Cabin 21502 · MSC World America

Cabin 21502 is a Deluxe Interior on Deck 21 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. This is a long way from the pivot, so a swell reaches you before it reaches anyone midship. Right up in the bow, a head sea can send a shudder through the hull that midship guests never feel at all. We score it 5 out of 10 for steadiness.

You are 4 cabins from MSC Yacht Club Grill + Bar. Close enough to be useful, far enough that it should not keep you awake. Quiet scores 4 out of 10. There is enough going on nearby that a light sleeper should think about it. For getting about, 6 out of 10.

Of the 17 cabin positions on Deck 21, this is the 2nd from forward. That puts you right at the forward end of the run, where the corridor stops and the footfall dies away. You share Deck 21 with MSC Yacht Club Sundeck + Bar, MSC Yacht Club Grill + Bar and MSC Yacht Club Lanai. There are 29 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. 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.