Cabin 5002 · MSC World America

Cabin 5002 is a Studio Ocean View on Deck 5 of MSC World America, far forward. 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. Out at this end you feel the sea. In rough water the movement here is noticeably stronger. 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.

The nearest is Anchor + bow thrusters, and that is 9 cabins away down the corridor. Quiet, at the cost of a few minutes each way. Quiet comes out at 6 out of 10, roughly par for this ship. For getting about it is 4 out of 10, so add a few minutes to everywhere you go.

Of the 48 cabin positions on Deck 5, this is the 1st 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 5 with Anchor + bow thrusters, Passenger Embarkation (fwd port), Passenger Embarkation (fwd starboard) and MSC Luna Park Arena. There are 67 cabins along this deck, so the corridor is short and rarely busy.

The Studio Ocean View grade runs 129 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.

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 and 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.