Cabin 20516 · MSC World America

Cabin 20516 is a Deluxe Interior on Deck 20 of MSC World America, far forward. You are at the top of the passenger decks, so the pools and the open air are just up the stairs, and you feel the ship move more than anyone below you. Out at this end you feel the sea. In rough water the movement here is noticeably stronger. We score it 6 out of 10 for steadiness.

You are practically next door to the forward starboard lift bank, 2 cabins along. Nothing on board is a shorter walk. The price is footsteps past your door and the lift chiming at odd hours. Quiet scores 5 out of 10. There is enough going on nearby that a light sleeper should think about it. For getting about, 8 out of 10.

Of the 13 cabin positions on Deck 20, this is the 8th from forward. You are about as central as the corridor gets, so it is a similar walk whichever way you turn out of your door. You share Deck 20 with MSC Yacht Club Restaurant, Top 20 Exclusive Solarium, MSC Gym and Box Bar. There are 24 cabins along this deck, so the corridor is short and rarely busy.

The Deluxe Interior grade runs 151-183 square feet. No window, which makes it the darkest and cheapest room on board and, for a lot of people, the best sleep they get all week. If waking to daylight matters to you, an ocean view is the smallest step up.

Against the rest of the ship it is noisier than three quarters of the 2,615 cabins on board and better placed for getting around than 95 per cent of them. It suits families running back to the cabin several times a day. It is a poor fit for anyone who wakes when a door closes.

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.