Cabin 5203 · Mardi Gras

Cabin 5203 is a Cloud 9 Spa Cove Balcony (category 7S1) on Mardi Gras, 185 to 205 square feet plus a private balcony of 44 to 45 square feet.

Cabin 5203 is a Cloud 9 Spa Cove Balcony on Deck 5 of Mardi Gras, and it sits forward 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. There is some movement here, more than midship and a good deal less than the ends. Most people never think about it. We score it 7 out of 10 for steadiness.

Mardi Gras Theater sits on the deck above, roughly 2 cabins along the ship from you. A deck between you takes most of the noise out of it, and it is a short trip when you want it. Quiet comes out at 8 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 128 cabin positions on Deck 5, this is the 18th from forward.

The Cloud 9 Spa Cove Balcony grade runs 185-205 square feet. The balcony adds another 44-45 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.

Against the rest of the ship it is noisier than three quarters of the 2,638 cabins 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.