Cabin 11688 · Utopia of the Seas

Cabin 11688 is an Ocean View Balcony on Utopia of the Seas, 182 to 198 square feet plus a private balcony of 42 to 55 square feet.

Cabin 11688 is an Ocean View Balcony on Deck 11 of Utopia of the Seas, and it sits aft of midship. You will feel a bit more motion than a midship cabin. Nothing dramatic. We score it 6 out of 10 for steadiness.

It is 4 cabins along the corridor to Giovanni's Italian Kitchen and Wine Bar. Close enough to be useful, far enough that it should not keep you awake. Giovanni's Italian Kitchen and Wine Bar on deck 11, the Italian restaurant and its adjoining wine bar, open for lunch and dinner for an extra charge. Worth knowing: dinner service runs to about ten and the wine bar a little later. Cabins on the same deck aft hear arrivals in the corridor rather than the room. We give it 10 out of 10 for quiet, which is about as peaceful as this ship gets. For getting about it is 2 out of 10, so add a few minutes to everywhere you go.

Counting from the bow, it is the 224th cabin position of 275 along Deck 11. Deck 11 also has Giovanni's Italian Kitchen and Wine Bar on it. There are 396 cabins along this deck, so the corridor is a long walk end to end.

An Ocean View Balcony gives you 182-198 square feet. The balcony adds another 42-55 on top of that. A balcony buys you outside space of your own and, on sea days, somewhere to sit that is not the pool deck. It is the step up most people make, and the one they find hardest to give up again.

Worth knowing before you book: Crown and Anchor pays one cruise point a night at this grade. A suite pays two, and so does sailing solo on a double occupancy fare, which is the cheaper of the two routes if you are travelling alone anyway. Checked against the line's own published terms on 8 September 2026.

Against the rest of the ship it is as quiet as anything on board. It suits light sleepers. It is a poor fit for anyone who finds long corridors and stairs hard work.

Scored by Cruise Ship Wiki using model v1.8, from the position of this cabin relative to every public space on the ship. Each part is out of 10.