Cabin 3616 · Independence of the Seas

Cabin 3616 is an Ocean View (category 1N/2N) on Independence of the Seas, 162 square feet, with a half-moon ocean view window. Two twin beds convert to a Royal King. It sleeps up to 2. The bathroom has a shower. It connects to cabin 3618 through an interior door.

Cabin 3616 is an Ocean View on Deck 3 of Independence of the Seas. You are aft of midship. You are near the bottom of the passenger decks, which is the steadiest place to be, though it is a fair climb to the open air. You are far enough from the middle to notice a swell, but nowhere near the worst of it. We score it 8 out of 10 for steadiness.

It is 5 cabins along the corridor to RCTV Studio. Close enough to be useful, far enough that it should not keep you awake. Not a guest venue. This is the shipboard broadcast and video control room that produces the in-cabin television channels and the daily programming. It is marked on the plan but there is nothing to visit. Worth knowing: an equipment room, so what a neighbouring cabin gets is cooling fans and rack hum rather than people. Effectively silent. Quiet scores 5 out of 10. There is enough going on nearby that a light sleeper should think about it. For getting about it scores 9 out of 10, so almost everything is a short walk.

Counting from the bow, it is the 53rd cabin position of 89 along Deck 3. You are about as central as the corridor gets, so it is a similar walk whichever way you turn out of your door. Deck 3 also has Royal Theater, Centrum, Studio B Ice Rink and Photo Gallery on it. There are 117 cabins along this deck, so the corridor is short and rarely busy.

An Ocean View gives you 162 square feet. You get daylight and a sense of where you are without paying balcony money. The window does not open, so it is the view but not the air.

On loyalty, this is a standard grade, so Crown and Anchor credits its base one cruise point a night. There are exactly two ways to double that: move up to a suite, or sail on your own on a double occupancy fare. Either pays two a night, and doing both pays three. Checked against the line's own published terms on 8 September 2026.

Against the rest of the ship it is steadier in a swell than 87 per cent of them and better placed for getting around than 96 per cent of them. It suits travellers prone to seasickness and 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.