viking cruises where the ship only carries around 950 passengers. No waiting for meals, no fighting for deck chairs, etc… No way would I go on a cruise with thousands of people.
The worst thing is that there is no escape!
I don't even like river cruises that last a few hours. I was talked into going on a five day cruise a few years back - it'll never happen again.
I live on a Navy ship never had sea sickness not even a little bit. I went on a cruise for a first time, spent the first 3days throwing up my brains out from the worst sea sickness ever imaginable.
Interesting. Why do you think you got sea sick on a cruise ship vs Navy ship?
@@bloodycrepe
Because he was "really" in a Submarine.
🤣🤣🤣
Never got sea sick on a cruise. That sucks. I've seen people on cruises who were sea sick tho, and always felt bad for those people, because it looked miserable
@@bloodycrepe I have no idea
I work on a cruise ship and never gotten sea sick, maybe because my cabin is on the lowest deck, but it is all they way in the front so i feel tiny waves and alot of noise from pump room, bow thruster room and winches and anchor, never gotten sick from small boats either😅
This video really did it for me, now I am absolutely I don't want to go on a cruise ship vacation. Rather go canoeing on a secluded quiet lake, surrounded by nature.
My favorite location is on dry land. Where I'm not spending a stupid amount of money to be locked in quarantine with people I don't know.
The worst one is the inside balcony facing the bar
Next time... Pick a cabin facing the outside of the ship. You won't feel as bad.
"Pretty memorizing for that view"... 'Mesmerizing' was the word you were looking for, son.
Or memorable.
*Mesmerising.
Be nice
We had a balcony cabin….we were in above hurricane status….thought we were going to sink,, the balcony chairs and table where smashing on the glass door,we where terrified,,,,,the ship …walk ways were leaking water on the decks,,buckets all over,no toilets were working….plugs where hanging of walls..the engine stopped for 18 minutes,we were tossed around on 30 foot waves,, the food was cold by the time you got it,
Many people including us were traumatised,,and will never go on a cruise ship again,,where still having flashbacks,,we where going to Norway,,never again,,, disgusting service
THANK YOU P&O £5000 wasted.. no compensation for missing ports and shocking service
*”don’t pay extra for Oceanview, you don’t spend much time in the room anyway and at night the ocean is pitch black unless it’s a full moon out” 🌊 🌕 - MELL DUNEY 616*
My first cruise I took was in the eastern Caribbean in the summer, and I had a beautiful room with a balcony. Unfortunately the sun came GLARING into my room early every morning, and even with the curtain closed it was so bright in the room I couldn’t sleep, so I spent the entire vacation exhausted.
The next cruise I took was on the Queen Mary 2 from New York to Southampton, England. The thought of looking at nothing but ocean for 7 days didn’t thrill me, so I booked an inside cabin with no windows. Not only was it cheaper, the room was always totally dark unless I turned a light on, so I slept soundly for 8 hours every night. My room was so well appointed and spacious that I loved being there, even thought it was the most beautiful ship I’d ever been on.
What about when the sun wasn't shining.....
Saw old episode the love boat. One rich movie star gets huge open cabin. Her friend/ assistant betty white got one directly across hallway. All the stars baggage filled the floor to where sge couldn't open the door entirely to the tiny cabin that bed took up more then half the room. 😂
my favorite room is no where on a cruise ship...I couldn't think of anything worse than being stuck on a floating nightmare.
How is that a nightmare bro
You’re paranoid and obviously live a very mediocre life if you think traveling is a nightmare. What makes an airplane different if you were to go somewhere that had a 10hour flight? Cruise ships port at ISLANDS where you get off, swim, drink, take tours, , do activities ..yeah it’s not for everyone but it’s an all in one deal to a great vacation
I think you meant MESMERIZING not MEMORIZING. I don't think anyone picks a room to memorize facts.
Shouting too loud.
Disgusting.
Taking cruises: disgusting.
Agree on both counts
Ghastly. He really should have shouted a lot quieter. Although perhaps that was just him talking in his normal regular voice and so when he actually shouts any nearby car window panes shatter and normal house windows break for many miles around. I guess we will never know.
He wants to help for find a Cabin with a memorizing view
😂
I'll never know as I'm never getting on a cruise ship.....
Why they’re a lot of fun. I’m going on my second cruise in February
@@brantuga9915 I'm not going anywhere that I can't walk home from....not after the covid lock downs
You should live your life you don't know what you are missing
Go touch grass and live a little
I'm a country boy and I live life I'm just not getting on any prison ships after the scamdemic
Worst cabin is next to the maids/stewards supply closet. We heard the door open and close at all hours. 😩
"...are pretty memorizing..."
MESMERIZING. 😂
Favorite cabin location: middle of nowhere in the mountains of Montana or Idaho.
I would have to sail into Wyoming under the cover of darkness. That would be as close as I could get to Montana and Idaho without being surrounded by family.
Thank you for the info. I have not been able to afford a cruise but soon maybe I will get lucky
It’s also nice to have a cabin around the middle of the ship because that way if u wanna go somewhere, you’ll always be somewhat close. It’s more balanced than having to walk either zero distance or all the way across the whole ship
My stupid brain got confused when he said none below the pool deck because I thought:
"Aren't all of them below the pool deck?"
We had a cabin under the pool deck & didn't hear a thing.
We (a stranger) were put in a tiny slim interior bunk bed cabin. Like a coffin with a tiny bathroom. It was the level that had the windows when you came out into the ship. That was a relief. Our cabin attendant was in every day. When we docked, he stole all my money and disappeared. It was my first cruise,...and my last.
Balcony middle of ship
I prefer my bed at my house instead of being trapped in a human zoo at sea.
Aft-facing cabins are "memorizing"? I'm mesmerized by the comment. Note: Mesmerize comes from the German physicist Mesmer who thought there was an invisible force connecting animated and inanimate things. He called this "animal magnetism". This idea was used in laying
on hands and hypnosis which became known as Mesmerism. And that is a mesmerizing etymology story that rivals an aft cabin view!
Off the boat please. Much prefer being close to land.
I only needed to watch Titanic once to come to this conclusion as well.
@@magical_lizard731 you do realize this ain’t the 1900s, right?
Why would people desire to spend a week or two stuck inside a box floating on an ocean ? Like going to jail but willingly .
Clearly you have never been to jail or on a cruise to compare them 😂
I've been to jail and prison never on a cruise and I agree I imagine feeling trapped on the boat ✌️
Can't compare the 2 if you've never been on a cruise...I went to jail for 2 days to pay off traffic tickets (when I was way younger) 🤦🏻♀️ and I went on a cruise January this year...Clearly not in any way a comparison...
@@DominicanBloodlineLOL ... You understand figure of speech ... Right ? Later Dominican B ... Jail, actual jail is most def NOT a desirable outcome .
@@MissMelissy... Again ... As I said to someone else ... Figuratively speaking . Right .
My absolute favorite cabin location is in the woods nowhere near the ocean!
I always look for the best "memorizing" view from my cabin when I pick a room on a cruise ship. 😂
The cabins are "memorizing"?
Came looking for this comment
Same.
I always wanted a memorizing cabin
I love aft facing cabins
Aft balconies are the best cabins onboard!
I’m a control freak, I have to be able to see where I’m going.
Front facing all the way.
The up side to a guaranteed cabin is you sometimes get a free upgrade if the higher room is all that’s available
We have had a cabin on the stern on our last few cruises. It's so relaxing sitting on the balcony and watching the ship's wake.
Plus, if the ship docks stern first, towards the entrance of a cruise terminal, you can watch the pier runners as a departure time approaches.
I would only take a cabin with a veranda. The cheapo interior cabins or the ones with just a window - no way! If there’s a problem on the ship you’re hosed. I also would not get one on the promenade deck because I wouldn’t want people walking past my cabin. It doesn’t sound like it would be very private.
Haven't heard hosed in awhile. Excellent. 😄 If it has a window, just keep on mooning
@@rocknroller77 Thanks. I use “hosed” a lot. Maybe a throwback to when I lived in Canada.
All the best!
@@rocknroller77keep on mooning? Or moving? 😅 None of my business either way…asking for a friend. 🥴😂
@@pameversole5886definitely mooning! As occasionally you will see other ships and when you pull into ports… nothing like seeing some ass cheeks against a window!!
AFT corner is my go to every time. And usually on deck 6 at a minimum. The view is fabulous AND the corner rooms, for me, have always been a bit bigger than a middle cabin. May be a weird shape but the space makes up for it. 😁👍
Which cruise line do you usually travel on?
@@Verbatim. Disney or Royal Caribbean
@@universallyunique Nice! Thank you
@@Verbatim. You're welcome. Happy cruising!
This is where we book, too. Unless we can afford the aft balcony, but usually it's the last cabin before them. The room is a little bigger!!!
Cruises are lame to me. I'd rather use my money to fly somewhere and spend my my time at the actual place, enjoying the culture, trying all the food and having a fun and enriching experience. I don't need to sit on a boat doing things that I could easily go do at home.
If you plan to take a cruise to stay in your cabin, save the money and stay at home. Cabins are to sleep and relax a bit here and there, and use the bathroom. Unless you have special needs because you want to be romantic with your significant other (and no kids) and have privacy in a balcony, just stay in an inside room somewhere in the middle of the ship. This gives you virtually no noise at night, and full blackness when you turn off the lights (put a towel by the cabin door if the light outside is too bright). it is the best sleep ever. then, go out and enjoy the cruise OUTSIDE the cabin.
I was in a cabin right above the engine room and had to listen to the sonar pinging all night.
🧢
That's the stuff nightmares are made of.
My favourite cabin location is a log one in a serine forest……
Cruise ships are for lazy people with no sense of adventure.
After corona hit why the fuck would u ever want to be stranded on a incubator that serves as a prison?
@@markvonschober6872 clearly you’ve NEVER even tried a cruise. I’ve been on 8 and dying to go on another
Get those memorizing cabins guys. Don't wanna forget!
I typically go with an interior. I only go to my cabin to sleep and usually I'm pretty drunk by 2 am so noise doesn't bother me lol
That makes sense! 😂 An interior cabin can be a great choice if you’re just crashing after a fun day. Sounds like you know how to make the most of your cruise experience!
one time we did a guarantied cabin and ended up with an aft facing, it would have been amazing but we had a family emergency a week before and had to cancel
I just came off of an aft facing last week. The view was amazing but walking the full length of the ship at times was brutal.
What is aft facing?
@@latonyacoleman-hill9172 Oh, the actual back of the boat. The "aft" with no views from the side of the boat, just the trail of water from the back of the boat.
Thank you for the info...you and the subtitle was to fast to understand🤦♀️🤣
I personally like the Ocean View or Balcony cabins, since I like having the sunlight coming into either cabin. Helps me with the “rise n’ shine” part of the day.
My apartment makes it feel like I'm in the worst cabin on a cruise ship.
Could be worse. Like a tent under the overpass.
I'll have a favorite when all cruise ships are in the junkyard. They use MDO when at sea which is the dirtiest fuel on planet Earth, they'll get a huge fine if they use it in EU members maritime zone (which Carnival has a few times already)
You’re not in your cabins that much so doesn’t really matter
The worst cabin on a cruise ship would be ANY of them as they are nothing but floating petri dishes. Sorry, but the Pandemic Cruise is not my idea of a vacation.
My number 1 criteria for a cabin is that it must be memorizing.
A most mesmerable criterion.
I’ve seen the scary ocean waves videos… sorry no cabin can tempt me into being a floating petri dish duck 😅
The chances are not 50/50!! 😅
The bad rooms are limited to the area the pool and the dance floors take, which are not many rooms. Divide that number by the number of total rooms in the ship. That’s your probability in %.
If it's diamond princess god help you. Cabins are appalling.
It's something I'll never have to worry about since wild horses couldn't drag me onto a cruise ship.
“Memorizing” instead of “mesmerizing” broke my brain
Jesus mate! Ease up on the speed, buddy! - We're talking cruising here. Not the Grand National!! 🐴
My favorite cabin is nowhere near that boat! Its like booking a room in the bad side of Vegas and saying " give me the surprise Fck please."
I had an aft-facing cabin in the Eurodam's stern a few years back. No complaints. It was in one of the middle decks separated from both the dining room below and the pool deck above by other cabins so, as you say, it was relatively quiet.
Your voice just tops off this amazing video!! Thanks for the tips! ❤
We just booked a penthouse cabin for a British Isles cruise. The balcony is so big it starts in the aft & wraps around to the side. It has 2 bathrooms, & one has a bathtub. This cruise was supposed to be to celebrate my parents 50th Anniversary in 2020, but then COVID happened. It was rescheduled 3 times, & was cancelled all 3 times. Finally we were set to go in August 2022. Sadly, my Dad passed unexpectedly in February 2022. So the trip has a different meaning now.
Enjoy. His spirit will be with you.
Sorry to hear that. 🙏
@@gigipendarvis2440 thanks
My condolences 💐
@@yardiegirl7 thank you.
Midship definitely.
Well, thanks for the info. Unfortunately, you won't catch me on a cruise ship ever. Too many horror stories.
"memorizing" and NOT mesmerizing. 😂😂😂